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Oil Spill Contained, Energy Policy Dies, Status Quo Blissfully Restored September 8, 2010
As the vein of black gold enriching the Gulf of Mexico finally, or temporarily, dwindles to a trickle, what passes for public debate on American television descends all too predictably into screeching about 'blame.' Everyone knows all good movies need a villain and despite a few quiet voices not-so-helpfully reminding us that accidents happen and […]
Second Wind celebrates, collaborates at annual AWEA Wind Resource and Project Energy Assessment Workshop September 8, 2010
At the annual AWEA Wind Resource & Project Energy Assessment Workshop in Oklahoma City next week Second Wind, a developer of wind measurement systems, plans to celebrate with customers, colleagues and other wind experts as it takes its 30th birthday celebration on the road. The annual workshop is known to wind insiders as the place to gather for the lat […]
Solar Cell, Heal Thyself September 8, 2010
Plants are good at doing what scientists and engineers have been struggling to do for decades: converting sunlight into stored energy, and doing so reliably day after day, year after year. Now some MIT scientists have succeeded in mimicking a key aspect of that process. […]
SMA America to Debut Innovative Commercial and Utility-Scale Products at Solar Power International 2010 September 8, 2010
SMA America, the North American subsidiary of global solar technology leader SMA Solar Technology AG, will unveil new commercial and utility-scale solar inverters, as well as monitoring solutions and professional services at this year's Solar Power International, scheduled for Oct. 12-14, 2010 at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles, Calif […]

DOE & NREL Showcase Hydrogen Powered Bus at A Taste of Colorado September 2, 2010
To help spread the word about advanced technology vehicles, the U.S. Department of Energy’s Fuel Cell Technologies Program is showcasing alternative fuel vehicles at this year’s A Taste of Colorado. […]
Scientist Named an American Chemical Society Fellow September 1, 2010
Dr. Helena Chum, research fellow at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), was recently named a 2010 Fellow by the American Chemical Society (ACS). […]
NREL Seeks Design Tools for Better Car Batteries August 23, 2010
The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) is seeking proposals to create computer models to help build and improve electric drive vehicle (EDV) batteries. […]
Media Invited to Geothermal Energy Symposium August 12, 2010
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Rocky Mountain Oilfield Testing Center (RMOTC) in partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and the Southern Methodist University (SMU) Geothermal Laboratory, invite members of the media to attend the two-day “Geothermal in the Oil Field” symposium in Casper, Wyo., Aug. 18-19, […]
NREL Engineer Named ASHRAE Vice President August 10, 2010
Sheila J. Hayter, a senior research supervisor for the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), was recently named a vice president for the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE). […]
NREL Seeks Proposals for Photovoltaic Technology Incubator Program August 3, 2010
The U. S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) is seeking project proposals as part of recently announced DOE funding to accelerate commercialization of solar energy technologies […]
Alumna of NREL's Teaching Program honored by White House August 2, 2010
A high school physics teacher who spent three summers studying hydrogen fuel cells at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has been named one of the math and science teachers of the year by a White House panel. […]
NREL Solar Research Garners Two Prestigious R&D 100 Awards July 8, 2010
An etching technique that makes silicon wafers more efficient and a mammoth power generator that sets a new standard for the production of solar energy – both developed at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory – have been named among this year’s most significant innovations by Research & Development (R&D) Magazine […]
NREL Researcher Discusses Revitalized Algae Program July 1, 2010
Dr. Philip Pienkos, Principal Research Supervisor at the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), will discuss NREL’s efforts to rebuild the Aquatic Species Program for algal biofuels research on July 7, from 3-5 p.m., at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities Campus. The presentation is free, open to the public, and will als […]
NREL Launches Partnership with Solarmer Energy to Extend Lifetime of Plastic Solar Cells June 21, 2010
The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and Solarmer Energy, Inc., have signed a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) to collaborate on improving the lifetime of plastic solar cells, a promising new solar conversion technology. The joint research covered by the CRADA will explore the lifetime and s […]

Wind/PV with Diesel hybrid sytem

AMRIT SINGH THAPA

where electricity is not available

Combination of renewable source of energy such as wind/solar with diesel generator appears to find increasing appeal in implementing decentralized electricity generations system for remote places of Nepal. The addition of diesel generator to the renewable source of energy provides power on demand, improves reliability and reduces the initial [...]

U.S. Energy Use Declines, Renewables Increase

California — A new government study shows that Americans are using less energy overall and making more use of renewable energy resources.

The United States used significantly less coal and petroleum in 2009 than in 2008, and significantly more wind power. There also was a decline in natural gas use and increases in solar, hydro [...]

Can fuel cells power the future?

Alan Boyle writes:An electricity-generating fuel-cell system known as the Bloom Box sparked a huge buzz in the energy debate six months ago – and since then, still more ventures have surfaced to promise better living through chemistry. Will future fuel cells make good on those promises? We should know in the next couple of years.

Upcoming GL-Garrad Hassan Training Courses: Wind Farm Design & GH WindFarmer

WIND FARM DESIGN & INTRODUCTION TO GH WINDFARMER
Date: 25 to 26 October, 2010
Course location: Delhi, India

TRAINING FROM THE EXPERTS IN WIND ENERGY
GL Garrad Hassan offers professional training course developed in-house, which are delivered by experienced trainers who have the support of GL Garrad Hassan’s unparalleled experience in the wind industry.
GL Garrad Hassan has acted as [...]

International Workshop on Small Scale Wind Energy for Developing Countries

November 15-17, 2010, Pokhara, Nepal
Sponsored by: Royal Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark, in the framework of Danida program

Overview and Objectives
The wind energy technologies can provide sources of unlimited, cheap and clean energy to the people in developing countries.

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www.conensa.com

Platform to Collect Wind and Solar Data

SWETA POKHAREL [ARCHITECT]

SCENARIO OF NEPAL

Nepal is facing problems in electricity production resulting to an everyday crisis of load shedding. It has created a disturbance and has widely affected the living condition of the people. This outrages the demand for energy, either by import or by availability from the nation itself. The implementation of the country’s [...]

World Wind Energy Report 2009

• Worldwide capacity reached 159,213 MW, out of which 38,312 MW were added.

Global wind power boom continues despite economic woes

China doubles installed capacity for fifth year running – Global markets up 31%

Brussels, February 03, 2010. The Global Wind Energy Council today announced that the world’s wind power capacity grew by 31% in 2009, adding 37.5 GW to bring total installations up to 157.9 GW. A third of these additions were made in China, which [...]

Wind Energy Scenario in Mustang

AMRIT SINGH THAPA

Mustang District is one of the favourite tourist destination of Nepal. So the demand of electricity for this region is very high. People in this area still depend upon traditional energy resources; such as firewood kerosene and other petroleum products to fulfill the energy demand except in some potential places where solar and [...]

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