Umeco has collaboratively developed flax reinforced composites and recycled composites. The parts for the prototype racing car, the Lola-Drayson B12/69EV, which is an all-electric vehicle have been manufactured using these products. The racing car is set for participation in the FIA Formula E World Championship Series.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
20 Apr 2012
The usage of forest biomass for producing energy has begun worldwide. However, a new study has demonstrated that such usage may not be sustainable and release higher greenhouse gas emissions.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
20 Apr 2012
The UK Government has announced a long-term strategy for developing carbon capture and storage (CCS) technologies that can cut down carbon emissions in the UK. Further, the government has again launched the £1 billion contest to improve large scale CCS projects.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
20 Apr 2012
Canadian Solar, a company specializing in solar products, and SkyPower, a developer of solar energy projects, have signed a purchase and joint venture contract to construct and supply solar energy solutions for Ontario and to build up global solar projects in specific markets.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
19 Apr 2012
The Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im Bank) of the US has presented the Renewable-Energy Exporter of the Year award to Northern Power Systems, a manufacturer of wind turbine products. The company is exporting its NPS 100 wind turbines for hybrid power uses and European Feed-in-Tariff (FIT) wind-farms.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
19 Apr 2012
The Solar Electric Power Association (SEPA), a non profit organization, has conducted a nationwide survey on solar power installations. Over 240 utilities participated in SEPA’s 2011 Utility Solar Rankings survey. Finally, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), a supplier of solar energy, has been selected as the topmost solar power provider for the year 2011.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
19 Apr 2012
Citizen Power, a non- profit organization, has announced the supply of affordable wind power to certain parts of Pennsylvania. The company has teamed up with TriEagle Energy, a developer of wind products, to provide wind power strategies to residences in the Duquesne Light service territory that includes Beaver and Allegheny counties as well.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
19 Apr 2012
A team of researchers from the Tsinghua University and Rice University has demonstrated that a combination of carbon nanotube forests and a sulfide-based electrolyte can be used to fabricate high-efficient dye-sensitized solar cells (DSC) at a cost lower than that of conventional silicon-based solar cells.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
19 Apr 2012
Southern Energy Management, a company that deals with sustainable energy, is constructing a solar farm for O2 Energies, a company specializing in solar photovoltaic systems. The 1.5 MW solar project is being constructed at a family-owned North Carolina soybean farm. The energy produced through this farm will be used by the Sandy Cross Vineyard community.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
19 Apr 2012
GE Energy, a company that serves the energy sector, has announced at the EWEA (European Wind Energy Association) 2012 annual event in Copenhagen that it has exceeded 2 GW of capacity by installing its 2.5 wind turbines across the world. This capacity is sufficient to provide clean electricity for nearly 1.4 million houses in Europe.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
18 Apr 2012
Waste Management (WM) has unveiled the first Gas-To-Energy power plant in Northern Nevada. The new plant at Lockwood Landfill will use landfill gas to produce 3.2 MW of electricity. The electricity produced is sufficient to power over 1800 houses.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
18 Apr 2012
TROPICAL, a developer of fuel-cell power generation systems, has declared that its GreenGen N5, 5 KW natural-gas fuel-cell power systems will be installed by ASPATE, a company that develops large-scale energy projects. These power systems will be installed in 500 new houses that come under the bioclimatic residential construction project of ASPATE.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
18 Apr 2012
GE Energy, a company that serves the energy sector, has announced at the European Wind Energy Association’s EWEA 2012 annual event that it will deliver 1.6-100 wind turbines to the Tayakadin wind project at Istanbul in Turkey.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
18 Apr 2012
Car Charging Group and Walgreens have announced that electric vehicles (EV) charging services have been extended to 13 Walgreens sites in Orlando, Tampa and St. Petersburg in Florida. The EV charging stations when deployed in communities along the main commuter routes can help avoid range anxiety and promote the EV revolution.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
18 Apr 2012
EMCORE is a company that provides compound semiconductor-based components and subsystems for solar power and fiber optic sectors. The company has declared that it has been contracted by Ball Aerospace & Technologies (BATC) to provide solar panels for BATC’s new spacecraft. The contract value is approximately $6 million and the time period is around two years.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
18 Apr 2012