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In two years solar energy for residential sector would be cheaper than electricity grid:Solar player

NEW DELHI: In the next two years, solar power will be cheaper than the electricity grid in the residential sector, says solar energy provider SunSource Energy which on Monday successfully implemented the first two phases of a 100 MW solar project Read More +

Will a Record-Low Wind Power Tariff Hurt Energy Producers Profits?

Even as the recently concluded wind power auction has shifted the focus back to the sector, the jury is still out on the financial viability of the record low tariffs for power generating companies.

Wind power prices crashed to a record Read More +

Electrical power converter allows grid to easily accept power from renewable energy

Engineering researchers at the University of Arkansas have invented a novel electrical power converter system that simultaneously accepts power from a variety of energy sources and converts it for use in the electrical grid system.

Wind Farmers Site Turbines to Achieve Greater Efficiency

Wind energy is a key part of the global energy future, expanding rapidly throughout the world in onshore and offshore settings. But to be sustainable, large scale, multi-megawatt (multi-MW) wind farming's economic efficiencies need to be maxim Read More +

How Companies Are Setting New Energy Goals.

It’s no secret that companies use goals to push their businesses in a positive direction. Whether it’s about creating more value or reducing impacts, goals provide focus, direction, and a sense of urgency. Rece Read More +

New method to help solve the problem of nuclear waste.

In the last decades, nanomaterials have gained broad scientific and technological interest due to their unusual properties compared to micrometre-sized materials. At this scale, matter shows properties governed by size. At the present time, nanoma Read More +

How innovation will influence solar tracker technology

Every solar project presents an opportunity to solve challenges, mitigate risk and improve performance by choosing the right technology for the job. Though many in the industry argue in favor of one universally “best” solution for modu Read More +

Solar Is the Fastest-Growing Energy

The world’s growing fleet of solar panels generated a third more electricity in 2015 than a year earlier, making power captured from the sun the world’s fastest growing source of energy.Solar generation grew 33 percent, with China Read More +

Challenges of Embracing Renewable Energy

Lack of access to financing and the current regulatory framework governing renewable energy development in Kenya has hampered generation of electricity from clean sources by universities in the country despite their increasing stu Read More +

$100 Billion Now Building Indian Clean Energy.

Within the next six years, India needs $300 billion for renewables and grid efficiency, with $100 billion needed for solar alone to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ambitious plan for energy growth in the country."In Read More +

Path to 100 Percent Clean Energy.

In early May of this year, Portugal ran on renewable electricity alone for four consecutive days. And later that same month, on May 15, Germany filled almost all its electricity needs with solar, wind, and hydro power.This is g Read More +

Storing Heat Underground in a Geosolar System.

As an engineer and permaculture designer living in a cold-climate, I am particularly fascinated with the interplay between thermodynamics and design and with capturing “waste” energy and finding novel, inexpensive and efficient ways to Read More +

Solar Powered Smart Flowers Are New Focus for Cape Wind Champion Jim Gordon.

An innovative solar plus storage solution that was launched in Europe about 2.5 years ago is coming to the U.S. The product is called “SmartFlower” and it looks like a gigantic sunflower with a short, fat stalk. The company said it has Read More +

Court affirms scaling back renewable energy program .

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A northeastern Wisconsin utility can scale back a credit program for customers who generate their own electricity through solar panels, a state appeals court ruled Thursday.Wisconsin Public Service Corporation's prog Read More +

Solar Power to Grow Sixfold: It's Getting Cheaper Than Fossil Fuels.

Electricity use from solar energy sources could jump up sixfold by the year 2030, as costs go down. In a press statement, the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) reported the promising estimate: "The share of global electricity gene Read More +