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New Wave Energy Technology Could Deliver Low-Cost Energy to Numerous Houses

A device based on wave energy technology costs less than conventional designs, has fewer moving parts, and is built with durable materials. It is designed to be combined into present-day ocean energy systems and can change wave power into electricity.

13 Feb 2019

Imec and EnergyVille Present Unique Simulation Framework to Accurately Determine Energy Yield of Bifacial Solar Modules and Systems

Today imec, a world-leading research and innovation hub in nanoelectronics, energy and digital technologies and EnergyVille present a new simulation framework that can accurately calculate the energy yield of bifacial PV systems

From IMEC 13 Feb 2019

Unleashing Perovskites’ Potential for Solar Cells

Perovskites — a broad category of compounds that share a certain crystal structure — have attracted a great deal of attention as potential new solar-cell materials because of their low cost, flexibility, and relatively easy manufacturing process.

8 Feb 2019

Study Reveals Wind Energy Delivers Three Quarters of Projected Electrical Energy

A new record has been achieved in Germany with regards to energy transformation. In 2018, nearly 40% of the produced energy was from renewable sources, 17% of which was derived from wind energy.

8 Feb 2019

A New Method to Quickly Estimate Solar Energy Potential in Urban Settings

Scientists at TU Delft have developed a new method for calculating solar energy potential of surfaces in the urban setting in a fast and accurate manner.

5 Feb 2019

Web-Based Software Program Takes a Whole New Approach Toward Urban Planning

Scientists at EPFL have created a web-based software program that adopts a whole new strategy to urban planning.

25 Jan 2019

Rock Formations Found in the North Sea Could Act as Long-Term Energy Storage Locations

According to a new study, rocks in the seabed off the UK coast could serve as long-term storage locations for renewable energy production.

22 Jan 2019

Lidar Lights Up Wind Opportunities for Tilt in Australia

Lidars are supporting Melbourne-based Tilt Renewables in pursuit of new development sites specifically in complex terrain.

From Tilt Renewables 17 Jan 2019

Study Weighs the Benefits of Hydropower Developments Against Their Negative Impacts

In recent decades, although a majority of the developed countries have minimized the construction of large dams for electricity generation, developing countries, such as Brazil, have started constructing even more enormous hydropower plants.

11 Jan 2019

Natural Membrane Adapted to Create Renewable Fuels

A chemical reaction pathway key to plant biology has been adapted to become the backbone of a new process that changes water into hydrogen fuel with the aid of energy from the sun.

11 Jan 2019