News about Solar, Wind and alternative green power technologies

Large Wind Power Projects Coming To Pakistan: 17 proposals for 3,000 MW Project

The biggest wind turbine manufacturers are seeking turnkey EPC contracts. Some of the world’s largest company involved are Vestas, Siemens, GE, Goldwind, Nordex and SUNEC. In addition, to the 500-MW wind power plants that are expected to be finished by 2013; Pakistan’s Alternative Energy Board (AEDB) has been having more than 17 companies providing offers [...]

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Is Solar Powered Data Centre in Apple’s Quest to Go Green?

Large giant tech companies are going towards solar energy. Apple is changing its North Caroline Centre to solar power from coal. In a recent study released by Greenpeace found that Apple ranked last in the field of being Green. The pool included large tech companies. But now they are slowly moving towards solar power by [...]

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Will Mars Be a Hub For Nuclear Energy Or Solar Power?

Opportunity and Spirit were the two last NASA Mars rovers sent to outer-space in 2003. They used solar energy as a source of energy. However, from Cape Canaveral, in November 2011 another rover has started its mission but with nuclear power. Spirit and Opportunity – Solar Powered Rovers Apparently, solar power and nuclear power have [...]

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Renewable Energy Companies Struggling (Solar Companies)

Europe’s three largest renewable companies said that they are being badly hit by the fall in price caused by over-supply and insignificant government incentives. The same has been said by renewable companies in the United States and in China. Renewable energy companies around the globe have been hit by a mix of high inventories and [...]

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IEA Says Renewable Energy Will Represent 18 % of Global Energy Supply in 2035

International Energy Agency (IEA) said in their 2011 World Energy Outlook that the share of renewable energy would rise by 5% in 25 years. Currently, renewable energy contributes to 13 % of the global energy mix. The International Energy Agency says that by 2035, this figure is likely going to rise to 18 %. This [...]

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UN Report: Renewable Energy Can Provide 80 % of Global Energy Needs by 2050

According to a recent report from United Nations, renewable sources (wind, hydropower and solar) can power 80 percent of the global energy needs by 2050. However, the right policies need to be in placed to make this happen. Environmental group such as Greenpeace said that the findings were even underestimated due to strong opposition from [...]

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Cold fusion Unveiled by An Italian Scientist – True or False?

There is an Italian Scientist named Andrea Rossi who claims that he has successfully conducted ‘cold fusion’ – Something that most scientists consider impossible to do. Andrea Rossi’s ability to fuse hydrogen and nickel at normal room temperature is something that most physicists say defines the very laws of physics and is thus not simply [...]

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Using Nuclear Power (Fusion) To Reach the Stars

If mankind is really serious about sending spaceships to other stars in the universe within our current lifespan, then we will need to devise innovative propulsion techniques, which will enable the machines to move out of the confinement of our Solar System. The best option, as of now, is power of nuclear fusion. However, the [...]

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Will Solar Power Be The Solution To Future Energy Challenges?

Jeremy Leggett, who launches new ventures promoting green economy, strongly recommends that we follow the footsteps of China and Germany by investing in solar energy while there is a steep decline in the costs of start-up. Wall Street has been avoiding investing money in solar organizations. Even if so, USA has more solar jobs than [...]

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Hybrid Solar System Harnessing Thermal & Thermoelectric Power

A new approach to the use of sun energy was developed at MIT. Two researchers are trying to get both thermal and electric energy at the same time out of a hybrid thermoelectric system. The journal Solar Energy has recently published a paper signed by Evelyn Wang, associate professor of mechanical engineering at MIT, and [...]

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