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

1. From DC Microgrids to DC-Powered Network Communities: Using Smart Power Servers with Renewable Energy
(Feed Articles / REW - Green Power News)

2. More Pumped Hydro Storage Could Help Wind & Solar Power
(Feed Articles / NewsVine - Alternative Energy Feed)

"Currently the Largest-Scale Form of Grid Storage Available"

3. Solar Palooza India
(Feed Articles / NewsVine - Alternative Energy Feed)

In July, 2010, the Indian federal government released detailed guidelines for new grid connected solar power projects as part of India'sJawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission. ...

4. A (Load) Balancing Act: The Challenge Of Clean Power
(Feed Articles / NPR - Environment News)

As new solar and wind energy projects come online in California, electricity grid operators are struggling to smooth out the irregularities in power that come from renewable sources. They are exploring ...

5. All charged up
(Feed Articles / MIT - Energy Research News)

... standard, called CHAdeMO, provides DC power at up to 500 volts with a current of 125 amps. Typical chargers operate on standard AC power, using either 110 volt household current (Level I), which generally ...

6. BlueChip Energy Launches Solar PV System With Battery Back-Up For Use During Hurricane Season
(Feed Articles / NewsVine - Alternative Energy Feed)

... with battery back-up power. ...

7. Study: Solar power is cheaper than nuclear
(Feed Articles / NewsVine - Alternative Energy Feed)

"The Holy Grail of the solar industry — reaching grid parity — may no longer be a distant dream. Solar may have already reached that point, at least when compared to nuclear power, according to a new study ...

8. Nations pledge global support for clean energy
(Feed Articles / ENN - Energy Research News)

... building fewer power plants and using more clean energy. "We know the clean energy challenge won't wait, and we won't wait either," Chu said. With the ...

9. Nations pledge global support for clean energy
(Feed Articles / ENN - Top Environmental Stories)

... building fewer power plants and using more clean energy. "We know the clean energy challenge won't wait, and we won't wait either," Chu said. With the ...

10. ET Solar announces completion and grid connection of a 1.9MW PV power plant in Germany
(Feed Articles / REW - Green Power News)

11. 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 ...

12. 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. ...

13. Schneider Electric makes powerful inroads in China's emerging solar market
(Feed Articles / REW - Green Power News)

... built with China Guangdong Nuclear Solar Energy Development Co., Ltd. Dunhuang, a 10MWP grid PV power plant project and Qinghai Xitieshan, a 10MWP grid PV power station project. Schneider Electric will ...

14. NREL Study: Western Grid Can Handle Increased Wind and Solar Power
(Feed Articles / EERE - Energy Research News)

DOE's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has released a study showing that it is possible for the Western power grid to draw 35% of its electricity from solar and wind sources. The study notes ...

15. Energy answer: Blowing in the wind?
(Feed Articles / MIT - Energy Research News)

When the federal government approved the Cape Wind project in April, allowing 130 power-generating turbines to be placed in the waters off Cape Cod, it gave a significant boost to the prospects of wind ...

16. Cape Wind Sets Power Agreement with National Grid, Gets FAA Approval
(Feed Articles / EERE - Energy Research News)

Cape Wind Associates has agreed to sell to National Grid half of the electricity produced from its planned wind power project off the coast of Massachusetts. The company has also earned approval of ...

17. Cape Wind Has Found a Buyer for Its Clean Power
(Feed Articles / ENN - Energy Research News)

... company National Grid announced a power purchase agreement with Cape Wind Associates, the project's developers, on Friday. ...

18. Cape Wind Has Found a Buyer for Its Clean Power
(Feed Articles / ENN - Top Environmental Stories)

... company National Grid announced a power purchase agreement with Cape Wind Associates, the project's developers, on Friday. ...

19. Another hurdle cleared for Cape Wind (Y! Green)
(Feed Articles / Yahoo - Environment News)

Y! Green - Last week, the Cape Wind offshore wind farm was approved by the federal government, but there were still some unknowns left to deal with, a major one being who would buy the power the wind farm ...

20. New State-by-State Wind Power Data Helps Build a Green Grid
(Feed Articles / ENN - Top Environmental Stories)

New wind resource maps and wind potential tables for the lower 48 states were recently released by AWS Truewind in collaboration with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). This new data marks ...

21. Sea Wind Power
(Feed Articles / ENN - Energy Research News)

To this date there is not a single offshore wind turbine been built in the United States. Meanwhile Europe, China and Japan are far along in developing a water based wind power industry. All one needs ...

22. Solar leads the week with $77M, T-Solar postpones IPO
(Feed Articles / CleanTech - Energy News Feed)

Investment in solar-powered fuel, off-grid PV, microinverter and monitoring tech for the solar energy market, and solar installations were highlights of 29 deals spotted in the past seven days. ...

23. Sea Wind Power
(Feed Articles / ENN - Environmental Science and Technology)

To this date there is not a single offshore wind turbine been built in the United States. Meanwhile Europe, China and Japan are far along in developing a water based wind power industry. All one needs ...

24. Energy Grid Could Make Offshore Wind Power More Reliable
(Feed Articles / Alternative Energy News Top Stories)

Scientists believe that natural resources can meet the energy needs of the entire human population. Wind energy too has huge potential to generate power for us. Researchers are trying to trap offshore ...

25. German trade show to highlight new EV technology
(Feed Articles / CleanTech - Energy News Feed)

SFC and ESG partner on a new e-mobility hybrid system, combining batteries and fuel cells, which can function independent from the power grid. ...

26. Lithium Ion Battery Pack from Clayton Power
(Feed Articles / REW - Green Power News)

The lithium ion battery pack from Clayton Power makes it easy to bring all the power you need whenever you go off-grid. We deliver complete power systems and we provide easy access to the next generation ...

27. Clean Energy Conferences Sprout in Spring and Early Summer
(Feed Articles / EERE - Energy Research News)

... Grid, alternative fuels and biofuels, biomass energy, solar energy, and wind power. ...

28. Scotland gets serious about sea power
(Feed Articles / ENN - Energy Research News)

... tapping into the resources of Pentland Firth, a strait north of Scotland that is known for its strong tides, can make the country the "powerhouse of Europe." ...

29. Endesa in Powerline Smart Grid Play
(Feed Articles / REW - Green Power News)

Spanish utility group Endesa is leading a programme to develop a telecommunications network with the same coverage as the distribution network and which permits information to be used in real time.

30. Utilities in California and Ohio Test New Power Storage Technologies
(Feed Articles / EERE - Energy Research News)

Utilities in California and Ohio are embracing new energy storage technologies, such as large-scale batteries and ice cooling devices, as ways to cut peak power loads and help integrate renewable energy ...