Add Energy Renewable Romania In an online survey conducted by Essential Research, 76 per cent of respondents supported building wind farms in Australia to produce renewable energy. The figures indicate high support across demographic groups and voters. The research was conducted from May 30 to June 2 and is based on 1049 respondents. Of those … Read more
But, most of the governments across the world have not been able to house displaced people as they were unprepared to deal with disasters. Considering these issues, there is a need to design disaster relief shelters that are able to accommodate at least a few of these millions of refugees. There have been … Read more
The event marks the launch of a project which aims to promote the development of children and youth with inventions and environmental concerns. The guests of honor of today’s event are IRSCA Gifted Education members, coordinated by Professor Florian Colceag. The event will be attended by the Minister of Environment and Climate … Read more
"I am a supporter of the nuclear program in Romania. (…) I don’t want to recall now why the investment in reactors 3 and 4 was not continued. I don’t think it’s a failure what happened to the partnership for reactors 3 and 4, but a deadlock from which I hope we get out", … Read more
It will be a challenging flight due to the devastating weather conditions this region has been experiencing in the past weeks. In fact, the latest victim of the whims of nature was Solar Impulse’s destination city, St. Louis. Last Friday, Missouri Governor Jay Nixon declared a state of emergency after violent storms, including flash … Read more
'Purists will point out no big green group is clean, since virtually every one takes money from foundations built on fossil fuel empires.' Illustration by Belle Mellor The movement demanding that public interest institutions divest their holdings from fossil fuels is on a serious roll. Chapters have opened up in more than 100 US … Read more
Key findings include a lack of significant impact on birds, sea mammals and benthic organisms (small creatures that live on the sea bed, such as sea slugs, worms and cockles) even during the construction phase, the consultancy said. The wind farm, Robin Rigg, is German developer E.ON Climate & Renewables’ third … Read more
The hundreds of photovoltaic chips gathering energy at the center will be cooled by the same sort of microchannel water cooling that kept Aquasar from frying, letting each chip safely concentrate 2,000 times the solar energy it would normally face. The collector also promises to do more with sunlight once it's trapped: since the … Read more
Also were preserved provisions from the normative act project, released by the Ministry of Economy, which proposed temporary reprieve, from 1 July 2013, for the grant of a number of green certificates for each 1 MWh of new hydro power plants with installed power less or equal to 10 MW (a green certificate), of … Read more
Taking into account the last three months, that is since last November, wind power plants in Spain have produced electricity by far superior to any other source of energy: in fact, the Spanish electricity network has announced that starting from "November 1, l ' wind technology has been at the top for the electrical … Read more
With continued growth forcast for the global wind energy market and other key subsectors, the global CFRP composites market will exhibit significant growth over the next decade, the firm says. This will also be driven by the increasing prominence of the emerging markets. “Stronger economic growth and clear immaturity in the CFRP markets means that growth … Read more
When I first joined EWEA in 2009 wind energy growth rates were sky-rocketing – with wind capacity growth outpacing growth rates in coal, gas and oil in 2007, 2008 and 2009. Now, nearly four years later, growth rates have stabilised. Last year’s European statistics show stable growth rates in onshore wind energy, and high … Read more
Headlined “nuclear industry withers in US as wind pummels prices,” the story interviewed utility experts talking about the state of the American energy sector after the nation’s wind power industry grew by about $25 billion last year. The story noted that a significant part of that growth occurred as wind-related companies made sure … Read more
The absorbing nano-strips are made of boron nitride (white graphene) and proved capable of absorbing a considerable amount of oils, chemical solvents and paint – that is, all kinds of chemicals that are usually disposed by the textile, paper or tanning industry. The absorbent material is very porous and can float … Read more
Timelapse shows pre-selected destinations and how they changed over a quarter of a century. From the urban expansion of Las Vegas to the deforestation of the Amazon in Brazil, Timelapse shows the impact of humans on the environment. The project is a zoomable time-lapse map built from millions of high quality satellite images and … Read more
Founded in 2006, the company Makani Power has developed Airborne Wind Turbine (AWT), a drone equipped with turbines, which coming at altitude, generates electricity. The device describes wide circles in the sky and can rise to altitudes between 250 and 600 meters, where winds are stronger. The drone is attached to a cable, also … Read more
Hosted by Citizens Campaign for the Environment, Earthworks, Energy Policy Forum, Environmental Advocates of New York, Frack Action and the Post Carbon Institute, the briefing focused on two groundbreaking reports released this spring. In sum, scientific and financial analyses show that the medium- to long-term benefits of shale fracking may be illusory and … Read more
This squaraine dye boosts light absorption and recycles electrons, improving the conversion of light into energy. The results suggest a new route for the development of lower-cost, higher-efficiency photovoltaics, the scientists said. Scientists at Yale have improved the ability of a promising type of solar cell to absorb light and convert it into … Read more
“This report really reinforces some of the key links between health and the environment. People are now exposed to many different harmful factors, which together are reducing both lifespans and wellbeing. “ Jacqueline McGlade, EEA Executive Director The environment affects human health in multiple ways, according to the report ‘Environment and human … Read more
The warning comes in a report to be published by the EU’s Wind Energy Technology Platform (TPWind), based on research by renewable energy consultancy GL Garrad Hassan. “At a time of rising unemployment, it makes no sense that the wind industry cannot find the skilled personnel it urgently needs”, commented Jacopo Moccia, … Read more
But which comes first, using solar power or buying an electric car? Remember that environmental concerns are just one of several reasons to buy an electric car. Thus far, we’ve not seen any surveys that address which comes first, the plug-in car or the solar panels (hint, hint). But we do … Read more
Saskatchewan. Natural Resources Canada will contribute approximately $1.0 million through its ecoEII program and SaskPower, subject to the successful completion of a funding agreement with DEEP, is considering a contribution up to $1.2 million to the FEED study’s review of technical data, reservoir tests, and development of detailed costs for the next phases of … Read more