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Cheaper OLED Technology Developed By German Researchers
The OLED (organic light emitting diode) technology has been known around for quite a while and lately its presence in the consumer products has been felt more intensively, though at a slower pace due to the costly manufacturing process.
Researchers Show Simple But Effective Discoveries That Could Enhance Wind Turbines' Efficiency by 18...
Even though the cost of wind power is in a continuous drop since 2008, more and more researchers aim for reducing it more while at the same time enhancing the efficiency. A couple of teams from the Syracuse University and the University of Minnesota have a few ideas about how to improve wind turbines by modding their blades and how the air flows on them.
Philadelphia Eagles Team Goes Green With $30M Worth Wind And Solar Energy Station
The American football team Philadelphia Eagles has announced its implication in the green energy sector with the installation of a $30 million renewable wind and solar energy system in their â€Ã…“battle fieldâ€. The spiral wind turbines, the solar and the co-generation installations will give an unequaled perspective on the sporting venues to come.
GM Volt Steps Ahead Of Asian Competitors At The LA Auto Show's Green Car...
Once again, the 2011 Chevrolet Volt dazzles by winning the public's heart and the Green Car of the Year award at the Los Angeles auto show on November 18. This puts the US Volt ahead its Asian competitors Nissan and Hyundai.
Researcher Finds Method Of Producing Bioplastics From Waste By Training Special Bacteria
A doctoral thesis on the topic of converting agricultural wastes into high-quality bioplastics could reach the first page of newspapers these days. Jean-Paul Meinjen, a researcher at the Technical University of Delft, Netherlands, will be presenting how he actually trained and selected bacteria in an evolutionary process that is not to be neglected by any means.
SpiDAR: A Newly-Developed Wind Prediction System To Improve Wind Turbine Output by 15%
As they say, details make all the difference when it comes to big things. Following this principle, the huge wind turbines that you see on fields all around the world, need small adjustments and a little intelligence to act efficiently. Called SpiDAR, a newly-developed system can predict where wind is coming from and is going to be a step ahead and over currently-existing monitoring systems.
US Government Encourages Farmers To Use Renewable Energy For Increased Profits
Farmers, ranchers and owners of rural businesses are eagerly taking the opportunity to improve their operations, develop new sources of renewable energy and reduce cost with the federal clean energy loans and grants adding up to $30 million.
French Energy Giant Total Sets Up New Solar Panels Production Line
A new production and assembly unit of photovoltaic (PV) panels will be build at Composite Park in the north-eastern region of Moselle, France. The plant's structure will consists of two production lines for a capacity of 50 MW, equivalent to 220,000 PV panels per year.
Israeli Company Builds Floating Concentrated Solar Panels To Help Clearing Lands
Keeping the land clear for useful projects is vital to some countries that have limited space and that have to manage it as tightly as possible.
If those countries will want to rely on solar power in the future, they'll have to find solutions for managing their solar fields and the land is just not proper for that in some cases. But water bodies are.
A Small and Efficient Home Wind Turbine Blade That Can Be Installed In 8...
Amateur wind turbines can often be as important to one as a 100-foot tall turbine with a giant propeller, because even if they're small, they provide the energy necessary for a family's needs, for example. Building safe and effective parts for this green technology niche is as important as building more efficient turbines at the high size.
