energy
The top UK energy lobbying group backs green energy in historic U-turn
Posted in Business on 1st Mar, 2016
by Alex Muller
Energy UK, representing big six providers, says it now supports phasing out coal, after years of defending use of fossil fuels.
The U.S. solar industry just had a week of record-breaking announcements
Posted in Hardware on 29th Feb, 2016
by Alex Muller
The solar industry is now on an unstoppable growth path that could make it the most important energy source of the next century.
Photovoltaics and electrochemical cell combine to advance solar
Posted in Science on 26th Feb, 2016
by Alex Muller
Silicon solar cells are hampered by the fact that they only deliver power when the sun is shining and their efficiency falls off markedly at temperatures over 100 C.
Clean power could save the US billions of dollars each year
Posted in Science on 25th Feb, 2016
by Alex Muller
Concerns are abound that implementing measures to reduce harmful fossil fuel emissions would create more cost than benefit.
US Solar Market Sets New Record, Installing 7.3GW of Solar PV in 2015
Posted in Science on 23rd Feb, 2016
by Alex Muller
For the first time ever, solar beat out natural-gas capacity additions.