Iberdrola: Contract for 9 wind farms in Brazil
After a second call for proposals organized by National Agency of Electrical Energy (Aneel) to promote renewable energy in Brazil, the Spanish company Iberdrola has been awarded a contract for nine new wind parks, a total installed capacity...Read More
Solar energy helps the US economic boom
A report by the American Solar Energy Society (ASES) indicates that the photovoltaic installations in 2009 rose 40% in the U.S. and this year is expected to reach even double. At present there are 1.25 GW installed PV. The report also says that...Read More
Nanotechnology can improve the solar water heating up to five times
Research conducted by scientists at the University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), has enabled the development of nanotechnology from a new solar heating system allows rise the water temperature up to five times. Reportedly, the project has emerged...Read More
Danish engineers want to store the wind … in bags
The experiment has been carried out by engineers at the Technical University of Denmark who, roughly, would inject compressed air in large bags buried under the dunes of Jutland. The bags were inflated by a compressor operated by wind power.
With...Read More