Efficiency

Solar Technology

Next Gen Solar Cells Perform Better When There's a Camera Around

A literal "trick of the light" can detect imperfections in next-gen solar cells, boosting their efficiency to match that of existing silicon-based versions, res…

Wave Energy

EU-funded Wave Energy Trial Delivers Cost and Efficiency Advances

CorPower Ocean said the latest prototype also had 80 per cent fewer components, helping to reduce friction by 70 per cent and flow losses by as much as 90 per c…

Gas turbine engine

Poland’s Dolna Odra Power Plant to Receive GE combined Cycle Units

GE has announced the order of two high-efficiency and lower emission power units to be constructed through consortium at the Polska Grupa Energetyczna Górnictw…

Wind Turbine

Wind Energy Costs Shrink with Efficiency From Longer Turbine Blades

Even without building turbines any taller, the blade length allows them to produce more power.

Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Cooling and Heating Help Deliver Largest CO2 Reduction

EUROPE: Greater efficiencies in cooling and heating in the buildings sector led to a 50% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions between 2005 and 2018, according …

Latvia Aims for Energy Efficiency

The European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed an agreement with ALTUM – a Latvian state-owned development finance institutions that provides funding for a wide…

PowerGrid Technology

ABB Digital Technology Fortifies Grid Health Check Evaluation in China

China Southern Power Grid (CSG), China’s second largest electricity grid company and which serves more than 250 million people, has selected ABB Ability Ellips…

Solar Technology

Layered Solar Cell Technology Boosts Efficiency, Affordability

The future's getting brighter for solar power. Researchers from CU Boulder have created a low-cost solar cell with one of the highest power-conversion efficienc…

Solar Power Panel

Canadian Solar Hits 23.81% Conversion Efficiency for N-type P5 Cell

​Canadian Solar Inc (NASDAQ:CSIQ) today announced a new conversion efficiency world record of 23.81% for an n-type large area multi-crystalline silicon solar c…

New Technology

Layered Solar Cell Technology Boosts Efficiency, Affordability

The future's getting brighter for solar power. Researchers from CU Boulder have created a low-cost solar cell with one of the highest power-conversion efficienc…

Solar Power Panel

Achieving 21.2% Efficiency in a Perovskite Cell Thanks to Food Additives

South Korean scientists have developed two perovskite solar cells based on a polymer made with peppermint oil and walnut aroma food additives, respectively. The…

Enabling a Green, Fully Connected World With Huawei 5G Power

At the Huawei product and solution launch in London, Peng Song, President of Huawei's Carrier BG Marketing and Solution Sales Dept, delivered a keynote. During …

Designing a Strategy Evaluation for Projects Financed

Tenders are invited for Designing a Strategy Evaluation for Projects Financed by Energy Efficiency Findeter

Why is EU off Track for 2020 Energy Efficiency Target?

While the EU is on track to achieve its 2020 targets on greenhouse-gas emissions and renewable energy, the energy efficiency objective remains very much a 'pend…

Energy storage technology

Gaining More Control Over Fuel Cell Membranes

More organization at the molecular level could improve the efficiency of membranes used in the hydrogen fuel cells that provide energy to electric cars and othe…