Bouygues: 3 photovoltaic solar power plants in Thailand (30 MW)
Bouygues and Bouygues Thai Energy & Services, Bouygues Construction subsidiaries, announced today the signing of a contract worth approximately $ 50 million (38 ME) for the design, construction and maintenance of three photovoltaic...Read More Solar energy is invited everywhere
The energy is more expensive and many are turning to the use of new sources of supply. Among them, solar, real spearhead of current sustainable energy technologies. Eventually, solar energy will supplement or replace fossil fuels.
Nuclear...Read More Le Luxor: the first Parisian cinema to use geothermal energy
Decommissioned and abandoned since 1987, cinema “Le Luxor” which has the distinction of being the only Parisian cinema to use geothermal energy has reopened its doors after more than three years of work.
“The main constraint...Read More Alstom delivers the offshore substation for Borkum wind farm
Alstom Grid recently announced the installation of Trianel offshore platform post for Borkum wind farm in the North Sea to the German company Trianel Windkraftwerk Borkum.
Trianel working on the wind farm Borkum in association with 33 towns...Read More Wind: Vestas and GE side by side
A study by Bloomberg New Energy Finance revealed that the U.S. General Electric became the first wind turbine manufacturer in the world in 2012, tied with Vestas European title holder since 2000!
Last year, the two energy giants each had 11.8%...Read More
Concentrating solar radiation with HCPVT
Scientists announced a collaborative project to develop a cost-effective photovoltaic system capable of concentrating solar radiation 2000 times before converting into useful energy (electricity and heat), with a very high efficiency.
IBM Research,...Read More
Recyclable solar cells designed from wood
The solar cell works like a plant leaf, catching the sunlight before converting them into energy. So like, it can now be partially designed from wood.
Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology and Purdue University have indeed developed...Read More
Extracting hydrogen from plants, soon a reality!
A team of researchers discovered a way to extract large amounts of hydrogen from plants, a breakthrough that has the potential to provide a renewable source of energy for a relatively low cost.
“Our new process would help end our dependence...Read More