News about Solar, Wind and alternative green power technologies

Minor Changes To the Tiniest Parts In Solar Cells Yields Surprising Rise In Efficiency

A team of engineers from University of Buffalo has been able to significant increase the conversion rate of solar-energy technology by tweaking the tiniest parts of the cells. At University of Buffalo, researchers have already demonstrated that embedding quantum dots into modern photovoltaic cells increase the energy output significantly. It allows the cells to generate [...]

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Solar Industry Experienced Steady Growth in America – 2011

Recent the Solar Energy Industries Associated, Washington released a review on the solar energy market of U.S in 2011. The report says that the solar market has experienced as strong growth in 2011; with falling cost and rising employment creation. Some facts of the Solar Market in 2011 have been recorded in this article: 1. [...]

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Solar Power to Reach Grid Parity In 5 Years

India’s government says that solar power will cost the same as typical electricity within five years from now. In 2017, the tariff of solar power will be on the same rate as thermal energy. Recent trend has shown a significant decrease in price per project.. The renewable-energy minister says that companies are bidding at rate [...]

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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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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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The Solar Industry Might Struggle – Feed-in Tariff Being Cut

Are the subsidies cuts, levied by the government, out reduce the prospects of rapidly expanding solar companies such as Engensa – which is yet in its infant stage? The young owners of the company share with us insights into the model which they are working on, in a bid to keep Engensa up and running. [...]

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One of EU’s leading Photovoltaic power Companies Is Buying Solar Technology from Emerson

Recently, one of EU’s largest solar-energy developers awarded a long-term contract to Emerson to provide power inverter technology. Emerson’s contract with Euro Projects, makes them the supplier of utility-scale inverters for two very large solar power plants situated in Villaperuccio in Sardinia, Italy. The power inverters provided by Emerson, converts DC current generated from solar [...]

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Europe & MEAN Building New Science & Energy Alliance: DESERTEC – Solution For Energy Stability

Germany, Tunisia and Morocco along with their governments have both openly acknowledged and supported the concept of Middle East and North African (MENA) countries fulfilling their constantly rising demand for energy by using the intensive sun. They have to generate solar power on a huge scale. Additionally, Europe would import the extra energy generated by [...]

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Solar Power Used for Laptops in Rwanda

Laptop distribution to local leaders intensifies across the country, as solar energy is designed to be the power source for small communities using the computers. In a recent interview, the Rwandese Minister of Local Government, James Musoni, stated that they are ready to work in cooperation with the Ministry of Infrastructure (MININFRA) to supply solar [...]

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Solar Power – How Long Should the Australian Governments Provide Subsidy?

Rooftop solar electricity panels are an iconic symbol to show our commitment towards green energy and a climate-friendly lifestyle. Yet, in most countries, it is state subsidies, which have led to the rapid proliferation of solar photovoltaic. Now the cost of solar panels is slowly coming down. There are intriguing questions being asked upon the [...]

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