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Why the New Energy Efficiency Norms in Electrical Appliances Matter

When it comes to the enforcement of energy labelling norms for the electrical appliances industry, an increase in the window of norms revision from the current …

Smart Grid

Nokia Smartens Up Finnish Grid

Nokia is installing communications infrastructure to establish the smart grid in Finland, capable of integrating increased levels of renewable power.

Greenhouse Gas Emissions

New Ethanol Conversion Approach Can Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions 40%-96%

One way of increasing sustainability is to reduce carbon fuel emissions within transportation. In 2017 greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) from this sector surpassed…

A New Metric Tells You If It Worth Increasing Cell Efficiency

The value of efficiency (VOE) is a new metric proposed by a group of international researchers to determine when it is economically convenient to increase the c…

Ireland's New Climate Plan Calls for 70% Renewables by 2030

Ireland has published the details of its long-awaited Renewable Electricity Support Scheme (RESS) this week, finally unveiling details around how the country wi…

Coal Trade

India Steel Minister Expects to Increase Coking Coal Imports from Russia

India’s Steel Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said he was confident India’s imports of coking coal from Russia would increase significantly in coming months, addi…

Solar Technology

Ternary Acceptor and Donor Materials Increase Photon Harvesting in Organic Solar Cells

A paper published this week in Applied Physics Reviews presents a practical guide for selecting materials for ternary organic solar cells.

Coal Price

Despite Talk of Coal's Demise, it Still Powers the World

The amount of electricity generated from coal jumped 7 percent in the developing world last year, according to Bloomberg NEF’s annual Climatescope report that …

Solar Technology

Clear, Conductive Coating Could Protect Advanced Solar Cells

MIT researchers have improved on a transparent, conductive coating material, producing a tenfold gain in its electrical conductivity. When incorporated into a t…

Electric Vehicle Battery

New Electrodes Could Increase Efficiency of Electric Vehicles

The rise in popularity of electric vehicles and aircraft presents the possibility of moving away from fossil fuels toward a more sustainable future.

Concentrating Solar Power

Increased Power and High Demand for Midsummer Solar Roofs

Midsummer Solar Roofs by solar energy technology leader Midsummer now presents increased power on Sweden's most environmentally friendly integrated solar cell r…

Global Energy Consumption Up by 2.3%, Experts Blame It on Tech & Population

According to Capgemini’s annual World Energy Markets Observatory (WEMO) report, global energy consumption increased 2.3 per cent, nearly double the average rat…

Polaris Infrastructure Continues Increase in Revenues from San Jacinto Geothermal plant

Polaris Infrastructure reports positive financial results for the third quarter of 2019 with higher revenue reported for the San Jacinto-Tizate geothermal power…

Market Analysis

It's A Great News For Wind Farmers As Global Wind Speeds Are Picking Up

Research led by a team at Princeton University shows that wind speeds in northern mid-latitude regions have increased by roughly 7 per cent since 2010.

Microgrid

After PG&E Blackout, California Homeowners Shift to Solar and Batteries

The Northern California blackouts this month, coming after years of increasingly destructive wildfires, showed millions of people how fragile their power grid c…