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”...



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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