This is an excerpt from EERE Network News, a weekly electronic newsletter. March 02, 2016 The Energy Department on February 24 recognized the City of West Palm Beach for its leadership in improving energy efficiency across 1.4 million square feet of building space by 20% within 10 years. The City…
New analysis explores the potential impact of recently extended federal tax credits on the deployment of renewable generation technologies and related US electric sector carbon dioxide emissions. Read more here:: http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/matter_energy/solar_energy/~3/B3wix6erPX4/160301130920.htm
A researcher molds the chemical composition of a ceramics material and the manufacturing process to improve its properties. The aim is to create a ceramic with excellent chemical conditions, which is economical and coats the tube leakage or engine of a vehicle. This assures the recovery of heat and savings…
By melissa 01 March 2016 The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) and Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) today welcomed the news that the Moree Solar Farm in Northern New South Wales had successfully achieved first generation. Moree Solar Farm, developed by Fotowatio Renewable Ventures (FRV), is now feeding 56 MW…
Researchers have reached a critical milestone in solar cell fabrication, helping pave the way for solar energy to directly compete with electricity generated by conventional energy sources. Read more here:: http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/matter_energy/solar_energy/~3/pgoPpQZqa8c/160229135331.htm
New technologies are starved for efficient and inexpensive catalysts. The best materials are made up of nanoparticles, whose properties are the result of their small size. The single catalyst particles have, however, an ugly tendency to cluster into larger particles, thereby reducing their effectiveness. A group of scientists has developed…
Biodiesel represents a potentially cleaner and more sustainable fuel than those derived from crude oil. Now, scientists have developed a high-speed conversion that turns waste cooking oil into fuel using ultrasound and caustic soda. Read more here:: http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/matter_energy/fuel_cells/~3/rlOhtSpc0L8/160229082136.htm
By Wayne.Hicks@nrel.gov (Wayne Hicks) February 29, 2016 A critical milestone has been reached in cadmium telluride (CdTe) solar cell technology, helping pave the way for solar energy to directly compete with electricity generated by conventional energy sources. Scientists at the Energy Department’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) collaborated with researchers…
By heather.lammers@nrel.gov (Heather Lammers) NREL provided critical information to help determine the winner February 29, 2016 Google and IEEE announced today that Belgium’s Red Electrical Devils, a team from CE+T Power, has won the Little Box Challenge, a competition to invent a much smaller inverter for interconnecting solar power systems…
By melissa 29 February 2016 A new energy retailer is entering the Australian market and pioneering a groundbreaking business model. It will empower consumers to reduce their power usage and potentially use more renewable energy. The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) and SBCVC have backed a $5 million Southern Cross…
