The Idaho National Laboratory, ground zero for America’s energy research, has cut fuel use by a fifth since 2006. Through June 2009, INL fuel use is down more than 167000 gallons from the same period three years ago. INL has saved about $300000 this year alone at current fuel prices. In addition to utilizing a [...]

Latest news 03 July 2010 Homeowners can boost the energy efficiency levels of their homes by fitting solar panels, it has been claimed. Not only are homeowners with solar panels in place able to benefit from cheap and sustainable energy once the technology has been fitted, thanks to the government’s Feed-in Tariff scheme they are [...]

The folks who install insulated windows, efficient factory motors and energy saving lights apparently missed the memo about the economic meltdown. As US gross domestic product slipped to under 1% in 2008, the $4.1 billion energy service industry grew 7%.  Jealous?  Just wait. That was nothing compared to the expansion predicted over the next couple [...]

Latest news 26 June 2010 The market for improving the energy efficiency of homes in the UK is “big”. This is according to Chris Huhne, the climate change secretary. Mr Huhne has given a speech today at the UK Energy Summit, emphasising the need to reduce the energy consumption of houses. “The market is big,” [...]

SunPower pushes the limits of solar cell conversion efficiency above twenty four percent.  The new solar cells are produced in its SPML Philippines facility, outside of Manila.  View the Original article

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Published: 2010-06-24 California, United States –SunPower Corp. has produced a full-scale solar cell with a sunlight to electricity conversion efficiency of 24.2 percent at its manufacturing plant in the Philippines. This is a new world record for large area silicon wafers, and has been confirmed by the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Lab [...]

Everyone who has ever read a book on renewable energy knows that the best investment, and what should be done first is energy efficiency. Business owners know it, property owners knows it, and the state governments know it. Massachusetts is putting more then $600 million into energy efficiency in the short terms, that more then [...]

KASSEL/MUNICH, Germany, June 16, 2010SMA Solar Technology AG received the Intersolar Award in the photovoltaics category at this year’s Intersolar in Munich. The prize was awarded for the entirely redesigned Sunny Central 800CP. “CP” stands for compact power: the new SMA central inverters offer both superior output and performance in a small space, and is [...]

Latest news 16 June 2010 High efficiency boilers have helped to “substantially” improve the energy efficiency of Cornwall County Hall in Truro. This is according to the Baxi Group which supplied the boilers. Performance problems with the building’s existing heating and hot water system led the council to look towards improving the energy efficiency of [...]