Latest Energy conversion Stories
ARLINGTON, Va., April 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- This Earth Day, homeowners can help save the environment and their finances by ensuring the proper installation and service of their home comfort systems. It is estimated that nearly half of all heating and cooling equipment in U.S. homes never performs to its advertised capacity and efficiency due to incorrect installation, which means homeowners pay higher operating costs over the life of the equipment. Older heating and cooling...
The construction of this plant, which is expected to begin operations at the end of 2013, forms part of a project lead by Petrobras within the framework of the Research and Development Program developed by the Brazilian Electricity Regulatory Agency. SAO PAULO, April 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- SunEdison, a leading global solar energy services provider and subsidiary of MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc. (NYSE: WFR) has signed an agreement with Petrobras to build one of the largest solar...
SolarReserve opens office in Santiago, Chile and hires experienced energy professional to lead development in the Latin American region SANTA MONICA, Calif., April 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- SolarReserve, a leading U.S.-based solar energy developer; today announced the company's international expansion into the Latin American region through the opening of its office in Santiago, Chile. Continuing its ongoing efforts to provide cost-effective, clean energy solutions worldwide,...
SHANGHAI, April 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. ("JinkoSolar" or the "Company") (NYSE: JKS), a leading global solar power product manufacturer, today announced that it will team up with the University of Western Ontario's ("UWO") Western Engineering to provide to their SunStang Solar Car Project JinkoSolar high-efficient polycrystalline solar cells. Named as "SunStang", the prototype is being developed to take part in this year's World Solar Challenge, an...
Major North American Automotive Manufacturer to Launch Cooling-Only Version of New Storage Bin in 2014 NORTHVILLE, Mich., April 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Gentherm Incorporated (NASDAQ-GS: THRM), the global market leader and a developer of innovative thermal management technologies, today announced that it has been awarded a contract by a major North American automotive manufacturer to supply a cooling-only version of Gentherm's new thermal storage bin. The new thermal storage bin,...
35 MW to be delivered through OEMs in Poland and India JIASHAN, China, April 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- ReneSola Ltd ("ReneSola") (NYSE: SOL), a leading global manufacturer of solar photovoltaic ("PV") modules and wafers, today announced it has agreed to provide Enerparc AG ("Enerparc"), an internationally oriented and dynamically growing provider of solar power plant installation and operation services, with 43.6 megawatts ("MW") of solar modules, 35 MW of which will be delivered...
Utility Earns Top Ranking among U.S. Utilities for Fifth Straight Year SAN FRANCISCO, April 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), working closely with its customers and developers, connected 805 megawatts (MW) of new solar electric power generation to the energy grid last year, a milestone that earned the company top honors from the Solar Energy Power Association (SEPA) as the electric utility that led the nation in the amount of solar added in...
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Though they be but little, they are fierce. The most powerful batteries on the planet are only a few millimeters in size, yet they pack such a punch that a driver could use a cellphone powered by these batteries to jump-start a dead car battery – and then recharge the phone in the blink of an eye. Developed by researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, the new microbatteries out-power even the best supercapacitors and...
Utilities' plans to stop rooftop solar threaten public health, say group co-Chairs LOS ANGELES, April 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- A coalition of public health leaders and solar energy companies has formed CAUSE (Californians Against Utilities Stopping solar Energy) to combat monopoly utility efforts to kill rooftop solar. CAUSE is dedicated to maintaining a thriving solar industry in California, and to promoting the health and economic benefits that solar delivers to all Californians....
Delaware's largest clean energy facility MILFORD, Del., April 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Delaware Governor Jack Markell today joined with PSEG Solar Source, Delaware Municipal Electric Corporation (DEMEC), juwi solar, Inc. (JSI) and Sunolar Power (Sunolar) to dedicate the PSEG Milford Solar Farm. The 15-megawatt facility, located in Milford, Del., is the state's largest solar farm. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120830/MM62627LOGO ) The 80-acre PSEG Milford Solar farm...
Latest Energy conversion Reference Libraries
The above image looks at the month of March for the three cycles known as Normal Phase, El-Nino, and La-Nina. The data was recorded for the city of Austin Texas. Remember this is just data for one month during these cycles. Normal: During this cycle incoming solar activity was upwards to 60% efficient for the month, producing enough solar energy that only 40% of the month would have not had strong incoming radiation. EL-Nino: This phase provided the area with an extended number of...
