Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Limited (NYSE: YGE) ("Yingli Green Energy" or the "Company"), a leading solar energy

Data centers are energy hogs, with power being the No. 1 cost for the shopping mall-sized buildings, stacked floor-to-ceiling with computer servers and other hardware. Many data center operators are looking to alternative energy to offset the electric bill. Apple Inc. for instance, is planning a massive solar farm to help power its new North Carolina data center. Quality Technology Services said it will invest more than $1 million in rooftop solar panel installations at its downtown Atlanta and

RMT Inc., a renewable energy contractor and unit of Alliant Energy Corp., of Madison, said Thursday that it has been awarded a contract to build the Colorado Highlands Wind project in that state's Logan County. Under the contract awarded by developer Alliance Power Inc., Madison-based RMT will design and construct the 67-megawatt wind farm, providing engineering, procurement and construction of the civil and electrical infrastructure to support the installation of 42 GE 1.6-megawatt wind turbines

Why is solar power so important in today's world and how does it effect us are some vital issues to understand? The traditional energy resources are diminishing day by day, so alternative energy sources must be sought out. The sun is the best source of all energy; it is clean, clear, eco-friendly and does not emit any dangerous by-products.

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In a bid to meet increasing energy demands, the last decade has seen energy-rich countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) turn to alternative energy sources such as nuclear power and renewable energy. However, in the last few years the interest in nuclear energy has intensified despite issues raised following the accident at the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant in Japan.

Washington, May 17 (ANI): Solar power collected in space could eventually provide the renewable energy of the future, according to a new study.

London, May 17 (IANS) Solar power from space could be a valuable source of renewable energy, thanks to an innovative research.