News about Solar, Wind and alternative green power technologies

The Best of Solar Technology: Thermal or PV?

Solar energy shining at the earth surface represents a thousands of times of the current world’s electricity. Solar power has a bright future but the technology that is going to rule is still a question. Is it going to be thermal solar power or photovoltaic solar technology? Although, solar power has an Olympian capacity it [...]

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Ways to Encourage Governmental Support for Solar Power

Those who are interested in solar power will certainly be looking for subsidies, grants, feed-in tariffs and other governmental support that bring the cost of installing solar power down. Homeowners are already benefiting from lucrative subsidies in some countries. This has been triggered through growing global pressures over the concern of limited fossil fuels. Consequently, [...]

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Global Investment Trends in Green Energy Unveiled In Recent Reports (2010)

Investment in clean energy remains strong despite the tough recession. Renewable is constantly expanding in most countries. The past year, 2009, marked the subsequent second year in a row carrying a higher expansion capacity in renewable sources of energy like solar and wind in comparison to gas, coal and nuclear energy. This was published in [...]

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China’s Urge for Renewable Energy

China is expanding gigantically in manufacturing and tertiary sectors. It is also engaging itself in a sustainable path towards a low-carbon growth strategy. A development approached is emphasized on renewable energy sources. There have already been 11 five-year plans (2006 to 2010) established to assure investments in the clean energy, where the prime focus is [...]

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The very First Solar Powered Desalination Plant will be Constructed in Cyprus

The very first joint solar power and desalination plant will be build in Cyprus, succeeding the accomplishment of a research project done by the Cyprus Institute. The objective of the research was to offer a practical solution to the problem of water shortage that is faces by Cyprus and various other Mediterranean countries, while taking [...]

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An Overview Of Enel Green Power

Enel Green Power forms part of Enel Group, and it is deeply dedicated to expand the use of renewable sources in both Europe and America. The company is also a pioneer in the worldwide market for renewable solutions. The Italian organisation has operations generating an estimated 21 billion kwH from renewable sources like the sun, [...]

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A More Effective Way to Produce Solar-Grade Silicon

A Norwegian manufacturer, Elkem Solar, has through research and development been able to establish a more effective way to produce conventional silicon production. The company based in Kristiansand has achieved some of its set goals: 1. The Cost of silicon production has been decreased considerably in respect to typical production approaches. 2. The energy consumption [...]

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Interesting Facts about Solar Energy

There exists intriguing facts and figures concerning solar energy. Did you know that the sun is the ultimate source of energy supporting life on earth? It is also the fundamental prerequisite for the formation of any other type of energy. Fossil fuel is a product of solar energy. It is through the dynamic process of [...]

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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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Solar Energy Could Be Expanded Instead of Investing in Wars

Solar energy can have a brilliant future in America according to an issue of Scientific America in 2007. They claimed that investing around $10 billion per annum over 4 decades can turn America into an energy independent country. Moreover, the most interesting part is the result of decreasing greenhouse emission by 62 percent. This could [...]

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