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...



Posts Tagged «European Union»

France: New adjustment in PV rates

France: New adjustment in PV rates
According to the ministry of ecology and energy, photovoltaic projects submitted to date on the French territory represent a capacity of 3000 MW. So France is ahead of targets set by the Grenelle Environment: 1100 MW installed by end of 2012...Read More

The offshore wind on course to beat a record

The offshore wind on course to beat a record
According to recent statistics released by the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA), 118 new wind turbines have been fully connected to the network during the first half of 2010. These 118 wind turbines with an installed capacity of 333MW...Read More

European offshore wind weathers the storm

European offshore wind weathers the storm
Despite being a highly capital intensive sector, the marine segment has withstood wind near the global financial crisis unscathed during the first quarter of 2010, during which he has managed to connect to European networks 118 turbines (333...Read More

Germany: PV feed-in tariffs down

Germany: PV feed-in tariffs down
The amendments of the PV feed-in tariffs of the German law on renewable energy have been concluded on Tuesday, marking a change of position vis-à-vis the roof segment. The Bundesrat (second chamber of German parliament) approved the amendments,...Read More