Tagged: Solar Power & News
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School in a Box deploys solar power for education in Africa News
20.02.2012 Institute of Art, Design & Technology (IADT) researchers have pioneered a unique, solar-powered solution that is aiming to revolutionise education in rural communities in...Categories: Sustainability, Renewable Energy, Engineering, Education, Digital Media, Consumer Tech, Computers, Communications -
Google keeps its Googlers going via green buildings News
19.08.2011 Google says it wants its Googlers to thrive and live up to their innovation potential by placing them in greener buildings that draw upon nature, clean air and daylight. The... -
General Motors invests in solar energy firm Sunlogics News
28.07.2011 General Motors Ventures has made an equity investment of US$7.5m in solar energy systems maker Sunlogics, with part of the funding set to create more than 310 clean-tech jobs...Categories: Sustainability, Renewable Energy, Investments, Green, Engineering, Engineer, Energy, Green Tech -
Renewable energy sector supplied 16pc of all global energy in 2010 News
14.07.2011 The renewable energy sector supplied an estimated 16pc of the world’s energy and 20pc of its electricity last year and has continued to perform well despite the economic...Categories: Renewable Energy, Energy -
Nissan’s Leaf uses new solar-powered charging system News
11.07.2011 Japanese automaker Nissan has unveiled a new charging system that gets electricity from solar power that can also be stored in the lithium-ion batteries used in its Leaf...Tags: Electric Cars, Solar Power, -
US solar energy outlook News
16.06.2011 Solar photovoltaic installations in the US rose by 66pc in the first quarter of 2011 to reach 252MW, with New Jersey coming out as the strongest growth market, a report shows. -
European experts gather for Green Week 2011 in Brussels News
24.05.2011 Resource efficiency, looking at how to move towards a low-carbon economy and calling on people to “use less and live better” are key themes of the European Commission’s Green...Categories: Sustainability, Resources, Renewable Energy, Green Computing, Green, Government, Engineering, Energy, Economy, Consumer Tech, Green Tech -
SEAI promotes solar energy at EPA today News
11.05.2011 As part of European Solar Days, the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) is today holding an event at the EPA’s headquarters in Johnstown Castle, Wexford, which is... -
Samsung to invest US$7bn in green energy industrial park News
27.04.2011 Samsung Group in South Korea is set to invest 7.6trn won (US$7bn) to build the first stage of a green energy industrial park from 2021 on reclaimed wetland in Saemangeum, South... -
Google invests US$168m in largest solar energy power plant News
12.04.2011 Google has invested US$168m in a new solar energy power plant in the Mojave Desert in California, developed by BrightSource Energy. -
Labour sets out plan to create 80,000 green energy jobs News
04.02.2011 Labour’s communications spokeswoman Liz McManus this morning launched her party’s policy document on green energy jobs, which envisions the creation of 80,000 new positions...Categories: Renewable Energy, Jobs, Green, Government, Energy, Digital 21, Green Tech, Careers and EmploymentTags: Election 2011, Biofuels, Biomass, Solar Power, ESB, Wind Energy, Green Energy, Digital 21, Labour, Job Creation, Political -
Microchips that ‘harvest’ their own energy News
20.01.2011 A research team based in the Netherlands and China has succeeded in making a microchip that has an efficient solar cell placed on top of the microelectronics, meaning the chip... -
China's smart grid market worth could reach US$61bn by 2015 News
13.01.2011 China's smart grid market is predicted to rise from US$22.3bn in 2011 to US$61.4bn in 2015, says Zpryme, with global blue-chip players such as IBM, HP and Siemens positioning... -
US Army looks at ‘solar tents’ to harness light energy News
11.01.2011 The United States Army is weighing up the idea of buying into solar-powered shades and tent-like technologies to power devices while soldiers are on overseas missions. -
Photon Energy aims for solar PV projects in Italy and Germany News
05.01.2011 The solar PV developer is also preparing for an IPO on the main market of the Warsaw Stock Exchange, following a successful year for solar PV installations in the Czech Republic... -
ADAS plans to develop UK’s biggest solar parks News
16.12.2010 Environmental consultancy ADAS has teamed up with the solar PV expert Enfinity to scope out sites for the development of 50MW of solar parks in southern England and south Wales... -
Tunisia gearing up for desert solar plant News
10.12.2010 A new tower type concentrated solar power plant has been planned in Tunisia targeting the desert solar energy market, which is currently dominated by European firms. -
California's 200MW solar plant expected by 2013 News
22.11.2010 The largest photovoltaic solar facility in the US has been given a 2013 completion date and the power plant is expected to generate around 200 megawatts (MW) of energy. -
Research lauds solar-powered blood pressure device News
10.11.2010 Third-world countries, with rapidly rising rates of cardiovascular disease (CVD), could benefit from a device that harnesses solar power to measure blood pressure. -
Logitech announces its first solar-powered keyboard News
02.11.2010 Logitech has announced the release of the company’s first solar-powered keyboard.Tags: Hardware, Battery Life, Technology, Logitech, PC, Keyboard, Solar Power, Renewable Energy, Green