More than 8.1 million people worldwide are now employed by the renewable energy industry - a five percent increase from last year - according to a report released by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) at its 11th Council meeting.
Known for snow rather than sun, Michigan's Upper Peninsula could still support a significant network of solar photovoltaic (PV) energy systems.
Researchers in Germany are building better forecasting models to improve the integration of renewable energy into the power grid.
The "Internet of Things" could make cities "smarter" by connecting an extensive network of tiny communications devices to make life more efficient.
The sun-powered Solar Impulse 2 aircraft landed in the US state of Pennsylvania Wednesday, completing the latest leg of a record-breaking flight around the world to promote renewable energy.
A family of compounds known as perovskites, which can be made into thin films with many promising electronic and optical properties, has been a hot research topic in recent years.
The photovoltaic market continues to grow with impressive speed. Large scale silicon solar parks have been all the fashion until now but thin film panels are…
The Solar Impulse 2, a solar-powered airplane piloted by Swiss national Bertrand Piccard, successfully flew out of Dayton, Ohio in the dark early Wednesday en route to Pennsylvania, according to a live online feed of the departure.
The global renewable energy sector employed more than 8.1 million people last year, a 5 percent increase that bucked an overall downwards market trend, a green energy organisation said Wednesday.
The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) has announced the commitment of more than $27 million in funding to improve the energy…
Our sun's adolescence was stormy-and new evidence shows that these tempests may have been just the key to seeding life as we know it.
The Sun has an 11-year cycle that involves, among other things, the occurrence and disappearance of sunspots as well as strong changes in the global magnetic field of the Sun.
The controversial boss of Chinese solar energy firm Hanergy Thin Film Power Group -- once listed as China's richest man -- has stepped down as chairman and executive director, the company said, almost a year after its shares imploded.
Satellites provide data daily on our own planet, our sun and the universe around us.
Amsterdam based Sunrock Investments has realised the acquisition of a 3.0MW portfolio of operational solar rooftop projects in Flanders, Belgium.
For years, scientists have been trying to emulate photosynthesis, the process by which plants, algae, and some bacteria harness light from the sun to chemically transform water and carbon dioxide into energy that is stored for later use.
