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Эта страница на русском здесьKey chemical and physical hazards in PV R&D/manufacturing
Photovoltaic (PV) technologies have experienced significant improvements in efficiency and greater consumer demand, resulting in many more product alternatives and applications than ever before. Newer alternatives to standard crystalline silic ... More... >>
Tax Credits Extended: Renewable Energy Industry Breathes Sigh of Relief
Washington, D.C., United States [RenewableEnergyWorld.com] After a disastrous few weeks on Wall Street, the renewable energy industry has come out a winner. It seems there's always a silver lining in even the worst developmen ... More... >>
Swiss Adopt Aggressive Feed Law for Renewable Energy
Bern, Switzerland [RenewableEnergyWorld.com] In a surprising move, Switzerland has adopted one of the world's most aggressive systems of Advanced Renewable Tariffs. The Swiss, fam ... More... >>
France Sets Ambitious Renewable Energy Targets
Wind and solar power are at the heart of a big new push by the French government to increase the renewable share of the country's total energy consumption from 6.7 percent in 2004 to 20 percent by 2020. ... More... >>
Think Ink for Increased Efficiency
One dollar per watt: that's the mark the solar industry is hoping to hit in order to become cost-competitive with conventional energies. In a bid to reach this magic number in the next two years, various Asian manufacturers are striving to ... More... >>
Smart PV Inverter Benefits for Utilities
Utilities nationwide are currently mandated to install a base of 6.8 GW of PV by 2020. However, many utilities are embracing renewable energy portfolios for many reasons beyond the state mandates. As we roll out the supply side of the Smart ... More... >>
c-Si, Thin Films Vie for Solar Cell Market
As the solar energy market continues to grow, crystalline silicon (c-Si) and thin film materials have emerged as leaders in building the most efficient solar panels at the lowest cost. Each of these material systems demonstrated future grow ... More... >>
Turbines and Health
IPPSO FACTO (Magazine of the Association of Power Producers of Ontario) November 2011, Volume 25, Number 5 When I became the acting medical officer of health for Chatham-Kent, little did I know that I would be swept headlong into controve ... More... >>
What thin-film PV has in common with Mark Twain
September 17, 2010 - When asked by a reporter about his illness, poverty, and possible upcoming death, Mark Twain replied: "James Ross Clemens, of St. Louis, a cousin of mine, was seriously ill two or three weeks ago in London, but is well ... More... >>
Inverter technology drives lower solar costs
Distributed architecture is a leap forward for inverter technology with continued advances expected to drive lower installation and maintenance costs. Solar power is poised to go mainstream in North America. In the U.S.—the world&rs ... More... >>
Sustainable Energy Watch: Russia
In the absence of an energy chapter in Agenda 21, HELIO International has undertaken to assess and monitor the contribution of energy systems to an improved quality of life and to check the implementation of envi ... More... >>
A Solar Grand Plan
Scientific American Magazine - December 16, 2007 By 2050 solar power could end U.S. dependence on foreign oil and slash greenhouse gas emissions By Ken Zweibel, James Mason and Vasilis Fthenakis DisplayAds("Right1"); ... More... >>
Dictionary of terms
Dictionary fo terms used in the Solar,PV and Wind industry A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - K - L - M - N - O - P - Q - R - S - T - U - V - W - X - Y - Z - A absorbers--Dark-colored obje ... More... >>
Amtrak, Solar Cost Comparisons & the 2-4x Myth
On board an Amtrak train returning from New York recently, I thought about the state of funding for the rail service and the conundrum Amtrak management finds itself in every budget cycle. During the federal appropriation process there is a cry from ... More... >>
Renewable Energy Bulletin
In 2000-2002 "Intersolarcenter" was Accosiated member of OPET network. Within framework of this project Intersolarcenter published the Renewable Energy Bulletin. In 2002-2006 the next 12 isseus were published within EU-Russia Energy Dialogue Tech ... More... >>
Wind power handbook
In 2001 Intersolarcenter in cooperation with OPET partners (ETSU and WREAN, England) prepared Handbook for small and medium wind power plants. Handbook, prepared by ETSU and WREAN, was accepted as basis for the handbook. This handbook you may ... More... >>
Activity of TC in Renewable Energy
Renewable Energy is one of the important options for the future energy industry. It is expected that oil supply can be only ensured for the next couple decades; though there are significant resources of gas and coal in the world, these sources also ... More... >>
TC Activities in the Renewable Energy Sector
Renewable Energy is one of the important options for the future energy industry. It is expected that oil supply can be only ensured for the next couple decades; though there are significant resources of gas and coal in the world, these sources also ... More... >>