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...

Greece plays its trump card with the mega-solar project Helios

Greece plays its tru...

Günther Oettinger, the European Commissioner for Energy last week called on Greece to do everything possible to ensure the progress of the mega-production of photovoltaic energy, Helios. The...



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Electric Vibrations

Electric Vibrations
Remember the story about Bristol University researchers and their idea of harvesting vibration energy? Well, this is the sequel! The old MEMS element only had a power output  of 60μW but the new development goes up to 85μW of energy. The...Read More

Property Values are NOT Harmed by Wind Turbines

Property Values are NOT Harmed by Wind Turbines
A new comprehensive study — The Impact of Wind Power Projects on Residential Property Values in the United States: A Multi-Site Hedonic Analysis — conclusively shows that property values are not harmed by wind turbines and wind power facilities. The...Read More

US Falling Behind the Clean Energy Race

US Falling Behind the Clean Energy Race
Despite the latest solar panels installations at the leading US companies head offices, the United States still falling behind in the renewable energy race. Since signing Kyoto in 1997; agreeing to carbon constraints that forced it to forge...Read More

Solar Panels Sold Out in Germany

Solar Panels Sold Out in Germany
German homeowners and solar investors has rushed the solar energy sector of the economy to set a new record with installing about 3GW of solar power this year. This is partially explained by the feed-in tariff rates to be 10% lower in 2010 and...Read More