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Solar panels power off-grid toll plaza 27/05/2013

Zimbabwe has kicked off a major road upgrade project with the opening of a toll plaza that is believed to be the world’s first to meet all its electricity needs without a grid connection.
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology receives EUR 4.25 million for printable organic solar cell research 24/05/2013

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology has received EUR 4.25 million in funding from the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research to initiate a four-year research project on printable organic solar cells.
Thailand focuses on nuclear power use safety 24/05/2013

Thailand’s Science and Technology Ministry is focusing on safety of nuclear power use while trying to minimise its impact on the environment.

400MW solar power park to be built in southern Japan 23/05/2013

Construction on a large scale 400MW solar power park on a remote island off Sasebo city in southern Japan is set to begin sometime in May, after the project was given a planning consent yesterday.
Honda set to become 1st Japan carmaker to sell solar power 23/05/2013

Honda Motor Co. is getting a jump on other Japanese carmakers by becoming the first to sell lucrative electricity from renewable energy sources to utilities by installing solar panels atop its new factory complex.
Painting Solar Panels For The Future Of Energy Production 23/05/2013

Researchers at the University at Buffalo are developing a technique that could allow for solar panels to be painted on some day.
Energy-positive with natural ventilation 22/05/2013

Buildings can be air-conditioned using entirely natural means, without mechanical ventilation systems.
Solar lantern for people living without electricity 22/05/2013

Panasonic Corporation today announced that it has developed a solar lantern that doubles as a charger for people living without electricity.
Engineers design, test taller, high-strength concrete towers for wind turbines 22/05/2013

Grant Schmitz, eyes inches from a 6.5-by-12-foot panel of ultra-high performance concrete, studied the smooth surface for tiny cracks. He and other research engineers carefully marked every one with black markers.
Hong Kong launches first electric taxis 22/05/2013

Hong Kong saw its first electric taxis hit the streets on Saturday in a step towards reducing the city's high levels of roadside pollution.
German energy shift faces headwinds 22/05/2013

Tense engineers have their eyes peeled on complex colour-coded diagrams on a wall-sized screen that makes their control room look like the inside of a spaceship.
Morocco to harness the wind in energy hunt 22/05/2013

Morocco is ploughing ahead with a programme to boost wind energy production, particularly in the southern Tarfaya region, where Africa's largest wind farm is set to open in 2014.
Hybrid solar system boosts natural gas powerplant efficiency by 20 percent 22/05/2013

Solar power holds the promise of clean, limitless energy, but it currently suffers from high costs and an inherent disadvantage of not working when the sun isn't shining.
SKWID harnesses the power of both the wind and the tide 22/05/2013

There are already a wide variety of renewable energy systems that harness the power of the wind, along with some that generate power via the flow of ocean currents.
Solar Lights & Water Pumps Can Help To Alleviate Poverty 22/05/2013

Can solar power help eradicate extreme poverty in the developing world?
The Future Of Solar Is Brighter Than Ever 22/05/2013

By Richard Swanson, IEEE Fellow; Co-founder and President Retired of SunPower Corporation
Printing Australia’s Largest Solar Cells 22/05/2013

Scientists have produced the largest flexible, plastic solar cells in Australia – 10 times the size of what they were previously able to – thanks to a new solar cell printer that has been installed at CSIRO.
Solar Power Windows Fast Approaching Commercial Production 22/05/2013

Commercial production of solar windows, using the patented SolarWindow spray-on solar power coating system, may be just around the corner.
Indigenous Brazilian Group Turns To Wind Energy 21/05/2013

A few years ago I lay in a hammock in a mud and wattle hut in a Makuxi village, shining my torch on the walls to look for spiders, listening to the BBC World Service on my radio (I learnt that Labour leader John Smith had died).
Saudi Arabia Turns To U.S. For Help With Solar Power 21/05/2013

Saudi Arabia is planning to move aggressively into renewable energy, with plans to install more solar and wind power in the next 20 years than the rest of the world has installed to date.
Back Off On China Solar Duties, Germany Urges EU 21/05/2013

Germany’s solar manufacturing sector has been hit hard by cheap Chinese products but that doesn’t mean all of Germany is going to sit by quietly as the European Union moves toward import duties of the sort the U.S. has already imposed.
Morocco launches solar mega-project at Ouarzazate 20/05/2013

Morocco on Friday officially launched the construction of a 160-megawatt solar power plant near the desert city of Ouarzazate, the first in a series of vast solar projects planned in the country.
German WWII Bunker To Generate Renewable Energy 20/05/2013

For 70 years, the gray hulk of the Wilhelmsburg flak bunker has stood in Hamburg, Germany, as an unofficial memorial to the terrible days of World War II.
SASIA releases comments on Saudi Arabia’s solar procurement white paper 20/05/2013

The Saudi Arabia Solar Industries Association (SASIA, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia) has released its comments on the nation's plans to procure solar generation as outlined in the recent King Abdullah City for Atomic and Renewable Energy (K.A.CARE) white paper.
300,000 mirrors: World's largest thermal solar plant (377MW) under construction in the Mojave 20/05/2013

The largest concentrating solar power plant (100 MW) in operation is currently in Abu Dhabi, but it won't stay at the top of the list for too long.
Solar lighting at Koraput hospital 16/04/2013

KORAPUT: The Koraput district administration is going to install rooftop solar photovoltaic cells at the district headquarters hospital here.

Launch an online competition to study energy efficiency and conservation in 2023

National Energy Efficiency Programme - Ministry of Industry and Trade