Energy

Dutch report advances with low-cost, low-temp Pd-film-on-ceramic hydrogen production membrane

By / September 28, 2010

The nonprofit Energy Research Center of the Netherlands reports that it is making significant advances with hydrogen separation membrane technology at an experimental plant in Italy. An ECN 0.4m2 Hysep…

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Sandia research to forecast solar plant output

By / September 27, 2010

Sandia National Lab researchers have developed a new system that provides a way for utility companies to predict and prepare for fluctuations in power output due to changes in weather.…

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DuPont PV revenue reaches $1B one year ahead of schedule

By / September 24, 2010

Thomas R. Earnest, Jr., venture leader for DuPont Photovoltaic Solutions, examines a prototype of the solar panels behind him. (Credit: DuPont.) A new announcement from DuPont gives some indication of…

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Free webinar: Batteries & fuel cell simulation

By / September 21, 2010

On Thursday, Sept. 23 at 10:00 a.m. EST, Ford Motor Company will be offering a free webinar presentation that will demonstrate how they are using simulation to deliver affordable environmental…

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PowerPoint slides that deliver the juice to energy presentations

By / September 16, 2010

Credit: NRDC. A few weeks ago, GreenTechMedia put together a list (15 PowerPoint slides that shook the Earth) of what they thought were the most significant energy-related PowerPoint slides. They…

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DOE announces $57M in new SBIR/STTR programs, $9.6M for ‘transformational energy”

By / September 15, 2010

Makani’s Airborne Wind Turbine (above) project is being funded by a new ARPA-E grant. Credit: Makani. Over the past few days, the DOE has announced nearly $67 million in new…

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Carbon nanotube solar funnel as powerful solar array

By / September 13, 2010

This filament containing about 30 million carbon nanotubes absorbs energy from the sun as photons and then re-emits photons of lower energy, creating the fluorescence seen here. The red regions…

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DOE earmarks $1.9M for midsize wind turbine tech

By / September 13, 2010

A vertical-axis turbine. (Credit: Clean Green Energy.) Three mid-size (200-500 kilowatts) wind energy technologies are getting a boost from the DOE. The agency announced today that Clean Green Energy, Northern…

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DOE awards millions for carbon capture, storage and for solar grid integration

By / September 7, 2010

The Department of Energy made two major funding announcements today. One regards $575 million going to 22 advanced carbon-capture R&D projects. The other announcement is of $8.5 million for projects…

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Lux predicts winners, losers among CIGS and concentrated solar photovoltaics, and peak-energy demand solutions

By / September 7, 2010

SMA solar energy inverter Lux Research has a couple of interesting reports out regarding who the winners and losers are likely to be in several key energy-related categories. Lux, it…

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