University Researcher Making Rechargeable Batteries with Layered Nanomaterials

A Kansas State University researcher is developing more efficient ways to save costs, time and energy when creating nanomaterials and lithium-ion batteries.


Vestas 8 MW Offshore Wind Turbine Could Power Up To 3200 Homes

Vestas increased the size of their latest wind turbine in order to bump up the capacity from 7 MW to 8 MW.


Urban Green Energy and GE Unveil the Sanya Skypump, an Electric-Vehicle Charging Station Equipped with Wind and Solar Power

Urban Green Energy (UGE) and GE announced today the introduction of the Sanya Skypump, an Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Station that will bring together the technology of GE's WattStation and UGE's Sanya hybrid wind/solar streetlamp.


DOE Announces $43 Million for Battery Technology Projects

The Department of Energy today announced that 19 transformative new projects will receive a total of $43 million in funding from the Department’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) to leverage the nation’s brightest scientists, engineers and entrepreneurs to develop breakthrough energy storage technologies and support promising small businesses.


Alta Devices Solar Panel Receives NREL Verification Of 23.5% Efficiency

Alta Devices' most recent solar panel has been verified by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) at 23 1/2% efficiency - the highest solar panel efficiency yet achieved.


SunPower Breaks Ground on a U.S. Navy 13.78-Megawatt Solar Power Plant

SunPower announced that the company has broken ground on a 13,78-megawatt (DC) solar photovoltaic (PV) power system at Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake (NAWS China Lake) in California.


GE to Provide 23-Megawatts of Solar Power Equipment to Largest Solar Farm in Midwest

GE announced an agreement to supply 23 megawatts (MW) of advanced solar equipment to Invenergy, for installation at its Grand Ridge Solar project in Illinois.


Can Plastics Be a Significant Source of Alternative Energy?

Greg Wilkinson, President and CEO of the Canadian Plastics Industry Association sat down with Rich Masters on Focus Washington to discuss a groundbreaking new study from the Earth Institute at Columbia University.









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