Renewable Energy Laboratory

The SET2008 (7th International Conference on Sustainable Energy Technologies) has been held from 24 to27 August, 2008 at Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Seoul, Korea, the “heart of Korea”, a country rich in traditions, culture, arts, hospitality and natural beauties.

- The Florida Municipal Power Agency (FMPA) has signed a letter of intent with SunEdison for a 20-year power purchase agreement to provide 10 MW of solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity at several locations throughout the state. The agreement includes installation, construction, monitoring and operation of the solar systems.

Korea plans to develop new and renewable energies such as solar energy, wind power, and fuel and hydrogen cells as next-generation growth engines and export items. New and renewable energies are inexhaustible eco-friendly energies that can replace fossil fuels like oil and coal. Advanced nations like the U.S., Japan and Germany have for several years [...]

August 6, 2008: An explosion on the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline has halted the oil supplies through one of the biggest pipelines in the world.

The Solar Power Conference and Expo will be the first and the only Canada solar event considered “a must” for domestic and global industry and market participants. Solar Power Canada 2008 features over 200 exhibitors, 125 speakers, networking opportunities galore, and an anticipated 10,000 attendees.

Approval has been given by the Oregon Energy Facility Siting Council for the construction of what will be the world’s largest onshore wind farm in Oregon which will be known as Shepherd’s Flat Wind Farm. The project will be developed by the Sacramento, California firm Caithness Shepherds Flat LLC and will consist of 303 wind [...]

The 23rd European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference (1st to 5th September 2008) and Exhibition (1st to 4th September 2008) will be held at the Feria Valencia in Valencia, Spain.

Speaking at the recent Euroscience Open Forum in Barcelona, Arnulf Jaeger-Walden of the European commission’s Institute for Energy has suggested that the conditions and space in the Sahara Desert could be harnessed to supply enough energy to power Europe.