The U.S. Solar Market Insight: Q1 2011 from the Solar Energy Industries Association and GTM Research shows that the solar industry continues to be one of the fastest growing sectors of the economy. Grid-connected photovoltaics grew 66% over the first quarter of 2010, with a cumulative grid-connected solar electric installations have reached more than 2.85 gigawatts (GW), enough to power nearly 600,000 US homes.

Trong giai đoạn 2004-2008 giá trị tiết kiệm năng lượng đạt 1,5 tỷ USD. Con số trên cho thấy, đầu tư tiết kiệm năng lượng có chi phí thấp hơn rất nhiều xây dựng một nhà máy điện mới để cung cấp năng lượng tương ứng.

Phát biểu trong Hội nghị phong năng trên đất liền của tổ chức Năng lượng tái tạo tại Glasgow, bộ trưởng Năng lượng Fergus Ewing cho biết phương pháp mới, đã được tiêu chuẩn hóa trong việc đo lường ảnh hưởng của carbon tại các cánh đồng phong năng sẽ giúp vạch ra kế hoạch cho các quy trình và giảm tối đa phát thải carbon.

Researchers from the Universities of East Anglia, York, Nottingham and Manchester are using nanotechnology 100,000 times smaller than the thickness of a human hair to try and solve the world’s looming energy crisis.

Adobe Systems Inc. procured about 75 percent or 54 GWh of renewable energy-based electricity in 2010. Deutsche Bank and News Corp. procured 67 percent and 65 percent, respectively, of their electricity consumption from renewable energy sources while Starbucks and Nokia met 58 percent and 46 percent, respectively, of their energy consumption from renewable energy-based electricity.

Mr Matthew Warren, the Chief Executive of the Clean Energy Council, which represents more than 300 solar companies and is responsible for the accreditation of solar installers, said solar systems were safe and the risk to solar households was very low.

Dự án là một phần trong sáng kiến Năng lượng cho Mọi người của ADB nhằm nâng cao khả năng tiếp cận với các nguồn năng lượng sạch, hiện đại vì mục tiêu phát triển toàn diện và phát triển bền vững.

Australian researchers have developed solar panels which can be painted or printed directly onto a surface. The project is one of several initiatives which have the potential to revolutionise solar energy by eliminating the need for bulky panels which need to be attached to buildings.

The fact that weather varies unpredictably during the day, causing power production to fluctuate is much more important than the lack of sunlight during the night, because power plant operators know exactly when night time starts, so any other power plant can be scheduled to start for night time operation.

Leading television company Sky opened the doors to its new, state-of-the-art production facility in London earlier this week, which is being hailed as the most sustainable broadcasting facility in Europe.

The Verdantix report isn’t the first one to deliver such a finding. Last year Pike Research found that cloud computing could lead to a 38 percent reduction in worldwide data center energy use by 2020, compared to what the growth of data center energy consumption would be without cloud computing.

The test cell exceeds the previous record of 16.7 percent for a solar cell made of cadmium-telluride set by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in 2001.

With the development orientation of biofuels, Petro Vietnam Oil Corporation (PV Oil) focuses on developing distribution systems, investment and upgrading infrastructure so as to build 400 stores throughout the country by the end of this year to provide about 50.000m3 of E5 Ethanol bio petrol to the market.

The use of LPG fuel can not only help individuals and businesses save 1/3 of fuel cost but also be effective in protecting the environment.

Lighting is one of the important industries, which consumes 25% of the total national commercial electricity, plays an important role in socio-economic development of the country, contributes to political and social security of urban areas.

In the category of household lighting, Dien Quang is a leading brand. Dien Quang supplies to the market MaxX super durable compact lamps, 45W, 55W, 85W and 110W energy saving high-capacity compact lamps, 5W - 28W small capacity lamps for household use.

Some eco labels have been useful marketing tools, such as for organic food, but will they work for clean power? The wind energy industry thinks so and proposed a program Wednesday to encourage companies to invest in wind and display their eco-friendly cred.

The US Navy requires stainless steel for all its PV projects. The project was awarded to AE by Maui Solar Energy Systems, the solar integrator that will construct the project.

Với nhu cầu đầu tư 5-6 tỷ USD mỗi năm, giá bán hiện nay vẫn chưa đủ khả năng thu xếp vốn cho ngành. Theo Quy hoạch điện 7, giá điện sẽ điều chỉnh tiến tới tiệm cận thị trường, tiệm cận chi phí biên.

Năng lượng mới và tái tạo sẽ giúp Angiêri tiết kiệm được gần 600 tỷ m3 khí đốt trong vòng 25 năm.