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NREL Sets Up Heliostat Consortium to Develop Advanced Heliostat Technology

The Heliostat Consortium (HelioCon), an international initiative to reduce the price of heliostats, has been launched by the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), in partnership with Sandia National Laboratories and the Australian Solar Thermal Research Institute.

21 Dec 2021

Crossflow Energy Launches Revolutionary Small Wind Turbine

Crossflow Energy, the renewable energy technology specialist, has launched the Crossflow Wind Turbine. Reliable and easy to install, the unique turbine specifically addresses the issues that have historically inhibited the adoption of small-scale wind.

From Crossflow Energy 21 Dec 2021

Ansys Fuels Carbon-Free Transportation with Synhelion

Ansys solutions are helping Synhelion steer toward cleaner transportation and net-zero emissions by helping to enable the development of solar fuels to replace fossil fuels.

From Synhelion SA 17 Dec 2021

Simple Changes to the Management of Solar Parks Could Boost Bumble Bee Populations

New research shows that simple changes to how UK solar parks are managed could boost ground nesting bumble bee populations in the parks and surrounding areas, providing an additional benefit on top of renewable energy.

13 Dec 2021

New System can Extract More Energy from Biomass

Researchers at the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid and the University of Rome "Tor Vergata" have designed a new system that allows more to be got from biomass thanks to a chemical reactor that works with a small solar power facility.

10 Dec 2021

Cities' Roof-Top PVs and EVs can Supply Affordable, Dispatchable CO2-Free Electricity

Rooftop photovoltaics integrated with electric vehicles has the potential to deeply decarbonize urban energy systems in a cost-effective way.

10 Dec 2021

Microgrids and Solar Power Offer a Promising Way to Reduce Outages

Climate change is fueling more floods, droughts, wildfires, and extreme storms across the United States. As a result, aging power grids are being pushed beyond their limits, sometimes with deadly impacts. (In 2020, a series of unusual winter storms knocked the power out in Texas for days -- leading to shortages of water and heat and more than 100 deaths.)

8 Dec 2021

Improved Air Quality Models can Help Better Estimate the Production of Solar Electricity

Leipzig. The expansion of renewable energies is placing increasing demands on the power grids. and in the process requires forecasts that are as precise as possible as to how much solar power will be fed into the grid. In addition to clouds, aerosol particles also strongly influence the amount of electricity generated by photovoltaic systems

3 Dec 2021

Manufacturing Energy-Efficient Organic Solar Cells Using Eco-Friendly Solvents

A small guest molecule in the right place makes it possible to produce energy-efficient organic solar cells using eco-friendly solvents.

30 Nov 2021

Top Marks for Oxfordshire Primary School in One-Of-A-Kind Sustainable School Trial

A primary school in Oxfordshire could pave the way to greater sustainability and cost-savings in schools nationwide thanks to a one-of-a-kind trial of green energy storage on school grounds.

26 Nov 2021