SunRun, a home solar company, has declared the introduction of a new way to enable homeowners in Oregon to avail cost-effective solar power.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
11 May 2011
A recent research endorsed by the Oak Ridge National Laboratory and guided by Jun Xu has created a three-dimensional nanocone-based solar cell platform that can improve the light-to-power conversion efficiency of solar photovoltaic cells by around 80%.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
11 May 2011
Acuity Brands, Inc. (NYSE: AYI; "Company"), a market leader in innovative energy-efficient lighting and control solutions, has announced the introduction of the acculamp(TM) product line, the Company's first-ever offering of LED lamps.
DuPont Packaging & Industrial Polymers today announced that it will host a global online Packaging Exchange focused on addressing sustainable packaging issues and package design considerations to improve sustainability and reduce waste.
quietrevolution, a leading UK manufacturer of small wind turbines and the fourth fastest growing cleantech company in Europe, has gained Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS) certification for its innovative vertical axis wind turbine (VAWT). To date only nine small wind turbines globally have been MCS certified and quietrevolution’s qr5 turbine is the first in the VAWT category.
A new report by the UK’s National Centre for Biorenewable Energy, Fuels and Materials, reveals that using crops in on-farm anaerobic digestion (AD) is vital for the technology to make a meaningful contribution to UK renewable energy targets.
Tecta Solar, a part of Tecta America, declared that it has recently completed a solar PV installation for GlaxoSmithKline.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
10 May 2011
Solergy, which introduced the Building Integrated Concentrated Photovoltaic (BICPV) system utilizing its Cogen CPV technology, has displayed its products in SOLAREXPO, a prominent solar conference in Italy.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
10 May 2011
The partnership formed by SANYO North America (SANYO) and InSpec Group (InSpec) to provide clean renewable energy solutions has recently resulted in the completion of a 99 kW solar PV project in the Salem Conference Center and commencement of a new 200 kW project in Salem, Oregon, located Chemeketa Community College.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
10 May 2011
ManTech International, a Fairfax, VA-based company that provides innovative technologies and solutions, has been chosen by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to offer scientific, engineering and technical support assistance (SETA) for the SunShot initiative of the department.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
10 May 2011
China Sunergy, a solar cell and module producing company, declared that British Approvals Board for Telecommunications (BABT) has presented it a certificate under the UK Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS) for the use of its solar modules within the UK.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
10 May 2011
OPEL Solar International, a manufacturer and provider of rooftop as well as ground-located solar tracker systems and high concentration photovoltaic (HCPV) solar panels, has declared that they will supply 95 kW turnkey solar PV facility for a waste water treatment facility located in the town of Newtown.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
10 May 2011
KiOR, a renewable fuels company, and Catchlight Energy (CLE), an equal partnership venture between auxiliaries of Chevron and Weyerhaeuser Company, concentrated on supplying liquid transportation fuels from renewable forest-based products, declared that they have contracted a conditional offtake accord.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
10 May 2011
Juhl Wind, a community wind power company, declared that it has assumed total possession of the 10.2 MW Woodstock Hills wind farm, placed closed to its headquarters located in Woodstock, Minnesota.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
10 May 2011
California Solar Thermal has declared the commissioning of a solar water heating system at the Huntington Beach located Springdale Apartments in April this year.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
10 May 2011