The frosty winter months are fast approaching. For many of us, this seasonal change marks a welcome migration indoors, but in doing so we run the risk of doubling our utility bills and consuming unnecessary energy.
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Overall, the study by PSR Analytics for Pecan Street Research Institute found that residential solar, which has been under attack by utilities in the past year, can benefit those very utilities by taking a substantial bite out of the peak power demand they need to provide.
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The Sol Cuff, as its designer Lawrence Boysen calls it, is designed to charge all of your mobiles devices “conveniently from your wrist” via a gadget that looks like something you’d wear if you were starring in a science fiction flick. Could it become a fashion accessory?
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United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called for a clean energy transformation to help put the world on a more sustainable path, and emphasized that these efforts will require innovation, investment and collaboration by all partners.
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Big wind has arrived in the Horn of Africa, where it sure is needed. The 84-turbine, 120-megawatt Ashegoda Wind Farm – expanding on 30 megawatts that came online earlier – went into full operation this past weekend as Africa’s largest wind power station, according to a Reuters report.
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In recent months, India has embarked on a round of energy diplomacy with its neighbours - it has just signed joint ventures to build power plants in both Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.
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Global oil company BP and its Indian partner Reliance Industries plan to invest more money by 2016/17 in further development of the D6 gas block
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The US-India Nuclear Deal, or the US-India Civil Nuclear Agreement, is a landmark deal which has transformed the global landscape. The contract was originally initiated between former US President Mr. George W. Bush and Indian Prime Minister Mr.
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Jules from Paris invents a bicycle phone charger system that uses a dynamo attached to a bike and allows cyclists around the world to recharge their phones via their own leg power.
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New Zealand just announced the completion of the world’s largest binary geothermal power plant! Designed by Mighty River Power, the 100 MW Ngatamariki Geothermal Power Station is the country’s third geothermal project since 2008.
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The growth of wind power, if undertaken with reasonable care, should pose no risk to any particular bird species in Canada, according to a new peer-reviewed study. The study also suggests that highly publicized bird mortality figures out of the U.S. and Europe could be on the high side.
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In Bangladesh, a 1320 Megawatt coal fired power plant has been proposed. A joint venture with India, the proposed Rampal power plant is expected to strengthen bilateral relations with the neighbouring giant. But amidst the growing impatience of both Government's to start construction, there is a strong and widespread movement in Bangladesh against the plant.
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There are almost 64,000 public electric vehicle (EV) charging stations installed globally, according to a new report from Navigant Research. As the number of publicly accessible charging stations increased, the market for plug-in EVs has also expanded.
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The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) will next month host an in-depth training workshop for professionals working in science, tech and government-related areas, looking specifically at plugging knowledge gaps when it comes to
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