As part of the South African Department of Energy’s Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (REIPPPP), a consortium led by SolarReserve and International Company for Power and Water (ACWA Power) have sign...  more
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Xcel Energy Gets Approval for New Wind Facilities |
| published: 2018-04-30 17:29 |
New large wind energy facilities that will return significant savings to Xcel Energy’s Texas and New Mexico customers over 30 years have gained verbal approval from Texas regulators.
In discussion today, the Public Utility Commiss...  more
AEP Ohio's Plan To Enhance Reliability And Build A Smarter Grid Approved By PUCO |
| published: 2018-04-26 11:25 |
AEP Ohio, an American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP) company, has received approval of its Electric Security Plan (ESP) from the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO). The ESP allows AEP Ohio to expand access to electric vehicle ...  more
Jinan PV-Power Freeway Up and Running |
| published: 2018-04-26 11:11 |
Since its inauguration on Dec. 28, 2017, the PV-power freeway in Jinan of China, 1,089 meters long and the world's first such facility, has been up and running, having generated 96.02 kWH of power as of April 9, or 923 kWh per day...  more
Swedish Team Improves Flaws of Organic PV Cells With Active Polymer |
| published: 2018-04-24 17:48 |
Swedish universy LiU has successfully developed a new printing process capable of improving the flaws of organic PV cells, in addition to cutting cost, further brightening the prospects of such PV cells, which promise substantial ...  more
China's "Power-Generating Glass" to Hit the Market |
| published: 2018-04-24 17:42 |
After eight years of R&D, the first large-sized "power-generating glass" production line in China was kicked off on April 17, marking a stride in the development of green buildings in the nation.
Situated in Shuangliu district of ...  more
New Dynamic Charging Technology for EVs Being Tested in Sweden |
| published: 2018-04-23 14:07 |
Electric vehicle (EV) owners in Sweden rejoice as the country’s Transport Administration has just opened a stretch of road integrated with a charging rail that can supply power to the EVs traveling on it. This “electric road,” whi...  more
Nanoscale Coating Developed by US Research Team Boosts Light Absorption and Current of Solar Cells by 20% |
| published: 2018-04-19 10:50 |
The US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has just announced the development of a low-cost nanoscale coating that can increase the sunlight absorption of solar cells by around 20%. This innovation has the potent...  more
Market Share of Green Energy Tops 100% in Portugal |
| published: 2018-04-19 10:29 |
After years of vigorous development, thanks to the factors of unique geographic environment and policy promotion, green-energy power hits a landmark in Portugal in March, when the nation's power consumption was 40-year high, with ...  more
Re-purposed Byproducts of Paper-making Become the Electrode of Lithium-Sulfur Batteries |
| published: 2018-04-17 15:13 |
The energy densities of lithium-sulfur batteries are at least twice as much as that of their rival Li-ion batteries of the same weight. Therefore, scientists are highly interested in developing rechargeable lithium-sulfur batterie...  more