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Webinar: HVDC switchgears: Is it now time for revenge?
6 July 2020
This webinar highlights the recent progresses KEMA Labs made in the verification of key protection and control of components: HVDC circuit breakers and HVDC GIS. An overview will be given on the actual status of this technology, its standardization as well as its future developments. More >>
Unmanned solar wing-in-ground-effect vehicle being developed in Russia
15 June 2020
Russia has a long history of experimenting with wing-in-ground-effect (WIG) vehicles, most notably the huge ekranoplans dating back to the 1960s. Now, Russian scientists are developing a smaller unmanned WIG, that's solar-powered. More >>
Double-sided solar panels that follow the sun prove most cost effective
15 June 2020
Solar power systems with double-sided (bifacial) solar panels -- which collect sunlight from two sides instead of one -- and single-axis tracking technology that tilts the panels so they can follow the sun are the most cost effective to date, researchers report June 3rd in the journal Joule. More >>
Scientists create an electrical charge using only humidity in the air
15 June 2020
Using electrical storms as a jumping off point, scientists at Israel’s Tel Aviv University believe they may have uncovered a new source of renewable energy. More >>
CIGRE NGN Joint Wind Energy Webinar
3 June 2020
In light of the current global situation, the CIGRE UK&Ireland NGN committees have together to create the online webinar on wind energy. More >>
This $500,000 electric yacht can cross oceans on just battery and solar power
2 June 2020
Singapore-based Azura Marine unveiled a new $500,000 electric yacht that they claim can complete “non-stop ocean voyages powered only by sunlight.” More >>