by David Fuchs Recently a 3D printer called a “chemputer” was announced. The headline read: “Researchers developing ‘chemputer’ that prints drugs.” This device, if modified, has very serious potential for disruptive change. With one of these modified chemputers, you have the ability to create any chemical compound you wish in less than … [continued]
Despite publishing about 75 articles in the past week, there are still a ton of big news stories we couldn’t get to that we wouldn’t want you to miss. Here’s a summary post on some wind energy, energy efficiency, and other cleantech news from the past week: Wind Energy … [continued]
Envision Solar International announced on Thursday that one of its Tracking Solar Trees®, which includes a SunCharge™ electric vehicle charging station as its trunk, will be going up at GM’s Milford Proving Ground. The company writes: “The patent pending, dual synchronous solar tracking system gives the array the ability to capture 25 … [continued]
Despite publishing about 35 articles on solar power in the past week, there are still a ton of big solar news stories we couldn’t get to but that we wouldn’t want you to miss. Here’s a quick summary of them: 25MW California Solar Project Now Under Construction: SolarWorld has … [continued]
Solar3D, which we’ve covered several times (click that link), has completed the first working prototype of its “breakthrough 3-dimensional solar cell technology.” The 3D solar cell it has created “produces at least 250% of the power of a basic silicon solar cell,” according to the company. 3D Solar Cell … [continued]
Gamesa has announced a deal to give 48 megawatts (MW) of wind power to the Longyuan Group in the Fujian Provincial city of Jiangkou in China. The deal allows the Spanish wind turbine manufacturer to provide 24 of its G90-2.0MW & G87 2.0 wind turbines for the wind farm in the … [continued]
Iron ore mines in Brazil, a chromium mine in South Africa, and an open-cast coal mine in Germany’s Rhennish mining area — they’re all making use of, or preparing to make use of, renewable energy systems, an emerging trend that could benefit mining companies and local communities in several substantial respects. […]
A European Commission decision to impose anti-dumping duties would pose significant problems for China’s silicon PV manufacturers, which now find themselves reeling from debt loads, a precipitous decline in prices (largely of their own making), and slowing demand as a result of the ongoing EU debt crisis and slow economic growth. […]
JinkoSolar, a leading global manufacturer of solar energy products, is working with Solea Renewables to develop the first ever off-grid utility scale photovoltaic system in South Africa for a Limpopo province chrome mine. “The 1 megawatt plant will produce approximately 1.8 GWh of electricity per year and will effectively … [continued]
Sunflowers, and many other plants, have evolved their own natural tracking systems enabling them to follow the sun’s trajectory throughout the day in order to maximize their absorption of sunlight… and thus, survive and proliferate. Applying this concept to photovoltaics with mechanical solar trackers is not by any means … [continued]
