RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY

more news Workers use a crane to hoist solar panels to the roof of the United Methodist Church in Estes Park. Read more on Estes Park Trail Gazette

Wind Power Generates More Than 10% Electricity For Four U.S. States Assessments of the state of the US and world wind industry are frankly a dime a dozen, however a new one by the Department of Energy and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory offers some insights not found elsewhere–particularly in growth of wind power at the [...]

PACE loan program makes solar energy more affordable for homeowners A program in which people get loans from municipalities for energy efficiency upgrades and pay it back in property taxes is heating up. For decades, the push for solar power has stalled not on public support but on cost. That might be about to change [...]

More Stories Electricity of Vietnam has started building the Song Bung No. 4 hydro-power plant, which will cost 4.9 trillion dong, Dau Tu newspaper reported without saying where it got the information. Read more on Bloomberg

Samsung to Invest US$21 Billion in Solar Cells, LEDs, More Samsung Electronics plans to invest a massive amount of money to develop new businesses ranging from green energy to healthcare, such as solar cells and biopharmaceuticals. Read more on PC World via Yahoo! News

NorthWestern says more renewable energy coming HELENA, Mont. (AP) – NorthWestern Energy is telling the governor that it is investing more in system improvements and paving the way for more renewable energy. Read more on KTVQ Billings

Renewable energy. In one hour we get enough sunlight on the earth to power the planet for a year. The molecular design of new materials for efficient harvesting of photons from the sun is promising. But storing that energy requires the next generation of batteries: sustainable, safe, and high-energy. Alan Heeger, Lon Bell and Jean-Marie [...]