Promoting Smart Energy Systems by combining solar panels, rechargeable batteries, & electric hybrid bicycles Tokyo, November 30, 2009 – SANYO Electric Co., Ltd. (SANYO) announces that it will undertake full-fledged expansion of its energy solution business to bring about a dramatic reduction of CO2 emissions and running cost to various facilities, such as factories, schools, [...]

Sulzemoos 30 November 2009 / Phoenix Solar AG (ISIN DE000A0BVU93), an international photovoltaic system integrator listed on the TecDAX, is in the process of preparing its entry into the market of the United States of America. On 30 November 2009, the Supervisory Board approved the proposal of the Board of Directors for the founding of [...]

– Efficient Biofuel Production from Cellulosic Resources Realized – Tokyo, November 30, 2009 – A cellulosic bioethanol demonstration plant constructed by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI), Hakutsuru Sake Brewing Co., Ltd. and Kansai Chemical Engineering Co., Ltd. is about to launch continuous operation. The new facility, located at the Futami Plant of MHI’s Kobe Shipyard [...]

Definitions of Osmotic power on the Web: Osmotic power or salinity gradient power is the energy retrieved from the difference in the salt concentration between seawater and river water. … en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osmotic_power Definitions of osmotic power plant on the Web: Osmotic power or salinity gradient power is the energy retrieved from the difference in the salt [...]

On the 24th of November Statkraft has opened the world’s first osmotic power prototype. The official opening was conducted by Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway. The prototype generates power by exploiting the energy available when fresh water and seawater are mixed. Osmotic power is a renewable and emissions-free energy source that Statkraft [...]

Pickin’ Up Good Vibrations to Produce Green Electricity Good vibrations: the new breed of energy harvester under development in the laboratory. Vibrations from the environments we live and work in could be much more widely harnessed as a clean source of electricity, due to cutting-edge UK research. Known as ‘energy harvesting’, the concept has been [...]

Atlantis Announces Cooperation With Statkraft To Pioneer The Development Of European Tidal Current Electricity Generation Atlantis Resources Corporation (”Atlantis”), one of the world’s leading developers of electricity-generating tidal current turbines, has entered into a cooperation agreement with Statkraft, Europe’s largest generator of renewable energy. Atlantis will work with the Norwegian based power company to develop [...]