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 generator»

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

Widehem Park: the storm ripped the blades of a wind turbine!
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” by the gusts of wind in the night between...Read More

3D radar designed to distinguish between a wind turbine and an aircraft

3D radar designed to distinguish between a wind turbine and an aircraft
A subsidiary of the Altran Group has developed an innovative technology, a 3D radar for air traffic controllers to be able to distinguish between a plane turbine and rotating  blades of a wind turbine. Cambridge Consultants, a subsidiary of...Read More

CSIC designs a system to reduce bird kills at wind farms

CSIC designs a system to reduce bird kills at wind farms
Researchers at the National Research Council (CSIC) have designed an indicator that can establish the relationship between bird abundance and location of wind turbines, so that it could minimize the number of deaths from the bird impact. To...Read More

Wind Cube: small, easy to install and affordable

Wind Cube: small, easy to install and affordable
The Wind Cube is a design finalist in the 2011 IDEA awards, designers Liao Chang-Hsun Chen and Wen-chih University of Science and Technology of Taiwan, had the bright idea of bringing wind energy at a more homey to now efficient wind turbines...Read More