SA researcher develops vertical axis wind turbine configuration
Vaal University of Technology head of the Innovation Centre Jan Jooste has developed a new configuration of the vertical axis wind turbine,…
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Breakthrough in tidal power supply
AN ECO-FRIENDLY energy company from South Yorkshire is squaring up to wind power after proving that its technology can generate predictable flows…
Improvements made to flexible solar panels
A new breed of flexible solar power cells that are cheap and easy to make are one step closer to reality, researchers…
Number of wind turbines to quadruple under Renewable Energy Strategy
The number of wind turbines is set to quadruple over the next decade under government plans to force through wind farm planning…
Bosch takes over two photovoltaics companies
Bosch has bought a minority position of almost 40 percent of Aleo Solar AG’s shares. The company said it paid €46 million…
Renewable Energy Strategy Consultancy Sets Organic Waste Target
Renewable Energy Strategy, a consultation organisation launched by John Hutton, Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, has announced a…
Improvements made to flexible solar panels
Scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in the US have recently conducted work to deepen their understanding of…
Nanowires May Lead To Better Fuel Cells
The creation of long platinum nanowires at the University of Rochester could soon lead to the development of commercially viable fuel cells
Wind energy industry weathers the storm
The second quarter of 2009 presented the expected slowdown in wind energy project activity as banks underwent stress tests
Global Photovoltaic Market to Reach US$48b in 2014 according to IntertechPira
Wafer-based silicon will continue as the dominant technology, but amorphous thin-film and cadmium telluride (CdTe) technologies will gain ground, and are expected…