Renewable Energy Blog

They had refused many places and trying to keep the prices low for electricity and heating. But in the wake of the energy revolution now had to increase prices and urban farms. The culprit is the new mix, the less coal and nuclear power will be contained and thus more expensive green power. For the companies that has the advantage, however, that they get a higher support level. (more…)

By Reached peak oil will probably soon just plastic. Nevertheless, researchers want to produce by the combustion of high calorific waste a substitute for natural gas. A pilot project of Deusa International GmbH in the Thuringian Bleicherode is funded with € 2 million for the Federal Environment Ministry. (more…)

Of course, it hails Always critical when you're about to introduce innovations. Especially if these changes are related to various cost increases. But this time, and population policies seem to agree: The energy transition must forth, and the faster you turn, the better. The question is only how the turn is done. (more…)

So far it has not dared The small country, but now can write a small revolution in history, because Burma is now stopped by the President Thein, the construction of a dam. The great strength of China has put on hold, because China can not easily work against the rebellion. To large risks are disclosed. (more…)

One of the largest industrial groups in Germany now has the complete phasing out of nuclear power announced. Siemens will in future get completely out of the nuclear business and planned projects will be deleted. So the company wants to respond to the demands of the government and especially the citizens of Germany, after the disaster in Fukushima. (more…)

The energy source of the future lies, as many surely already know, in any case in fossil fuels. Just the fact that the oil reserves of the entire earth will one day be used up completely, is reason enough to realize this. But also in terms of pollution must be rethought. In the future we will, therefore, whether we like it or not, fall back on alternative energy sources have, such as solar energy or wind power and hydroelectric power increased. (more…)

Innovative “SolarEis” storage systems are safer and more economical than ErdsondenbohrungenThe use of geothermal energy is a very good alternative for those who choose not to future oil, gas and other fossil fuels and environmentally friendly heating irrespective want. In conjunction with a ground source heat pump, this is easily possible and is already widely practiced. (more…)

Until now the record for the Japanese. Their vehicle ran a battery charge Total 1003 km. Now it is the University of Offenburg managed to break this record.Offenburg UniversityResearch by its own account for 14 years to fuel-efficient vehicles. Their flagship model is called “Schluckspecht”. (more…)

The company IKEA UKHas decided to put increasingly in the future on renewable energy and has now invested in initial projects. For this purpose, we set up our own project to life with the name IKEA Goes Renewable.The first project is one that has invested in a Scottish Wind farm with a total capacity of 12. (more…)

Bitterfeld-Wolfen, 11 July 2011- Q-Cells SE, one of the world's leading photovoltaic companies, has achieved for the fourth time this year a world record. A multi-crystalline solar module from the Q-Cells' own research reached a module efficiency of 18. (more…)