Energy efficiency News for April 2013

Energy efficiency News Archive

European cooperation in North Sea Power to Gas Platform for future energy storage system European cooperation in North Sea Power to Gas Platform for future energy storage system

A European consortium of 11 leading companies have established the North Sea Power to Gas Platform, to further develop the concept of Power-to-Gas (P2G) – the conversion of renewable electrical power into a gaseous energy carrier like hydrogen or methane.

Progress towards clean energy has stalled, IEA says

The rapid expansion of renewable technologies is one of the few bright spots in an otherwise bleak assessment of global progress towards low-carbon energy, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said in an annual report to the Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM)...

Prototype efficient high-output GE wind turbine operational at European test site Prototype efficient high-output GE wind turbine operational at European test site

The prototype of what GE claims is the world’s most efficient high-output wind turbine is now operational at a test site in Wieringermeer in the Netherlands. The GE 2.5-120 wind turbine offers higher power output, improves service productivity, and creates new revenue streams for customers.