Tag: Renewable Energy
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Solar Rampage: US PV Installs Doubled In 2011
From rooftops to warehouses to utility-scale power plants, U.S. solar installations hit a record 1,855 MW in 2011, more than double the previous mark of 887 MW.
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Big Onshore Wind Expansion Planned For Scotland
Burcote Wind announces a $1.7 billion plant to build 10 wind power plants across Scotland, boosting generating capacity by nearly 800 megawatts.
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Anorexic Silicon Wafer Could Slash Solar Cost
Twin Creeks Technologies says its Hyperion system creates silicon wafers a tenth the usual thickness, and could cut the price of solar panels in half.
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Wind Power Blasted As UK Boondoggle
Echoing earlier anti-green critiques, a conservative U.K. think tank says the need for costly backup power makes wind a pricey way to trim carbon emissions.
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Ubiquitous Energy: A Solar Game-Changer?
Miles Barr, who recently completed his Ph.D. at MIT, won the Lemelson-MIT Student Prize for a new approach to solar cells that could make generation ubiquitous.