by Webmaster • • Comments Off on Marine energy research is possible thanks to EMEC (European Marine Energy Centre)
All forms of marine energies (like tidal and wave power, marine current power, OTEC and osmotic power) are still in its infancy and need further development in order to gain competitivity and efficiency. Their potential in terms of amount of…
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European Union have founded a project that developes a energy storage system that will help reduce reliance on fossil fuels and will encourage and promote the use of renewable energy sources in any type of building or district. The project is called…
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The SUPERBUILDINGS project, co-founded by the EU, is a research project formed by a large european consortium aiming to develop a set of indicators and a benchmarking process in order to standardise assessments of building performance in terms of sustainability. The project…
by Webmaster • • Comments Off on Solar panels will last more in the future
The Aalto University of Finland is coordinating a project to minimise the degradation of the solar panels through European Research Council funding with 850.000€ (1.17M$) the SOLARX project (Riddle of light-induced degradation in silicon photovoltaics). The sun provides enough energy…