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Growing Gap Between Supply and Demand Means Solar Industry May Hit Hard Times

Solar energy (PV) module production capacity will be almost twice as great as global market demand for PV by the end of this year. This could lead to an oversupply situation and can put many manufacturers in a difficult position

21 Aug 2008

Hawaiian Coal Plant to Transform into BioEnergy Facility

U.S. Senator Daniel Akaka and U.S. Representatives Neil Abercrombie and Mazie Hirono helped launch Hawaii's newest renewable energy project at a Hawaiian blessing ceremomy for the Hu Honua Bioenergy Facility in the community of Pepeekeo, on the Big Island's Hamakua Coast

21 Aug 2008

Scientists Working on New Materials That Are Set to Make Solar Electricity Cheaper

Scientists work to convert sunlight to cheaper electricity

21 Aug 2008

Construction Begins on Thin Film Solar Cell Plant

Less than three months after announcing a strategic investment into thin-film photovoltaics, Masdar, the Abu Dhabi renewable energy company, yesterday broke ground on its first photovoltaic production plant in Ichtershausen

21 Aug 2008

New Research Assesses the Sustainability of Corn Stover as a Biofuel Crop

With oil prices skyrocketing, the search is on for efficient and sustainable biofuels. Research published this month in Agronomy Journal examines one biofuel crop contender: corn stover.

19 Aug 2008

Company Continues Drive Toward Becoming North America's Clean Energy Development Leader

CPV Renewable Energy Company, LLC announced today it has purchased forty-four (44) 2.3 MW wind turbines from Siemens Power Generation for delivery in 2009. The turbines will be allocated to the Keenan wind project in Woodward County, Oklahoma.

19 Aug 2008

Octillion Entered Agreement to Further Develop Photovoltaic Window Technology

Octillion Corp., a next-generation alternative and renewable energy technology incubator, today announced that it has entered into a Sponsored Research Agreement with scientists at Oakland University to further the development of its NanoPower Window technology. In addition to working to advance the Company's solar photovoltaic technology, scientists and collaborating researchers will explore additional nanotechnology applications that may be derived from their efforts.

18 Aug 2008

Southern California Edison to Provide 900 Megawatts of Wind Power

Southern California Edison (SCE) signed a 20-year contract with DCE, an affiliate of Caithness Energy, which will provide up to 909 megawatts of wind power. Developers say that once completed, the Caithness project will be one of the world's largest fully permitted wind farms.

18 Aug 2008

Large-Scale Australia-China Partnership on Clean Energy Technologies

The University of Queensland will lead a large-scale Australia-China partnership on clean energy technologies, targeting clean coal, hybrid and fuel cell vehicles, hydrogen production and energy storage.

18 Aug 2008

Breakthrough Could Revolutionise the Renewable Energy Industry

An international team of researchers led by Monash University has used chemicals found in plants to replicate a key process in photosynthesis paving the way to a new approach that uses sunlight to split water into hydrogen and oxygen.

17 Aug 2008