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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

Global warming, energy security and rising oil prices have resuscitated the marine energy sector. Ocean energy is a predictable and abundant source of energy with the ability to supply approximately 10% of the world's electricity needs.

TWO separate accidents — one a mishap and the other, a major project gone awry — are playing major roles in shaping the development of tidal power in South Korea

The task orders were awarded under a Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Atlantic multiple-award global contingency construction contract (N62470-06-D-6007) All of the task orders involve installation of solar energy systems that will be tied to the electrical distribution grid. Altantic Contingency Constructors expects to complete work on the task orders by…

China Nuvo is an early-stage company developing a commercially viable, higher efficiency stacked photovoltaic solar cell. The newly acquired IP is for enhancements of existing technologies that range from increases in output and efficiency to the use of lower cost newly discovered photovoltaic materials and processes, the company said. The…

The world’s largest tidal-powered energy farm could be built in British waters. Three sites are under investigation by Scottish Power – two off Scotland and one off Northern Ireland – for up to 60 underwater turbines generating 60MW of power for 40,000 ho

According to the Associated Press, the futuristic car is years away from reaching the market but is expected to get some of its power from solar cells placed on the vehicle and the rest from solar panels on the rooftop of the home where the car is parked. At its…