Renewable Energy

Siemens Gamesa

Siemens Gamesa’s Wild 2025: Huge Orders, Painful Losses, and a High‑Stakes Turnaround — What You Need to Know Now

1) Financial picture: record orders, stubborn losses Siemens Energy’s Q3 FY2025 release framed a tale of two realities. On the upside, orders hit €16.6bn group‑wide, propelled by €4.89bn at Siemens Gamesa—largely from two major Baltic offshore turbine packages. The wind unit’s book‑to‑bill
September 28, 2025
Japan’s AR1100 Tidal Turbine

Japan’s AR1100 Tidal Turbine Is Live – And It Could Rewire the Country’s Clean‑Energy Playbook

The in‑depth roundup 1) The headline milestone: Japan’s first MW‑class tidal power to the grid On February 2025, Proteus Marine Renewables installed the AR1100 in the fast‑flowing Naru Strait off the Gotō Islands. After commissioning and compliance testing, Japan’s Ministry of Economy,
September 28, 2025
China National Complete Plant Import & Export Corp Ltd.

China’s COMPLANT Is Quietly Reinventing Itself — From “Complete Plants” to Big‑Ticket Solar EPC and Energy Storage. Here’s What Just Changed

1) Who is COMPLANT today? (and why the name can be confusing) China National Complete Plant Import & Export Corp., Ltd. (short name COMPLANT/CNCPIEC; SZ:000151) historically built its brand around “complete plant” exports and turnkey EPC work overseas, and now also runs
September 28, 2025
Home heat pump

Don’t Install That Boiler Until You Read This: The Heat Pump Home Revolution in 2025

How Heat Pumps Work & Why They’re Efficient Heat pumps are reverse refrigeration systems that move heat rather than generate it. In heating mode they extract ambient heat from outside air or ground and pump it indoors. Because they move heat (rather
September 23, 2025
Solar Panels vs. Wind Turbines

Home Energy Face-Off: Solar Panels vs. Wind Turbines – And the Surprising Third Option Experts Recommend

Key Facts Efficiency per Dollar Spent On a per-dollar basis, rooftop solar today almost always beats small wind for homes. DOE cost models peg utility rooftop PV around $2.7–3.2/W installed energy.gov, whereas small wind averages over $5/W windexchange.energy.gov (and often much higher
September 21, 2025
Energy Storage

Energy Storage: The Secret Weapon of the Clean Energy Revolution

Energy storage captures energy for later use, making intermittently-produced power (like solar or wind) available on demand enelgreenpower.com, energy.gov. – Major storage types include electrical (batteries, capacitors), mechanical (pumped hydro, flywheels), thermal (molten salt, ice) and chemical (hydrogen, fuels) energy.gov, eia.gov. –
September 18, 2025
Viruses Building Batteries

Viruses Are Building Better Batteries?! The Wild Science Turning M13 & TMV Into Power‑Packed Electrodes

Scientists have learned to reprogram viruses as nanoscale construction crews that “grow” battery parts in water at room temperature. Engineered M13 bacteriophages (which infect bacteria, not people) and plant viruses like tobacco mosaic virus (TMV) act as scaffolds that self‑assemble metal‑oxide nanowires
September 16, 2025
Geothermal Heat Pumps

Homeowners Are Saving Thousands with Geothermal Systems – Here’s How

Key Facts: What Are Geothermal Systems and How Do They Work? Geothermal heating and cooling systems – also known as ground-source heat pumps – use the earth as a natural thermal battery. Just a few feet below the surface, the ground stays
September 14, 2025
Photovoltaic Roof Tiles

Photovoltaic Roof Tiles Revolution: Top Brands, Hidden Costs & Surprising Facts

Key Facts Summary Technology Behind Photovoltaic Roof Tiles Photovoltaic roof tiles function just like conventional solar panels, but are designed as roofing material. Each “tile” contains solar cells (usually silicon) laminated into a durable, weatherproof module shaped like a shingle or tile.
September 13, 2025