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Low-Cost, Reliable Method to Detect Air Pollutant Nitrogen Dioxide

People could soon be using their smartphones to combat a deadly form of air pollution, thanks to a potentially life-saving breakthrough by RMIT University researchers in Melbourne, Australia.

12 Nov 2015

Australia and New Zealand Keen to Set up Own Version of Climate-KIC

Ideas are the oxygen of growth in the zero carbon economy, and organisations need to be fed with these big, scalable, commercially-viable ideas to be able to address climate change. Climate-KIC – the European Union’s Knowledge and Innovation Community for climate innovation – has been doing this so successfully, that some in Australia and New Zealand are now keen to set up their own version.

12 Nov 2015

Solar-Panel Perovskite Material Efficiently Harvests Electricity from X-Rays and Particles in Space

EPFL scientists are developing a material that can turn X-rays, as well as light, into electricity. The material can be used on photovoltaics used in space exploration.

12 Nov 2015

Clay-Based Electrolyte Enhances Rechargeable Lithium-Ion Batteries for Harsh Environments

A unique combination of materials developed at Rice University, including a clay-based electrolyte, may solve a problem for rechargeable lithium-ion batteries destined for harsh environments.

12 Nov 2015

TXU Energy Debuts High Efficiency TXU Solar Panels from SunPower

TXU Energy, the company that brought the first affordable rooftop solar offer to North Texas in 2010, today introduced TXU Solar from SunPower, providing the highest efficiency solar panels available in the market.

11 Nov 2015

MPSC Approves Largest Solar Installations in Mississippi

The Mississippi Public Service Commission approved the largest solar installations in Mississippi today, making Mississippi Power the largest partner in renewable energy in the state.

11 Nov 2015

Strata Solar to Install Utility-Scale Solar Projects for Alabama Power

Strata Solar will soon begin installation of the first utility-scale solar projects for Alabama Power at the Anniston Army Depot and Fort Rucker Army Base.

11 Nov 2015

JA Solar Ships 92.5MW of Modules for Large Solar PV Power Project in the Philippines

JA Solar Holdings Co., Ltd. ("JA Solar"), one of the world's largest manufacturers of high-performance solar power products, today announced that it completed a 92.5 MW shipment of modules in mid-October to be used in the largest solar photovoltaic (PV) power project ever built in the Philippines.

11 Nov 2015

Trina Solar Achieves New Record for High-Efficiency p-Type Multi-Crystalline Silicon Solar Cell

Trina Solar Limited ("Trina Solar" or the "Company"), a global leader in photovoltaic (PV) modules, solutions and services, today announced that its State Key Laboratory of PV Science and Technology of China has set a new world record for a high-efficiency p-type multi-crystalline silicon (mc-Si) solar cell.

From Trina Solar Limited 11 Nov 2015

Lakes in the Northern Hemisphere Could Release More CO2 due to Global Climate Change

Many of the world’s approximately 117 million lakes act as wet chimneys releasing large amounts of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide, CO2, into the atmosphere. The most recent estimates show that CO2 emissions from the world’s lakes, water courses and reservoirs are equivalent to almost a quarter of all the carbon dioxide produced by burning fossil fuels.

11 Nov 2015

Kyocera TCL Solar Constructs Largest Solar Power Plant in Shiga Prefecture, Japan

Kyocera Corporation (President: Goro Yamaguchi; herein “Kyocera,”) and Century Tokyo Leasing Corporation (President: Shunichi Asada; herein “Century Tokyo Leasing”) announced today that Kyocera TCL Solar LLC (herein “Kyocera TCL Solar”), a joint venture established by the two companies, has completed construction of the largest mega-solar power plant in Shiga Prefecture, Japan. A ceremony was held on October 31 to commemorate completion of the 8.5-megawatt (MW) plant, which will generate an estimated 9,300 megawatt hours (MWh) per year — enough electricity to power approximately 2,900 typical households.

6 Nov 2015

GlassPoint Solar, Petroleum Development Oman Break Ground on New Solar Project

Petroleum Development Oman (PDO) and GlassPoint Solar have broken ground on their landmark solar project ‘Miraah’. The site preparation and grading for the project, located at the Amal oilfield in southern Oman, began one month ahead of schedule.

6 Nov 2015

NASA Explores Impact of Climate Change on North Atlantic Phytoplankton

NASA begins a five-year study this month of the annual cycle of phytoplankton and the impact that small airborne particles emitted from the ocean have on the climate-sensitive North Atlantic.

6 Nov 2015

CDP Recognizes Lockheed Martin as One of Top Corporations for Disclosing Climate Change Management

Lockheed Martin has been recognized by CDP (Carbon Disclosure Project) as one of the world's top corporations for disclosing climate change impacts in its operations.

From Lockheed Martin 6 Nov 2015

New Energy Management System Incorporates Electric Vehicles into Household Energy Network

Owners of home photovoltaic systems will soon be able to make their households even more sustainable, because PV power is also suitable for charging personal electronic vehicles. A home energy management system created by Fraunhofer researchers incorporates electric vehicles into the household energy network and creates charging itineraries.

6 Nov 2015