Solar Junction, a company that develops high efficient multi-junction solar cells, has declared that the Department of Energy (DOE) has granted a SUNPATH award to the company.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
17 Apr 2012
PcPools, a company that supplies pool equipment, has confirmed that it has become an authorized dealer for FAFCO, a solar pool instrument producer in the US. The solar pool heaters of FAFCO will now be distributed by PcPools. FAFCO is renowned for providing advanced solar pool equipment.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
16 Apr 2012
Walmart, a retail chain store, has declared that it has partnered with SolarCity, a solar power system installer, to construct six solar projects at its retail stores in Colorado. The project marks the 100th solar power installation for the company in the US and brings it closer to its objective of utilizing 100% renewable energy across all its stores.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
16 Apr 2012
IBM, which is focusing on electric vehicles, has collaborated with Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) and American Honda Motor for a pilot project, which will enable power grid and electric vehicles (EVs) communications.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
16 Apr 2012
Zipcar, a network for sharing cars, and American Honda Motor, a renowned vehicle manufacturer, have declared that Honda has now become the preferred car manufacturer for Zipcar. The members of Zipcar will use the low emission, state-of-the-art vehicles from Honda that provide more sustainability to existing transitional services.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
16 Apr 2012
AREVA Solar, a concentrated solar power (CSP) solution provider, has announced the construction of the largest CSP plant in Asia. The project is to be built at Rajasthan in India.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
16 Apr 2012
IKEA, a retailer for home furnishings, has installed a solar energy system at its Paramus, New Jersey retail store. The 1063 kW system consists of 132000 square-foot solar array, which is made up of 4,620 panels.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
12 Apr 2012
A team of researchers, led by Linda Nazar from the Waterloo University in Canada and Thomas Bein from the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet Muenchen (LMU) Munich, has synthesized porous carbon nanoparticles that use sulfur molecules to optimize the efficiency of lithium-sulfur batteries, a major breakthrough in the advancement of this next-generation of batteries.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
12 Apr 2012
Total Environment Centre, a campaign centre for environment protection, has stated that the NSW government must re-establish the greenhouse gas abatement scheme (GGAS), if the carbon rate is terminated through Tony Abbott government or through the legal action of the NSW government. Even other state governments that discard climate change policies for the same reason must come clean.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
12 Apr 2012
Three companies including Kyocera, Mizuho Corporate Bank and IHI have declared that they have concluded a basic contract to build a 70 MW solar plant at southern Japan and to find a business model for solar power production.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
11 Apr 2012
The Milwaukee city and Johnson Controls, a provider of energy efficiency solutions for buildings, have taken key initiatives to transfer Milwaukee into an energy efficient city.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
11 Apr 2012
Nanomarkets, an industrial analysis firm, has included a report titled, Dye Sensitized Cell Markets – 2012, Nano-531, in its publication that will be released in April 22, 2012.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
11 Apr 2012
A doctoral student of Kansas University, Ayomi Perera has developed greener dye-sensitized solar cells using a bacterium. Dye-sensitized solar cells usually use a dye for producing energy from sunlight. Perera, under the guidance of Prof. Stefan Bossmann, Department of Chemistry, has used a dye with low toxicity to obtain an environment-friendly solar cell.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
11 Apr 2012
IBM Slovakia, which is focusing on smart grids, has collaborated with an electricity supplier in Slovakia, Zapadoslovenska energetika (ZSE), to conduct a feasibility study on smart energy, which will facilitate Bratislava, the capital city of Slovakia, to be prepared for using electric vehicles (EVs).
By Dr. Cameron Chai
11 Apr 2012
The French government has offered an offshore wind power contract to an association headed by EOLE-RES and Iberdrola, major energy operators, to develop a wind farm at the Saint-Brieuc (Côtes-d’Armor).
By Dr. Cameron Chai
10 Apr 2012