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”...



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Marine Life Flourishing Beneath Off-Shore Wind Turbines

Marine Life Flourishing Beneath Off-Shore Wind Turbines
Not only do off-shore wind turbines not harm marine life, but they actively encourage more of it, a very encouraging study has just concluded, after closely following the effects of the off-shore wind farms being built off the European coast. A...Read More

Enel Green Power, Sharp and STMicroelectronics signed agreement for the largest PV manufacturing plant in Italy

Enel Green Power, Sharp and STMicroelectronics signed agreement for the largest PV manufacturing plant in Italy
Enel Green Power, Sharp and STMicroelectronics signed an agreement for the manufacture of triple-junction thin-film photovoltaic panels in Italy. At the same time, Enel Green Power and Sharp signed a further agreement to jointly develop solar...Read More

Siemens to Test Six Minute Charging For EVs on 33% Wind Powered Grid

Siemens to Test Six Minute Charging For EVs on 33% Wind Powered Grid
The EDISON consortium, a Denmark-based collaborative aimed at developing an intelligent infrastructure that will make possible the large scale adoption of electric vehicles powered by sustainable energy, includes the Technical University of...Read More

Smart wind turbines can predict the wind

Smart wind turbines can predict the wind
Risø DTU researchers have recently completed the world’s first successful test on a wind turbine with a laser-based anemometer built into the spinner in order to increase electricity generation. “The results show that this system can...Read More