Energy Grid Could Make Offshore Wind Power More Reliable
Scientists believe that natural resources can meet the energy needs of the entire human population. Wind energy too has huge...
Salt Water: The Tangy Taste of Energy Freedom
A visitor to Eastern Europe after the fall of communism would have been awestruck by the massive posters touting Winston...
Scientists Harvest Electricity from Living Algae Cells
Stanford University scientists have created a tiny electrode that can harness an electric current from a single algae cell, a...
Massive Arctic ice cap is shrinking, study shows; Rate accelerating since 1985
Close to 50 years of data show the Devon Island ice cap, one of the largest ice masses in the...
California Proposes First Renewable Energy Storage Requirements
California Attorney General Jerry Brown has announced a completely new kind of renewable energy legislation, introduced by State Assembly member...
India Announces Coal Tax To Fund Renewable Energy Projects : CleanTechnica
In a landmark announcement the Indian Finance Minister, in his annual Budget speech, put forward the proposal of setting of...
New solar-cell efficiency record set
Here’s a seemingly simple solar power fact*: the sun bathes Earth with enough energy in one hour (4.3 x 1020...
SELF’s Response to the Haiti Disaster
In response to the devastating earthquake in Port-au-Prince, SELF is accelerating their work to power health clinics in Haiti with their partner on the ground, Partners In Health (PIH). SELF and PIH have been working together since 2006 to bring solar power to PIH operations around the world. We have already provided solar electricity to Boucan Carre in Haiti, and have plans to solar electrify all 10 PIH sites in Haiti.
Saudi Arabia to Replace Oil with Sun Power for Desalination Plants
You would imagine that a desert country like Saudi Arabia would have to rely a lot on desalination for a...
World’s Largest Pellet Factory Planned in U.S.
RWE Innogy is to build a factory to produce biomass pellets in the southern part of the U.S. state of Georgia. The plant will have an annual production capacity of 750,000 tonnes, making it the biggest and most modern of its type in the world, the company says. Through this new plant, RWE will be able to secure a supply of biomass at stable and competitive prices. Due to the large surplus available, wood is much cheaper in the US than in Europe with its restricted wood land availability.