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Increased Tidal Power Potential by Kite Usage in Slow Water Currents

admin — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 04:38:31 +0000

Minesto, a Swedish and UK based company, develops new technology for electricity generation from slow water currents. This niche opens up entirely new areas for electricity production from the seas. In the UK, the estimated power from tides increases from around 22 TWh to 40 TWh which corresponds to 3.8 million additional households. The [...] Related posts:

Tidal Power – The Energy Of The Future? I know that tidal power is still not so popular...
Ocean Water Currents As Energy Source Currents can be powerful enough to tip canoes, damage docks...
Tidal Power – How It Works Tidal energy exploits the natural ebb and flow of coastal...

Inauguration of Solar Power Plant at Arkema’s Serquigny Industrial Facility

admin — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:36:58 +0000

Neoen and Arkema announced the start-up of a photovoltaic power plant on Arkema’s Serquigny industrial site in Haute-Normandie, France. This 174 kWc* solar power plant, representing an investment of over 1 million euros, has been built into the roof of one of the site’s maintenance buildings. « This is our first operating solar plant. The project [...] Related posts:

Exelon and SunPower Together In US Largest Urban Solar Power Plant 10-megawatt solar installation would turn Chicago South Side brownfield site...
SunPower Partners with Sunray on the Biggest Solar Power Plant in Italy SunRay and SunPower Partner on the Largest Solar Power Plant...
First Solar To Construct New 30 Megawatt AC Solar Power Plant for Tri-State TEMPE, Ariz.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Mar. 24, 2009– First Solar, Inc., (Nasdaq:...

Nextreme and Infinite Power Solutions With Thin-Film Thermal Charger Application

admin — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:31:36 +0000

Storing energy harvested from waste heat using thermoelectrics enables an alternative energy source for autonomous applications… DURHAM, N.C. and Denver Colo. (November 4, 2009) — Nextreme Thermal Solutions, the leader in microscale thermal and power management products for the electronics industry, and Infinite Power Solutions, Inc. (IPS), an innovative manufacturer of solid-state, rechargeable, thin-film micro-energy storage [...] Related posts:

ersol Brings New Micromorph Thin Film Module Vega-T® to the Marker ersol Thin Film goes into series production with its...
DuPont Presents New Solamet® PV412 Photovoltaic Metallization for Thin Film Solar Technologies RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N. C., September 8, 2009 – DuPont...
Sunfilm AG – The New Leader in Silicon-based Thin Film Modules Market Sunfilm AG and Sontor GmbH merge to become one of...

Buena Vista Biomass Power LLC with Approved 20-year Contract for SMUD

admin — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:13:07 +0000

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – (Business Wire) The Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) has approved a 20-year contract with Buena Vista Biomass Power LLC, a renewable energy woody biomass power plant majority-owned by Minneapolis-based renewable energy company, Otoka Energy. The renewable energy project located near Ione, California, will provide 16 megawatts of base-load electric generating capacity to [...] Related posts:

IBERDROLA RENOVABLES WINS CONTRACT FOR 103 MW WIND FARM IN MEXICO Following an international public tender The Company wins a...
Gemini Solar Selected to Build 30MW Power Plant for Austin Energy Landmark Solar Power Plant to be One of the...
Suntech with Contract for 5MW PV Modules in Q4 2009 Suntech Signs Contract with Recurrent Energy to Deliver 5MW of...

MiaSolé’s 10% Efficient Modules Receive UL and IEC Certifications

admin — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:04:49 +0000

SANTA CLARA, Calif. MiaSolé, the emerging leader in the manufacture of CIGS thin film photovoltaic modules received simultaneous certification of its 100 and 107 watt CIGS thin film, solar modules to UL 1703 and IEC 61646 and 61730 standards on October 30, 2009. It was the first CIGS thin film module to be certified by [...] Related posts:

Abound Solar™ Thin-Film PV Modules Receive UL Certification Manufacturer One of the First to Receive UL Listing...
Ascent Solar – Successful Qualification of Module Encapsulation Material for Its Flexible PV Laminate Ascent Solar Internally Certifies Module Encapsulation Material for Its Flexible...
Canadian Solar Joins PV Reliability Testing Centre to Intertek’s ‘Satellite Program’ Intertek and Canadian Solar (the "Company", "Canadian Solar" or...

FLABEG Solar U.S. Corp. Opens New Solar Mirror Plant With Greater Product Range

admin — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:45:12 +0000

FINDLAY/Nuremberg. Now on stream: FLABEG, global leader in high-tech glass and mirror applications, is opening a new production facility for solar mirrors which are used to help generate electricity at large scale solar power plants. The new 209.00sq.ft manufacturing facility is erected in the Clinton Commerce Park near Pittsburgh International Airport. As planned production will [...] Related posts:

Solar-Fabrik AG opens hi-tech production plant in Freiburg On The 20th Of March Solar-Fabrik AG has opened a...
ACCIONA starts work on its third concentrating solar power plant in Spain, representing an investment of 237 million euros Located in Majadas de Tiétar (Cáceres province, southwest Spain), this...
SCHOTT Solar Inaugurates Flagship U.S. Manufacturing Facility World’s first production site for both utility-scale CSP receivers...

Types For Support Mechanisms for Electricity from RES

admin — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:00:34 +0000

Types of RES-E Support Mechanisms When clustering the different types of support mechanisms available to electricity from renewable energy sources (RES-E), a fundamental distinction can be made between direct and indirect policy instruments. Direct policy measures aim to stimulate the installation of RES-E technologies immediately, whereas indirect instruments focus on improving long-term framework conditions. Besides [...] Related posts:

Renewable Energy Prices in Denmark Hydro Price existing plants: 80.45 €/MWh (for 20...
Prices for Renewable Energy in Belgium I – OFFSHORE – Federal Support Scheme (this is the...
Tariffs for Electricity from Renewable Energy Sources in Sweden Hydro , Wind, Biomass, Photovoltaic, Other Price 23.76...

Solarpro PV modules are now TÜV – Certified for Compliance with IEC 61646:2008 and EN 61730-1/EN61730-2:2007 Standards

admin — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:45:48 +0000

Six months after receipt of the first samples, the modules manufactured on Solarpro line successfully passed the tests of above standards and were certified as compliant by TÜV. Tested samples include three power groups – 42 W, 44 W and 46 W at maximum operating voltage of 1000V. The three groups were tested with and [...] Related posts:

Abound Solar™ Thin-Film PV Modules Receive UL Certification Manufacturer One of the First to Receive UL Listing...
High-Performance CS Modules Series Set New PTC Ratings Records for P-Type Silicon Modules Separately, Enhanced Selective Emitter Technology Tests Successfully ANAHEIM, Calif., Oct...
Bulgarian Producers Of Solar Panels Solarpro The Bulgarian producer of thin-film PV modules! Our main...

US Department of Energy Awards $338 Million to Accelerate Domestic Geothermal Energy

admin — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:23:20 +0000

Innovative geothermal projects are funded in support of project deployment, technology development, and data collection WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu has recently announced up to $338 million in Recovery Act funding for the exploration and development of new geothermal fields and research into advanced geothermal technologies. These grants will support 123 [...] Related posts:

US Department of Energy Announces Investment of up to $84 Million in Geothermal Energy WASHINGTON – U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu...
Geothermal Energy in the UK – What Can I Do Geothermal: What Can I Do Do you want to take...
Geothermal Energy Expo 2009 The Geothermal Energy Expo hosts the world’s largest gathering of...

SunOpta Announces Third Quarter 2009 Results

admin — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:21:29 +0000

TORONTO, Nov 5, 2009 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX News Network) — SunOpta Inc. ("SunOpta" or "the Company") (Nasdaq:STKL) (TSX:SOY), a leading global company focused on natural, organic and specialty foods and natural health products, today announced financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2009. All amounts are expressed in U.S. dollars and results [...] Related posts:

Canadian Solar Reports Q1 2009 Results Canadian Solar Inc. has announced its unaudited financial results for...
First Solar Q3 2009 Financial Results Fiscal 2009 Revenue Guidance Expected at the High End of...
Renewable Energy Corporation ASA (REC) Reports NOK 2,160 Million of Revenue in the Third Quarter 2009 Renewable Energy Corporation ASA (REC) reported revenue of NOK 2,160...