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 «ocean energy»

Shetland Islands to convert ocean energy

Shetland Islands to convert ocean energy
A partnership to support the development of marine energy around the Shetland Islands in the UK and brings together public, private and local community, was announced Wednesday at the opening of the fair green energy Dynamic Shetlands. Thus,...Read More

Seabased to develop a prototype wave energy buoy

Seabased to develop a prototype wave energy buoy
The granting of financial assistance from Sweden of 139 million SEK (about 15 million euros) to the company Seabased Industry AB for the construction of a demonstration plant capable of producing wave energy has been authorized by the European...Read More

The energy of the seas: the future battlefield

The energy of the seas: the future battlefield
Siemens, the German industrial giant, announced on November 4 it had increased to 45% its stake in “Marine Current Turbines (MCT)”, the company based in Bristol, United Kingdom which specializes in generating tidal energy. “With...Read More

Ocean thermal energy conversion

Ocean thermal energy conversion
Ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) is a technology well known in the U.S.. Especially because of the difficulty for the islands to escape the dependence on fossil fuels. Now, two U.S. companies have signed an agreement to build the first...Read More