?Solar thermal energy is one of the most promising and dynamic energy sectors in the world ? and growing,? said Elly Burghout, Application Technology Leader of Innovative Plastics at SABIC.
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US DOE funding for Concentrating Solar Power research
The DOE earlier this month announced $56m for concentrated solar power (CSP) technology research.
Continue readingNew Energy Technologies and NREL promotes solar power
New Energy Technologies, Inc., together with its wholly owned subsidiaries, is a developer of next generation alternative and renewable energy technologies.
Continue readingWind energy in Panama: Unión Eólica lands new wind farm
The wind power plant will boast 51, 2MW wind turbines and is planned for districts Penonomé and Coclé.
Continue readingElectricity from concentrated solar power (CSP) installations in 2011 increased
Spain is still the only EU country to have developed a large-scale Concentrating Solar Power sector and at the end of 2011 concentrated all of Europe?s commercial CSP operations within its borders, with 1151 MW.
Continue readingVehicle-to-Grid (V2G): Homes Get Power From Electric Vehicles
Electric cars have huge lithium ion batteries that store a large amount of energy. But for a large majority of the day and night, the electric car and it’s battery just sit idle.
Continue readingNational Graphite Corp Expands Graphite Holdings with U.S. Acquisition
Used in lithium ion batteries, lubricants, brake linings, refractories and foundries, graphite can be either synthetic or natural.
Continue readingRenewable energy sources have grown to supply 16.7% of global final energy consumption
Solar photovoltaic PV grew the fastest of all renewable technologies followed by concentrating solar power (CSP), which increased almost 37% annually, and wind energy (26%).
Continue readingSolar energy boom in Japan
Japan is poised to overtake Germany and Italy to become the world’s second-biggest market for solar power as incentives starting July 1 drive sales for equipment makers from Yingli Green Energy Holdings to Kyocera.
Continue readingPrinciple Power and partners inaugurate the first Portuguese offshore wind farm
The WindFloat ushers in a new era in the offshore wind power industry permitting utilities to target the highest quality wind resources.
Continue readingInternational Solar Energy Survey Reveals Consumer Optimism
Applied Materials, the market leader in solar photovoltaic (PV) manufacturing equipment, conducted the 2012 survey among consumers in four countries.
Continue readingRWE Mulls Photovoltaic Solar Power Projects in Germany
German utility RWE AG (RWE.XE) is considering investing in solar energy power generation in its home market, signaling yet another shift it is renewable energies strategy.
Continue readingWind energy in Ireland: Fund acquires stake in wind farm
The Irish Infrastructure Fund has acquired a controlling stake in a portfolio of wind power farms from Viridian Group.
Continue readingSunPower completes photovoltaic solar power plant for Bloomberg
SunPower Corp.. (NASDAQ: SPWR) has announced the completion of a 1.8 MW photovoltaic solar energy system in Skillman, N.J. for Bloomberg news agency.
Continue readingGreening the Olympics
The organizers of the 2012 Olympic Games, in London, have vowed to make the London Games the greenest Olympics ever.
Continue readingWind turbines: Inconsistent U.S. energy policy leads to competitive disadvantage
The federal wind energy Production Tax Credit (PTC), the primary incentive that helps support growth of wind power in the U.S., stands as a poster child for that “inconsistent and erratic” policy.
Continue readingBig energy companies building wind farm? And that’s bad?
Robert Bryce, of the fossil-fuel-funded Manhattan Institute, continues his long-running search for ways to criticize wind power.
Continue readingSustainable energy events set to happen all across Europe
Sustainable Energy Week is an initiative of the European Commission that first took place in 2006.
Continue readingNew Zealand set to release report on the economic benefits of wind power
New Zealand last week geared up for Global Wind Day, with the NZ Wind Energy Association and its members focusing on the benefits of wind farm and enabling people to experience wind turbines.
Continue readingWind energy in Chile: wind farm in Ovalle
Punta Sierra Wind Farm will have 36 wind turbines with a wind power capacity of 108 MW in the town of Ovalle.
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