Napoli Foods, a US-based foodservice distributor, has completed the installation of a solar power plant at its site in Cheshire, Connecticut. The 860kW solar photovoltaic system was provided by Dynamic Energy Solutions, which managed ...
The use of semiconductors in optoelectronic applications has had a bit of thickness problem. For photovoltaics, the need for relatively thick semiconductor thin films has added some significant cost to their manufacture. In other ...
Tags: Electrical, Electronics, optoelectronic
Photo: Xinhua/eyevine/Redux As smart meter installations wane in the United States, China has become the new leader in smart grid spending. China spent US $4.3 billion on smart grid investments in 2013 as the U.S. market contracted 33 ...
Tags: Grid Spending, digital smart meter, GTM, BNEF
The Sun was once thought to provide energy for all life on Earth - meaning that life could not survive without it. In the 20th century, as astrobiologists began to explore the Earth's most remote and harsh environments, scientists began to ...
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The 6th Annual 2014 IEEE Green Technologies will be held in Corpus Christi, Texas at the Corpus Christi Omni Hotel April 3-4, 2014. Sponsored by IEEE USA, IEEE Region 5, and IEEE Corpus Christi Section, and commonly referred to as IEEE ...
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(Phys.org) —Porous films, which use similar properties to those seen in moth eyes in combination with nanoparticles, are being developed into robust, self-cleaning antireflective coatings for use on both plastic and glass. Details ...
Tags: Moth Eye, Mimick, self-cleaning glass, tiny bump
ReneSola supplies Isolux Corsan with 31.7 megawatts of Virtus PV modules for a commercial PV project in the Suffolk. According to the terms of the agreement, ReneSola delivered 9.7 MW of Virtus I modules and 22 MW of Virtus II modules to ...
India’s government wants to replace 26 million groundwater pumps for irrigation with more efficient pumps that run on solar power, in an effort to relieve farmers of high costs of diesel fuel. Diesel generators are commonly used when ...
Tags: groundwater pumps, solar power, Diesel generators, irrigation
(Phys.org) —On Jan. 28, 2014, NASA's Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph, or IRIS, witnessed its strongest solar flare since it launched in the summer of 2013. Solar flares are bursts of x-rays and light that stream out into space, ...
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Generating electricity is not the only way to turn sunlight into energy we can use on demand. The sun can also drive reactions to create chemical fuels, such as hydrogen, that can in turn power cars, trucks and trains. The trouble with ...
Tags: Hydrogen Fuel, Boost Promise, Choi, catalyst design
StrongVolt SmartChargers will include carabiners to attach to a backpack. Related San Diego — Solar charging start-up StrongVolt will bring to market a portable solar-powered device charger that automatically powers off when out of ...
Tags: Sun-Tracking Solar Chargers, SmartChargers, StrongVolt
When it comes to storing energy on the grid, giant batteries are the only game in town. Now, a number of companies are building mechanical systems that use air as the storage medium. U.K.-based Highview Power Storage last week said that ...
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Dirty diesel is the most common form of electricity generation throughout Caribbean island nations, but that will change if billionaire Richard Branson has anything to do with it. Branson is using his private island in the British Virgin ...
Tags: NRG Energy, LED lighting, Swap Diesel, Caribbean
The European Commission is to report by 2017 if governments should be required to notify it of planned gas, oil and coal extraction projects and small renewable energy projects under amended EU rules adopted late Thursday by EU ministers ...
GT Advanced Technologies Inc of Nashua, NH, USA (a provider of polysilicon production technology as well as sapphire and silicon crystal growth systems and materials for the solar, LED and electronics markets) has acquired exclusive rights ...
Tags: LED Wafer Production, epiwafers