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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

NSP's Revenue Considerably Increased in August due to Module and Power Plant Sales; Merger Will Be Finished in October

published: 2018-09-12 11:39

Solar PV cell manufacturer Neo Solar Power (NSP)'s revenue in August increased more than 80% because of income from solar modules and power plants. For the merger of three companies Gintech, NSP and Solartech, these three ... more

Research: Mega-scale Construction of Solar Power Plants and Wind Farms in the Desert Will Increase Local Rainfall

published: 2018-09-12 11:34

Renewable energy sources such as solar and wind power reduce humans' dependence on fossil fuels. This is an attempt to curb carbon emissions. A new study now shows that if solar panels and wind turbines are built on a large... more

Africa Pushing Renewable Energy and Micro-grids

published: 2018-09-12 10:14

African nations have been pushing vigorously renewable energies, including PV power, wind power, and hydraulic power, in order to solve chronic power shortage, as 640 million African people, or two thirds of the continent's... more

Finnish and American Researchers Cut the Overall Cost of Solar Cells by 10.8% via Improved Black-Si Process

published: 2018-09-12 10:00

Solar photovoltaics (PV) continues to be the leader among renewable generation technologies as governments around the world work on building an environmentally friendly, low-carbon society. A major factor behind the increa... more

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