Milestone in the construction of the Niagara Tunnel

Milestone in the con...

The construction of the Niagara Tunnel – as high as a 4-story building – has reached an important milestone when the tunnel has been completely lined with concrete. Once...

Wind in Argentina: Koluel Kayke II wind farm

Wind in Argentina: K...

IMPSA, the largest Latin American wind turbine manufacturer, will invest $ 81 million in Koluel Kayke II wind farm. IMPSA won approval of a long-term financing of the Corporation Andina...

97% of the Bolivian territory is suitable for solar energy

97% of the Bolivian ...

Bolivia began to develop renewable energies like wind and solar photovoltaic. The first wind farm with Chinese wind turbines will be installed in Tarija. A study released by the Energy...

Alstom joins SSE and strengthened in marine energy

Alstom joins SSE and...

Scotland’s largest producer of marine energy, SSE Renewables and the French manufacturer Alstom announced Tuesday the creation of a joint venture responsible for developing the...

Nicaragua already covers 48% of demand with renewable energy

Nicaragua already co...

Wind, geothermal, hydro and solar power and cover half the energy consumption of Nicaragua. There are plans to install wind turbines in new wind projects. According to The National...

The Emirate of Dubai is diversifying and launching a mega solar project

The Emirate of Dubai...

The Emirate of Dubai is diversifying and launching a mega solar project with the aim of reducing its energy dependence on fossil fuels (including gas). The emirate of Dubai announced...

UN declared 2012 as the year of renewable energy

UN declared 2012 as ...

The International Energy Agency (IEA) warned days before the finalization of the 2011: “The Earth is moving towards an unsustainable energy future, unless urgent measures are...

Widehem Park: the storm ripped the blades of a wind turbine!

Widehem Park: the st...

The website of a newspaper called LaSemaine  reported Thursday a rather unusual incident, highlighting a wind turbine located near the A16 motorway, whose blades were completely “shredded”...



Posts Tagged «solar cells»

“Made in Europe” for the Kyocera solar modules

“Made in Europe” for the Kyocera solar modules
Recently, the European photovoltaic production site of the Japanese Kyocera, located in the Czech Republic, has been certified by TÜV Rheinland certifying the origin “Made in Europe.” The TÜV Rheinland confirmed that all PV modules...Read More

Rise of organic photovoltaics

Rise of organic photovoltaics
Solar cells, today dominated by silicon, are expensive, so more and more researchers are interested in the possibility of manufacturing solar cells from other materials, plastic or organic. These new cells also have the advantage of being more...Read More

New technology for cheaper PV

New technology for cheaper PV
HyperSolar has developed a flexible solar panel that uses photonic technology to separate and light lead to areas of greatest interest, increasing the efficiency of solar panels. Use of this movie, instead of traditional solar panels are flexible,...Read More

A photovoltaic cell with thin film silicon made from liquid silicon

A photovoltaic cell with thin film silicon made from liquid silicon
A team of researchers from the Institute for Science and Technology Hokuriku (JAIST), and JSR Corporation, a company specializing in the production of rubbers and plastics, has succeeded for the first time ever, to make a photovoltaic cell with...Read More