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EDF Energy’s (EDF.PA) renewable arm has bought the Dorenell onshore wind farm project in Scotland which could provide electricity for up to 138,000 homes, the company said on Thursday. The plant could generate up to 200 megawatts of electricity and is expected to begin operation in 2018. EDF Energy, the…

The UK had 8,315 MW of cumulative installed PV capacity at the end of October 2015, according to the latest figures from the UK Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC). The country added 64 MW of new PV systems in October, down from 94 MW in September and 155…

Supercapacitors can be charged and discharged tens of thousands of times, but their relatively low energy density compared to conventional batteries limits their application for energy storage. Now, researchers in Singapore have developed an ‘asymmetric’ supercapacitor based on metal nitrides and graphene that could be a viable energy storage solution.…

An alternative technology to Li-ion has been designed for application in specific sectors. The researchers have developed the first battery using sodium ions in the usual “18650” format, an industry standard. The main advantage of the prototype is that it relies on sodium, an element far more abundant and less…

The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) is providing $112,400 support for Moreland Energy Foundation Limited (MEFL) to investigate a model for shared solar photovoltaic (PV) generation and energy storage capacity in metropolitan suburbs. ARENA CEO Ivor Frischknecht said the project would look at how communities can draw on renewable energy…

HeliaFilm® was recognized at the Elektra European Electronics Industry Awards in London Dresden, Germany – 26th November 2015 — At the Elektra European Electronics Industry Awards ceremony in London, Heliatek received the Renewable Energy Design Award 2015. The German start-up, based in Dresden and Ulm, develops and produces HeliaFilm®, an…

Gaithersburg, MD, November 26, 2015 — (World Of Photovoltaics.com)– The Global Alternative Photovoltaic Solar Cell Technologies market is estimated at $16.24 billion in 2014 and is expected to reach $38.25 billion by 2022 growing at a CAGR of 11.30% from 2014-2022. Increase in demand for energy, Environmental concerns, Low operating…

Owners of already high performing onshore wind farms could improve performance by up to 20-30% using an anonymous database that holds data on 1.7GW of installed capacity across Europe Wind Energy Update spoke with Greensolver’s COO, Carla Vico on how their anonymous database created for Asset Managers of onshore wind…

By Arterran Renewables Arterran Renewables presents society with a new, disruptive innovation, Thermocatalytic Transformation, able to produce renewable, sustainable base load energy as the world’s 1st “drop in” replacement for thermal coal. [PR.com] …read more Read more here:: http://www.pr.com/press-release/647981

Scientists have discovered how to make the electrical wiring on top of solar cells nearly invisible to incoming light. The new design, which uses silicon nanopillars to hide the wires, could dramatically boost solar-cell efficiency. Read more here:: http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/matter_energy/solar_energy/~3/Q0GFEkbGqCo/151125143741.htm