Batteries May Not Be Best Option For Small-Scale Storage
A Stanford University study suggests that batteries may not be the best bet for storing small-scale wind and solar energy. The study states that doing... Read More
Interest In Solar Grows, As Does Production
The year 2014 will be a good one for solar, according to research conducted by an industry report. Investments in different aspects of solar are... Read More
Huge Batteries To Store Energy
An experiment worth £2.5m is set to get underway at Gigha, an island in Scotland. As per this, giant batteries containing 75,000 litres sulphuric acid (mixed... Read More
Develop Consistent Energy Policy Approach: GCEE
The Annual Report recently presented by the German Council of Economic Experts (GCEE) highlighted inconsistencies in the renewable energy sector policies. The report, for the... Read More
FIT Programme For Mississauga
The Canadian government has installed Feed-In-Tariff (FIT) systems which will help pave the way for a ‘green’ future in the country. The FITs enable owners... Read More
Salt To Store Solar Energy
A professor from the University of South Florida has devised an innovative way to harness the sun’s energy even after it has disappeared from the... Read More
Emergency Power Supply Using Microgrid
Borrego Springs, a census-designated place (CDP) in San Diego County, witnessed the power of a microgrid in the time of emergency. A heavy thunderstorm, which caused havoc... Read More
New Research Plant For University Of Queensland
A 3.28MW capacity PV research plant will be built by First Solar in Australia’s University of Queensland. The collaboration between the university and the US... Read More
Cheap Supercapacitators From Wood
Researchers from the Illinois Sustainable Technology Centre used wood waste to produce super capacitators. These supercapacitators generate the same effect as advanced activated-carbon units. Made... Read More
Battery Technologies Market To Grow Six-Fold
Research suggests that the emerging battery technologies used in the backup and UPS markets are set to increase 600% by the year 2020. Currently at... Read More