News about Solar, Wind and alternative green power technologies

Revolutionary Efficiency Might Be the Outcome of Quantum Dot Research For Solar Cells

New research is offering the potential to boost efficiency of solar cells by 100 percent. The typical solar cell efficiency can, according to Chemists Xiaoyang Zhu at the University of Texas at Austin, be increased from 30 percent to above 60 percent. This was shown in a study on semiconductor nano-crystals and so-called quantum dots. [...]

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The Market for Solar Panel in the Year 2010

In 2008, the sales of solar power panel amounted to 5.6GW, which is nearly up 48 percent. 3.3GW or 60 percent of the solar panel sales were done in Asia, in the year 2008. Besides roughly 1.5W solar energy sales were done in Europe. While the United States accounted for a mere 750MW solar power [...]

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Norway Renewable Energy: In The Transport Sector

The transportation sector accounts for roughly 37 percent of the world’s carbon emission. The annual consumption of an estimated 57 TWh of fuel comes from fossil fuels that are utilized in combusted engines. The innovative new electric engines are on less polluting than the combusted engines. They are more energy efficient and can support a [...]

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Renewable Energy Options in The Caribbean; Part 2

Renewable energy options are being implemented in various parts of the world. Caribbean is not an exception, they are going towards a potential clean energy policy. Here are a few examples where they can progress. 1. Hydro Power Hydropower has been used for years. Countries like Canada and Norway depends heavily on hydropower. However, hydropower [...]

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Environmental Impacts Of Wind Energy

The fact that wind power is a clean, hygienic, green and renewable form of energy, what are the impacts of this power on the environment? Electricity generated by fossil cause pollution. Wind power can surely bring a reduction in the pollution that is caused by this type of fossil-fired conventional energy. As a matter of [...]

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Renewable Energy Options in The Caribbean; Part 1

It is interesting to note that when we think about renewable energy, wind and solar energy are the two first sources that cling in our head. These two mediums are convenient alternatives of energy. 1. Wind Energy The arithmetic formula for competitive wind energy is to use bigger windmills. The larger the wind mills the [...]

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Europe Is Strongly Dedicated to Renewable Energy.

There has already been an unjustifiable amount of toxic black oil spread out in the Gulf of Mexico. This is certainly a strong appeal for change in national energy policies not only for the Obama administration but for the whole world. However, in terms of energy supply, United States of America could learn a great [...]

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Renewable Business Park In the Pipeline

A zero-carbon sustainable business park is going to be constructed at Wheal Jane, near Truro, in Britain. The full support of the Environment Agency is also present. The plan to initiate the new business park was moved to a forward phase as the proposed wind turbine at Balbhu site was granted consent. According to Bernard [...]

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Renewable Energy: Storage Solutions Suggested In Norway

The major constrains with renewable energy sources is its inconsistent or irregular supply. For example, solar energy supply is subject to seasonal changes, the absence of sunshine during the night and cloudy days. It is not feasible to produce solar energy during the night and wind energy cannot be generated if there is no wind. [...]

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Overcoming the Obstacles of Nuclear Energy

An atom is the tiniest component of any element. However, it contains a massive quantity of energy. There is a process known as fission, which involves splitting atoms. The fission process generates an enormous amount of light and heat. An example of the fission process was witnessed in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan. The dreadful terror [...]

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