Germany's power system heavily relies on wind energy. Its wind farms generated more power than all of the other state’s wind power in the European Union in 2015. The wind power's share of Germany's total power generation re... more
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Norwegian Unmanned Sailboat Crosses the Atlantic on Wind and PV Power |
| published: 2018-09-18 15:44 |
Norwegian unmanned sailboat "Sailbuoy" recently successfully crossed the Atlantic traveling 5,100 kilometers in 80 days on wind and PV power, marking a milestone for application of PV power and auto piloting technology in s... more
New U.S. Solid Lithium Battery Consists of Millions of 3D Nano Batteries |
| published: 2018-09-18 15:41 |
The University of Maryland has rolled out an innovative solid lithium battery, which, with the size of only a stamp, consists of millions of 3D micro-batteries.
Despite its minuscule size, each 3D micro-battery has sufficie... more
EnergyTrend Launches "Solar Powering Taiwan: Special Report" |
| published: 2018-09-17 16:45 |
Taiwan develops its solar energy system starting from rooftop projects and then moves toward ground-mounted PV power plants. Development of rooftop PV projects has been steadily on its track. Within the framework of Taiwan governm... more
Sony Pledges to Consume Only Green Certified Electricity by 2040 |
| published: 2018-09-17 11:27 |
Sony Corp., the global technology giant based in Japan, announced on 10 September that it has joined the Global Initiative RE100 and will be raising the share of renewable generation in its power usage from the current... more
UK Scientists Discover a Way to Turn Greasy Plastic Containers Into Hydrogen Fuel |
| published: 2018-09-17 11:22 |
Researchers from Swansea University in the UK announced that they have found a way to turn plastic – that most ubiquitous and troublesome waste material – into hydrogen gas that can be used to propel fuel c... more
YAMAHA Allies With Gogoro in Pushing Electric Motorcycles |
| published: 2018-09-17 11:17 |
Gogoro, renowned electric-motorcycle brand in Taiwan, has allied with YAMAHA of Japan in R&D on a new electric-motorcycle model, scheduled for rollout in summer 2019, which will be marketed under YAMAHA brand utili... more
Major Breakthrough of Perovskite Solar Cell: Power Conversion Efficiency Rose to 20% and Water-induced Degradation Issue Was Solved |
| published: 2018-09-14 11:42 |
Perovskite solar cells (PSCs)have great potential because its power conversion efficiency can nearly match that of traditional silicon solar cell. However, there are two problems of perovskite: it is mechanically fragile an... more
Streamlined Application Procedure Will Facilitate Renewable-Energy Investments |
| published: 2018-09-14 11:07 |
A complete application procedure for investments in renewable energy has been put in place, which, in combination with the setup of a coordinated screening operation, establishment of exemplary private green-power devices i... more
PV Power Rate In for Sharp Drop |
| published: 2018-09-14 11:03 |
Thanks to continuing cost reduction, PV power has been undergoing a rapid transformation into a cheap energy, as a result of which Wood Mackenzie, a market information body, predicts that accumulated global PV power capacit... more
