Milestone in the construction of the Niagara Tunnel

Milestone in the con...

The construction of the Niagara Tunnel – as high as a 4-story building – has reached an important milestone when the tunnel has been completely lined with concrete. Once...

Wind in Argentina: Koluel Kayke II wind farm

Wind in Argentina: K...

IMPSA, the largest Latin American wind turbine manufacturer, will invest $ 81 million in Koluel Kayke II wind farm. IMPSA won approval of a long-term financing of the Corporation Andina...

97% of the Bolivian territory is suitable for solar energy

97% of the Bolivian ...

Bolivia began to develop renewable energies like wind and solar photovoltaic. The first wind farm with Chinese wind turbines will be installed in Tarija. A study released by the Energy...

Alstom joins SSE and strengthened in marine energy

Alstom joins SSE and...

Scotland’s largest producer of marine energy, SSE Renewables and the French manufacturer Alstom announced Tuesday the creation of a joint venture responsible for developing the...

Nicaragua already covers 48% of demand with renewable energy

Nicaragua already co...

Wind, geothermal, hydro and solar power and cover half the energy consumption of Nicaragua. There are plans to install wind turbines in new wind projects. According to The National...

The Emirate of Dubai is diversifying and launching a mega solar project

The Emirate of Dubai...

The Emirate of Dubai is diversifying and launching a mega solar project with the aim of reducing its energy dependence on fossil fuels (including gas). The emirate of Dubai announced...

UN declared 2012 as the year of renewable energy

UN declared 2012 as ...

The International Energy Agency (IEA) warned days before the finalization of the 2011: “The Earth is moving towards an unsustainable energy future, unless urgent measures are...

Widehem Park: the storm ripped the blades of a wind turbine!

Widehem Park: the st...

The website of a newspaper called LaSemaine  reported Thursday a rather unusual incident, highlighting a wind turbine located near the A16 motorway, whose blades were completely “shredded”...



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