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Toshiba to Lead Low-Carbon Hydrogen Supply Chain Demonstration Project for Small Communities in Hokkaido

Toshiba Corporation today announced that it will take the lead in a demonstration project in Hokkaido that will establish the viability of a locally-based supply chain to support low-carbon, hydrogen power systems for small communities. The five-year project will run from 2015 to 2019, in cooperation with the Hokkaido prefectural government and Kushiro-shi and Shiranuka-cho, and will cover the generation, storage, transportation and use of hydrogen in power and heat generation.

6 Jul 2015

ALLETE Clean Energy Closes Purchase of 100.5MW AES Pennsylvania Wind Farm

ALLETE Clean Energy (ACE), a wholly-owned subsidiary of ALLETE, Inc., has closed on the purchase of a 100.5-megawatt (MW) Pennsylvania wind farm from The AES Corporation (AES).

3 Jul 2015

Iberdrola Renewables Files Potential Contract to Supply Deerfield Wind Farm Energy to Green Mountain Power

Iberdrola Renewables today announced the filing of a potential 25-year contract to supply Vermont’s largest utility, Green Mountain Power (GMP), with wind energy from the permitted Deerfield Wind Farm. GMP would purchase 30 megawatts (MW) from the wind farm, under the contract submitted today to the Vermont Public Service Board for review.

3 Jul 2015

SolarLayer Additive Can Transform Any Surface into a Solar Energy Receptor

SolarLayer is the new additive for paints, coatings and flooring that transforms any surface into a solar energy receptor. Through its application, any roof, wall, street or path becomes a photovoltaic generator, that works as a replacement or supplement to the traditional power grid. This technology is designed to work in 3 / 12V and is expected to lasts for more than 20 years.

3 Jul 2015

Wind Turbines Can Be Installed Under Big Bridges for Production of Electricity

Wind turbines could be installed under some of the biggest bridges on the road network to produce electricity. So it is confirmed by calculations carried out by a European researchers team, that have taken a viaduct in the Canary Islands as a reference. This concept could be applied in heavily built-up territories or natural areas with new constructions limitations.

3 Jul 2015

Pattern Development Announces Completion of Financing for 180MW Meikle Wind Power Project

Pattern Energy Group LP today announced the completion of C$393 million in financing of its 180 megawatt (MW) Meikle Wind power project located in British Columbia, approximately 33 km north of Tumbler Ridge.

3 Jul 2015

Hydroelectric Dams Have Drastic Effects on Tropical Rainforest Biodiversity

Widely hailed as 'green' sources of renewable energy, hydroelectric dams have been built worldwide at an unprecedented scale. But research from the University of East Anglia reveals that these major infrastructure projects are far from environmentally friendly.

2 Jul 2015

Innovative Energy Cell Stores Solar Energy Even At Nighttime

A University of Texas at Arlington materials science and engineering team has developed a new energy cell that can store large-scale solar energy even when it’s dark.

2 Jul 2015

Sandia’s Falling Particle Receiver Tested Atop National Solar Thermal Test Facility

Researchers at Sandia National Laboratories are working to lower the cost of solar energy systems and improve efficiencies in a big way, thanks to a system of small particles.

2 Jul 2015

Kyocera TCL Solar Commences Construction of 23MW Solar Power Plant in Kyoto Prefecture

Kyocera Corporation announced today that Kyocera TCL Solar LLC, its joint venture with Century Tokyo Leasing Corporation (President: Shunichi Asada; herein “Century Tokyo Leasing”), has commenced construction of a 23-megawatt (MW) solar power plant on an abandoned golf course in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. The plant will generate an estimated 26,312 megawatt hours (MWh) per year — enough electricity to power approximately 8,100 typical local households.

2 Jul 2015