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Wind Energy Repowering: Wind Turbines Come of Age
After proving their worth over several decades, a new generation of wind turbines is now replacing existing installations with more powerful and efficient units.
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Shadows Could Become a Source of Renewable Energy
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A New Generation of Wind Turbines Will Integrate Photovoltaic Panels into their Structure
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Wi-Fi Networks Could Become the Next Source of Energy
An innovative technology project developed at MIT aims to transform wireless signals into a source of energy for all sorts of devices.
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Blue Energy: An Innovative Battery Powered by Saltwater and Freshwater
By using low-cost electrodes, this blue energy battery can produce electricity from effluents in coastal wastewater treatment plants.
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New Trends in Renewable Energy: Will the Seas Power our Future?
Solar photovoltaic and wind power are already essential contributors to the power grid, but alternative renewable sources of electricity are also gaining a foothold.
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Solar thermal energy, also called solar thermal power or thermoelectric energy, is a renewable energy that uses the heat of the sun to produce clean electricity on a large scale. Like photovoltaic energy, which uses light energy from the sun captured by solar cells, solar thermal technology uses the sun's heat to warm a fluid, produce steam, and generate electricity in a conventional thermal process. There are also several technologies used to produce thermal energy: parabolic trough and central tower, primarily.
Solar thermal energy, also called solar thermal power or thermoelectric energy, is a renewable energy that uses the heat of the sun to produce clean electricity on a large scale. Like photovoltaic energy, which uses light energy from the sun captured by solar cells, solar thermal technology uses the sun's heat to warm a fluid, produce steam, and generate electricity in a conventional thermal process. There are also several technologies used to produce thermal energy: parabolic trough and central tower, primarily.