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Sahara Solar Breeder: The Japanese Solution To The Energy Crisis

Mike Sandru — Fri, 26 Nov 2010 16:51:20 +0000

A team of Japanese scientists is currently leading a huge project, called “The Sahara Solar Breeder Project”, that can provide a solution to the world’s energy crisis and the reliance on finite energy resources. The idea is to use the most abundant raw material on Earth, the silica (silicon and oxygen combined) – basically sand, […]

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A New $6 Billion Renewable Power Plant Complex Built by Samsung and Kepco

Mike Sandru — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 17:32:24 +0000

Korea Electric Power Corporation (Kepco) and Samsung C&T have signed a contract to build a new $6 billion renewable power plant complex in a small village near Toronto in southern Ontario.

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Glitter-Sized Photovoltaic Cells Expected to Produce More Power at Less Cost

Mike Sandru — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 08:21:32 +0000

ÃƒÂ¢€Ã…â€œEventually units could be mass-produced and wrapped around unusual shapes for building-integrated solar, tents and maybe even clothing. This would make it possible for hunters, hikers or military personnel in the field to recharge batteries for phones, cameras and other electronic devices as they walk or rest.ÃƒÂ¢€ said Greg Nielson, Sandia lead investigator.

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DeltaStream: UK-Based Underwater Generator to Power 1000 Homes

Mike Sandru — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:11:24 +0000

The unit has been invented by Pembrokeshire engineer Richard Ayre, featuring three generators mounted on a triangular frame and due to its floating crane it can easily be lowered and recovered from the seabed.

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World's Most Efficient Solar Cell Converts 43% Incident Sunlight into Electricity

Mike Sandru — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 16:06:02 +0000

Researchers at the University of South Wales in Sydney, Australia, have created the world's most efficient solar cell. Professor Martin Green and his team of U.S. researchers have succeeded in developing solar cells that convert 43 percent of sunlight into electricity.

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SunCatcher's Stirling-Engine Based Solar Concentrators to Start in 2010

Mike Sandru — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 09:42:05 +0000

Tessera Solar and Stirling Energy Systems (SES) have unveiled new designs of their SunCatcher system at Sandia National Laboratories' National Solar Thermal Test Facility (NSTTF).

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Artificial Leaves Will Convert Light into Electricity

Mike Sandru — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 08:18:09 +0000

Researchers at Leiden University in the Netherlands plan to develop artificial leaf using nature's building blocks to harness solar energy even in the worst places.

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Oceanic Winds Prove Efficient Renewable Energy Resources

Mike Sandru — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:20:39 +0000

In the renewable energy field offshore wind farms are not a new concept and Europe has already made several developments in the technology, which promises better returns than onshore farms being built all over the world.

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Gas Hydrates ("Burning Ice") Offer Clean Heating Solution

Mike Sandru — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 07:25:22 +0000

There is enough material underground to heat 100 million homes for a decade. With this amazing source of energy (the gas hydrates) researchers could develop systems that can provide green and cheap energy for all.

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