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.
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.
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.
Overwhelmed by Demand, SunPower Increases Solar Cells Production
Despite a continued increase of solar panels production at the Malaysia-based factory that will augment the megawatt production by 65% in 2011, Tom Werner, CEO of SunPower, revealed in a financial-related conference call that demand for the company's products exceeded supply both in the second half of this year but also going into 2011.
Toyota's Hydrogen Powered FCHV-adv Exhibited in London
Toyota has exhibited its newest starlet running on hydrogen fuel, the FCHV-adv (Fuel Cell Hybrid Vehicle-advanced) at the RAC Brighton to London Future Car Challenge. This was another chance for Toyota to show just how well its current hybrids can perform in real-world conditions.
New Semiconductor Nanopillars Can Harvest 99% Of Incident Light, Best Suited In Highly Efficient...
A team of researchers from the Berkeley Lab (LBNL) and the University of California (UC) at Berkeley have recently announced their achievements in the field of nanopillar-based solar cells, with the impressing results of trapping 99 percent of the incoming light.
The Largest Solar Power Plant in Massachusetts Is About to Go Online
The largest solar power station in New England is finished and ready to deliver power by the end of November. The plant is established on a piece of industrial contaminated property in Springfield, Massachusetts and promises to produce sufficient power to light up 300 homes.
