News about Solar, Wind and alternative green power technologies

Cost of Solar Energy is falling and supply is rising

There has been positive decrease in the cost of producing solar electricity. Based on press release from the New Energy Finance, the Levelised energy cost has dropped by 50 % from last year. This makes solar electricity a more competitive source of renewable energy.

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Significance of DESERTEC concept towards renewable energy

The DESERTEC concept towards renewable energy is a golden coin. The potential supply of energy can go far beyond domestic and even continental boundaries. The stupendous mass of energy that is going to be supplied from the deserts of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region will be an astronomical step towards sustainable supply of green energy at a global dimension.

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Solar Power Gadgets For Cell Phones And Tech Toys

Just in time for the hard to buy for people in your family who crave cool gifts, solar power gadgets have landed in a big way in the cell phone industry. When you need to power up your cell phone and are not near a power supply, maybe you are hiking or camping or simply [...]

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Automakers Find Great Fit Building Solar Equipment

The automakers are joining forces with the blazing hot solar industry during this economic downturn and working to fill their manufacturing void by building solar equipment. Word from the relatively new solar energy venture, Skyline Solar appears to back this up as fact. Skyline uses aluminum reflects focused sunlight at solar panels which augments the [...]

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Seawater Power Generation Is A Salty Concept

Picture fresh water surging forward to meet salt water. There is pressure created and power produced. Norway will open its first sea waterpower plant and interest is building. Statkraft is a government operated power facility located in Norway and it has recently launched a sample model power plant that generates power by utilizing seawater, there [...]

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DII GmbH, a radical emerge and initiative for Sustainable Solar Energy

Giant companies have settled down to take a radical step to support the delivery of sustainable and eco-friendly energy supply. This mass of energy is to be generated from the deserts in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region

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Wind Turbines Becoming Popular In Palmdale

A recent article in the Los Angeles Times, noted that Palmdale, California, has allowed business parks and shopping centers to erect wind turbines in parking lots, and install them on top of small towers.  This initiative is being undertaken in order to take advantage of one of the most naturally occurring resources and lower the [...]

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Solar Power Has Potential To Be Future Primary Energy Source

Solar energy is simply an incredible method for obtaining power. A single hour of solar energy landing on the earth is enough to power the entire planet’s population for a whole year. No doubt, we need to harness this energy that even Da Vinci predicted six hundred and fifty years ago would eventually be industrialized. [...]

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India Is Moving Into Renewable Energy In A Large Way

Renewable energy is a popular choice in many developed countries around the world and now the Indian government is preparing to lead developing countries into an expansive use of alternative energy resources. Specifically through solar and power technology, India is hoping to meet its future energy requirements while decreasing environmental harm; this according to the [...]

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Taller Wind Turbine Towers Make Economical Sense

When the height of a wind turbine is increased, the resulting power output increases. There are extra costs incurred to build taller wind towers, however, the savings they generate makes them cost effective.  For example, a tower that stands eighty meters tall will produce more power than one that stands at sixty meters tall. As [...]

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