Risk analysts have confirmed that there is a significant potential risk of river and other types of water pollution due to the release of contaminated wastewater by hydraulic fracturing or fracking wells generating natural gas in the Marcellus Shale region.
By G.P. Thomas
7 Aug 2012
The Export-Import (Ex-Im) Bank of United States has approved a US $32.1 million loan guarantee for export of wind turbine blades produced by LM Wind Power Blades to wind turbine manufacturer, Wind Power Energia based in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The loan guarantee is in compliance with the congressional mandate to augment support for export of renewable energy.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
7 Aug 2012
Researchers from GE Global Research are collaborating with researchers from the University of Michigan and Ford Motor as part of a three-year program to develop a miniature sensing system to be employed in electric vehicles to enhance battery life. The investment on this initiative is US $3.1 million.
By Nick Gilbert
7 Aug 2012
Solar and lighting solutions provider, Progress Solar Solutions has partnered with McClelland Marketing to promote the sale of portable Progress Solar and Progress Solar/Wind Light Towers in the west north central area of the United States.
By Nick Gilbert
7 Aug 2012
Construction of the first 400 MW offshore wind farm, dubbed Global Tech I and initiated by Windreich, commenced as stipulated. The project work was carried out effectively by Tim Kittelhake.
By G.P. Thomas
7 Aug 2012
Reportlinker.com has included a new report titled ‘Advanced Batteries for Utility-Scale Energy Storage Applications’ to its offering.
By G.P. Thomas
7 Aug 2012
JinkoSolar, a provider of solar power products, has reported that its solar modules have successfully passed the rigorous requirements of the potential induced degradation (PID) testing performed by the Canadian Standards Association (CSA) and TUV-SUD.
By G.P. Thomas
7 Aug 2012
Pike Research’s new report titled ‘Fuel Cells Annual Report 2012’ has predicted that the market for fuel cells used in the transport, portable and stationary sectors will achieve a total value of $15.7 billion by 2017. However, a number of issues must be resolved for achieving this figure.
By G.P. Thomas
7 Aug 2012
Blue Earth recently declared that it has received the exclusive rights for building seven different solar PV projects in Hawaii with an overall 3.5 MW DC. The project’s worth is estimated to be around $15 M.
By G.P. Thomas
7 Aug 2012
SunPower is launching its SunPower Solar Science Academy in six K-12 school districts in Arizona and California this summer, encompassing 140 students. Every program will last a week and comprises a solar-focused curriculum and will mainly concentrate on science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), mixing lectures and field trips with discussions to solve problems and practical applications of the acquired knowledge.
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) included more patents to the license of Natcore Technology according to which, Natcore will produce and market an assortment of black silicon products. Black silicon is the discernible color on the surface of the silicon wafer subsequent to it being etched with nano-scale pores. The black color is due to the absence of reflection from the porous wafer surface.
ABB, one of the foremost organizations in power and automation, has entered into a contract valued at about $55 million with Brazilian utility Eolicas do Sul to provide three new substations and transmission infrastructure. Over the years, Brazil has been dependent on hydropower. The undertaking with ABB is the Brazilian government’s endeavour to enhance wind power to avail additional energy.
By G.P. Thomas
6 Aug 2012
The international fuel cell sector is growing swiftly and showed a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 83% during 2009ƒ{2011. Nevertheless, it is still small in comparison with its clean energy peers such as solar and wind.
By G.P. Thomas
6 Aug 2012
ReneSola, a prominent international manufacturer of solar wafer and solar modules located in China, has contracted to sell 8 MW of its high-performance, high-grade monocrystalline solar modules to True Value Solar, which is one of Australia’s solar experts and an expert in photovoltaic (PV) installations.
By G.P. Thomas
6 Aug 2012
Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Communication Systems ESK in Munich in partnership with the Fraunhofer Institute of Industrial Mathematics ITWM in Kaiserslautern and industrial partner embedded brains, have successfully connected power outlets at homes wirelessly using the IPv6 protocol. Hence it is now possible to switch sockets on and off wirelessly using a device compatible with IPv6 such as a laptop PC or a smartphone from any location.
By Nick Gilbert
3 Aug 2012