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Revolutionary Prototype Wind Turbine Based On Work of Nicola Tesla Unveiled

Solar Aero Research, a New Hampshire non-profit alternative energy research corporation, today unveiled the proof-of-concept prototype of its revolutionary wind turbine

29 Jul 2009

Energy Challenge Prize Announced by Premier of NSW, Australia

A new $5 million international prize has been announced to keep the State of NSW at the forefront of clean energy

29 Jul 2009

Cheaper and Better Flexible Solar Cells A Step Closer to Reality

A new class of economically viable solar power cells-cheap, flexible and easy to make-has come a step closer to reality as a result of recent work at NIST, where scientists have deepened their understanding of the complex organic films at the heart of the devices

28 Jul 2009

High-Efficiency Sun-Tracking Solar Panels Installed at UC San Diego

Workers install Concentrix Solar’s sun-tracking concentrating photovoltaic panel at UC San Diego’s East Campus Energy Complex

27 Jul 2009

New Technology Uses Sunlight to Turn Carbon Dioxide into Liquid Fuel

Joule Biotechnologies has developed a revolutionary process that harnesses sunlight to directly convert carbon dioxide (CO2) into SolarFuel liquid energy

27 Jul 2009

Largest Solar Manufacturing Plant in France to be Built by EDF Energies Nouvelles and First Solar

EDF Energies Nouvelles (EDF EN) and First Solar, Inc. have announced a venture to build France’s largest solar panel manufacturing plant

27 Jul 2009

Italy Set to Become World's Second Largest Solar Power Market

An attractive feed-in tariff incentive and rapidly decreasing solar module prices have made Italy the most attractive PV market in the world. This year, Italy is set to become the world's second largest PV market after Germany, the undisputed leader

27 Jul 2009

World's First Hybrid Solar Power Plant to be Built With Custom Aluminum Frames From Hydro

Hydro's Extrusion Americas unit has signed an agreement with Florida Power and Light (FPL) to supply custom aluminum extrusions for the first hybrid solar/fossil fuel energy generating facility in the world

27 Jul 2009

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon Visits Applied Materials Solar Panel Testing Facility in China

Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations visited the world's largest thin film solar panel manufactured by Applied Materials' SunFab production line during a visit to the company's SunFab Solar Module Reliability Testing facility on Saturday

27 Jul 2009

EPA Considers Raising Ethanol Levels For Gasoline to E15

Currently, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is considering a formal waiver request from the ethanol industry to allow for the blending of up to 15 percent ethanol in a gallon of gasoline

26 Jul 2009