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 «EU»

EU: 21.4% of new wind capacity in 2011

EU: 21.4% of new wind capacity in 2011
The latest figures published by the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA), 9,616 MW of wind capacity were installed in 2011 in the European Union. Overall, this brings the installed capacity to 93,957 MW, or 6.3% of the supply of electricity...Read More

Biofuels: “Brussels is putting the cart before the horse”

Biofuels: “Brussels is putting the cart before the horse”
Last Wednesday, France Nature Environnement (FNE) said it was “totally premature” decision in Brussels to validate seven voluntary mechanisms to certify biofuels efficiency, indicating that the problem of indirect changes in land...Read More

Offshore wind energy in the EU is already 2,964 MW

Offshore wind energy in the EU is already 2,964 MW
The power of offshore wind farms in the European Union (EU) increased by 883 megawatts (MW) in 2010, up 51% over the previous year, bringing the total capacity of such generation capacity stood at 2,964 MW. According to a statement from the...Read More

Emissions should be cut by 30%, EU environment comissioner

Emissions should be cut by 30%, EU environment comissioner
The environment comissioner of the European Union – Stavros Dimas, urges to cut emissiont by 30% before starting the climate change conference in Copenhagen. Read More   Share