News about Solar, Wind and alternative green power technologies

Renewable Energy Outlook For Asia Pacific 2012

For Asia Pacific, the top six predictions for 2012 are: 1. Conventional Power Generation & T&D Infrastructure Development will be the strongest and largest source of revenue for power equipment industry. 2. There will be a 20 % growth in the renewable energy markets in 2012, in terms of total investments. 3. There will be [...]

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Google Investing 94 Million In Solar Farms

Google is investing 94 million in 4 solar energy farms located close to Sacramento in California. This is a joint investment with Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. The total investment of the company has now reached $ 1 billion. Recently, on Google’s Green Blog, they communicated their intent to invest 94 million in 4 solar [...]

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“Dark State” Increasing Solar Efficiency by 44 %

Xiaoyang Zhu a chemist at University of Texas at Austin says that the conversion efficiency of traditional solar cells can be radically improved based on new ways of converting solar energy. According to Zhu’s team, it was found that the efficiency of harnessing electrons from a single photon of sunlight could be doubled by the [...]

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European Offshore Wind Energy Is Lead by UK

In UK waters, there are 1,341 MW of wind energy. This figure is based on European Wind Energy Association’s (EWEA) latest statistics, where UK was found to be the world’s largest provider of offshore wind energy. The world’s largest offshore wind manufactures: 1. UK – 1,341 MW 2. Denmark – 854 MW 3. The Netherlands [...]

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Renewable Energy Companies Struggling (Solar Companies)

Europe’s three largest renewable companies said that they are being badly hit by the fall in price caused by over-supply and insignificant government incentives. The same has been said by renewable companies in the United States and in China. Renewable energy companies around the globe have been hit by a mix of high inventories and [...]

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IEA Says Renewable Energy Will Represent 18 % of Global Energy Supply in 2035

International Energy Agency (IEA) said in their 2011 World Energy Outlook that the share of renewable energy would rise by 5% in 25 years. Currently, renewable energy contributes to 13 % of the global energy mix. The International Energy Agency says that by 2035, this figure is likely going to rise to 18 %. This [...]

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UN Report: Renewable Energy Can Provide 80 % of Global Energy Needs by 2050

According to a recent report from United Nations, renewable sources (wind, hydropower and solar) can power 80 percent of the global energy needs by 2050. However, the right policies need to be in placed to make this happen. Environmental group such as Greenpeace said that the findings were even underestimated due to strong opposition from [...]

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Cold fusion Unveiled by An Italian Scientist – True or False?

There is an Italian Scientist named Andrea Rossi who claims that he has successfully conducted ‘cold fusion’ – Something that most scientists consider impossible to do. Andrea Rossi’s ability to fuse hydrogen and nickel at normal room temperature is something that most physicists say defines the very laws of physics and is thus not simply [...]

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Using Nuclear Power (Fusion) To Reach the Stars

If mankind is really serious about sending spaceships to other stars in the universe within our current lifespan, then we will need to devise innovative propulsion techniques, which will enable the machines to move out of the confinement of our Solar System. The best option, as of now, is power of nuclear fusion. However, the [...]

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The Green Economy Needed For Sustainability – Economic & Environmental

Oliver Letwin, the Minister of State for Policy, views Green Deal as a means to enable a future with low emission of carbon. He asserts that it is not only environmental reasons that make a greener economy a prerequisite in today’s society. Constantly rising utility bills, sparse financial conditions and wariness regarding the huge lack [...]

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