From By-product to Power: The business of turning manure into renewable energy
When thinking of horses, renewable energy likely isn’t the first thing that comes to mind. But, over time, the potential connection between animals and energy has become...
High-concentration Solar PV Systems to Reach Greater Efficiencies, Boosting Appeal Against Conventional Solutions
Consistent improvements in technology and gradually lower costs will drive high-concentration photovoltaic (HCPV) systems to superior efficiencies, making HCPV an increasingly viable rival to...
Any Country Can Reach High Shares of Wind & Solar Power cost-Effectively, Study Shows
Wind power and solar photovoltaics (PV) are crucial to meeting future energy needs while decarbonising the power sector. Deployment of both technologies has expanded rapidly in recent years...
American Wind Power Reaches Major Power-generation Milestones
American wind power topped four percent of the U.S. power grid for the first time last year and has delivered 30 percent of all new generating capacity for the last five years. In Iowa and South...
US Solar Market Grows 41%, Has Record Year in 2013
Continuing its explosive growth, the U.S. solar industry had a record-shattering year in 2013. According to GTM Research and the Solar Energy Industries Association’s (SEIA) Solar Market...
North and South American Solar PV Installed Capacity to Experience Massive Growth by 2030
The North and South American solar photovoltaic (PV) installed capacity will increase more than tenfold over the coming years, climbing from 13.1 Gigawatts (GW) in 2013 to 138.8 GW by 2030, at a...
Research for More Efficient Energy Consumption & More Stable Power Grids
January 2014 saw the start of the research project Sol-ion+: Seven partners from the fields of research and industry aim to prove that the storage of solar energy offers many benefits not only to...
Energy Department Announces $10 Million to Accelerate Enhanced Geothermal Systems Commercialization
In support of President Obama's all-of-the-above energy strategy, the Energy Department announced $10 million dollars to improve subsurface characterization for enhanced geothermal systems...
Renewable Generation up 30% Last Week as Gas Consumption Plummets 35%, Genscape Reports
Renewable generation was up 30% for the week ending 2/20/14, according to recent estimates from Genscape’s Generation Fuel Monitor Report. The total weekly generation of 11,982 GWhs was the...
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March 11, 2014
SgurrEnergy’s innovative remote sensing device, Galion Lidar, has been deployed by Dudgeon Offshore Wind Ltd, owned by leading international...
March 11, 2014
Siemens Energy has uprated its D3 onshore platform wind turbines. The new SWT-3.2-101, SWT-3.2-108 and SWT-3.2-113 machines feature improved...
March 11, 2014
Engineers at GE’s wind power unit developed a new 450-foot tall “space frame” tower that could allow wind farm operators to...
March 10, 2014
As energy costs rise, more Americans are turning to bioenergy to provide power to their homes and workplaces. Bioenergy is renewable energy made...
March 10, 2014
U.S. Geothermal Inc., a leading renewable energy company focused on the development, production and sale of electricity from geothermal energy,...
March 10, 2014
GCube, the leading underwriter for renewable energy initiatives, has launched a Political Risk Insurance (PRI) offering in response to a rising...
March 10, 2014
GE’s renewable energy business announced the introduction of its new space frame tower for multi-megawatt wind turbines at the European Wind...
March 07, 2014
WaterFurnace International, Inc., the leading manufacturer of geothermal and water source heat pumps, announces the launch of SEVENbration, a...
March 07, 2014
Fortune Energy and APS America announced this week that they have formed a first-time agreement by which Fortune will distribute APS microinverter...
March 06, 2014
Hawaii is about to boast a fully installed single-axis solar tracking project on the Big Island. Array Technologies shipped a tropically prepared...
