
Storage advance may boost solar thermal energy potential
Engineers at Oregon State University have identified a new approach for the storage of concentrated solar thermal energy, to reduce its cost and make it more practical for wider use.
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Engineers at Oregon State University have identified a new approach for the storage of concentrated solar thermal energy, to reduce its cost and make it more practical for wider use.
Nov 9, 2015

Lightsource and its financial adviser, The Royal Bank of Scotland plc ("RBS"), are pleased to announce the successful 284m pound refinancing of a portfolio of UK solar projects, owned and operated by Lightsource.
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Kyocera Corporation and Century Tokyo Leasing Corporation have announced that Kyocera TCL Solar LLC, a joint venture established by the two companies, has completed construction of the largest mega-solar power plant in Shiga Prefecture, Japan.
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The OECD urged Monday nations to step up environmental investments to ward off not only catastrophic climate change but to give the global economy a much-needed boost as China struggles to rebalance its economy.
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Canadian Solar reports that its wholly owned subsidiary, Recurrent Energy, one of North America's largest solar project developers, closed on a debt facility with a club of banks and a tax equity investment commitment with U.S.
Nov 9, 2015

The Asian Development Bank said it signed a finance agreement to help support operations at the largest wind farm of its kind in the Philippines.
Nov 6, 2015

Working with scientists in 14 countries across Europe, ESA is developing a warning network that will help protect us from the effects of our Sun's activity.
Nov 6, 2015

A severe solar storm could disrupt the nation's power grid for months, potentially leading to widespread blackouts.
Nov 4, 2015

A Florida State University researcher has discovered an artificial material that mimics photosynthesis and potentially creates a sustainable energy source.
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Italian energy company Eni said its representatives met with Algerian officials to discuss an energy mix that includes plans for a renewable energy industry.
Nov 4, 2015

New research led by physicists at the University of Warwick has used tools designed to study social networks to gain significant new insights into the Northern…
Nov 3, 2015

China has used up too much energy and too many resources in its quest for growth, Premier Li Keqiang told visiting French President Francois Hollande Tuesday, adding it has a "duty to humanity" to clean itself up.
Nov 3, 2015

Trina Solar Limited has signed a 5-year strategic cooperation agreement with CITIC Financial Leasing Co., Ltd and a separate 3-year strategic cooperation…
Nov 2, 2015

Deployment of renewable energy is expanding all over the world. There is high competition between alternative land uses, and conflicts over limited land are likely to emerge between biodiversity conservation and expanded deployment of renewable energy.
Nov 2, 2015

Air traveling and accordingly airports and planes are part of our current understanding of a connected and globalized world.
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Organic-inorganic perovskite materials are one of the biggest surprises in solar cell research.
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