News about Solar, Wind and alternative green power technologies

Hydrogen to Account for The Intermittency of Solar and Wind Energy

There is a belief that hydrogen will play a fundamental role in supporting energy provision as well as to act as fuel for automobiles. It is, nevertheless, certain that for hydrogen to take a basic role in both energy and transportation many new infrastructures need to be set in place. This will thus involve an [...]

Continue reading...

Batteries can make Renewable Energy Revolutionary

Solar systems previously considered a luxury is now at the verge of falling prices and increasing demands. Solar photovoltaic (PV) has been indubitable expensive for years; it was as high as $8 per watt. The price has now fallen significantly to around $2 per watt. This progress has been met through improved production methods. It [...]

Continue reading...

Renewable Energy (Wind, Solar & Tide power) Will Be Distributed Through A Super-grid in Europe

Europe is looking ahead for the first step to make the European super-grid a reality. The prime focus is to make a smart electricity grid dedicated to distribute renewable power in North Sea. The project is already pinpointing on connecting turbines from north coast of Scotland to wave power generated from Belgian and Danish waves, [...]

Continue reading...

Panasonic Jumps Into Cleantech In A Large Way – One Billion Dollars By 2012

The world’s leading manufacturer of plasma television sets, Panasonic, is about to experience their own companywide green shift. They have decided to invest one billion dollars into clean technology as they begin to concentrate on their core market, equipping homes and businesses with energy conscious products and solar power. Panasonic joins the ranks of several [...]

Continue reading...

SolarReserve Gets Shaking With Salt Storage Concept In Nevada Desert

A specific issue concerning solar power is that it is inconsistent due to irregular sunshine and the simple fact that old Sol stays hidden in the evening. That said some solar companies are resorting to liquefied salt to deal with the problem. Recently SolarReserve, a new venture based in Santa Monica, California announced a plan [...]

Continue reading...

Many States Could Meet Their Renewable Power Objectives With Their Own Resources

There are thirty six states, which have renewable energy objectives, or renewable power mandates that could satisfy these by simply utilizing renewable energy located within that state. This is according to a report released by the Institute for Local Self-Reliance. That same report states that twenty three states could become self reliant in electrical current [...]

Continue reading...

New Ideas For Utility Energy Storage

Energy storage has been putting a crimp into renewable energy production and technical development for since the inception of alternative power methods. Energy storage at the utility level has been studied and implemented and today the result is far more than stacks if lithium batteries for power stowage. One only needs to look at the [...]

Continue reading...

Solar Cooling And Solar Heating Can Save Money And The Planet

Solar cooling is derived from the identical energy that we use to assist us in staying warm when the winter arrives. There are several means by which solar cooling can be accomplished. You could use a passive method of solar cooling whereby a storage unit captures the suns heat when it is maximized during hours [...]

Continue reading...

Wind Turbines On Maine’s Coastline To Heat Homes

In earlier centuries, the Gulf of Maine was a busy area where many boats depended on the blustery winds of the area to move them from one locale to another. It has been referred to as the “Saudi Arabia of wind”. These days, it is a group known as Fox Islands Wind that is looking [...]

Continue reading...

Canadian Physicist’s Invention Uses Stored Summer Air As Heating System

Ron Tolmie is a physicist who lives in Ontario and he has a unique way of heating and cooling his home. Tolmie uses a system that utilizes stored summer air. He has named it the Atmospheric Energy Street System, and it captures the heated air from the summertime and directs it below ground via pipes [...]

Continue reading...