New world record efficiency for thin film silicon solar cells
A 10.7 percent conversion rate has been achieved using less than 2 micrometers of raw material.
Feb 12th, 2013
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Global hydropower and geothermal growth slow
New Worldwatch Institute report examines global consumption and installed capacity of hydropower and geothermal energy sources.
Feb 12th, 2013
Read more'Solar sponge' soaks up carbon dioxide emissions
Scientists have created a 'solar sponge' which captures and then releases carbon dioxide using the power of natural sunlight.
Feb 12th, 2013
Read moreClimate double whammy: UV light melts Arctic ice and turns frozen organics to CO2
Ancient carbon trapped in Arctic permafrost is extremely sensitive to sunlight and, if exposed to the surface when long-frozen soils melt and collapse, can release climate-warming carbon dioxide gas into the atmosphere much faster than previously thought.
Feb 12th, 2013
Read moreProducing hydrogen from wet biomass
Hydrogen can be produced sustainably using other sources than just wind power: the European research project SusFuelCat aims to improve the process of extracting hydrogen from wet biomass.
Feb 12th, 2013
Read moreSpotting the invisible cracks in wind turbines
A new approach is available for real-time monitoring of the structural health of wind turbine components during exposure to turbulences.
Feb 12th, 2013
Read moreSome 27,000 remote sensing systems based on alternative energy will be deployed annually by 2020
Renewable and alternative energy sources for remote sensing, monitoring, LIDAR, and SCADA installations.
Feb 11th, 2013
Read moreForging new diplomatic bonds through science and technology
One of the most pressing global challenges is how to leverage the power of new knowledge to help address the global economic and environmental challenges. New science and technology diplomacy responses are emerging from smaller industrialized nations working with developing countries.
Feb 11th, 2013
Read moreLow-carbon hybrid energy systems - China's future energy solutions
A low-carbon solution to high-carbon energy resources such as coal is proposed by their high efficient integration with either nuclear or renewable energy, which may figure out the strategic solution to China's future energy development.
Feb 10th, 2013
Read moreGermany has installed five times as much solar power capacity as the U.S.
Germany has installed about 30 gigawatts of solar capacity, providing between 3 percent and 10 percent of its electricity. The United States, by contrast, has somewhere around 6.4 gigawatts of solar capacity.
Feb 9th, 2013
Read moreGDF Suez to build Africa's largest wind park in Morocco
French utility GDF Suez has announced the construction of the 300MW Tarfaya wind farm in Morocco, which will be the largest wind project in Africa. The project is owned in partnership with Nareva Holding, a Moroccan energy company.
Feb 9th, 2013
Read moreCleanTech Map of the world launched- highlights Israeli technologies
Israel NewTech is launching an exciting new tool to showcase Israeli companies' projects in the cleantech arena throughout the world - the CleanTech Map. This Facebook application allows visitors to view Israeli cleantech projects and installations anywhere in the world.
Feb 8th, 2013
Read morePrehistoric plant plays key role in new water-energy landscape
One ingenious remedy to solve ten problems. A small water plant called Azolla will play a key role in a park project that received a grant of 6.5 million euros from the European Regional Development Fund.
Feb 8th, 2013
Read moreFluorescent label sheds light on radioactive contamination
Researchers in Japan have developed a way to detect caesium contamination on a scale of millimetres enabling the detection of small areas of radioactive contamination.
Feb 7th, 2013
Read moreCurrent oversupply of solar panels is a good thing
It opens the door to solar as a critical source of power and makes way for long term breakthroughs.
Feb 7th, 2013
Read moreRenewable energy now cheaper than new fossil fuels in Australia
Unsubsidised renewable energy is now cheaper than electricity from new-build coal- and gas-fired power stations in Australia.
Feb 7th, 2013
Read moreHydrothermal liquefaction - the most promising path to a sustainable bio-oil production
Scientists at 2 Danish universities have made a major breakthrough in producing high-quality and cost-effective bio-oil using hydrothermal liquefaction.
Feb 6th, 2013
Read moreChina was world's largest wind market in 2012
Bloomberg New Energy Finance finds China installed 15.9GW of wind power in 2012, 35% of the world's new onshore capacity.
Feb 6th, 2013
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