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Bengbu City, Anhui Province, central China, has made great breakthrough in the photovoltaic (PV) industry, and its 2-megawatt amorphous thin-film silicon solar power station demonstration project is expected to start operation within 2009

Bengbu City, Anhui Province, central China, has made great breakthrough in the photovoltaic (PV) industry, and its 2-megawatt amorphous thin-film silicon solar power station demonstration project is expected to start operation within 2009

China’s export-dependent solar panel makers are seeing a glimmer of light at the end of the tunnel after a difficult year fighting a global credit squeeze and a spate of project delays, a senior industry executive said. Major markets in Europe and the United States are slowly recovering, Terry Wang,…

China's export-dependent solar panel makers are seeing a glimmer of light at the end of the tunnel

In a nation known more for its belching smokestacks, solar water heaters are on nearly every roof in some cities. Manufacturers are eyeing foreign markets, including Southern California

Reporting from Rizhao, China – Before her family bought a solar water heater, Liu Yan would bathe the way many working-class Chinese have for generations: boil water, dampen a rag and wipe away the dirt. Today, the 40-year-old mother and her family shower every day and wash their dishes with…

Renewable energy, such as wind, solar and hydropower, will overtake gas to become the second largest source of electricity behind coal by 2015, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Wednesday

Four times a day, the fury of the planet's highest tides surges in and out of the Bay of Fundy

The North American power industry faces challenges of increased electricity demand, aging equipment, and more stringent environmental standards

Increased use of cogeneration or combined heat and power production (CHP) goes a long way to alleviate most of these issues, as its environmental friendly profile and higher efficiencies make it attractive to industry stakeholders. To promote CHP system installation, governments are rolling out numerous incentives, subsidies, favorable emissions legislation,…