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The entire system is wearable and integrated into a device resembling headphones. The system can provide more than 1mW on average indoor, which is more than enough for the targeted application. Thermoelectric generators using body heat typically show a drop in generated power when the ambient temperature is in range…

Masdar PV – the solar power arm of Abu Dhabi’s state-owned renewable energy firm Masdar – has finished construction of its solar panel factory in Germany and production is scheduled to begin in October. The factory will have 170 employees by the end of the year and is to produce…

Teanaway Solar Reserve hopes to gain approval from Kittitas County to build a 75 megawatt plant, made up of 400,000 photovoltaic panels. The energy produced would be enough for 45,000 homes, said Howard Trott, the Kirkland man who heads the operation. Trott said he expects the plant to be operational…

Apex’s decision to lead the investment in SolFocus represents a deliberate expansion of its portfolio base into the renewable energy sector. Apex Venture Partners, which was established in 1987, has six funds and more than $600 million under management. Apex typically focuses on early stage investments in software applications, technology-enabled…

A consortium led by Siemens Power Generation (PG) has secured an order from Singapore for construction of a cogeneration combined cycle power plant. As part of the same order two existing combined cycle plants are to be converted to cogeneration

The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) is to launch its guidelines for best practice in the marine energy industry, in a bid to stimulate the development of wave and tidal power systems

Solar power in the UAE has the capability to outdo US and European targets of producing 20 to 30 per cent of energy from renewable sources by 2020, thanks largely to abundant revenues from oil, trade, tourism, and real estate to boost it, the world’s largest solar panel manufacturer has…

The National Energy Administration has decided to expand the country’s solar power capacity to 2 gW in the next two years, with a subsidized price for solar power of 1.09 yuan per kWh, the source said. China is trying to catch up in a global race to find alternatives to…

The $140 million round will support the development of large-scale power plants using molten salt storage