Posts Tagged ‘Solar Power’
Gemasolar Solar Power Plant with Sunflower Shape Boosts Efficiency
Thanks to the sacred geometrical patterns of the sunflower, engineers at the 20 Megawatt Gemasolar concentrated solar power (CSP) plant near Seville, Spain have increased the efficiency of their operation and reached more of solar power’s energy-producing potential. How Does the ‘Gemasolar’ Solar Power Plant Work? Torresol Energy operates a number of concentrated solar power…
Read MoreThe Water Vortex Power Plant for Clean and Sustainable Energy
The water vortex power plant is a type of micro hydro (energy generated from moving water) turbine energy production system which converts energy from a liquid vortex into electricity. The vortex, which powers the turbine, occurs above the central drain of the water vortex power plant. Greek-Australian Lawyer and Inventor Paul Kouris first patented the…
Read MoreTotally Transparent Solar Cells Could Turn Our Windows Into Solar Panels
“Ultimately, we want to make solar harvesting surfaces that you do not even know are there,” said the co-founder of Ubiquitous Energy. In the future, you’ll be able to charge your phone just by placing it in the sun, and you’ll generate electricity through your windows, not just from the panels on the roof. How?…
Read MoreWind Turbines Causing Health Problems to People Living Near Them
Windmills may be an environmentally friendly alternative energy source but they also cause devastation to bats and birds as well as debilitating health problems, according to people living near them. Wind turbines are popping up in rural communities around the world, including Canada, in the hope that they will reduce reliance on coal and other…
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