News about Solar, Wind and alternative green power technologies

Geothermal Energy Growing In The Philippines

Philippine is currently ranked as the world’s second-largest developer of geothermal energy. It is now going for a colossal expansion. A plan to provide contracts for another 19 geothermal power plants amounting to a total of US$2.5 billion (private investment) is soon to be launched. In the coming months, the Philippine’s government will be confirming [...]

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Sunglass Project: Solar Energy Using Glass is Being Enhanced by Tecnalia

Currently, the University of Cantabria and a Construction unit at Tecnalia are working together on a new mission entitled Sunglass project. The project emphasises on renewable for innovative buildings. The glass is supposed to enhance the performance of photovoltaic solar systems, so that more renewable energy can be used in the construction industry. Photovoltaic means [...]

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China Will Be Spending $3B on Alternative Energy – Trees

China is planning to make an investment of $3 billion during the next decade in order to develop alternative energy fuels, to fight against desertification as well as to avoid landslides. In accordance to what the leading engineer of the State Forestry Administration, Wu Jian, stated at a news conference during the week, that the [...]

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Solar Energy Systems Being Established in Michigan By Xtreme Power, Detroit Edison And Ford

Finally, electric vehicles can make their entrance to the automobile industry as Ford, Detroit Edison and Xtreme Power are joining together to construct Michigan’s hugest solar power generation systems as well as vehicle charging stations at Ford’s Assembly Plant in Wayne. In the Ford’s Michigan Assembly Plant, Detroit Edison will be installing a 500 KW [...]

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Renewables: Geothermal Energy & German’s Early Expansion

Germany is a key player in the emergence of renewable fuel sources. They did through the implementation of the Electricity feed laws establish a world record in 2006, where investment in German’s green industry rose to more than US$10 billion, including research and development as well as the erection of wind turbine, expansion of solar [...]

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Energy of the Future: Conservation + Renewable Energy

Green house emission has been the headlines for several years. In the heart of the news-lines lies the main catalyst for this alarming topic of global climate change, fossil fuel. Seemingly, our voracious demand for energy is spurring prices to new heights and CO2 even beyond accepted ecological parameters. Global energy consumption is currently approximately [...]

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Recent News on Energy & Global Warming: Iceland going for Electric Cars, More Solar Energy in UK and Large Wind Turbine In Australia

Iceland: Here we are, plug us in (Mother Nature Network) In the process of transforming national transport toward electric cars, a small country such as Iceland might be the first. A conference on electric cars is going to be held in Reykjavik, the capital of Iceland. Reykjavik has a total population of 200,000 individuals, which [...]

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Interesting Facts about Renewable Energy (Solar and Wind Energy): Part 2

Here is some basic information about renewable energy sources like solar and wind energy. It is important to know as much as possible concerning the energy sources of the future. Solar Energy 1. The sunlight that strikes the earth surface during an hour, if it could be harnessed, would be enough to power the world’s [...]

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Interesting Facts about Renewable Energy (Water, Geothermal and Bio-Energy): Part 1

This article provides a few interesting facts related to sources of renewable energy like water, geothermal and bio-energy. The potential of renewable energy is phenomenal. Water (as a source of energy) There is a vast depository of water on the earth surface. Did you know? 1. Water is the most known sources of renewable energy, [...]

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Spain Cutting Subsidies for Solar PV cells

According to the Spanish industry ministry, the current feed-in tariffs for photovoltaic installation might experience a cut of 45 percent. Plans to reduce solar photovoltaic installation were reported by the Spanish government. The announced plans are expected to slash support current installations. The Industry Ministry proposed a step-by-step slash in feed-in tariffs. A 45 percent [...]

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