ThyssenKrupp VDM and the Julich Research Center have created an enhanced high-performance material called Crofer 22 H for solid oxide fuel cells. The novel material is ready for commercial production through a multi-year project that includes other industrial partners.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
26 Dec 2011
Juhl Winds has acquired the 22 million Valley View Wind farm that is located at Minnesota. The wind farm is a 10 MW facility that is set up using five Gamesa G87 wind turbines for generating clean, renewable energy to Xcel Energy.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
23 Dec 2011
GMZ Energy, a company specializing in nanotechnology-based thermoelectric materials, has declared that it has received $14 million through the Series C funding headed by Mitsui Ventures.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
23 Dec 2011
A research team led by Prashant Kamat, who serves as an investigator at the Center for Nano Science and Technology (NDnano) of the University of Notre Dame as well as John A. Zahm Professor of Science in Chemistry and Biochemistry, has utilized quantum dots, which are semiconducting nanoparticles, to develop a low-cost solar paint for generating energy.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
23 Dec 2011
The U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has granted Natcore Technology a patent license agreement for developing and commercializing black silicon products.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
23 Dec 2011
Silfab Ontario, a solar energy company, has signed an agreement with Sunny Day Energy, an Ontario-based property development and management company, for supply of domestic content modules.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
22 Dec 2011
The Photovoltaic and Optoelectronic Devices Group at the Universitat Jaume I (UJI) in Spain has developed dye-sensitized solar cells. These cells are also called as dye solar cells (DSC).
By Dr. Cameron Chai
22 Dec 2011
Gehrlicher Solar, a global photovoltaics company, has commenced construction of the Perleberg Airport Solar Park in Brandenburg. The project is the largest solar power system it has ever built.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
22 Dec 2011
The Nordic nations have embarked on a cooperative venture in the capture of CO2. Experts in capture, storage and transport of CO2 are meeting at the newly formed NORDICCS centre for the first time.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
21 Dec 2011
GlacialLight, a division of GlacialTech, a provider of power supply, PC enclosure and cooling solutions, has announced that the Kampala, Uganda Sheraton has replaced its traditional lights with energy-saving LED lights.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
21 Dec 2011
Scientists have been trying to achieve artificial photosynthesis for the generation of solar hydrogen. The process of photosynthesis uses water and carbon dioxide to convert solar energy into storable fuel.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
21 Dec 2011
At the Façade Tectonics #7 conference, PPG highlighted the results from a study demonstrating the energy savings achieved through the usage of advanced low-emissivity glasses.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
21 Dec 2011
Fidelis Energy has inked a long-term contract with Lagofrio Energy Solutions (LES) to supply solar modules. According to the agreement, 42 MW of photovoltaic solar modules will be provided by the company to TSEL in order to install in the development and building of several solar park sites across the African continent.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
21 Dec 2011
Kyocera has delivered a system, which generates solar power, for an international airport at the Republic of Palau.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
21 Dec 2011
Siemens Energy has obtained another significant order to construct an offshore wind power plant in Germany. The company will be supplying 80 wind turbines with 3.6 MW output each for the North Sea-located Amrumbank West project and a rotor of 120 m diameter.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
20 Dec 2011