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Distributed Generation

Why is Wind + Storage Getting Short Shrift?

Hybrid plants combining wind, solar and batteries can reliably supply electricity during peak-demand hours, the author writes.

Energy Storage System

Batteries Will Change the Energy Industry Forever

One of the biggest criticisms of renewable energy has been its inherently intermittent nature. Solar energy plants don't produce power at night, and wind turbin…

Why ‘Flammable Ice’ Could Be the Future of Energy ?

Japan succeeded in extracting an untapped fuel from its ocean floor – methane hydrate, or flammable ice. Proponents argue that it will offset energy crises, bu…

Coal Trade

Standard Chartered exits three Southeast Asia coal plants worth estimated $7 billion

Standard Chartered has pulled financing for three coal-fired power plants in Southeast Asia amid a global push to cut greenhouse gas emissions, throwing into do…

Solar Technology

UNIST Create New Transparent Solar Cell for Solar Windows

South Korean scientists have transformed an opaque crystalline silicon solar cell into a transparent one by punching holes into it measuring around 100 μm in d…

Coal Power

Coal is Still the World's favourite for electricity generation

Global coal consumption is likely to rise over the coming years, driven by demand in India, China and Southeast Asia

Energy Storage Battery

Advano Offers A Silicon Solution for Lithium-Ion Batteries

Now comes Advano, a startup in New Orleans, that champions a top-down approach. The point is to produce silicon particles that are perhaps not so fine-tuned, bu…

Thermal coal

Upbeat News for Climate Change: India gets Out of Coal

In the often grim world of climate reporting, there is at least one upbeat story: India has been aggressively pivoting away from coal-fired power plants and tow…

High-tech Solar Pumps Collect Data to Prevent Africa Running Dry

The pumps' sensors record real-time data such as energy usage and pump speed in each location, which is shared with the International Water Management Institute…

Scientists have Designed Super Sponges to Soak up Oil spills

Scientists have found a way to super-charge sponges to help clean up micro-pollutants leftover from oil spills.

Brazilian Wind Energy Association

Founded in 2002, ABEEólica - Brazilian Wind Energy Association is a non-profit institution that congregates and represents the wind energy industry in th…

Netherlands Wind Energy Association (NWEA)

The Nederlandse Wind Energie Associatie (Netherlands Wind Energy Association) is the Dutch voice of the wind industry. It is actively promoting the utilisation …

American Wind Energy Association (AWEA)

The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) promotes wind energy as a clean source of electricity for consumers around the world.AWEA is a national trade associ…

RenewableUK

RenewableUK members are building our future energy system, powered by clean electricity.We bring them together to deliver that future faster; a future which is …

Renewable Energy Association (REA)

The REA is a not-for-profit trade association, established in 2001.While the world around us has changed dramatically since we started out, our goal has always …