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UC San Diego Researchers Introduce Tool to Assess Solar Power Fluctuations

Professor Jan Kleissl of UC San Diego and Matthew Lave, a Ph.D. student at the Jacobs School, have created a software program that can be utilized by grid managers to understand sudden power fluctuations induced by cloud cover. The software program is based on a solar variability law established by Lave.

24 Jun 2011

Researchers Unveil Self-Cleaning Anodes to Power Solid Oxide Fuel Cells

A team of researchers from Georgia Tech, the New Jersey Institute of Technology and Oak Ridge National Laboratory have formulated a self-cleaning carbon removal method by utilizing barium oxide nano particles, which will enable direct powering of solid oxide fuel cells by coal gas at a low level temperature of 750°C.

24 Jun 2011

Greentech Media Announces Conference on EV Effects on Electric Grid

Greentech Media, which provides research and analysis in the business-to-business greentech market, has declared that the proposed ‘Networked EV 2011: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles’ will be held at the PG&E Auditorium, in San Francisco, CA, on October 20, 2011.

24 Jun 2011

Snyder's-Lance Announces Completion of Solar Farm in Pennsylvania

Snyder's-Lance, a company that produces and markets snack foods, has declared the culmination of a ground-located solar farm in Pennsylvania.

23 Jun 2011

Pima County Approves Avra Valley Solar Project

The Board of Supervisors at the Pima County has collectively voted and approved the building of a 25 MW solar power plant in Avra Valley.

23 Jun 2011

Koyo Cooling Systems Installs Mitsubishi Electric Modules in Solar Array

Koyo Cooling Systems, a solution provider for automotive heat exchangers, declared that it has installed a 90 kW solar power facility at its service and sales office buildings located in Irvine, California.

23 Jun 2011

Cincinnati Bell Energy Partners with Viridian Energy to Supply Retail Clean Energy

Cincinnati Bell Energy, a supplier of cheap and green retail energy has declared the establishment of clean energy services to the clients of Cincinnati Bell in Ohio.

23 Jun 2011

Texas Clean Energy Project Signs Power Purchase Agreement with CPS Energy

Texas Clean Energy Project (TCEP), a company of Summit Power Group, has declared that it will be contracting a 25 year power purchase agreement (PPA) with CPS Energy, a natural gas and electric utility company owned by the municipality, to trade 200 MW of power generated from its first-of-its-kind integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC) power generation facility.

22 Jun 2011

NJR Clean Energy Ventures Plans for Solar Power Facility in Vineland, NJ

NJR Clean Energy Ventures (NJRCEV), an auxiliary of New Jersey Resources, has declared its intentions to invest around $23.7 million to install, own and manage a 4.7 MW ground placed solar power generating system in Vineland, New Jersey.

22 Jun 2011

Researcher Utilizes Quantum Cutting Technology to Improve Solar Cells Efficiency

The potential of solar cells in producing eco-friendly clean energy is generating a lot of interest among researchers and they are in the process of increasing the efficiency of the solar cells.

22 Jun 2011