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June 30, 2016

Eating air, making fuel
Rehovot, Israel (SPX) Jun 28, 2016
All life on the planet relies, in one way or another, on a process called carbon fixation: the ability of plants, algae and certain bacteria to "pump" carbon dioxide (CO2) from the environment, add solar or other energy and turn it into the sugars that are the required starting point needed for life processes. At the top of the food chain are different organisms (some of which think, mistakenly, that they are "more advanced") that use the opposite means of survival: they eat sugars (made by photos ... read more

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Ultra-thin solar cells can easily bend around a pencil Scientists in South Korea have made ultra-thin photovoltaics flexible enough to wrap around the average pencil. The bendy solar cells could power wearable electronics like fitness trackers and smart ... more		'Flower Power': Photovoltaic cells replicate rose petals With a surface resembling that of plants, solar cells improve light-harvesting and thus generate more power. Scientists of KIT (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology) reproduced the epidermal cells of r ... more		Explosive renewables development can deliver on Paris While some criticize the Paris climate target as impracticable, a team of scholars argues that it is - on the contrary - a triumph of realism. First, and most importantly, adhering to the Paris targ ... more
				Coal to solar: Retraining the energy workforce As more coal-fired power plants are retired, industry workers are left without many options. There is a light at the end of the tunnel, though. In a new study published in Energy Economics, research ... more		Energy from sunlight: Further steps towards artificial photosynthesis Chemists from the Universities of Basel and Zurich in Switzerland have come one step closer to generating energy from sunlight: for the first time, they were able to reproduce one of the crucial pha ... more

Transition from Operations to Decommissioning by Preparing a Safe, Cost-Effective Shut Down and Waste Management Strategy

US, Canada and Mexico pledge to boost clean energy The United States, Canada and Mexico will promise on Wednesday to generate half their overall electricity from clean energy by 2025, the White House said. ... more		Solar cells for greener and safer energies Nowadays, our world is in search of cleaner energy sources to power our increasing industrial and economical needs. Solar energy is becoming an alternative source to fossil fuels, however, due to th ... more		AI tool accelerates SAR image analysis with automated object detection Fossil energy 'significant' driver of climate-fuelled heatwaves: study Ethiopia's mega-dam ranks 15th globally		Beamreach Solar launches with lightweight System for commercial roofs Beamreach Solar has announced the introduction of Sprint, its new lightweight photovoltaic (PV) solar panel system for flat commercial roofs. Sprint's light weight allows it to be installed on nearl ... more
				Solar plane completes first-ever Atlantic flight The Solar Impulse 2 landed in Spain Thursday after completing a 71-hour flight from New York in the first "magical" solo transatlantic crossing in a solar-powered airplane. ... more		Momentum for solar-diesel hybrid microgrids in the Zambian mining industry In recent years, an ongoing drought has caused a severe power crisis in Zambia. The new analysis "Power crisis and consequences for solar energy in the Zambian mining sector" from the Deutsche Gesel ... more

2nd Integrated Air and Missile Defense - Securing the Complex Air Domain: Requirements for Sustainable, Global, and Reliable Solutions to Next Generation Air & Missile Threats - 28-30 September, 2016 | Washington D.C.

The World's Largest Commercial Drone Conference and Expo - Sept 7-9 - Las Vegas

Diablo Canyon nuclear plant to be shut down An historic agreement has been reached between Pacific Gas and Electric, Friends of the Earth, and other environmental and labor organizations to replace the Diablo Canyon nuclear reactors with gree ... more		Imec demonstrates bifacial solar cells with near 100% bifaciality Imec, the world-leading nano-electronics research center and partner in Energyville, will present at this week's Intersolar Europe/EU PVSEC a highly efficient bifacial n-PERT (BiPERT) solar cell fea ... more		Asteroid tells secrets of Earth's 'far wetter' building blocks Boeing accelerates spacecraft production with 3D-printed solar panel structures 10 Reasons Why Students Should Not Have Homework		Solar PV Recycling Offers Significant Untapped Business Opportunity The global solar photovoltaic (PV) boom currently underway will represent a significant untapped business opportunity as decommissioned solar panels enter the waste stream in the years ahead, accord ... more
Solar plane powers on over Atlantic after turbulence The Solar Impulse 2 plane went through "a long night of turbulence" over the Atlantic, its weary pilot said Wednesday as he continued on the challenging leg of its sun-powered trip around the world. ... more		Solar Impulse 2 begins Atlantic crossing The Solar Impulse 2 aircraft was soaring Monday over the western Atlantic, one of the most difficult legs of its record-breaking bid to fly across the globe using only solar energy. ... more		Solar Impulse 2 begins Atlantic crossing The Solar Impulse 2 aircraft was soaring Monday over the western Atlantic, one of the most difficult legs of its record-breaking bid to fly across the globe using only solar energy. ... more		New, flexible solar cells just 1 micrometer thick Researchers in South Korea have developed solar cells, or photovoltaics, so flexible and thin they they can be wrapped around a pencil. Scientists say they could power the next generation of wearable electronics. ... more

	In Israeli desert, world's highest solar tower looks to future In the middle of southern Israel's desert, engineers are hard at work building the world's tallest solar tower, reflecting the country's high hopes for renewable energy. ... more		OPDE builds three community solar farms in UK with a total capacity of 15 MW The multinational OPDE, who specialises in the development, construction and operation of photovoltaic farms, has completed the construction of three new photovoltaic plants located in England. The ... more

AI powered SAR imagery analysis tool launched by SATIM and ICEYE

Ghosts of the Deep: China's AJX-002 XLUUV and the Geopolitics of Undersea Power

Global Invacom unveils XRJ transceiver for government and defense satcom

New generation of high-efficiency solar thermal absorbers developed		Japanese Solar Market Shifts to Cost Saving		World Bank finds cash moving to renewables		Novel capping strategy improves stability of perovskite nanocrystals		Sun-powered Solar Impulse 2 aircraft in New York after Statue of Liberty fly-by
Cheap gas, coal won't hobble renewables: energy report		Perovskite solar cells surpass 20 percent efficiency		Clean Energy Collective Expands Massachusetts Community Solar Portfolio		New tool could help investors pick the clean energy project right for them		New inventions from ASU researchers may lead to cheaper solar power

Improved forecasting models to aid solar, wind power production

Bionic leaf turns sunlight into liquid fuel

Dubai to build 1,000 MW solar power plant

SPIC to feature high-power solar panel at DuPont SNEC

Using solid-state materials with gold nanoantennas for more durable solar cells

Wind and solar step up to increase Australia's renewable power

Leaving the electrical grid in the Upper Peninsula

Renewable Energy Employs 8.1 Million People Worldwide

Renewable energy sources grew at record pace in 2015: study

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