Germany already leads the world on renewable energy and could become first G20 country to kick the fossil-fuel habit. Germany could derive all of its electricity from renewable energy sources by 2050 and become the world's first major industrial nation to kick the fossil-fuel habit, the country's Federal Environment Agency said today.

This could very well be the magic formula for future power generation. Yes, scientists are busy crafting what is now called as “solid organic electric battery based upon treated potatoes.” These are absolutely eco-friendly batteries – based on the hidden powers of potatoes – which will be an economical answer to the growing power needs of developing and developed countries.

The federal government has just finished construction on a zero-energy office building, the nation’s largest, and is hoping that commercial developers will follow its lead. The 222,000-square-foot Research Support Facility is on the Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory campus in Golden, Colo. Just over 800 employees will occupy the building once it officially opens in late August.

During the recent heat wave, electricity consumption has increased sharply: on 19th June, 37 million KWh was used, on 20th June, almost 40 million kWh, increasing by nearly 40% over the same period in 2009. According to EVN Hanoi, the sudden growth mainly gathered in daily life consumption. Meanwhile, in other provinces electricity consumption were deeply reduced - 30% over the same period in 2009 because every week, these provinces have electricity outage in 2-3 days.

With advantages such as reasonable price, energy efficiency, high luminescence efficiency and high durability, diverse styles, LED (light emitting diode) products are becoming attractive to Vietnamese consumers.

American Electric Power CEO Michael Morris is all too familiar with the challenges of incorporating renewable energy into the existing industrial framework. But he believes that the largest of these hurdles can be overcome with sound planning for the future. Here’s what he has to say.

Japan's Toshiba said Friday it was working with Mitsubishi Motors to develop batteries for electric vehicles, as the race intensifies among automakers and technology giants to make emission-free cars. Toshiba, which spans electronic components, appliances and nuclear power plants has developed a fast-charging long life lithium-ion battery called SCiB (Super Charge ion Battery), which it plans to adapt for cars.

According to executives of Pacific West Energy LLC, one of the last players standing, securing the acreage needed to start production has been the high hurdle to overcome. Signing a preliminary accord on a biomass plant -- which could broaden its revenue stream -- is a promising step, but success still hinges on land acquisition and other complications being cleared.

Dự án mang tên Gbaran-Ubie nói trên, bao gồm năm mỏ dầu và khí đốt, trải rộng trên hơn 650km2 ở khu vực Bayelsa ở miền Nam, có khả năng cung cấp khoảng 1/4 lượng khí đốt mà Nigeria hiện sản xuất được mỗi ngày, nhằm phục vụ cho xuất khẩu và tiêu dùng nội địa

One early adopter was the Kyocera Corporation of Japan, which tasked Envision Solar with the construction of its first large-scale “solar grove” in 2006 at its United StatesSan Diego, where a 235-kilowatt carport harnesses 1,400 of Kyocera’s own solar photovoltaic modules. Other major installations soon followed at Dell Computer’s headquarters in Round Rock, Tex

Energy Efficiency Office - Ministry of Industry and Trade has recently hosted a meeting with Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST) on the project "Supporting pilot production of commercial products using high-efficiency LEDs". The project is a part of the activities under Vietnam Energy Efficiency Program to enlarge the market for commercial products using high-efficiency LEDs.

In recent years, together with the growth of the entire economy, construction companies obtained an annual growth rate of 12-16 percent. Production was expanded and the use of energy as well as natural resources increased. Presently, energy consumption by the construction sector accounts for 20-24 percent of the total amount of energy consumption nationwide.

Some young fellows stare at a big TV screen and shout noisily as they are watching a World Cup 2010 football match. Some electric fans run at their maximal speed to soothe the ongoing summer heat. The pigsty system behind the house of Tran Van Tam in Phu Trung hamlet, An Phu commune, Cu Chi district, Ho Chi Minh City also gets cooled with home-made ventilation panels. It is unlikely that the area does not benefit from the national power grid and often incurs power outages.

A fresh-water wind farm is taking shape at Lake Erie and when completed will provide 20 megawatts and get on to about one gigawatt power by 2020. Huge individual turbines 300 feet tall, to be built by GE will be erected off Ohio, Cleveland. Better designs: These are special gearless super-efficient turbines, with three 176-foot long blades, which run with the help of a giant ring of magnets. The blades are longer due to strategically placed carbon fibre, and lighter too. Many moving parts like gearbox, coils and starter brushes are eliminated with resultant reduced maintenance. The giant magnetic ring array helps the turbine generate power even at very low speed.

In Quang Ninh, in May, the average allocated capacity is just 4.4 – 4.5 million kWh per day (not including capacity for cement factories), while the demand is up to 5.5 – 6 million kWh per day. “That businesses take the initiative to invest in energy-saving systems is primarily for their own economic purpose. Moreover, they have contributed much to the society and shared the difficulties with the community. If each hotel, each factory can save a few thousands of kWh, hundreds of families will have electricity to use”, said Mr. Do.

Nhân sự kiện Diễn đàn Kinh tế Thế giới về Đông Á được tổ chức tại TP.HCM vừa qua, ông Stuart L. Dean, Chủ tịch General Electric (GE) khu vực Đông Nam Á, đã nhận định về tình hình phát triển công nghệ xanh tại Việt Nam cũng như mối quan hệ hợp tác giữa GE với Việt Nam trong lĩnh vực này. Ông nói: Chỉ khi nào ngừng trợ giá xăng thì ngành năng lượng xanh mới có cơ hội phát triển.

Mẫu xe được trang bị một động cơ chạy điện, giúp bảo vệ môi trường. Sẽ thật ý nghĩa khi các hoạt động vui chơi giải trí của bạn và gia đình không hề gây tổn hại đến môi trường sống

Theo dự báo, với tác động của dự án chiếu sáng công cộng hiệu suất cao tại Việt Nam (VEEPL) do GEF/UNDP tài trợ, đến 2014, 100% các đèn chiếu sáng hè phố sẽ sử dụng đèn HPS, CFL; 100% đèn chiếu sáng nội thất sẽ sử dụng đèn huỳnh quang T8, T5 và CFL. Sau khi thay thế các loại đèn trên bằng các sản phẩm tiết kiệm điện năng Việt Nam có thể tiết kiệm hàng triệu Kwh/năm.

Mặc dù Trung Quốc không thể tham gia World Cup 2010, nhưng công ty Năng lượng xanh Yingli (Yingli Green Energy YGE) vẫn hiện diện trên các sân cỏ với tư cách là nhà tài trợ World Cup chính thức đầu tiên của Trung Quốc.

Trong 5 năm tới, các nước thuộc liên minh châu Âu sẽ sử dụng nguồn năng lượng nhập từ châu Phi. Cụ thể hơn là họ sẽ sử dụng nguồn năng lượng điện thu được từ một hệ thống pin mặt trời khổng lồ, lắp đặt trên sa mạc Sahara. Thông tin đó đã được đại biểu Ủy ban năng lượng châu Âu - ngài Guenther Oettinger công bố sau cuộc họp Ủy Ban giữa tuần qua, sau gần 1 năm kể từ khi tổ chức Desertec đưa ra ý tưởng