One year ago, Commissioner Piebalgs stated: “Nuclear is here to stay!“.
The trends, indeed, point in that direction: several  European countries are withdrawing their nuclear embargoes and planning nuclear power plants!
Leonardo ENERGY has interviewed Jean Van Vyve, the responsible for nuclear generation at Electrabel, discussing some limitations and advantages of nuclear Energy.
The resulting article is available [...]

Concentration photovoltaics (CPV) offers one of the most promising utility-scale, renewable energy technology options. Many companies are testing their CPV products and some have already launched commercial offers.
This documentary presents interviews with some industry representatives present at ISFOC (CPV Institute in Puertollano, South of Spain).

How sustainable is electricity? 

What is the best technology to produce it?

These questions are often asked and the answers are not clear-cut.
Leonardo ENERGY has produced this eco-sheet to help clarifying the issue. The environmental burden of generating one kWh from 7 different energy sources is quantified. It shows that there is no silver bullet solution.

Much more [...]

Next week Friday (September 19), Leonardo ENERGY organises a webinar on CPV technology, where Pedro Banda and Paqui Rubio from ISFOC will give an overview of this exciting new technology and respond to any questions you may have. You can register for the webinar using the following link:
www.leonardo-energy.org/drupal/node/3584
Along with wind power, concentration photovoltaics (CPV) offers [...]