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Oil price crash gives renewable energy sources an extra advantage
Oil price
The cost of oil has recently dropped to its lowest point in the past five years causing many to speculate that this oil price crash spells doom for renewable energy and climate change.
Solar Stickers: The Future of Solar Energy
Stanford scientist Xiaolin Zheng, head of the Zheng Research Group at Stanford University claims that she and her team has created thin, flexible solar cells, or solar stickers, that are made from standard materials which can be applied to almost any kind of surface.
Germany’s Stromautobahn gamble
Germany recently announced its latest massive project, the Stromautobahn. An autobahn is a federal controlled access highway system or what is commonly called federal motorway.
Abbott Government’s RET cuts do more damage than good
RET Tony Abbott
The negative attitude shown by the Abbott Government towards renewable energy belies its bias for profit and more profit. His policies show that Abbott regards renewable energy as not economically feasible and therefore unnecessary.
Wave energy devices receive $10M in funding for testing
The U.S. Department of Energy, in cooperation with the U.S. Navy recently announced funding for the testing of a wave energy device using marine and hydrokinetic (MHK) technology.
Global Renewable Energy Project Succeeds With Participatory System
For its first year of activity, Power Clouds has released its metrics regarding its innovative Global Renewable Energy Project. This project encouraging citizens all over the world to collectively build photovoltaic power plants.
Trina Solar sells power plant to equity investment company
investment company power plant Trina Solar
PV manufacturer, Trina Solar, recently announced the sale of its solar power plant in Trehawke, UK to one of the leading private equity investment companies in the world, Foresight Group.
SolarWorld reveals expansions of solar manufacturing operations in Oregon
SolarWorld recently announced that it will undertake a solar expansion project in Oregon in 2015. The largest crystalline silicon solar manufacturer in the Americas will add a solar production line in Hillsboro to increase the capacity of its solar panel assembly plant up to 530 megawatts.
Environmental efforts adversely effected by new spending bill
U.S. President Barack Obama signed the federal spending bill on December 9, 2014 which included a number of setbacks adversely affecting the country’s environmental efforts.