Ford Teams Up With SunPower For Solar Powered Electric Vehicles
Ford Motor Co. is partnering with solar panel manufacturer SunPower to provide US customers with specially designed solar power systems to charge Ford’s upcoming Focus Electric Vehicle (EV).
Asia Pacific To Account For 25% Of Global PV Demand By 2015
The Asia Pacific region’s hunger for solar panels looks set to continue; and by 2015 will account for a quarter of global demand.
Hybrid Solar System Extracts Hydrogen From Water
Imagine a rooftop solar power system that converts sunlight into hydrogen and stores it in a fuel cell, providing your home with a virtually endless supply of cheap, clean energy. An innovative hybrid system, developed by a young engineer from the USA’s Duke University, does exactly that.
Thames Water Installing Over 100 Solar Power Systems
The UK’s Thames Water will be harvesting the energy of the sun with solar panel arrays at 103 of its locations.
Heliotube – The Inflatable Solar Power System
Last week we covered the development of inflatable wind turbine technology – now it’s solar’s turn.
Study Finds Solar Power Systems Add 3% To A Home’s Value
A recently released research paper concurs with another U.S. study that found a rooftop solar power system boosts the value of a home.
The Inflatable Wind Turbine
An Israeli company called Winflex is developing inflatable wind turbines using a design they say is feasible from one hundred kilowatt units to multi-megawatt capacity models.
Solar Powered Irrigation Helps Egypt’s Desert Bloom
Farmers in Upper Egypt have turned to harvesting the energy from the sun for irrigation, with help from Germany’s Fraunhofer Institute
Wind Power In The EU To Triple By 2020
The European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) has published projections for onshore and offshore wind power deployment in the European Union out to 2030.
BrightSource’s New Generation Of Solar Thermal Plants
BrightSource Energy Inc. has released details of its latest large-scale solar thermal power plant design that utilises molten-salt technology for storing surplus energy, allowing plants to operate at night.