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Anaconda, a giant rubber "snake" that floats offshore and converts wave energy to electricity, is a step closer to commercialisation. An 8-metre long, 1/25th scale version is currently undergoing tests in a large wave tank in Gosport, UK, and a full-size

By 2015, two-thirds of the U.S. will have achieved grid parity, the point at which electricity generated from photovoltaics is equal in cost or less expensive than grid power, an analyst said Monday (July 13). At that point, solar power will be no more than 5 cents per kilowatt hour…

Solar Exhibition and Conference opens today through July 16

The draft plan covers how the state would plan and oversee all sorts of projects located within the state waters, including wind, tidal and wave farms

Saving on fuel isn't a question of conservation for the military. It's about saving lives

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