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Renewables Offer Better Hope for Tackling Climate Change than Capturing Carbon from Power Stations

According to a new study reported in Nature Energy, wind turbines and solar panels combined with energy storage provide a better hope for addressing climate change than attempting to capture carbon from fossil fuel power stations.

9 Apr 2019

Imec and Jolywood Achieve a Record of 23.2 Percent with Bifacial n-PERT Solar Cells

Today, at SiliconPV 2019, imec, a world-leading research and innovation hub in nanoelectronics and digital technologies and partner in EnergyVille, announces that its n-PERT (Passivated Emitter and Rear Totally diffused) solar cells developed with Jolywood, a leading Chinese manufacturer of n-type bifacial solar cells and modules, have reached a certified front-side conversion efficiency of 23.2 percent.

From Jolywood(Suzhou) Sunwatt Co.,Ltd 8 Apr 2019

$1.2m Renewable Energy Project a Win for Consumers and Industry

How much difference can five minutes make? Quite a lot, actually, when it comes to weather forecasting.

8 Apr 2019

Midsummer Moves into the Customer Market for Solar Panels with New BIPV Metal Sheet Solar Roof

Swedish solar energy technology leader Midsummer, today launches its new energy producing metal sheet roof “Midsummer solar roofs”.

From Midsummer AB 8 Apr 2019

Vestas and Mercury Sign Engineering, Procurement, and Construction Contract for the 119-MW Turitea Wind Farm

Vestas has signed an engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contract with Mercury, an electricity generator and retailer based in New Zealand, for the 119 MW Turitea Wind Farm.

1 Apr 2019

New Joint UK-China Research Centre Open to Opportunity of $100bn Offshore Wind Market

A new £2million joint UK-China offshore wind research centre has opened today (Thursday 21st March) in Yantai City, the highlight of a week-long trade mission to China for 11 innovative UK companies eager to explore opportunities presented by the world’s fastest growing offshore wind market.

From ORE Catapult 26 Mar 2019

Sustainable Pellets Replace Charcoal in Cooking in Zambia

The demand for more effective energy systems based on renewable raw material across the world is an issue that cannot be easily solved.

19 Mar 2019

Renewable Carbon-Free Solution for Industrial Heat Applications

Researchers at the University of South Australia have developed a new technique that may greatly reduce industry’s dependence on natural gas, combining renewable energy and low-cost thermal storage to deliver heat for high-temperature industrial processes.

13 Mar 2019

New Model for Increasing Sunlight Trapped by a Solar Cell

A person looking at a cell phone realizes the battery is low, suggesting another long walk into town to pay money and charge the device. By the time the person gets home, it gets dark, and a kerosene lamp is lit, which casts a dim glow across the room.

7 Mar 2019

Converting Cocoa Bean Waste into Bio-Fuel for West African Villages

African farming communities presently with little or no access to grid power may stand a chance to profit from a new green technology that can produce electricity from unwanted cocoa pod husks.

7 Mar 2019