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
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 solar...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 power...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
First large-scale photovoltaic project in Mauritania
Masdar, an Abu Dhabi energy company, announced last week it had opened a solar photovoltaic power plant with a capacity of 15 megawatts in the Islamic Republic of Mauritania.
At a cost of $32 million, the solar power plant ‘Sheikh Zayed’...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