Renewable Energy Laboratory

A hybrid electric vehicle achieves better fuel economy than a conventional vehicle without being hampered by the limited range of an electric vehicle?

The development of renewable energy in Iceland means that by 2050 the country should be the world’s first zero-carbon economy?

The Horse Hollow Wind Energy Center is the world’s largest wind farm at 735.5 megawatt?

An average UK house uses 5480kWh per day. This is enough energy to lift a 1 tonne auto 5.5 km (if you had a big enough crane)?

Teesside Power Station is the largest combined-cycle gas turbine (CCGT)plant in Europe.?

Fact 1: With only two hours the earth reflected back more sunlight than what is used by the entire population in one year.

Many Solar How To websites and books can be great sources of information on implementing solar power in your home. Search engines often require specific search words or phrases to help you find the particular information you’re looking for. Always be specific in online searches.Solar energy is quickly becoming a popular way for people to control [...]

Solar cells convert sunlight directly into electricity. Solar cells are often used to power calculators and watches. They are made of semiconducting materials similar to those used in computer chips. When sunlight is absorbed by these materials, the solar energy knocks electrons loose from their atoms, allowing the electrons to flow through the material to [...]

The shallow water of a lake is usually warmer than the deep water. That’s because the sunlight can heat the lake bottom in the shallow areas, which in turn, heats the water. It’s nature’s way of solar water heating. The sun can be used in basically the same way to heat water used in buildings [...]

The rate of worldwide energy consumption of the human race in 2004 was on average 15 TW (1 TW = 1012 W), with 86.5% from burning fossil fuels?