Germany's solar photovoltaic (PV) industry now employs more workers than steel production in the USA. With over 100,000 "green jobs" in PV alone, around 75 percent of European solar cells and modules as well as countless components are made in Germany. Record-breaking domestic demand is a key industry driver, with 7.4 GWp of PV capacity installed in 2010.

Sáng nay, ngày 25/5, Lễ khai mạc ENTECH HANOI 2011 đã được tổ chức tại Nhà A1, Trung tâm Hội chợ triển lãm Việt Nam với sự tham dự của lãnh đạo Bộ Công Thương, Bộ Tài nguyên và Môi trường, Bộ Khoa học và Công nghệ, Bộ Giao thông vận tải, đại diện lãnh đạo UBND Thành phố Hà Nội, Sở Môi trường và cây xanh thành phố Busan, Hàn Quốc, đại diện các sở, ban, ngành; đại diện các cơ quan truyền thông cùng nhiều doanh nghiệp hoạt động trong lĩnh vực tiết kiệm năng lượng.

According to Mr Nguyen Xuan Duong, General Director of Hung Yen Garment Joint Stock Company, in recent years, the company has significantly reduced electricity costs thanks to the use of energy saving lighting system and installation of energy saving devices for the sewing machine motors. Most recently, in 2009, the company invested nearly VND 200 million in installing Sewsaver device for 400W industrial sewing machines. Through one year of operation, 110 thousand kWh has been saved, over 85 tons of CO2 emissions has been reduced.

Theo chuyên san Nature Nanotechnology, các nhà khoa học thuộc trường Bách khoa Lausanne (Thụy Sĩ) vừa nghiên cứu thành công một loại vật liệu từ khoáng vật molybdenite (MoS2) có thể giúp chế tạo ra các bộ vi mạch nhỏ hơn và tiết kiệm điện hơn nhiều so với hiện nay.

Các nhà nghiên cứu tại Đại học Hebrew, ở Jerusalem, Israel, đã đạt được bước đột phá trong lĩnh vực nghiên cứu khoa học nano, họ đã thành công trong việc làm thay đổi tính chất tinh thể nano với các nguyên tử tạp chất, thông qua một quá trình được gọi là doping. Điều này đã mở đường cho việc sản xuất các tinh thể nano bán dẫn đã được tăng cường tính năng dẫn điện

In the quest for the perfect biofuel, various companies and government agencies are racing to uncover the “magic bullet” that will allow for the production of inexpensive and energy efficient biofuels. Algae, yeasts and bacteria have all been playing their part in transforming various feedstocks and even CO2 into usable biofuels, such as ethanol and biodiesel.

IDTechEx recently visited GS Caltex in Seoul, Korea, who have developed a solid state lithium thin film battery. The company is a joint venture between GS, Korea and Chevron, USA, and its core business is oil refinery where they are number two in Korea. The company also works on renewable energy including fuel cells, biofuels, materials for supercapacitors and thin film batteries.

The Umeox Apollo is named after the Greek Sun God, and comes with a built-in solar panel covering the rear of the phone allowing the user to place a call when the batteries are discharged, provided there is sufficient sun available. Daily usage recharge needs about 2.5 hours of sunlight with a complete recharge requiring 17 hours.

CyberSmart Africa implements a practical and scalable solution to enlighten the frequently ignored rural schools with contemporary education. Funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), CyberSmart’s “tech-lite” approach, which includes a specially adapted interactive whiteboard and other low-power digital tools, puts learning first. The system uniquely focuses on teacher training and puts the latest low-power, portable equipment to work directly in the classrooms of off-the-grid rural schools.

CyberSmart Africa vừa triển khai một chương trình mang tính thực tế với quy mô lớn nhằm đem ánh sáng văn hóa tới cho những trẻ em vùng nông thôn. Được tài trợ bời Cơ quan phát triển quốc tế Hoa Kỳ (USAID), với mục đích lấy sự học làm đầu, CyberSmart áp dụng công nghệ theo hướng đơn giản hóa để chế tạo ra những chiếc bảng tương tác và các thiết bị điện tử tiết kiệm năng lượng khác.

The extended tax credits will prove a great present for thousands of workers in the renewable energy industry. President Obama signed legislation on Friday extending key tax credits supporting renewable energy projects and biofuel use.

The two countries' interest in cooperation is quite natural. The Czech Republic is preparing a lucrative tender for the completion of the nuclear power plant Temelin, near the Austrian border, in which the US firm Westinghouse has expressed interest. Westinghouse has a Japanese owner but its seat and operations are in the USA. The project is worth several hundred billion crowns. Besides Westinghouse, the other bidders are Czech-Russian consortium of Skoda JS Atomstroyexport and France's Areva.

Businesses can save upto 30 per cent in power cost and carbon emission by moving to the internet based-cloud technology, a Microsoft study today said. "Businesses that choose to run business applications in the cloud can help reduce energy consumption and carbon emissions by a net 30 per cent or more versus running those same applications on their own infrastructure," Microsoft India Director (Server Business) Pallavi Kathuria told PTI.

Italy, the country with the world’s first highway ever built (in 1926), is now preparing the addition of another motorway segment between Catania and Siracusa (the A18). But this is not just another motorway: it is the first fully solar-powered in the world, with 20 hectares-worth of solar panels.

Đường cao tốc đầu tiên trên thế giới được xây dựng tại Italy vào năm 1926. Hiện nay, nước này đang chuẩn bị mở thêm một con đường cao tốc khác nối hai thành phố Catania và Siracusa (đường cao tốc A18). Tuy nhiên, đây không phải là một con đường cao tốc thông thường mà là con đường đầu tiên trên thế giới được trang bị hoàn toàn bằng năng lượng mặt trời với diện tích pin mặt trời lên tới 20 héc-ta.

A plan to install solar energy panels on two Reigate council buildings is set to save money and reduce carbon emissions, a councillor has said. Councillor Julian Ellacott said the solar panels could generate electricity worth hundreds of thousands of pounds over their 25-year lifespan.

EnergyHub, a home energy management company, recently announced that it will be supplying its technology to Honeywell for inclusion in the company's portfolio of energy management solutions. According to Joseph Puishys, Honeywell's president of Environmental and Combustion Controls, EnergyHub's home energy management system will allow homeowners to minimize their energy bills by viewing and adjusting their energy usage settings.

Students at MAST Academy recently compared energy consumption at the school between 2009 and 2010 for the August/Sept period. The total energy consumed by the school during the 2008-2009 school year from August through September was 3,228,120 KWH. This was reduced to 2,514,600 KWH during the year 2009-2010, a decrease of 22% of energy usage.

To meet customer needs and keep pace with the development of tourism and services, Dong Xuyen hotel has been constantly upgrading, improving and renovating facilities, and enhancing service style. Along with that development, the demand for electricity of the hotel is also increasing. Monthly average power consumption of the hotel is about 75 thousand kWh of electricity.

The Abu Dhabi Distribution Company (ADDC), which supplies electricity to the city and surrounding areas, will have installed digital electricity meters in all buildings by the end of this year, its deputy managing director Abdulrahman al Dhaheri said yesterday. The new meters not only calculate power usage, but also allow consumers to sell their own solar-generated electricity back to the grid.