Saturday, May 18, 2013
Reliability of PV and CPV modules is a key requirement for sustainable consumption of solar energy. To ensure their reliability and safety, PV modules must be tested to and comply with a universally accepted set of standards. Additionally, several initiatives...
Germany has 7,100 biogas plants, according to Fachverband Biogas e.V., the country's biogas association. In 2011 they had a combined capacity of about 2780 MW and contributed about 3.1 per cent of the nation's energy mix. But the sector must adopt new...
José da Costa Carvalho Neto has been tapped by Brazil's president Dilma Vana Rousseff to run Eletrobras, one of the top 10 publicly-traded electric companies in the world. His task...
China's "Big Four" solar thermal firms, with their vast distribution networks, are racing ahead of a fast-consolidating market.
To encourage the continuation of necessary incentives as well as utility participation, the PV industry has promised a consistent (and significant) reduction in module prices along...
When people think of ideal locations for concentrating solar power, they generally envision remote and dry deserts, like the Southwest. But with its Martin Solar Energy Center, Florida...
Once known for oil and gas production, Oklahoma has quickly established itself as a major player in the wind power generation industry. Today the state is taking advantage of its abundant...
Tracking is crucial to concentrating photovoltaics (CPV), but can it enable the technology to earn a larger portion of the solar power sector? Key players in the trackers field tell...
For years Europe has encouraged motorists to use diesel over petrol in its efforts to cut carbon dioxide emissions. Now, as the focus switches to introducing renewable fuels, it is proving far easier to produce clean bioethanol to replace petrol than...
Growing global interest in harvesting the sea's vast generation potential is now focused on the UK, where a series of initiatives such as the new Marine Energy Parks are aimed at maintaining...
