TUCSON, Ariz. – (Business Wire) Sion Power announced today that their proprietary lithium sulfur (Li-S) batteries played a critical role in the QinetiQ Zephyr smashing the world record for the longest duration …
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Solar Power
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., July 27, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — Propelled by aggressive R&D activities, third generation photovoltaics (PVs) are poised to take a huge leap forward. The exploratory mass …
MUMBAI, India (AP) — Vodafone Essar Ltd. unveiled a solar-powered mobile phone Tuesday that it hopes will appeal to India’s rural masses who lack electricity. India has been adding close to 20 million mobile subscribers …
Diana Powers reports that the cost of solar photovoltaic panels has declined “to the point where they are lower than the rising projected costs of new nuclear plants, according to a paper published this month.” Parity …
Researchers at JILA have demonstrated the use of infrared laser light to quickly and precisely heat the water in “nano bathtubs” — tiny sample containers — for microscopy studies of the biochemistry of single molecules and nanoparticles.
Pocono Raceway switched on its state-of-the-art alternative energy source Friday as its new 25-acre solar energy farm came to life.
Take one glance at the city’s newest trash bin and you’ll know it’s not ordinary. Solar panels line the top of it and it has a pull-down handle for dumping trash. Signs on its sides read, “Hi, I’m BigBelly. Feed me trash.”
COLCHESTER, VT–(Marketwire – July 30, 2010) – Green Mountain Power today asked the Vermont Public Service Board to authorize a 3.1 percent rate adjustment to go into effect on October 1, 2010, as part of its alternative regulation plan. The increase is primarily due to factors that affect all utilities in the region, such as [...]
Russia says it plans to spend $200 million building the country’s largest wind-power plant in the southern Krasnodar Territory near the Black Sea. The plant will initially produce 50 megawatts of power annually, with an eventual goal of a capacity of 100 megawatts a year, RIA Novosti reported.
Thailand’s biggest private power producer, Ratchaburi Electricity Generating Holding Plc, plans to join the upcoming auction by the Energy Ministry for the small power producer (SPP) programme, saying the bid will be opened soon, says president Noppol Milinthanggoon.
