A new survey by the Global Electricity Initiative (GEI) of electric power utilities reveals that their CEOs consider a global agreement on GHG emissions vital to their businesses’ sustainable success. The GEI, led by the World Energy Council and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development, aims to enhance electrical utilities’ efforts to ensure reliable electricity supply, improve access and …

We can save land and water by building floating solar panels   Singapore, a country half the size of Los Angeles, is home to 5.4 million people. This makes the island city-state one of the most densely populated countries in the world, with roughly 7,500 people packed into each square kilometre. When almost your entire population lives in a high-rise, …

Latest SolarWindow process breakthrough revolutionizes the transmission of electricity on glass with wires as thin as human hair.     Columbia, MD – November 3, 2015 – SolarWindow Technologies, Inc. (OTCQB: WNDW), a leading developer of first-of-their-kind transparent electricity-generating coatings for commercial windows on skyscrapers and tall towers, today announced that a process breakthrough has enabled the advanced development of …

Can it be true? A Truly Portable Wind Turbine Born and raised in Iceland, brothers Einar and Agust Agustsson were both inspired and determined to share the benefits of clean energy with the rest of the world. In their country, they have  an endless supply of fresh air and clean, wind-generated energy. After taking a trip to the United States, …

  Dynamic Solar Solutions Installs 24.75kW System Expected to Offset 100 percent of Energy Costs at Bacardi Group Offices Kyocera Solar Inc. and installer Dynamic Solar Solutions today announced the installation of 24.75 kilowatts (kW) of Kyocera solar modules atop Emilio Bacardi Group headquarters in San Juan, Puerto Rico, harnessing renewable energy as a solution to rising energy prices. The …

Denmark’s cumulative installed capacity is expected to expand from 13.5 Gigawatts (GW) in 2014 to reach 16.1 GW by 2025, rising at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 1.7%, says research and consulting firm GlobalData. The company’s latest report* states that more than half of the total power generation will come from renewables (excluding hydropower) by 2020, as Denmark …

Intelligent Energy to Showcase Zero Emission Range-Extended Light Commercial Vehicle at UK’s Low Carbon Vehicle Event   Leading independent fuel cell technology provider will display and demonstrate hybridised battery electric/fuel cell-powered development vehicle at LCV2015 Prototype is the first stage in an on-going UK consortium project that is supported by funding from the Advanced Propulsion Centre (APC) to develop a …

Airlight Energy, a Swiss-based supplier of solar electricity technology has partnered with IBM Research to bring affordable solar technology to the market by 2017. The system can concentrate the sun’s radiation 2,000 times and convert 80 percent of it into useful energy to generate 12 kilowatts of electrical power and 20 kilowatts of heat on a sunny day—enough to power several average …

Corvus Energy powers the world’s first electric commercial fishing vessel A Corvus lithium polymer Energy Storage System (ESS) has been integrated with a Siemens propulsion system aboard the world’s first electric commercial fishing vessel designed and built by Selfa Arctic AS. August 20, 2015 – Richmond, BC – Corvus Energy is pleased to announce a Corvus ESS with a Siemens …

A massive grid cyberattack may sound like the stuff of an apocalyptic movie. But for insurance giant Lloyd’s the prospect carries enough probability to carefully weigh the financial risk. The cost? As much as $1 trillion if hackers take down just 50 generators out of 700 in 15 states within the Eastern Interconnection, according to a new study by Lloyd’s …

Array Technologies Led Global Solar PV Tracker Rankings in 2014, IHS Says Global PV tracker market increased by more than 60 percent, reaching 4 GW in 2014 View image | gettyimages.com EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (May 14, 2015) –The global PV tracker market increased by more than 60 percent, to reach 4 gigawatts (GW) in 2014, according to a new report …

Did you know the history of the electric car? The first cars were electric. Oh so many years ago and yet here today we are still debating as to whether electric cars are the way to go or not. Well of course one of the reasons that ever happened was the availability of cheap oil to make cheap gas that …

Germany will become the world’s leading market for annual offshore wind turbine installations in 2015, with the country set to add an impressive 2,071 Megawatts (MW) this year, an almost fourfold increase from the 529 MW added in 2014, according to research and consulting firm GlobalData.The company’s latest report* states that global annual offshore wind installations will more than double, …

Here is a novel idea. In some areas of the USA homeowners, renters, and business owners might have a choice of who they buy their electricity from and there could be savings in the mix. While many parts of the country remain locked in with communities and homeowners having no choice as to where they get their utilities from, some …

  We think of renewable energy as a modern invention. All over the world there are huge wind turbines and hydroelectric dams generating electricity to power our computers, televisions and increasingly – cars. Today we take a whirlwind look at how our ancestors harnessed both wind and water as an energy source all those thousands of years ago. Wind Energy …

  World’s Largest HOA Management Firm Enters into First Nationwide Partnership with Leading Home Solar Company    Sunrun, the largest dedicated residential solar company in the United States, today announced a partnership with Associa, the world’s largest community association management firm, which serves more than two million households. This is Associa’s first relationship with a solar provider as it seeks …

Company celebrates major milestone with event honoring transit agency partners as EV pioneers   North America’s leading manufacturer of zero-emissions battery-electric buses, Proterra Inc., recently congratulated its customers on achieving a major milestone for the EV industry: logging one million miles in revenue service.  The company celebrated this achievement with an event at its plant in Greenville, S.C. honoring its …

Sullivan Solar Power Installs 153kW of Kyocera Solar Modules at St. Patrick Catholic Parish in North Park, St. Bartholomew’s in Poway and Paradise Valley Church in National City San Diego – March 23, 2015 – Kyocera Solar, Inc. and Sullivan Solar Power teamed up to equip three San Diego County churches with solar systems that include Kyocera high-efficiency modules and …

IHS Says Asian markets dominated by niche BoS suppliers lead the market Wellingborough, U.K. (March 4, 2015) — IHS (NYSE: IHS), the leading global source of critical information and insight, today announced that the global photovoltaic (PV) balance-of-system (BoS) market is forecast to grow at an average rate of 5 percent per year, reaching $21 billion in 2019. China, India …

Whirlpool Corporation Announces Plans To Use Wind Turbines To Power Findlay, Ohio Facility Turbines expected to offset an estimated 22% of plant’s energy consumption FINDLAY, Ohio, Jan. 26, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Whirlpool Corporation (NYSE: WHR), the world’s largest global manufacturer and marketer of major home appliances is building on the company’s 40 years of commitment to sustainability by using wind energy …