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 «wind farm»

Wind in Croatia: Enercon wind turbines supplied

Wind in Croatia: Enercon wind turbines supplied
The German wind developer WPD has signed a contract with the turbine manufacturer Enercon, which includes sixteen wind turbines of 2.3 MW (36.8 MW of capacity in total). The wind turbines will go to a wind farm near the capital of Croatia, Dubrovnik,...Read More

Wind power in Mongolia

Wind power in Mongolia
Mongolia will soon have its first major wind farm, wind turbines from GE. The $100 million wind farm project is located 70 miles southeast of Ulan Bator, Mongolia, and will be open in 2012. Electricity demand will double in Mongolia over the...Read More

Renewable energy project in Lesotho

Renewable energy project in Lesotho
Lesotho is expected to generate 6,000 megawatts of wind power and 4,000 MW of hydro, largely to South Africa. Lesotho, one of the poorest countries in Africa, plans to build wind farms and hydroelectric plants worth 11,000 million euros in financing...Read More

Austria connects the Europe’s highest solar park

Austria connects the Europe’s highest solar park
PV modules installed will have to endure wind speeds of 140 mph and snow loads of up to nine kilograms per square meter. The manufacturer of these modules is the Norwegian multinational REC Solar, the Spanish company Albasolar – specifically...Read More