The Lowell, Mass.-based company Konarka declared that the National Renewable Energy Laboratory has certified Konarka's plastic solar cells have achievement of an efficiency of 8.3 percent, the highest that NREL has recorded for organic photovoltaic cells.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
30 Nov 2010
Solar3D Inc. has filed a patent application for its new solar cell design and methods of fabrication. "With the filing of this patent, we are poised to create something truly exciting," commented Jim Nelson, chief executive officer at Solar3D, in a press release.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
30 Nov 2010
With focus on developing renewable energy projects Solar Park Initiatives announced that it has signed a Joint Venture Agreement with a Canadian company. Solar Park Initiatives is Florida-based and is a solar energy company dedicated to utility and commercial solar park developments in North America.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
30 Nov 2010
EDF Nouvelles has declared the launch of two solar photovoltaic power systems in Italy with a total capacity of 26.1 MWp.
The construction work on the Biomass Heating Project at the Boulder County Jail has commenced. This boiler is one of the many energy efficiency improvements that have been implemented at the Boulder Jail.
Experts in Vietnam have revealed that economic growth would be retarded, if the country persists in using hydro and thermal power and does not develop its renewable energy power sources.
A ruling or verdict in favor of permitting geothermal energy to be extracted from protected forest areas is expected to be issued by Jakarta’s President, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. According to Zulkifli Hasan, the Forestry Minister, the majority of the geothermal reserves in Indonesia are concentrated in protected forests in West Nusa Tenggara, Sumatra, East Java and West Java regions.
Matla Solar Water Heating (SWH), an R40 million manufacturing facility, has been launched in East London.
Automation Tooling Systems (ATS) launched its Photowatt Ontario Green Wind Production unit in Ontario. The Launch ceremony was attended by the Minister of Energy, Brad Duguid, and by the Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities and Member of Provincial Parliament for Ketchener Centre, the Hon. John Milloy.
SunPower Corp. and NRG Energy’s subsidiary, NRG Solar, have signed agreements to build a 250-MW solar power plant named California Valley Solar Ranch in San Luis Obispo County. The plant can generate power to meet the demands of nearly 100,000 houses.
According to an industry specialist, the earth’s Ocean Tides could provide 10% of the American electricity requirements. Supporters of renewables contend that tidal energy is only a part of the future and hence a few years away.
Rocpower, a power firm, had submitted plans to the Leeds Council during the early half of this year for constructing a vegetable oil burning power unit on an area, which is close to Bramham, near Wetherby in West Yorkshire.
The results of a poll conducted jointly by Biofuels Digest and Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) have been released at an Advanced Biofuels Markets 2010 Conference conducted in San Francisco on 9th November 2010.
Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE) gets a 45% stake in the Wave Energy Developer Aquamarine Power as it has given the go ahead for further investments of GBP 2.7 million, thus totally investing an amount of GBP 19.8 million during the past three years.
The US Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded a contract worth US 1,800,000 to Webcore Technologies for developing its TYCOR W Core Material, which is used in wind turbine blades. These funds were allocated to Webcore from DOE’s Small Business Phase III Xlerator Program.