The rapid growth of Scotland’s renewable energy sector has attracted many plaudits, and with over £300 million invested and 2,500 jobs created it’s certainly deserved. In fact at least another £6 million is going to be pushed into wind energy alone. However Scotland isn’t doing this all by themselves a recent report called “Renewables Investments [...]
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Airborne Wind Generators Power The Planet?
September 4, 2011 – 4:38 pm
A lot has been said about our wind generators’ power over the past few years. Initially thought of as the answer to the worlds energy crisis, we soon realized how many turbines, and the vast amount of space that would actually be needed to power the world.
People are already up in arms about wind turbines…
Is It Time For Solar Powered Battery Chargers?
January 9, 2011 – 6:22 am
Have you given any thought to solar powered battery chargers? You may be surprised at what you find out.
Solar Thin Film Technology Is Taking Off
December 26, 2010 – 6:03 am
The solar thin film market seems to have entered a phase of rapid growth. With a production capacity growing at an average of 48% a year, and total global production of over 12 Gigawatts (GW), the global photovoltaic (PV) industry is said to be worth around $50 billion….
A Breakthrough In Solar Power Design
February 20, 2010 – 9:31 am
New solar power design research conducted at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) could lead to higher powered, more affordable solar panels.
With the help of computer simulations and various advanced chip-manufacturing methods, a team of physicists and engineers at MIT have discovered new ways of getting greater efficiency from photovoltaic solar cells…