The recent policies enacted by the Indian government to promote solar power capacity may finally be reaping positive results for the domestic solar module manufacturers. One of the emerging module manufactures in India — Waaree Energies — will increase its production capacity to 1 GW per annum, the company has … [continued]
The Jordanian government has kick-started its ambitious renewable energy program by allocating 200 MW of solar and wind energy capacity. The first renewable energy tender issued by Jordan has reaped encouraging results, with a total of 200 MW awarded to project developers, including a 52.5 MW solar photovoltaic (PV) project. … [continued]
The Innovative Transportation Index is a report (PDF) that lists the top cities when it comes to having a synchronized union of “technology and transportation” (i.e., transportation apps). The reason for the ranking is that a good system of transportation apps improves the ability for “more Americans to live full and engaged lives without … [continued]
A rather interesting new approach to stabilizing the cathodes of Lithium-Sulfur (Li-S) batteries was recently explored by researchers at the China University of Geosciences — stabilization achieved through the addition of DNA. Apparently, all that it takes is the addition of a “fine” amount of DNA into a carbon/sulfur composite … [continued]
British Prime Minister Winston Churchill once famously declared: “Democracy is the worst form of government, except for all the others.” Mr. Churchill had his tongue firmly planted in cheek, but that doesn’t make his statement any less true. Just like any form of government, democracy is prone to corruption, manipulation, … [continued]
Over the past year or so, corporate climate leaders have begun to take responsibility when international agreements can only provide useful answers, not actions. We saw this demonstrated visibly last September when many Fortune 500 CEOs joined presidents, prime ministers, and ordinary people in New York to discuss climate at … [continued]
National Grid UK’s ability to react to grid fluctuation comes from National Instrument’s CompactRIO platform, which let them to see harmonics 400% better.
If you think natural gas is a clean fossil fuel, you’re correct — when it comes to the combustion side of the formula. The production and distribution side and their role in emissions is another matter though — a bad matter. Here, methane emissions are abundant, even without flaring. Traditional … [continued]
China’s National Energy Administration has released figures for the country’s solar installation over 2014, and the news is good: 10.6 GW of new solar was deployed in 2014, pushing the country’s currently installed capacity up to near-30 GW. According to PV-Magazine and PVTech, the National Energy Administration released official data … [continued]
The Japanese Photovoltaic Energy Association released figures for the period October to December 2014, showing that the country’s domestic shipments of solar panels grew 10%, reaching 2,239 MW across the quarter. Bloomberg New Energy Finance has translated the figures from the Japan Photovoltaic Energy Association’s (JPEA) statement, released this week, … [continued]
