Aspiring communities across the nation will be able to receive Feed-in Tariff (FITs) payments for the clean green energy generated by larger community energy projects, under new plans set out by the Department of Energy and Climate Change ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy, solar PV
Following years of oversupply and unsustainable, often artificially low module pricing, 2013 is expected to be the year that the global solar photovoltaic (PV) market begins to stabilize, says a new report from Navigant Research. ...
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Swedish home furnishings giant Ikea broke ground Tuesday on its planned 359,000-square-foot store here. The store, on an 18.4-acre tract at Interstate 35 and Johnson Drive, southwest of Kansas City, Mo., is slated to open fall 2014. The ...
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Biogas can play a very important role in meeting the energy requirements of people, specifically in the rural areas. It is produced through anaerobic digestion and is quite environment friendly. It helps in reducing the green house impact ...
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MaxLite®, a global marketer and manufacturer of energy efficient lighting and lamps, has developed a complete line of energy efficient lighting solutions for pedestrian areas of sports venues and entertainment arenas. Ideal for ...
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Greater collaboration between the established electricity networks sector and the blossoming solar power industry is essential for overcoming barriers to increasing the contribution of solar power to the UK electricity supply. This is the ...
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Traditional chutney and preserves makers Tracklements has switched to solar power to help make its award-winning range of more than 60 products at its Wiltshire factory. The company, which is well-known for producing the UK's first ...
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Using biomass for energy is an important part of the renewable energy mix, says the European Environment Agency (EEA); however, bioenergy production should follow European Union resource efficiency principles. "Bioenergy is an important ...
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Keith Emery, a principal scientist at the Energy Department's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has been awarded the William R. Cherry Award by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). Emery received the award ...
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On 19 June at the 39th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC 39) in Tampa, FL, scientist Myles Steiner at the US Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) reported record energy conversion efficiency of ...
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July 4,2013-Ontario's clean energy economy continues to grow as the Ontario Power Authority(OPA)offers 951 new Small Feed-in Tariff(FIT)renewable energy contracts.These contracts represent 146.5MW of power,enough to power more than 21,000 ...
Tags: energy economy, clean energy, energy
The survey has been conducted by Germany's plastic trade association Industrievereinigung Kunststoffverpackungen (IK). In a statement, IK said: "Foreign enterprises are able to calculate with much lower energy costs: at times power costs ...
Tags: Packaging, plastic trade, Plastic Packaging
The US government’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory has built flexible solar cells out of Corning’s Willow Glass. These new solar cells are strong enough that they could eventually replace roofing shingles, which would ...
The Qualifying Renewable Chemical Production Tax Credit Act of 2013 has been introduced by the new legislation to reduce taxes for producers of renewable chemicals in the US. The act also provides the renewable chemical producers with ...
The US Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and Alta Devices of Sunnyvale, CA, USA have jointly demonstrated that Alta's solar material retains its high efficiency in real-world conditions, particularly on hot ...
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