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Kenya to Have Africa's Largest Windfarm Built by 2012
Africa's most ambitious project of renewable energy will be the installation of 365 giant wind turbines around Lake Turkana in northern Kenya. The project will be completed in 2012, when the £533m project will have a capacity of 300MW, a quarter of country's current capacity.
Moth Eyes: Research Advances On Efficient Solar Cells Inspired by Them
Last year, we reported in an article how scientists discovered that the moth's eyes could increase the efficiency of solar cells. Thanks to the super-transparent coatings, windows in homes and cars, computer screens and other consumer products could be improved. Now, new figures show the advances in this nature-mimicking technology.
ADAPWING Simulates Hawk Wings for Better Wind Turbine Performance
Analyzing stability of hawks' wings during high turbulent winds, danish scientists have come up with an idea to further develop turbine blades. The idea will be implemented in such a way so to reduce the impact of strong wings on the blades.
Geothermal Efficiency Boosted Up to 30% by Newly Discovered Liquid
Scientists from the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Richland, WA, announce they developed a new type of heat extracting liquid that could absorb much better the heat coming from the hot water in the geothermal wells.
Tesla's Wireless Power Transmission Reinvented by Witricity
Eric Giler, chief executive of US firm Witricitywireless, talks about a new system that can deliver power to devices without the need for wires. The new system exploits simple physics principles and can be used to charge a range of electronic devices over several meters.
A Cleaner And More Efficient Way to Capture Carbon Dioxide
The process of separating CO2 from its source is called capturing (CO2). The new method discovered by the scientists from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory might replace all the existing Carbon Dioxide capturing devices and improve a lot their performance and stability.
Italy Plans to Install the World's Largest Rooftop Photovoltaic Plant
An Italian company plans to install the world's biggest rooftop solar photovoltaic plant with a Padua warehouse and truck-loading complex to generate its electric energy from the sun, according to a Berlin manufacturer.
Efficient Electricity Production from Onion Juice
The future life style is quite different than we could imagine right now. Many experts predict that we will not need to transport our energy around the world as it will be produced in our community.
Energy Efficient Organic LEDs Made from Salmon DNA
Researchers at the University of Connecticut have used salmon DNA to develop next-gen LED bulbs.
Potable Water Tank Mixer Eliminates Stagnation Utilizing Solar Power
The company SolarBee has created a potable-water tank mixer, designed to eliminate thermal stratification and stagnation in potable water.
