The first solar road has opened this December in a little village of the French region of Normandy Far away from that song of the Australian band AC DC called"Highway to hell" nowadays we can say that we have a "highway to sustainability". Althought it´s only 1-km (0,6 milles) long, not enough to be considered as a highway, the solar road is here, and it has came to stay. The December of 2016 will be remember as the month when the world met the first solar road, a little step that could make the difference between the actual concept of a road and the future roads, based in renewables technologies, where we want to go to. The road, conceived as a pedestrian walkaway, is 1 kilometer long and 2 meters wide, and is situated in a little village of Normandy. For the construction of this solar road, Colas, the head company of this kind of technology,...
Year: 2016
5 main advantages for the development of the Smart Grid
Have you ever think about why everybody says that Smart Grids are so important for the next years? Take a look to know the 5 main reasons Today we want to analyze how the Smart Grid could contribute, positively, in a efficient electrical grid development. That´s why we will reveal 5 main advantages for the development of the Smart Grid. Keep on reading to discover them: 1.They turn up the energy supply reliability and quality level When a damage happens, the intelligent network technologies are able to detect and isolate the problem, contributing to a quick electricity recovery in a strategic way. Prioritizing, for example, the electrical grid of hospitals, schools, police stations... In addition, the intelligent network boosts the energy microgenerators that some customers could have installed when there is not any electricity company service. 2.They...
Itaipu Dam, or how a dam can supply the 75% of one American country´s energy
The Itapu Dam, situated on the border of Brazil and Paraguay, generated 89,5 Twh of energy in 2015, the most of any dam in the world "The sounding stone" is the Guarani translation of the Itapu Dam, that bears the Paraná river, the 7th largest in the world, between Brazil and Paraguay....
10 leading countries in solar energy generation
The solar energy has became one of the main alternatives to the fossil fuel generation market. Today we want to discover which countries are the main generators Renewable energy looks like the best solution to a growing population that, year after year, demands more and more energy. Our Sun, that has been out there for thousand...
Bombardier Global 7000 aircraft successfully completes first flight
The Canadian company finishes the first flight test of the first and only jet that offers four living spaces Toronto was the place that Bombardier selected for the first flight of his new aircraft, the Global 7000. This plane, that succesfully completed the first flight test vehicle (FTV1), "marks...
Smart Grid Market will reach USD 83.81 Billion by 2022
Scalar Market Research publishes a forecast that considers a USD 39,84 billion business for this market during 2016 The Smart Grid market is in good health, or so it seems if we look the results that the "Smart Grid Market" study, published Scalar Market Research, shows. A huge growth will go hand in hand with...
Aeromart Tolouse will take place from November 29th to December 1st
The aerospace summit will land in Tolouse to develop strategic thematics like innovation, quality, training, internationalisation, research programs and industry cooperations More than 1,300 companies from 45 different countries will meet in Tolouse with the aim of dealing a program exclusively reserved...
Elia Grid will help Qatar to develop its smart grid projects
Qatar General Electricity & Water Corporation (Kahramaa) has announced an agreement operation with the Belgian consultancy Qatar is preparing the future of his electical grid and is looking to the future through the smart grid eyes. This week, we´ve known that the Qatar General Electricity &...
Vestas receives 48 MW order in China
The order for Vestas turbines was placed by long-time customer CGN Wind Energy Limited for a project in southern China. The Nan’an Xiangyun project is located in Xiangyun County, Quanzhou City, in the Fujian Province, where Vestas will supply the turbines for the wind park and supervise the installation. “This is CGN’s first order with...
Basque Industry 4.0 tomará el pulso a la industria 4.0
El Congreso Basque Industry 4.0 servirá para conocer el estado de forma a la cuarta revolución industrial. Basque Industry 4.0 es un congreso que se puso en marcha en 2014. En la actualidad se trata de un evento multidisciplinar en el que se conjugan estrategia, opiniones, tecnología, experiencias y talleres. Así,...