PV - Cost of solar electricity to be halved by 2020 - Renewable Energy Magazine, at the heart of clean energy journalism
University of York scientists have found a method to convert cellulose efficiently into bioethanol. The researchers identified the molecular mechanism
(PhysOrg.com) -- In an attempt to mimic the photosynthetic systems found in plants and some bacteria, scientists have taken a step toward developing an artificial light-harvesting system (LHS) that meets one of the crucial requirements for such systems: an approximately 100% energy transfer efficiency. Although high energy transfer efficiency is just one component of the development of a useful artificial LHS, the achievement could lead to clean solar-fuel technology that turns sunlight into chemical fuel.
Australia is taking its first leap into utility-scale solar PV with a 10-megawatt (MW) AC project located in Western Australia – 10 times larger than any operating project in the country.
Miscellaneous - India receives €200 million loan from EIB to fund renewable energy projects - Renewable Energy Magazine, at the heart of clean energy journalism
PV - Solar may produce most of world’s power by 2060, IEA says - Renewable Energy Magazine, at the heart of clean energy journalism
Germany now has more renewable energy installed than the USA. But the race is far from over and there is stiff competition in developing countries.
Wind - Wind power set to triple by 2020 - Renewable Energy Magazine, at the heart of clean energy journalism
Biofuels - Thomson becomes first airline to fly customers on biofuel - Renewable Energy Magazine, at the heart of clean energy journalism
Panorama - Renewables meet 16 percent of global final energy consumption in 2010 - Renewable Energy Magazine, at the heart of clean energy journalism
The sheet of paper looks like any other document that might have just come spitting out of an office printer, with an array of colored rectangles printed over much of its surface. But then a researcher picks it up, clips a couple of wires to one end, and shines a light on the paper. Instantly an LCD clock display at the other end of the wires starts to display the time.
Wind farms in China and small-scale solar panels on rooftops in Europe were largely responsible for last year
(PhysOrg.com) -- A world record double by UNSW solar cell researchers promises to make solar power more affordable, with world-beating new technology delivering substantial efficiency gains at minimal extra cost.
In a paper published in Nature Photonics, University of Toronto researchers report the first efficient two-layer solar cell based on colloidal quantum dots
