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Renewables
Smart Energy
The new multi-rotor wind turbine: 3 blades good, 12 blades better
New wind turbine design likely to encounter some headwinds, adding a new level of aesthetic concern to the issues faced by tall wind turbines.
IRENA announces funding for renewable projects that either replace existing diesel generators, or provide clean electricity to off grid communities that previously had none.
The Scoot Network has ventured into the electric car sharing game with the introduction of its first four-wheeler EV, the Scoot Quad.
News & Commentary
Tesla
Un-stealthy energy storage company leaps out of stealth mode to challenge Tesla Powerwall
The LibertyPak company has transformed itself into a “stealth” startup, and thrown down the energy storage gauntlet to none other than Tesla.
The dream of tobacco-fueled flight inched closer to reality this week, with a green light for South Africa-based project Solaris.
Researchers at Eindhoven University of Technology have developed a more efficient way to produce the fuel needed to keep fuel cells going — namely, hydrogen.
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Renewables
Solar
Solar powered desalination in California – the tiny plant that could
Commercial solar desalination could make a huge difference in California’s ability to maintain a viable agriculture sector under drought conditions.
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Smart Energy
Solar
30% jump in solar energy forecasting accuracy gained by “machine learning”
That old argument that solar's unreliable is getting weaker by the minute, and here comes IBM to knock the pins right out from under it.
The UK energy storage innovator Oxis Energy has just launched a partnership with Anesco, a leading commercial and home energy storage installer.
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Smart Energy
Solar
Suntech ramps up silicon solar cell efficiency again, beats own record
Fancy new solar cell materials like perovskites and graphene aside, good old silicon is still the gold standard for solar cell efficiency in the marketplace
