There has never been a better time to install solar power for your home
With electricity prices through the roof and concerns around environmental sustainability intensifying, more and more Australians are looking to alternative energy sources such as solar power and solar hot water
Bioenergy will see six-fold increase in its share of global primary energy in 2050
130 exajoules (EJ) per annum for solar photovoltaic and solar thermal electric energy, 110 EJ for wind energy, 40 for hydro, 55 for geothermal and 300 for bioenergy. A closer look at the IPCC summary report on the potential of renewable energy shows that this latter source will remain the leader in primary renewable energy production in 2050. It is two weeks since the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) presented its special report on renewable energy and climate change mitigation in Abu Dhabi. One of the first points to come out of reading this report is that bioenergy accounted for almost 80% of the contribution of renewables to primary energy supply in 2008. The next point is that the majority of this contribution, approximately 60%, was from traditional biomass used for cooking and heating in developing countries, although a greater increase in the use of modern biomass was also highlighted. 10% of the 492 EJ of annual primary energy produced in the whole world is generated using biomass, biogas and biofuels. The report warns that this contribution is likely to diminish in the coming decades, although this will not stop bioenergy from continuing as the renewable energy leader, with an average of 150 EJ/year in 2050. Indeed, the IPCC reports even proposes a range of between 100 and 300 EJ, a ceiling that clearly exceeds that of the other five technologies discussed in the IPCC's work: solar photovoltaic and solar thermal electric, hydro, geothermal, wind and marine (tides, waves, currents).
Photovoltaik
Photovoltaik und Solarmodule
Cutting-Edge Solar Innovator Offers Insight to Storage Application
Kenneth Munson Selected as Panelist for National Association Forum Discussion.
LONGVIEW POWER ACHIEVES NEXT KEY MILESTONES
State-of-the-Art Power Plant Construction on Target for Completion This Summer
Enphase Energy Launches 215-Series Microinverter with 25-Year Limited Warranty
New Engage System™ further simplifies microinverter installation process
Power Plus Communications appoints new Vice President
PPC brings in former Elster Director to drive technology research and development
New Unique Hydrogen Production Technology
PLASMA-BASED HYDROGEN GENERATION
In mid 2011, a plasma-based system is being developed which will generate Hydrogen from sea water using less energy than electrolysis.
PanelClaw and WASI Announce European Distribution Partnership
PanelClaw, a leader in solar PV mounting systems, and WASI, the world-wide market leader in the supply of stainless steel fasteners and mounting materials, announced a distribution partnership today that brings PanelClaw's innovative ballasted mounting systems to the European market.
SkyFuel and Termoindustriale Agree to Parabolic Trough Distribution in Italy
Parabolic trough maker SkyFuel has reached an agreement with Italian power EPC firm Termoindustriale for distribution of the SkyTrough in Italy for systems up to about 50MW. SkyFuel will provide the solar collectors and technical advisement, and Termoindustriale will provide turnkey energy systems.
The roadmap for CSP plant development hangs in the balance of plants
Albert Fong, Managing Director of Albiasa Solar lifts the lid on what could happen to the CSP industry if crucial planning and design is not seen as a priority
SETTING SAIL WITH SOLAR
Cape Fear Solar Donates Solar System For Trans Atlantic Voyage
Panasonic aims for 70% CO2 cut with 'smart' town
The Fujisawa Sustainable Smart Town (SST) is aimed at reducing CO2 emissions by 70 percent compared with 1990 levels. The completely networked town will be a 19-hectacre subdivision built on a former Panasonic plant site some 30 miles southwest of Tokyo. It will house about 3,000 people whose lives will revolve around being energy conscious: the 1,000 homes and other buildings will have solar panels to generate electricity and smart appliances, as well as home fuel cells. The batteries might include the fridge-sized Ene-Farm developed by Panasonic and Tokyo Gas. They say the Ene-Farm can reduce energy consumption and CO2 emissions by 35 and 48 percent, respectively, from typical Japanese household usage and can help lower home utility costs by up to $740 annually. Plans for the SST call for features such as EV recharging stations, LED lighting, surveillance cameras, and "wind paths" to accommodate wind patterns in Fujisawa, a city of 400,000 on Sagami Bay. There will be plenty of trees, too. The project will cost some $739 million, and all homes are expected to be occupied by 2018. I wouldn't be surprised if SST gets way too many applicants. Fujisawa has beaches, a surfing culture, and plenty of sunshine, so it's an ideal location for this experiment. If it's successful, it could become a model for future green communities.
Wave energy innovation wins SETsquared student scholarship
Aspiring entrepreneur will attend Kauffman Global Scholars Program
SMA Makes PV System Design a Snap with Next-Generation Configuration Software
Sunny Design 2.0 Offers New Functions, Redesigned User Interface
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