Vestas has released three new product variants of the 3 MW wind turbine: the V112-3.3 MW, the V117-3.3 MW and the V126-3.3 MW. Vestas upgrades the 3 MW platform The new turbines are based on further optimization of the V112-3.0 MW nacelle in combination with a root extended 55 m blade for the V117-3.3 MW ...
A group of researchers led by IBM is currently working on a new solar collector dish that could avoid that damage while taking a big step forward in photovoltaic energy efficiency. The idea of scientists is to develop an affordable photovoltaic system capable of concentrating, on average, the power of 2,000 suns, with an efficiency ...
The blade is 62.5 metres long and will be installed on Spain’s first offshore wind turbine. Gamesa has recently started the transportation of a 62.5-meter blade destined for a prototype of the first offshore wind turbine to be installed in Spain. The blade, manufactured at the Aoiz factory (Navarre) is the longest turbine blade ever ...
New Record for Thin-Film Solar PV Efficiency First Solar, Inc. has set a new world record for cadmium-telluride (CdTe) photovoltaic (PV) solar cell conversion efficiency, achieving 18.7 percent cell efficiency in tests confirmed by the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). The cell was constructed at the Company’s Perrysburg, Ohio factory and ...
The New Wind Turbine Combines World-Class Efficiency and Power Output at Low Wind Speed Sites, Delivering Lower Cost of Electricity for Customers The 2.5-120 is GE’s First Brilliant Wind Turbine Integrating Energy Storage, Advanced Controls and Forecasting Algorithms Analyzing and Communicating Tens of Thousands of Data Points a Second, Driving Higher Wind Farm Output, Services ...
Harnessing solar energy Novel approach yields both electricity and heat. Nancy W. Stauffer MIT Energy Initiative Source: http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2012/harnessing-solar-energy.html MIT researchers have designed an efficient, potentially low-cost system that will use the sun’s energy to produce electricity and hot water or steam simultaneously. Their design is based on a conventional solar thermal system but incorporates special ...
Project Name/Country Technology Capacity (MW) Commissioning Date Planta Solar 10 Central receiver 10 2006 Andasol-1 Parabolic trough 50 2008 Planta Solar 20 Central receiver 20 2009 lbersol Ciudad Real (Puertollano) Parabolic trough 50 2009 Puerto Errado 1 (prototype) Linear Fresnel 1.4 2009 Alvarado I La Risca Parabolic trough 50 2009 Andasol-2 Parabolic trough 50 2009 ...