Using old mines as a means of heating!

Using old mines as a...

The exploitation of underground deposits require a lot of sweat, and not only because of the ‘hard task’ of extracting and transporting the ore, but also because the tunnels...

The wind farms would affect ground temperatures!

The wind farms would...

Wind turbines could affect the climate by increasing the ground temperature during the night That’s what researchers has demonstrated over a period of more than nine years studying...

Eole Water collects water with wind turbines

Eole Water collects ...

French company Eole Water based in Sainte Tulle, designer of wind turbines capable of recovering drinking water from the humid air, will now market its offering for isolated communities...

Printable liquid solar cells

Printable liquid sol...

Scientists at the University of Southern California (USC) announced a promising pathway in the design of cheap solar cells capable of being used as liquid ink painting or printing on...

EDF EN takes a position on the Moroccan market

EDF EN takes a posit...

The consortium led by EDF Energies Nouvelles, in partnership with the Japanese group Mitsui & Co., was selected as “preferred bidder” by the Moroccan ONE (Office National...

Offshore Wind: 2 billion order for Alstom

Offshore Wind: 2 bil...

Alstom confirmed the plan developed for the industrial consortium led by EDF Energies Nouvelles, which won three fields of the tender issued by the French Government for the installation...

Black solar cells that absorb 99.7% of the light!

Black solar cells th...

Researchers at Natcore Technology have created a silicon wafer whose average reflectance is only 0.3% in the region of the solar spectrum – visible and near infrared – which...

Find out why wind turbines hate insects!

Find out why wind tu...

Operators of large wind turbines now have over 10 years of feedback on actual performance of their machines. Usually made of resin and fiberglass, coatings of the blades are subject...



Posts Tagged «Alternative energy»

Fourth World Future Energy Summit

Fourth World Future Energy Summit
Ban Ki-Moon, UN Secretary General, announced its participation and attendance at the fourth World Future Energy Summit (WFES) per annum, to be held in Abu Dhabi from 17 to 20 January 2011 with sponsored by Masdar. The Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon...Read More

Hillary Clinton shows her support for the International Renewable Agency

Hillary Clinton shows her support for the International Renewable Agency
Hillary Clinton, Secretary of State of the United States, praised the goals of the International Renewable Agency (International Renewable Agency, IRENA) to accelerate the rapid development and deployment of renewable energies worldwide. In...Read More

U.S. scientists invent solar fuel

U.S. scientists invent solar fuel
According to investigators, the produced hydrogen may be used in electric vehicles powered by fuel cells powered by hydrogen. A group of researchers from the University of Minnesota (USA) began an experiment to transform solar energy into fuel,...Read More

Obama opens the way for solar energy in the U.S.

Obama opens the way for solar energy in the U.S.
California has approved nine solar thermal power plants with a capacity of 4,100 MW in August, and Arizona and Nevada also built several solar thermal power plants. The U.S. government issued guidelines to develop thermal and photovoltaic energy...Read More