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 «solar energy»

Photovoltaic module production started in Venissieux

Photovoltaic module production started in Venissieux
The new manufacturing crystalline PV modules from Bosch Solar Energy Division, which will employ 200 people, has just started on the French site of Venissieux, near Lyon. It only took eight months to install this production unit with a capacity...Read More

United States: a record of installed solar capacity in 2011

United States: a record of installed solar capacity in 2011
Despite several bankruptcies recorded in 2011 with several U.S. manufacturers of solar modules, such as Solyndra, which was supported by the US government, the development of renewable energy continues to rise towards, however the context is...Read More

The first “Zero – Free Church” in England made people happy

The first “Zero – Free Church” in England made people happy
On the occasion of Ecobuild 2012 exhibition to be held from March 20 to 22 in London, innovative technologies in the area of sustainable construction and environmental protection will be honored. These include the use of renewable energy by...Read More

The University of Potsdam adopts a PV pavilion

The University of Potsdam adopts a PV pavilion
A social space with an outer solar, designed by architects Ortner + Ortner Baukunst, was erected on the campus of the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam. Designed as a “living gallery”, the pavilion is equipped with unbreakable...Read More