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About Tim Tyler

Holds an electronic's engineering degree and is working toward a second degree in IT/web development. Enjoy's renewable energy topic's and has a passion for the environment. Part time writer and web developer, full time husband and father.

LG Chem To Start EV Car Battery Plant In US

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South Korea’s LG Chem, the world’s third-largest maker of lithium-ion batteries, is planning to start production at its Michigan battery cell manufacturing plant later this year. LG Chem had actually planned to start production earlier this year, but it cited lower-than-projected demand as the reason for the delay. Now, production should start at the manufacturing facility in July or August. LG Chem is aiming to produce enough battery cells annually at this Michigan plant to equip … Read More

Twizy Renault Sport F1 Concept Car

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To say that Renault engineers have too much time on their hands might be an understatement. The engineering team has come out with the Twizy EV Sport F1 Concept Car, a car that features a Kinetic Energy Recovery System (KERS) used in the Renault-powered Formula 1 race cars. Renault’s Twizy, for those not aware, is a tiny electric city car with tandem seating for two. It is sold only overseas at the moment. In standard form, it’s powered … Read More

Germany’s Offshore Wind Farm Alpha Ventus Fed 267.8 GWH Into Grid In 2012

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Germany’s first offshore windfarm pilot project, “Alpha Ventus,” has produced some impressive results for 2012. Alpha Ventus exceeded expectations for its annual yield in 2012. The offshore wind farm fed 267.8 gigawatt-hours of power into the German power grid. With that, its power yield is 15.3% higher than the originally forecast value. The good trend also continued in the first quarter of 2013. 267 gigawatt-hours is enough electricity to supply clean, renewable energy to approximately 70,000 households. The Alpha … Read More

Researchers Construct Atom-Thin Solar Photovoltaic Device

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An atom-thin photovoltaic device with high quantum efficiency has been developed by an international team of researchers, researchers from the University of Boston, University of Oxford, and the National University of Singapore. The atom-thin photovoltaic device has a quantum efficiency of 30%, which is simply a measure of the number of photons converted into charge-carrying electrons. To create the device, the researchers created a sandwich of a semiconducting transition metal dichalcogenide (TMDC) and sheets of graphene. “The work … Read More

ADEME Proposes France Set Solar PV Target Of 15 GW By 2020

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A study recently published by the French Environment and Energy Management Agency (ADEME) suggests that France’s Solar PV target for 2020 should be 15 GW instead of its current 5.4 GW. According to ADEME, solar PV has the potential to reach grid parity in France in the coming few years, and therefore is an essential component of sustainable energy policies. At the end of 2012, France had a cumulative PV capacity of just 4 GW (including capacity installed … Read More

International Battery & Energy Storage Alliance Established

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A newly formed alliance, the International Battery and Energy Storage Alliance (IBESA), has been created to help facilitate collaboration between solar, electrical energy storage, and smart grid technologies companies. IBESA was formed by the International PV Equipment Association (IPVEA) and solar research group EuPD to represent the emerging solar storage sector. The IBESA will help give access to market intelligence, new networks, professional resources, and emerging markets. More than 70 IPVEA members will benefit from this partnership. Markus Hoehner, … Read More

AG Solar One Plans To Add 100 MW Of PV Capacity In Puerto Rico

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AG Solar One — a new partnership formed between US wealth management company Greenbriar Capital Corp. and Canadian renewable energy firm Alterra Power Corp. — has plans to implement 100 MW of solar generation capacity in Puerto Rico. The new partnership is owned 50/50 by the two companies, will secure a power purchase and operating agreement with the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority. Puerto Rico offers tax breaks for clean energy projects, and already has one of the five … Read More

Indonesia Aims To Build 36 Solar Power Plants In 2013

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The Indonesian government has allocated a higher budget for solar development this year. The government is planning to build 36 new solar power plants especially in isolated and border areas. The central government and its provincial counterparts have set aside 1 trillion Indonesian Rupiah (IDR) — approximately $103 million — for solar development this year. This will be a significant increase from last  year’s IDR 700 billion budget. If Indonesia is able to add 36 solar power plants … Read More

EU Launches Anti-Subsidy Investigation On Solar Glass From China

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Another anti-subsidy investigation in the solar energy sector has been officially opened by the European Commission (EC). The investigation will look into imports of solar glass from China to the EU. The complaint was filed by EU ProSun Glass, which claims solar glass from China is being subsidized in China and then sold in the EU at prices below market value, and thus causing material injury to the EU solar glass industry. The EC has … Read More