
Content Editor Dan McCue is a US-based journalist who has been writing on renewable energy, science, law, environmental policy and business for several years. A multi- award winner for his work in daily and weekly newspapers in the US, Dan also has considerable experience in radio and television, having appeared as both a guest and program host in both. For more information on Dan or to view more of his articles, visit his website at https://www.danmccueauthor.com. He and his wife reside in Charleston, S.C.
Search giant Google has launched a $1 million (£590,000) contest, inviting engineers to design a compact device that can convert renewable energy into electricity.
Siemens NL has contracted VSMC to design, supply and install infield cables between 48 wind turbine generators and 6 export cables to the onshore substation of the Westermeerwind Wind Farm.
As part of the installation phase at one of Africa’s largest wind farms Ashegoda in Ethiopia, DNV GL has inspected wind turbines of the French manufacturer Vergnet.
The Chinese government has asked local authorities to devise strategies for increasing geothermal energy use and to submit them for consideration by the end of the year.