Energy Research Project for Alternative Energy, Renewable Energy, and Green Energy Technologies

1. Explained: Bandgap
(Feed Articles / MIT - Energy Research News)

... together in the same direction, they form an electric current. Electrons in an atom can be thought of as being somewhere in an array of possible “states” — which include their energy level, momentum and ...

2. Electricity Generation: Coal’s Share down in 2009, Lowest since 1978
(Feed Articles / Institute for Energy Research)

In the electricity-generation market of 2009, coal generation had only a 44 .6 percent share, 3.6 percentage points lower than in 2008 and the lowest level since 1978 when it represented 44.2 percent of ...

3. US Forest Service Approves SDG&E's Sunrise Powerlink
(Feed Articles / REW - Bioenergy News)

San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) has received approval to move forward with construction of the approximately US $1.9 billion, 120-mile Sunrise Powerlink transmission line from the Department of Agriculture's ...

4. President Obama Focuses on Advanced Battery and Electric Vehicle Manufacturing
(Feed Articles / ENN - Energy Research News)

... nationwide where work has begun constructing new manufacturing plants, adding new manufacturing lines, building electric vehicles, and installing electric vehicle charging stations.  ...

5. Funding cuts will finish Britain's clean energy race
(Feed Articles / NewsVine - Alternative Energy Feed)

... new sources of electricity than almost any other economy. ...

6. Industry giants Schneider Electric and EDF EN Canada Inc. a powerful combination in Ontario
(Feed Articles / REW - Green Power News)

Schneider Electric's Renewable Energies Business, global specialists in energy management and solar power plant design, announced today they were awarded another 30 Mega Watt (MW) contract with EDF EN ...

7. Fibers that can hear and sing
(Feed Articles / MIT - Energy Research News)

... makes the plastic "piezoelectric," meaning that it changes shape when an electric field is applied to it. In a conventional piezoelectric microphone, the electric field is generated by metal electrodes. ...

8. Scientists Revisit Power from Potatoes
(Feed Articles / Alternative Energy News Top Stories)

This could very well be the magic formula for future power generation. Yes, scientists are busy crafting what is now called as “solid organic electric battery based upon treated potatoes.” ...

9. DOE Offers $1.45 Billion Loan Guarantee to Abengoa Solar
(Feed Articles / EERE - Energy Research News)

... and will deliver electricity to 70,000 Arizona homes. ...

10. FIRST RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE IN CALIFORNIA GOES SOLAR
(Feed Articles / REW - Green Power News)

... power engineering and installation firm, announced today a new 116kW roof-mount photovoltaic (PV) solar electric system at the Ronald McDonald House of San Diego at 2929 Children's Way in San Diego. This ...

11. Schneider Electric introduces its solar solutions at Intersolar North America 2010
(Feed Articles / REW - Green Power News)

Schneider Electric's Renewable Energies Business, leaders in developing, manufacturing and marketing advanced power electronic products and systems for renewable markets, is pleased to announce they will ...

12. The Ultimate Solar Cell?
(Feed Articles / Alternative Energy News Top Stories)

The ultimate step in utilizing solar power is to convert maximum energy from sun into electricity. This will make solar power highly cost-advantageous compared to other traditional power sources. Capturing ...

13. eCRP Electric Motorcycle Launches for TTXGP
(Feed Articles / Alternative Energy News Top Stories)

A trip around the eCRP plant headquarters at Modena: The eCRP is the first of its kind of purpose-built electric superbikes, and today it is pitting against the legendary gas-powered Ducati, MV Agusta ...

14. An Internet 100 times as fast
(Feed Articles / MIT - Energy Research News)

The heart of the Internet is a network of high-capacity optical fibers that spans continents. But while optical signals transmit information much more efficiently than electrical signals, they’re harder ...

15. Canada to phase out older coal-fired power plants
(Feed Articles / ENN - Energy Research News)

... new clean-power standard. The new standards, expected to be firmed up by early 2011, will force electricity producers to phase out older, high-emitting coal-fired plants and require ...

16. US Army Looking at Fuel Cells for Tanks
(Feed Articles / FuelCell - Top News on Fuel Cells)

The U.S. Army is looking into fuel cell technology to boost electrical power in its M1 Abrams battle tanks, the service said.In an article ... ...

17. Saharan Sun Power
(Feed Articles / ENN - Environmental Science and Technology)

There is plenty of sun in deserts and the Sahara is one of the biggest deserts in the world. Europe intends to import its first solar generated electricity from North Africa within the next five years, ...

18. Schneider Electric makes being "off-grid" comfortable and efficient
(Feed Articles / REW - Green Power News)

Schneider Electric's Renewable Energies Business knows that it isn't just about leading the world in developing, manufacturing and marketing advanced power electronic products and systems for renewable ...

19. Thin films show surprising reactivity
(Feed Articles / MIT - Energy Research News)

...  In fuel cells, a fuel such as hydrogen or methanol reacts in the presence of a catalyst, releasing its energy chemically rather than being burned. As a result, they can produce electricity from fuel without ...

20. Dock Here for Clean Renewable Solar Energy!
(Feed Articles / Alternative Energy News Top Stories)

This can very well happen in the near future with billboards advertising – bold and strong, beckoning electric vehicles for recharging. Already in Berlin-Adlershof, this is happening. The largest ...

21. Walmart Canada to Use Plug Power GenDrive
(Feed Articles / FuelCell - Top News on Fuel Cells)

Plug Power has announced that its GenDrive fuel cell units will power Walmart Canada's fleet of electric lift trucks at the company's ... ...

22. Enhancing the power of batteries
(Feed Articles / MIT - Energy Research News)

... portable electronics, are made up of three basic components: two electrodes (called the anode, or negative electrode, and the cathode, or positive electrode) separated by an electrolyte, an electrically ...

23. Hawaii PUC Approves Biofuel Testing at Kahe Plant
(Feed Articles / REW - Bioenergy News)

The Hawaii Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has approved Hawaiian Electric Company's plan to test biofuel blends in a 90-megawatt (MW) steam turbine generating unit at Kahe Power Plant that presently ...

24. Israeli-developed boiled potato batteries may provide cheap power
(Feed Articles / NewsVine - Alternative Energy Feed)

"Study: Boiling potatoes increases electric power 10-fold; Potato battery 6 times more economical than kerosene lamp. ...

25. Sysco Deploys 98 Fuel Cell Forklifts at New Distribution Centre
(Feed Articles / FuelCell - Top News on Fuel Cells)

Plug Power announced that Sysco has deployed 98 GenDrive fuel cell units to power a fleet of Raymond electric lift trucks at Sysco's new ... ...

26. Study by DOE, NERC Examines High-Impact Risks to the U.S. Power Grid
(Feed Articles / EERE - Energy Research News)

DOE and the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) have examined rare events that could have a high impact on the U.S. power grid, including attacks, pandemics, and electromagnetic disturbances. ...

27. Mira EV Travels 1000km on Single Charge
(Feed Articles / Alternative Energy News Top Stories)

... race course in Japan, in Shimotsuma. Organized by Japan Electric Vehicle Club, this long marathon driving was accomplished by a [...] Posted in: Electric Cars, Future Energy, Transportation  ...

28. Sanyo’s HIT Solar Cells are a Hit in Italy
(Feed Articles / Alternative Energy News Top Stories)

Japan’s Sanyo Electric Company is creating a record by powering the largest solar pant in Italy with its HIT solar cells. The Project funded by a consortium led by Deutsche Bank is expected to ...

29. American Municipal Power and Standard Energy Announce 300 Megawatt Solar Energy Development
(Feed Articles / REW - Green Power News)

... capacity. The 30-year agreement has the potential to yield one of the largest groups of solar electric facility developments in the country. Standard Energy partners with utilities to create regional renewable ...

30. FuelCell Energy Reports Q2 Results
(Feed Articles / FuelCell - Top News on Fuel Cells)

--  2.8 MW Direct FuelCell power plant order received in May 2010 from      Pacific Gas and Electric  ... ...