Distance Between Wind Turbines Should Be Doubled, Researchers Say
Wind farms are currently a big hope of the alternative energy industry, but today, just like in the early days of existence, most of them face the issue of being underperforming. Charles Meneveau, a John Hopkins fluid mechanics and turbulence expert, and his colleague Johan Meyers, from Belgium, have devised a wind turbine arrangement that could enhance their efficiency.
Lead Telluride-Based Thermoelectric Device Breaks Efficiency Record Barrier
Just like a savior knight, energy recovery comes to help the industries that pollute most and that waste large quantities of heat. A 14% efficiency has been reported for a newly-invented thermoelectric nanomaterial by the researchers of Northwestern University in Illinois. So far, efficiency values in this field didn't exceed 10%.
Tamura Improves Back-Reflecting Material for LED Lights and Solar Panels
Normally, the parts of the visible spectrum are lost because they pass through. Thanks to this new material, both the infrared and visible light are reflected back better, thus helping solar panels to produce more energy and making LED lights brighter.
Solar Panels Used by U.S. Marines in Afghanistan Cut Fossil Fuel Consumption by 90...
A Marine Company went to the war from Helmand Province in Afghanistan endowed with solar panels and believes its generators' fuel consumption could be reduced by nearly 90 per cent. This can make the rest of the military think that one can battle carbon footprints and rebels at the same time.
India Plans to Build Its First Commercial Tidal Power Plant
Atlantis Resources Co, a London-based marine energy developer, had the idea of building a tidal power plant with an initial capacity of 50 MW. Gujarat, an Indian state, has already made some plans for the installation of the first commercial tidal power plant in India. The project will be organized in partnership with Guajar Corporation Limited.
Fuel-Cell Car Market Will be Created by Japanese Companies by 2015
The meeting of the most important gas, oil and car companies in Japan took place yesterday, on January 13. During the meeting, the issue of the infrastructure requested to drive hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles has been discussed.
NASA's MMS Mission to Have Solar Panels Provided by Emcore
NASA's Goddard space Flight Centre (GSFC) has awarded a contract to Emcore Corporation, a provider of subsystems and semiconductor-based components for the solar power and fiber optic markets. The value of the contract is about $10 million and refers to producing, testing and delivering panels for the Magnetospheric Multiscale mission (MMS).
Google Earth-Based Solar Power Map Could Help Homeowners Optimize Solar Panel Placement
Jan Kleissl, Environmental Engineering professor at the San Diego University of California, has been working with his Ph.D. student Matt Lave and other students at the UCSD Jacobs School of Engineering at the improvement of the solar map for the state of California, turning Google Earth into an accessible partner.
Italy's Nuclear Power Comeback, Facing Strong Opposition and Referendum
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has big plans for the nation's electric production. In spite of Italy's incredible solar-energy potential, the growing electrical needs as a follow-up to the developing infrastructure in water supply and treatment, as well as transport upgrading, are taking up most of the resources.
Hydrostatic Turbines: a Concept That May Revolutionize How We Harvest Deep-Sea Waves
An interesting concept for producing energy has caught my eyes today, and I think it might even work. The devices that Phil Pauley conceived are called "Hydrostatic Turbines", and operate at high water depths.
