New gearless wind turbine for low to moderate wind speeds
Siemens Energy today launched a new direct drive gearless wind turbine for low to moderate wind speeds at the EWEA 2011 wind power exhibition...
Gatwick Airport has 50kW solar panels installed for first time in UK
The 50kW solar panels are installed in the boundary space of the Gatwick Airport by Orta Solar last month is said to be the...
Researchers begin graphene production
A group of researchers at Linköping University are now marketing their method of producing graphene. There is great interest in the Nobel Prize-winning material,...
Cheap batteries based on biological polymer
A breakthrough for inexpensive electricity from solar cells, and a massive investment in wind power, will mean a need to store energy in an...
Rechargeable batteries and hydrogen-fuel production cheaper now
A team of researchers at MIT has found one of the most effective catalysts ever discovered for splitting oxygen atoms from water molecules —...
Kyocera launched its highest output solar panel
Kyocera launched its highest output solar panel in the US, called aka solar module with almost 80 cells KD 315. This new module of...
Higher potential for wind energy in India than previously estimated
A new assessment of wind energy in India by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory has found that the potential for on-shore wind energy deployment is...
The Noise About Graphene
In last week’s announcement of the Nobel Prize in Physics, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences lauded graphene’s “exceptional properties that originate from the...
Hybrid solar cells to boost the electrical current
Scientists have developed a new kind of solar cell which could capture significantly more of the energy from the sun than current cells.
New solar...
Deepwater Wind Proposed a 1000 Megawatt Wind Farm Near Rhode Island
Deepwater Wind, a wind power developer, proposed a 1,000-megawatt wind farm in a spot between Rhode Island and the eastern end of Long Island in New...