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Excellence in Renewable Energy Awards Winners: Project of the Year and Readers' Choice
(18/02/2012)California, USA -- Winners of the Excellence in Renewable Energy Awards for Project of the Year Award represent facilities that signified excellence in five technologies: Solar, Wind, Biomass, Geothermal and Hydro.
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Inverter Market Update: China Makes Progress on Perceptions of Quality
(15/02/2012)LONDON -- Is the German utility business model dead or dying? This outcome would at least appear credible given the conclusions emerging from the 2nd Inverter and PV System Technology Forum 2012, held recently in Berlin.
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European Offshore Wind Sector Holds Steady
(15/02/2012)LONDON -- With 235 new offshore wind turbines grid-connected and worth approximately €2.4 billion, 2011 was a stable year for the offshore wind industry, according to the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) which has published its annual offshore wind statistics for 2011.
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2012 PV Forecast: Industry Value Chain Blues
(15/02/2012)At the turn of the year, photovoltaics manufacturers are faced with difficult choices: continue selling at prices that do not allow for positive margins, or shutter production and wait for the current situation to settle down. With significant inventory on the supply side, and expectations on the demand side for continued low pricing, the correction is likely to be long and painful.
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Wind Energy Installed in 2011 Totals 41,000 MW
(15/02/2012)WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The global wind industry installed just over 41,000 MW of wind power in 2011, bringing the world's total installed capacity to more than 238,000 MW, the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) reported.
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How Distributed Solar Can Reduce Electricity Prices
(15/02/2012)What if installing more solar could reduce electricity prices? It's already happening in Germany, world leader in solar power, and it's likely to happen in the U.S., too.
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Ocean/Tidal/Stream Power: Identifying How Marine and Hydrokinetic Devices Affect Aquatic Environments
(15/02/2012)Significant research is under way to determine the potential environmental effects of marine and hydrokinetic energy systems. This work, being guided and funded by the U.S. Department of Energy, is intended to address knowledge gaps and facilitate installation and operation of these systems.
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U.S. OKs trade probes on some imports from South Korea, China
(13/02/2012)A U.S. trade panel on Friday approved investigations that could lead to steep import duties on more than $1 billion of washing machines from South Korea and Mexico and more than $150 million of wind energy towers from China and Vietnam.
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Photovoltaic nanoshell "whispering galleries" trap light for more efficient solar cells
(11/02/2012)For those unfamiliar with the term, a "whispering gallery" is a round room designed in such a way that sound is carried around its perimeter - this allows a person standing on one side to hear words whispered by a person on the other. Now, scientists from Stanford University have developed a new type of photovoltaic material, that essentially does for sunlight what whispering galleries do for sound. Not only does the material have a structure that circulates light entering it, but it could also result in cheaper, less fragile, and less angle-sensitive solar panels.
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World's largest offshore wind farm opens for business
(11/02/2012)Walney wind farm off the coast of Cumbria in the UK yesterday became the world's largest offshore wind facility. One hundred and two turbines over 73 sq km (28 sq miles) provide a maximum output of 367.2 MW. It's claimed the facility will provide enough power for about 320,000 homes - half as many again as the total number in Cumbria.