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 «new ideas»

Turn your windows into batteries

Turn your windows into batteries
A group of researchers at the University of Cordoba (UCO) and the University of Malaga (UMA) has developed a battery that could store transparent and regulate the incident solar energy in the windows or translucent surface. The development of...Read More

Wind energy storage on the seabed

Wind energy storage on the seabed
Energy storage to meet peak demand and ensure supply to intermittent winds, remain key issues for the development of wind energy. The Canadian company Thin Red Line Aerospace is conducting the first tests of a genuine system for storing energy...Read More

Leaves can produce electricity!

Leaves can produce electricity!
Interdisciplinary cooperation at the Israeli Technion led to a breakthrough in the field of bioenergy. The Technion has filed a patent and professionals have praised in speaking of “something new under the sun” and that this achievement...Read More

GlassPoint: Solar thermal energy helps to extract oil

GlassPoint: Solar thermal energy helps to extract oil
GlassPoint technology is a cheap version of the commercial solar thermal plants that use mirrors to focus sunlight onto pipes and then convert the captured heat into steam. The heavy oil extraction leaves a large carbon footprint because the...Read More