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 «renewable energy»

China increases its goals of solar and wind power by 2015

China increases its goals of solar and wind power by 2015
The Chinese government has set a target of installed capacity of solar power generation of 15 gigawatt by 2015 and for the wind power capacity it now reaches 100 GW. The ambitious initiative may have been encouraged by a rapid increase in the...Read More

Brazil invests in renewable energy

Brazil invests in renewable energy
The solar and wind energy come to Brazil. The world’s largest manufacturers of wind turbines were installed in the country, and there are thermosolar projects, in addition to solar PV. Wind in Brazil: booming wind energy market. Brazil...Read More

ConocoPhillips to produce roasted biomass

ConocoPhillips to produce roasted biomass
Envive LP and ConocoPhillips, respectively maker of fuel from biomass treated and producer of oil and gas announced Monday it had entered into a partnership in order to create a new company (Eco Biomass Technologies) that provide the fuel market...Read More

Trinidad and Tobago begins transition to renewable energy

Trinidad and Tobago begins transition to renewable energy
The wind and solar photovoltaic and solar thermal can cover much of the needs of Trinidad and Tobago. Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) approved a loan of U.S. $60 million to help Trinidad and Tobago, a major oil producer, to begin a process...Read More