http://www.alternative-energy-news.info Alternative Energy News and Information about Renewable Energy Technologies: Articles, Discussions, News and Videos. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 07:26:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 en hourly 1 http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/solar-powered-atms-by-vortex/ http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/solar-powered-atms-by-vortex/#comments Thu, 18 Mar 2010 07:25:45 +0000 Alternative Energy http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/?p=810 Alternative energy can be a boon for third world countries. Normally governments have to invest vast sums of money in developing infrastructures for a long period of time in underdeveloped areas. If we consider the example of cell phones, they have bypassed the usual wires, poles, roads, telephone exchange infrastructures. People residing in remote [...]
Posted in: Future Energy, Industry, Solar Power]]> http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/solar-powered-atms-by-vortex/feed/ 1 http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/solar-energy-plant-protein-structure/ http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/solar-energy-plant-protein-structure/#comments Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:29:32 +0000 Alternative Energy http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/?p=806 Nanoscience is quite fascinated with the process of photosynthesis. They want to duplicate this process exhibited by green plants and utilize the solar power for energy use. Till now power generating solar panels are not in a position to replace the fossil fuels. They produce little amount of energy and quite expensive also. Generation [...]
Posted in: Biofuels, Inventions, Solar Power]]> http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/solar-energy-plant-protein-structure/feed/ 2 http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/prototype-solar-power-assist-for-buses/ http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/prototype-solar-power-assist-for-buses/#comments Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:00:41 +0000 Alternative Energy http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/?p=805 Sunpods Inc. is California-based manufacturing company. They produce modular, fully integrated and tested solar power generation systems. Recently they have come out with an idea of the first solar power-assist system for buses. They should be applauded for developing it in a mere six weeks. Their partner is Bauer Intelligent Transportation. The system developed [...]
Posted in: Public Transit, Solar Power, Transportation]]> http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/prototype-solar-power-assist-for-buses/feed/ 1 http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/worlds-largest-solar-boat-world-tour/ http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/worlds-largest-solar-boat-world-tour/#comments Thu, 04 Mar 2010 08:50:55 +0000 Alternative Energy http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/?p=802 PlanetSolar enjoys the distinction of being the largest solar-powered boat in the world, and it’s ready to take on the world. This beauty’s vital stats are: weight: 60-ton, a 470-square-meter are covered by 38,000 solar cells to generate 103.4 kW of energy. 18 million euro ($24.4 million) was spent to adorn this beauty in [...]
Posted in: Solar Power, Transportation]]> http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/worlds-largest-solar-boat-world-tour/feed/ 2 http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/solar-powered-sensor/ http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/solar-powered-sensor/#comments Mon, 01 Mar 2010 07:56:33 +0000 Alternative Energy http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/?p=798 Science continues to amaze and one of the latest discoveries may literally change the world as we know it. This tiny solar-powered sensor can fit on the face of a penny and barely cover up the date. How this little wonder, developed at the University of Michigan, is able to create the power of [...]
Posted in: Inventions, PhotoVoltaics, Solar Power]]> http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/solar-powered-sensor/feed/ 7 http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/honda-solar-hydrogen-station/ http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/honda-solar-hydrogen-station/#comments Fri, 26 Feb 2010 08:19:33 +0000 Alternative Energy http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/?p=797 Honda finally unveiled their new solar hydrogen solar station and all signs point to a dramatic success. The station is smaller than previous models and enables an electric car owner to refill their fuel cell overnight. The unit should easily fit into a homeowners’ garage taking up significantly less space than previous models. The [...]
Posted in: Fuel Cells, Hydrogen Fuel, Solar Power]]> http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/honda-solar-hydrogen-station/feed/ 5 http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/light-powered-circuitry/ http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/light-powered-circuitry/#comments Tue, 23 Feb 2010 08:17:58 +0000 Alternative Energy http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/?p=794 The brain of any electronic device is the circuitry that operated the machine. Without the circuitry, the device is not even worth the cost of the plastic that it is made of. Any electronics device requires some kind of battery or it is nothing more than a paperweight. Recently, some new technology was created [...]
Posted in: Future Energy, Inventions, Solar Power]]> http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/light-powered-circuitry/feed/ 3 http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/solar-cells-tobacco-plants/ http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/solar-cells-tobacco-plants/#comments Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:05:00 +0000 Alternative Energy http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/?p=786 As the world continues its quest to use less fossil fuels, the latest possible solution comes from the most unlikely of sources: the tobacco plant. This latest news comes from the University of California, Berkeley. It will be nice to see tobacco used for something other than lung cancer. This new discovery is based [...]
Posted in: Biofuels, PhotoVoltaics, Solar Power]]> http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/solar-cells-tobacco-plants/feed/ 13 http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/self-assembling-solar-cells/ http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/self-assembling-solar-cells/#comments Thu, 21 Jan 2010 08:05:02 +0000 Alternative Energy http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/?p=776 What can a scientist do with salad dressing apart from telling you that it increases the taste of salad manifold? But that’s the beauty of this profession. As Newton could give some theories when he saw an apple falling from a tree, salad dressing can inspire scientists towards a brand new type of solar [...]
Posted in: Inventions, PhotoVoltaics, Solar Power]]> http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/self-assembling-solar-cells/feed/ 7 http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/solar-powered-uav-under-development/ http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/solar-powered-uav-under-development/#comments Wed, 20 Jan 2010 08:33:03 +0000 Alternative Energy http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/?p=775 If UAVs starts running on the solar system, then it will save lots of expensive fossil fuel and the add-ons in the form of greenhouse effects. Researchers at the Queensland University of Technology are working on a model of a solar-powered unmanned flight system for round-the-clock surveillance. They have christened their baby as the [...]
Posted in: Inventions, Solar Power, Transportation]]> http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/solar-powered-uav-under-development/feed/ 2 http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/solar-pond-distillation-system/ http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/solar-pond-distillation-system/#comments Thu, 14 Jan 2010 08:24:29 +0000 Alternative Energy http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/?p=773 Researchers at the University of Nevada, Reno are developing a solar technique that will take care of the ecosystems of terminus lakes around the world. This new solar distillation system will help in removing the salinity of the lake water. This will be possible with the help of a specialized low-cost solar pond and [...]
Posted in: Future Energy, Inventions, Solar Power]]> http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/solar-pond-distillation-system/feed/ 2 http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/floating-geodesic-solar-molecules/ http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/floating-geodesic-solar-molecules/#comments Thu, 07 Jan 2010 08:02:31 +0000 Alternative Energy http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/?p=769 Researchers speak in unison that if we develop the capability to harvest 40 minutes of sunlight falling on the entire earth, we can provide energy to the whole population of this planet for about a year. But we are successful in trapping just 1% of that energy till now. Scientists and industrial designers are [...]
Posted in: Future Energy, Inventions, Solar Power]]> http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/floating-geodesic-solar-molecules/feed/ 7 http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/tiny-solar-cells/ http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/tiny-solar-cells/#comments Fri, 01 Jan 2010 08:09:20 +0000 Alternative Energy http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/?p=767 Tiny, glitter-sized solar cells have been developed by the Scientists at Sandia National Laboratories. It might turn out to be the perfect alternative energy preference for the holiday season. This project is funded by the American government. The dimensions of the snowflake sized crystalline-silicon photovoltaic cells are merely 14-20 micrometers thick and [...]
Posted in: Future Energy, PhotoVoltaics, Solar Power]]> http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/tiny-solar-cells/feed/ 6 http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/new-solar-technology-robins-air-force-base/ http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/new-solar-technology-robins-air-force-base/#comments Wed, 30 Dec 2009 08:07:58 +0000 Alternative Energy http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/?p=765 Robins has time and again been considered as a pioneer in testing alternative energy technologies. Recently they have installed a solar panel which is a matter of curiosity. Their installed solar panel assumes the dimensions of a drive-in-movie screen. It is the shining example of the state-of-the-art technology. At peak hour it generates 25 [...]
Posted in: Inventions, PhotoVoltaics, Solar Power]]> http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/new-solar-technology-robins-air-force-base/feed/ 7 http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/china-largest-solar-office-building/ http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/china-largest-solar-office-building/#comments Tue, 29 Dec 2009 08:06:16 +0000 Alternative Energy http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/?p=764 China is often dubbed as a heavy user of fossil fuels and polluter or a climate killer. Because it meets the 70% of its power needs by exploiting coals. But they are making changes on the environment front too. Slowly and steadily they are choosing wind and solar power as their source of energy. [...]
Posted in: Economy, Industry, Solar Power]]> http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/china-largest-solar-office-building/feed/ 3 http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/world-bank-invest-north-african-solar/ http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/world-bank-invest-north-african-solar/#comments Thu, 24 Dec 2009 07:11:00 +0000 Alternative Energy http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/?p=760 The World Bank will invest $5.5 billion for North African solar power projects. They have announced that initially World Bank will put in $750 million dollars from the Clean Technology Fund with the remaining amount will be arranged from other sources. World Bank is expecting to complete these projects by 2015. They are willing [...]
Posted in: Industry, Politics, Solar Power]]> http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/world-bank-invest-north-african-solar/feed/ 5 http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/nano-material-solar-panels-batteries/ http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/nano-material-solar-panels-batteries/#comments Fri, 18 Dec 2009 07:07:58 +0000 Alternative Energy http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/?p=757 We are registering good progress in the field of alternative energy. Scientists and researchers are working tirelessly to come up with newer and better alternatives to fossil fuels. Scientists are also trying to apprehend the future problems related with clean and green fuels, for example, cleaning of windows and solar panels and expanded battery [...]
Posted in: Batteries, Electric Cars, Solar Power]]> http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/nano-material-solar-panels-batteries/feed/ 1 http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/solar-lamps-transform-indian-village/ http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/solar-lamps-transform-indian-village/#comments Thu, 17 Dec 2009 07:06:23 +0000 Alternative Energy http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/?p=755 Villagers of Wagharwadi till now knew how to make most of the daylight. This village is in Maharashtra, India. They used plastic plates as skylight. This kind of skylight helped women to recognize the ingredients stocked in their kitchens. After evening, villagers depended on candles and kerosene lamps. If some emergency or calamity forced [...]
Posted in: Future Energy, Industry, Solar Power]]> http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/solar-lamps-transform-indian-village/feed/ 7 http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/harnessing-solar-energy-outside-the-sun-belt/ http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/harnessing-solar-energy-outside-the-sun-belt/#comments Tue, 15 Dec 2009 08:13:18 +0000 Alternative Energy http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/?p=754 If we try to observe which states are going solar we will find an interesting bend. Many states in U.S.A. are not the sunniest one but still they are opting for solar energy. It’s natural for sunny California to go for solar energy. South Florida is a focus of solar activity because it enjoys [...]
Posted in: Future Energy, Industry, Solar Power]]> http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/harnessing-solar-energy-outside-the-sun-belt/feed/ 14 http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/high-tech-thin-film-origami/ http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/high-tech-thin-film-origami/#comments Mon, 14 Dec 2009 08:01:13 +0000 Alternative Energy http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/?p=753 You can think of it as origami — very high-tech origami. Researchers at the University of Illinois are working on the same good old silicon but they are taking an entirely different route. They are working on thin films of silicon applying two processes one is photolithography and another is self-folding process driven by [...]
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