... record 14.3% conversion efficiency with a large-area CIGS (copper indium gallium (di)selenide) module, as verified by the National Renewable Energy Lab. ...

Washington, Sep 4 : Unlike the popular correlation of E. coli with sickness and food poisoning, the malevolent bacteria may also be the key to the future of renewable energy, study suggests.

While Congress is unlikely to pass an energy bill this fall, South Dakota is nevertheless making progress with its wind industry. Soon, as more wind farms come on line, one third of the electricity generated in the state will come from wind, the highest percentage of any of the surrounding states.

Harry Atwater, Hughes Professor and professor of applied physics and materials science at Caltech, spoke on photovoltaics (PV) technology, which is enjoying substantial growth and investment owing to worldwide sensitivity to the long-term importance of renewable energy. He discussed promising new approaches to ultrahigh-efficient, multi-junction solar cells with microphotonic optical components.

Bruker Energy has customers in the medical imaging and “big science” research markets. The business also develops products for the renewable energy, ...

Energy report “Europe Renewable Energy Policy Handbook 2010” It details the key policy instruments adopted by the governments in European countries and analyzes the different forms of incentives and subsidies provided for the ...

CNA unveils renewable energy contractor insurance programme.

“Over the past decade the use of renewable energy is becoming more important to people, industry and governments. Why? Renewable energy resources are not depleted, they are becoming less expensive, and they have a softer environmental ...

Renewable energy is generated by natural resources such as wind, sunlight, tides, rain, or geothermal heat. These resources are naturally replenished, so we can use them without worrying about the negative impact on the environment.

Its new report, A Policymaker's Guide to Feed-in Tariff Policy Design, said that FITs have generated significant renewable energy deployment, helping to bring the countries that have implemented them successfully to the forefront of the ...