News about Solar, Wind and alternative green power technologies

Boeing Embraces Green Technology with Its Solar-Powered Aircraft

An $89 million deal has been signed with the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency by Boeing in order to build up an unmanned aircraft that is solar-powered. The creation of the SolarEagle is being made with the support of the Vulture II demonstration program. It will have its initial flight in the year 2014. [...]

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Bio Architecture Laboratory Developing Algae Bio-fuel, Research Funded By Statoil

A US-based Bio Architecture Lab’s (BAL) research, development and demonstration center for algae bio-fuel is being financed by Statoil and Global Oil. This will support European commercialisation efforts of bio-fuel. These large corporations have recently joined on a strategic agreement. The aim is to research and develop ethanol from macro-algae, which is currently available off [...]

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South Korea’s 400 MW Solar Power Plant Will Be Established by SunEdison

The Provincial Government of Gyeongsangnam-do in South Korea and SonEdison has jointly agreed to start the construction of a 400 MW solar power plant. This power plant will also help to create around 1,500 jobs. The project is scheduled to be finished before the end of 2013. The American Solar-based company will be establishing solar [...]

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Outlook on Renewable Energy: Calif’s Zero Net Energy Plan

Recently, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) and business leaders came together to start a Zero Net Energy Action Plan for the period 2010 to 2012. The aim of the project is to support commercial buildings with financial incentives to use latest green technology. The plan supports on-site production of clean energy. The construction of [...]

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Outlook on Renewable Energy as Wind and Solar Energy are Emerging

Clean energy is a priority for the Obama administration. Denise Bode, CEO of the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) said that a report was previously released by the Western Energy Alliance, which was in the past known as the Independent Petroleum Association of Mountain States. The document stated that renewable electricity is the only fundamental [...]

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JDSU Launching Concentrated Photovoltaic Technology to Harness Solar Energy

New CVP Cell has been created to capture solar energy at a higher efficiency. JDSU recently announced the release of a new concentrator photovoltaic (CPV) cells with the potential to further harness sunlight within solar panels. The organisation is currently cooperating with large solar system integrators. They are aiming at installing CPV cells in solar [...]

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Green Buildings Conserve & Save Energy

Green buildings have existed for nearly thousands of years though no one would have named them so, until recently. The Romans used what we term passive solar methods to keep their buildings cool in the hot Italian sun. Regrettably, by the 20th century these rational and simple techniques were ignored. Heating spaces became so cheap [...]

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Mars Mission Can Help To Revolutionize Solar Power Efficiency

The recent technological advancement used by NASA scientists to uncover Mars might have a potential benefit to unravel world’s energy concerns. According to experts their technology could help to enhance the efficiency of solar energy. The NASA’s Mars rover robots have a self-cleaning system to avoid dust accumulation on solar panels. In other words, the [...]

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Bio-fuel is Causing High Demand For Land According To The World Bank

According to the World Bank, there is a high demand for agricultural land in developing countries. The focus is on bio-fuel. Recently, the World Bank has associated the increasing demand for farmland to bio-fuel. According to a ‘164-page report released by the World Bank’ developing and emerging economies are investing heavily in farmland. Last year [...]

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Solar Thermal Power A Global Solution To Energy Needs

In the Middle East & North Africa (MENA) a potential solar energy capacity of 630,000 terawatts is unexploited while Europe uses only 4,000 terawatts. ‘Studies’ are suggesting that if solar thermal plants were erected in the MENA desert over a surface area equivalent to Austria it would be sufficient to provide energy to the whole [...]

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