Usable Quantum Dot Solar Cells Finally Produced at NREL
A new type of solar cell developed by a team of researchers from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden, Colorado, is able to...
ECC to Build 1.5-Megawatt Wind Turbines For Air Force Center
The Energy Competence Centre (ECC) has recently finished the development of its second wind turbine project at the Massachusetts Military Reservation (MMR).
The project consists...
High-Altitude Winds Some 200 Times Weaker Than Previously Thought
High-altitude winds have been thought by some to be the ultimate energy source that will drive our needs in the future. However, recent calculations...
Gold Nanodots Could Improve Solar Cell Efficiency, Researchers Say
An international team of researchers from France and Denmark have recently discovered that, by using a thin film of gold nanodots in solar cells...
Apple's "Spaceship" to be Powered by 5MW Solar Rooftop
Apple has updated their plans that describe their future headquarters yesterday. The updated Spaceship campus is now planned to include solar panels on its...
Bayer's New Composite Technology Improves Wind Turbine Blades
Bayer MaterialScience LLC, one of the world's largest producers of polymers and high-performance plastics, has recently created a new polyurethane-based composite technology in order...
New Organic Solar Cell Efficiency Record Obtained by Heliatek
A new efficiency record for organic photovoltaic cells has been reached by Heliatek, for the third time in a row. The German company created...
Bill Gates Deals New, Safer Nuclear Reactors With China
If you've gotten used to seeing Bill Gates in the role of Microsoft CEO, then as the image of his foundation fighting for poverty...
WindFloat: Offshore Wind Turbine That Doesn't Need Heavy Lifting Equipment to Install It
Principle Power, Inc. (Seattle-based offshore wind energy developer) in collaboration with Energias de Portugal ( a Portuguese utility) have successfully installed a full-scale 2-megawatt...
Huge Geothermal Potential Revealed Beneath U.S. by Google-Funded Map
The recently revealed map, released by the Geothermal Laboratory of Southern Methodist University, shows once more that massive resources of potential energy lie hidden...
