Earlier last year, there were news about scientists dreaming of space-based solar panels, which were to capture the Sun’s energy and bring it to the Earth through microwaves, or lasers, and to provide the ultimate energy source for us.

They have been toting a 131-foot-long wind-turbine blade serving as a mobile petition to be signed by all supporters. This is to create awareness that promoting wind power industry will generate new jobs and make US self-sufficient in energy production. Their goal is the Wind-Power 2010 Convention at Dallas where the blade will be on display.

The renewable energy power producers would earn renewable energy certificates for every megawatt hour of electricity generated. A central authority would be established which would be responsible for distribution of these certificates. Any entity which has the obligation to purchase power generated from renewable energy sources can buy renewable energy certificates from these power producers to meet their targets.

India has expanded its grid-interactive renewable energy by about 2.3 gigawatts (GW) in the year ending 31 March 2010, with the biggest contribution coming from wind power. The total installed capacity for the financial year 2009/10 reached 16.8GW, according to a statement from the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy.

“Consumers crave laptops that offer style and performance, and the new 2010 Intel® Core™ Ultra-Low Voltage processors for ultra-thin laptops delivers both, in one sleek design,” said Mooly Eden, vice president and general manager of the PC Client Group at Intel. “Intel’s leadership in 32nm high-k metal gate process technology, combined with breakthrough architecture and design has enabled thinner, lighter and faster notebooks than previous models, with terrific battery life. ”

Two drawbacks to solar power were cost and the bulk of the panels, but newer panels, called thin-film solar panels are lowering the cost of solar and allowing new types of solar panels to be made. Some are flexible and can either be rolled up or formed into roof tiles, so it’s hardly noticeable that you’re powering your home with the sun!

Bill Weihl, Google's green energy czar, said Thursday that's not the case. "We don't want to become an energy trader, or God forbid the next Enron," he said, when asked about the plans at the GreenNet conference in San Francisco. "What we want is the flexibility to manage our power contracts, and in particular be able to sign contracts that are useful to developers and that get more renewables on the grid."

A wave energy generator which was launched off the New South Wales south coast in March, has sunk in rough seas. The 170-tonne structure had been providing electricity to the grid from 150 metres offshore at Port Kembla. But it broke free from its pylons on Friday afternoon and sank on Saturday.

After about eight weeks, workers will flush the system clean and start over with a new batch, he said. Carbon dioxide is trucked in for now, but the longer-term strategy is to locate the operation near a power plant that runs on coal or natural gas and captures its carbon dioxide. If a national cap on emissions is enacted, a power plant might be willing to pay a fuel plant to take its carbon dioxide gas. Another potential source is a conventional corn ethanol plant, which produces a pure stream of carbon dioxide.

China's newest livestock digester will reduce piles of dung, yield fertilizer and heat, and will supply 38,000 megawatt-hours of power annually to the state's power grid, enough to meet the average demand of some 15,000 Chinese residents. It produces biogas, a methane and carbon dioxide mix emanating from manure, grease, sewage or other organic materials allowed to stew in an oxygen-free chamber.

But it's also one of the dirtiest with the world's 2,300 coal-fired power stations contributing around 40 percent of all man-made emissions, according to the World Coal Institute. Their continued use enrages many environmentalists who argue that we should be phasing coal out. But the coal industry is pinning its hopes on the rather oxymoronic-sounding "clean coal," which has become the umbrella term for a range of new technologies that share the aim of cleaning up coal in the 21st century. Earth's Frontiers takes a look at the options:

In addition to the new SunPower E19 Series product line, the company is also offering its current 18 percent efficiency or greater solar panels in the SunPower E18 Series product line. This family of panels includes 96-cell and 72-cell configurations, ranging from 305-watts to 225-watts.

Nước Mỹ không có một tuabin gió xa bờ nào, mặc dù có đến hơn 800 tuabin ở ngoài khơi của 9 quốc gia châu Âu. Vậy những phong kế ở cửa ngõ cảng New York nói lên điều gì?

According to Tien Giang Department of Industry and Trade, the operation of the two lamp posts which use wind and solar energy in Rach Mieu bridge and Hung Vuong bridge has been very good for the past four months. These lamps are working well and the energy they use is totally from natural and renewable sources.

Báo cáo mới đây của Hiệp hội ngành năng lượng mặt trời Hoa Kỳ SEIA cho biết ngành này đang tăng trưởng đều đặn và California vẫn là bang đi đầu trong lĩnh vực năng lượng mặt trời. California tạo ra tổng sản lượng điện mặt trời hàng năm là 1102 MW, áp đảo đối thủ đứng liền kề là bang New Jersy chỉ với 128 MW và bỏ xa sản lượng điện của tất cả các bang khác gộp lại.

Landport tự hào là hãng điện tử Nhật Bản đầu tiên cho ra mắt chiếc loa di động có thể hoạt động nhờ năng lượng mặt trời. Akihabara News cho biết, những chiếc loa di động chạy năng lượng mặt trời của Landport sẽ được bán tại Nhật vào cuối tháng 3 với giá khoảng 60 USD.

Công ty chuyên sản xuất những tấm pin và cấu kiện quang năng đơn tinh thể tại Mỹ Suniva, Inc., hôm nay vừa thông báo những tấm pin quang năng hiệu suất cao sẽ phục vụ cho trạm quang năng công suất 1MW đầu tiên được đặt trên mái tại Ấn Độ. Trạm quang năng công suất 1MW này được đặt trên mái sân vận động Thyagaraj tại New Delhi.

In response to the government’s policy and the national program for energy efficiency, the An Giang Province Department of Industry and Trade together with the Philips Vietnam Company sent a team to rural areas in the province to launch the “The Path for the Goal of Power Saving” program for impoverished residents in the area.

Trại giam Tihar ở New Delhi (Ấn Độ) đang hy vọng trở thành nhà tù “xanh” đầu tiên trên thế giới, bằng cách sử dụng các nguồn năng lượng có thể tái tạo, rác thải tái chế và giảm tiêu thụ điện năng.

Các sinh viên Đại Học Kiến trúc Boston và Đại học Tuffs đã mang đến với cuộc thi Năng lượng Mặt trời một tác phẩm đại diện cho New England: một ngôi nhà năng lượng mặt trời mang tên Curio. Đây là một trong số hai mươi tác phẩm dự thi giữa các trường đại học tranh giải ngôi nhà năng lượng mặt trời xuất sắc nhất của năm.