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Posted on August 24th, 2011 by Editor
Filed under: COUNTRIES, EDUCATION CAREERS, ENERGY COLLECTION, ENERGY EFFICIENCY, ENERGY STORAGE, ENERGY USES, EVENTS FAIRS EXPOS SHOWS, GOVERNMENTS, INVITATIONS NOTICES | No Comments »
Solar Pioneer Appointed Head Of Singapore Research Institute Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University (NTU) is hoping that the appointment of Professor Michael Grätzel (often spelled “Graetzel”), will result in advancements in the manufacture of cheaper, more efficient solar cells. The Swiss professor is the pioneer of applying artificial photosynthesis principles to solar technology The University says [...]
Posted on August 23rd, 2011 by Editor
Filed under: APPOINTMENTS, EDUCATION CAREERS, PEOPLE, RESEARCH EXPLORE | No Comments »
Sungevity Inks $50 Million Home Solar Power Deal Solar power investment in America continues to defy stock market trends, with US solar power company Sungevity announcing a funding deal with Citigroup Inc. to provide for $50 million in residential solar leases that will allow the company to expand into new territory on the East Coast. [...]
Posted on August 23rd, 2011 by Editor
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U.S. Coast Guard’s Solar Project for rooftops Schneider Electric recently announced it had secured a contract with the United States Coast Guard (USCG) in Puerto Rico to install 2.89 megawatts of solar panels on renovated Coast Guard rooftops over a 13-month period. The company says the rooftop solar rollout, part of its comprehensive $50 million [...]
Posted on August 23rd, 2011 by Editor
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U.S. Army Establishes Energy Initiatives depot The United States’ Army says its many large-scale renewable energy installations would become vital to mission security in the event of failure to the civilian electricity grid. The Army has established a new Energy Initiatives Office (EIO) Task Force to manage an estimated $7.1 billion in investments on future [...]
Posted on August 23rd, 2011 by Editor
Filed under: MANAGEMENT SUPERVISION, RENEWABLE ENERGY, SERVICES | No Comments »
Floatovoltaics – Floatation Solar Farms FARM DAMS USED TO FLOAT SOLAR PANELS Farm dams can be put to work to host floating solar farms that not only create clean, renewable electricity, but also reduce water evaporation. One of the criticisms of ground-mount solar farms is the amount of space they occupy. In rural areas, this [...]
Posted on August 23rd, 2011 by Editor
Filed under: ENERGY COLLECTION, FARM RURAL AGRICULTURAL, SOLAR, WATER | No Comments »
STANFORD SOLAR CAR CLAIMS TO BE FASTEST SOLAR CAR EVER BUILT The Stanford Solar Car Project has been working for two years on its latest all-solar vehicle, called Xenith, which later this year will travel across the Australian Outback powered by nothing but sunlight. The team says the stanford Xenith is the fastest solar car [...]
Posted on August 21st, 2011 by Editor
Filed under: SOLAR, SPEED, TRANSPORT | No Comments »
NEW ALLOY CONVERTS HEAT DIRECTLY TO ELECTRICITY The heat given off by electronics, automobile engines, factories and other sources is a potentially huge source of energy, and various technologies are being developed in order to capture that heat, and then convert it into electricity. Thanks to an alloy that was recently developed at the University [...]
Posted on August 13th, 2011 by Editor
Filed under: ELECTRICITY, ENERGY COLLECTION, ENERGY EFFICIENCY, ENERGY STORAGE, FREE POWER, HEAT TRANSFER, NEW TECHNOLOGIES, POWER GENERATION | No Comments »
THORIUM FOR NUCLEAR REACTORS AS A SAFER OPTION The world’s growing need for energy, the limits of our supply of fossil fuels and concern about the effects of carbon emissions on the environment have all prompted interest in the increased use of nuclear power. Yet the very word “nuclear” carries with it an association of [...]
Posted on August 13th, 2011 by Editor
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BIKINI ATTOL OR BIKINI POWER TO DRIVE GADGETS Those lucky enough to be currently enjoying the Northern Hemisphere summer will no doubt be heading for the beach for a good bronzing as often as possible. These days, of course, the digital device is an important part of the sun worshiper’s kit, and making sure they [...]
Posted on August 13th, 2011 by Editor
Filed under: APPAREL CLOTHES, ENERGY COLLECTION, ENERGY USES, SOLAR | No Comments »