Daily Archives: June 29, 2013

RENEWABLES 2013 – GLOBAL STATUS REPORT, an indicator of RE growth in the coming decades

Posted on June 29, 2013 by Ritesh Pothan

Ren21 — a global renewable energy policy multi-stakeholder network that connects governmental bodies, nonprofit organizations, industry associations, research institutes and universities, and members of civil society — recently conducted a massive, 75-page report on a large variety of potential renewable energy scenarios … Continue reading →

Posted in Biofuels, Biomass, Geothermal, Hydro, Renewables, Reports, Solar, Tidal, Waste, Wind | Tagged environment, ExxonMobil, futures report, Greenpeace, IEA, international energy agency, policy assumptions, REN21, Renewable Energy, renewable energy policy, World Wide Fund For Nature, WWF | Leave a comment

Renewables to surpass gas by 2016 in the global power mix – IEA

Posted on June 29, 2013 by Ritesh Pothan

IEA report sees renewable power increasingly cost-competitive with new fossil-fuel generation, but agency warns against complacency Power generation from hydro, wind, solar and other renewable sources worldwide will exceed that from gas and be twice that from nuclear by 2016, … Continue reading →

Posted in Publications, Renewables | Tagged China, Electricity generation, global energy system, international energy agency, kilowatt hour, Maria van der Hoeven, MTRMR, New York, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, public enemy number, Renewable Energy, renewable energy finance forum, renewable energy market, renewable power sources, World energy consumption | Leave a comment

Are Super-Thin Solar Cells The Future? New Solar Cells Developed That Are Pound For Pound Up To 1000 Times More Powerful Than Conventional Photovoltaics

Posted on June 29, 2013 by Ritesh Pothan

The general drive in the solar energy technology industry has been towards the development of higher solar cell efficiencies and lowered manufacturing costs, but are there other avenues of improvement worth exploring? Such as the development of ultra-thin, ultra-lightweight solar … Continue reading →

Posted in Cells & Modules, PV, Solar | Tagged 1 nanometer, conventional silicon, Graphene, jeffrey grossman, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Materials science, molybdenum disulfide, Power engineering, Professor, Richard Soderberg, Solar Cell, Solar cells, solar energy technology, technology, Ultra Thin Solar Cell | Leave a comment

A Solar Fridge for Fresh Food in Hot Climates

Posted on June 29, 2013 by Ritesh Pothan

The University of Cincinnati responds to food shortages with solar-powered cold storage for farms. Food shortages in India are compounded by a lack of cold-chain storage facilities, but a new solar-powered cold storage device, developed by the University of Cincinnati in partnership … Continue reading →