How to estimate the energy produced by a photovoltaic system
Consistent appraisals of homes and businesses outfitted with photovoltaic installations (PV) are a real challenge for the nation’s real estate industry, but a new...
Apple to power its gadgets with fuel cells
Two Apple patent applications published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office show that company is interested in fuel cells.
The titles of the applications...
More LED lighting packages to celebrate the season
This year, more than ever, businesses and people are using light emitting diode (LED) for holiday lights to celebrate the season.
The trend has been...
China’s Wind Power Future Projects in Xinjiang
Today China has installed wind power capacities around 30,000 MW and expects to increase its capacities to 135,000 MW in next five years in...
Cities can reduce their electricity costs by about 50 percent
LED street light bulbs from Osram will soon light up the entire old town of Regensburg, Germany. The city initially equipped two streets with...
New Test Center to make buildings greener
All types of snazzy technologies are available these days to make buildings greener: automated shades, electrochromic windows that know when to tint, intelligent lighting...
Light Bulb Battle- Beyond LED to High Intensity Discharge-HID
The battle with light bulbs will always be as long as there is competition on the market, and this can only be positive.
Lighting designers...
Artificial leaf working as a solar cell to split water into hydrogen and oxygen
Researchers from Massachusetts Institute of Technology led by Professor Daniel Nocera have produced an artificial leaf, a device that can turn the energy of...
Tata Motors supplies battery packs to its hybrid electric fleet
A123 System, the manufacturer of advanced lithium iron phosphate battery packs and systems, announced that it will supply the battery pack to Tata Motors,...
Environmental Impact of Organic Solar Cells
Solar energy could be a central alternative to petroleum-based energy production. However, current solar-cell technology often does not produce the same energy yield and...