News about Solar, Wind and alternative green power technologies

Japan’s Green Town Being Built by Panasonic: Fujisawa SST

The SMART Town is a project that is not only going to save energy but will change the concept of how towns are constructed in Japan. In collaboration with eight companies Panasonic is building an eco-energy town, which is going to be full-fledge with energy saving technologies. In theory, the houses that are going to [...]

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Solar Energy Coming To Africa with the Support of China

According to a recent announcement, it was mentioned that China is planning to establish solar power projects across 40 African countries. This will help the continent to move away from its heavy dependency on fossil fuel and equally support world’s largest solar manufactures (Chinese) to expand even further. At China Chamber of Commerce for Import [...]

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Toyota Installing 17,000 Solar Panels

A Toyota plant at the South Derbyshire is going to become one of the largest solar parks in England. In total 17,000 panels will be installed covering a surface area equivalent to 4.5 football pitches. In other words, it will generate a total of 4,600,000 kWh, which will be sufficient to supply enough energy to [...]

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Photovoltaics Are becoming Even More Flexible

According to Daily Science the rolled up displays and solar cells of flexible type have a great potential in the future markets. But one thing is very important for the solar cells, which is the protective layers around the cells. These layers save the solar cells from oxygen and water vapors thus increasing the life [...]

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Changes In Solar Technology 2009 and Thereafter

These days after every week we hear News about the development in solar energy. Development is emphasizing mainly on ways to make solar energy cheaper while equally very effective. Here is the analysis done by a reporter who won an award for making solar energy reports. This analysis reveals the important steps taken by the [...]

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Tidal Energy Is Being Tapped Into By New Strategic Alliance

Forming a new alliance, European marine energy centres (EMEC) and fundy ocean research center for energy (FORCE) have joined hands to harness the power of marine renewable energy. The agreement for the same was signed by Richard Morris, commercial director of EMEC and john woods, chair of FORCE at all-energy conference in Scotland. Mr. Woods [...]

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Wind Energy Is the Right Choice in Comparison to Nuclear Energy

Just how many times in the past has Senator Lamar Alexander shown support for nuclear energy rather than wind energy? He is one of the few keys political people who totally disregard the power of wind energy and believe that whatever incentives are given to wind power by the federal government should be cut down. [...]

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A 24/7 Solar Power Plant Constructed In The U.S

Renewable sources of energy like solar energy are so much in demand these days since other non-renewable sources are depleting up. However, opponents of solar energy had always maintained that it is not a perfect resource since this energy cannot be harnessed at night or during cloudy or stormy days. But now, a new first [...]

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Renewable Energy is A Sustainable Option for Oman

With the world waking up to the disasters of depleting non-renewable sources of energy and needs of renewable sources, Oman has also geared itself up. At the power and water summit, muhammed Abdullah al mahrouqi, who is the chairman of public authority for electricity and water, will read out the keynote. In this, he states [...]

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More Reductions in Solar Grants In Germany

The alteration made by the government to Renewable Energy Law (EEG) is currently awaiting the approval from the German Ministry of Economics and Technology, as well as the German Ministry of Finance. The solar industry will probably have to discuss further restrictions on the turn. This week, Mr. Röttgen Norbert (CDU) the German Federal Minister [...]

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