If all the costs of fossil fuel power generation were detailed in German power bills they would exceed the costs of renewable energy “by a wide margin”, a study by Greenpeace Energy Germany and the German Wind Energy Association (BWE) says. Currently German power bills clearly outline the cost of the EEG – the support … Continue reading Fossil fuel power sources cost more than renewables in Germany
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Bijiashan Wind Farm beside Poyang Lake put into operation
Photo taken on April 7, 2013 shows the Bijiashan Wind Power Plant beside the Poyang Lake in Jiujiang City, east China’s Jiangxi Province. The Bijiashan Wind Power Plant, invested by China Power Investment Corporation, has been put into operation with 48 megawatts of installed generating capacity. Currently, there are five wind power plants around the … Continue reading Bijiashan Wind Farm beside Poyang Lake put into operation
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Fracking: The Solution? Or the Problem?
Fracking advocates proclaim a natural gas revolution, but are they simply perpetuating our catastrophic fossil fuel dependence? Hydraulic fracturing (fracking) has been touted as a way to increase fossil fuel extraction efficiency and help sustain our current energy consumption rates, however, it has has been widely criticized for its environmentally damaging effects. The growing fracking … Continue reading Fracking: The Solution? Or the Problem?
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Ireland
Plans to pepper the Irish midlands with giant wind turbines exporting the electricity they generate to Britain are not driven only by Tory concerns about a popular revolt in the English shires against wind-energy projects. They are part of a much wider agenda to reduce Europe
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Green Alliance believes wind energy is good for all
In most cases, properly cited wind power projects are a win-win for the clean energy movement and for local towns. We at the Green Alliance love to see folks actively engaging in a dialogue about renewable energy. When it comes to wind power, we need to be wary of what is fact and what is … Continue reading Green Alliance believes wind energy is good for all
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Prospects bright for solar power in Oman
Solar energy looks set to play a growing role in Oman’s energy mix as the Sultanate moves to address the two-fold challenge it faces of meeting rising demand for electricity while reducing state support for the power sector. Oman is well placed to harness the sun’s power, having what is thought to be one of … Continue reading Prospects bright for solar power in Oman
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North African and Middle East Countries Poised to Upgrade Concentrated Solar Power Use with AfDB, World Bank, and CIF Support
On March 19, the African Development Bank (AfDB) and World Bank convened a workshop with representatives of Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Libya, Morocco, and Tunisia in Rabat, Morocco to review and upgrade the region’s path-breaking regional Investment Plan for Concentrated Solar Power (CSP), with funding from the Climate Investment Funds (CIF). The workshop presented an important … Continue reading North African and Middle East Countries Poised to Upgrade Concentrated Solar Power Use with AfDB, World Bank, and CIF Support
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Vestas: Information in the market regarding order in Uruguay
Today, there is information in the market regarding Vestas being close to signing an order in Uruguay. Vestas can confirm that negotiations regarding a project in Uruguay are ongoing. If these negotiations will result in a firm and unconditional order, Vestas will make a company announcement immediately thereafter. Vestas discloses this announcement based on Vestas
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Turkey increases number of wind farms
Around 23 wind farms are being constructed in Turkey, the Turkish Wind Energy Association said Friday. Quoting a report by the association, Azerbaijan’s Trend news agency said the wind power stations are being constructed in 12 cities around the country. Currently, over 60 wind power stations with a total capacity of 2,300 megawatts operate in … Continue reading Turkey increases number of wind farms
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Tanzania Wind Energy Potential Fairly High
The German embassy in Dar es Dar es Salaam, in collaboration with the Dar es Salaam Institute of Technology (DIT), organised renewable energies technology exhibition. The goal of the technology exhibition known as “renewables – Made in Germany” was to draw worldwide attention to the possible applications of renewable energies and to support technology transfers. … Continue reading Tanzania Wind Energy Potential Fairly High
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JinkoSolar signs a PV supply agreement for 115 MW in South Africa
JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. (“JinkoSolar” or the “Company”) (NYSE: JKS), a leading global solar PV power product manufacturer, today announced that it has entered into a module supply agreement with a well-recognized solar project developer (the “Developer”) to deliver a total of 115 megawatts (MW) of its high-efficiency solar panels for two projects in South … Continue reading JinkoSolar signs a PV supply agreement for 115 MW in South Africa
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Nearly 200,000 Plug-In Electric Vehicles Equipped with Vehicle-to-Building Technology Will be Sold Through 2020
With vehicle-to-building (V2B) technology – which makes the energy stored in plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) batteries available to commercial and residential buildings – vehicles can compete with both traditional local generation and stationary storage for offsetting demand charges or providing peak shaving services. V2B technology has been studied for the purpose of emergency backup power … Continue reading Nearly 200,000 Plug-In Electric Vehicles Equipped with Vehicle-to-Building Technology Will be Sold Through 2020
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BrightSource suspends the Hidden Hills Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) Project
BrightSource Energy has suspended its proposed Hidden HIlls Solar Electric Generating System project and cancelled an agreement with Pacific Gas & Electric to buy the power from the project. BrightSource Energy (BSE) is shifting its priorities, realizing that the value of concentrating solar power (CSP) cannot fully be captured in today
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Approval of wind turbines in the USA and Canada
The USA and Canada still have no specific industrial standards in place for large-scale wind turbines. These systems are classified as industrial machinery and require approval under the National Electrical Code and further UL standards in the USA or the Canadian Electrical Code and further CSA standards in Canada. “On this basis, certification of wind … Continue reading Approval of wind turbines in the USA and Canada
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Wind energy: Latin America to outgrow North America
The Americas region will add nearly 92 GW of new wind power capacity from 2013 to 2020, but the rate of growth will be dramatically different between North America and Latin America, according to a new report from MAKE Consulting. Despite macroeconomic headwinds in North America, the report says enough demand exists to support and … Continue reading Wind energy: Latin America to outgrow North America
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Development of a wind farm pipeline in Iowa
Building Energy, an Italian company involved in the production of renewable energy in Italy and numerous foreign markets, has signed a partnership agreement with Optimum Renewables for the development of a wind farm pipeline in Iowa. Optimum Renewables, based in Des Moines (Iowa
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Enercon to supply first E-92 wind turbines to Finland
ENERCON is to install the fi rst E-92 wind turbines in Finland this year. A contract to this effect was recently signed with the Finnish power supply company, Kotkan Energia Oy and construction is scheduled to start at the end of September. For this wind energy project ENERCON will be installing two turbines from their … Continue reading Enercon to supply first E-92 wind turbines to Finland
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71 per cent of Americans want to see more wind energy development
More than two-thirds of Americans want the US to place more emphasis on generating domestic energy using wind power, according to a new Gallup public opinion poll. Published 27 March, the poll results noted that 71% of those surveyed said the nation should put more emphasis in the future on developing wind power. When broken … Continue reading 71 per cent of Americans want to see more wind energy development
Continue readingGlobal fossil fuel subsidies amount to $1.9 trillion
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has just published a report showing that almost 9% of all annual country budgets are spent supporting oil, natural gas and coal industries through direct subsidies, consumer rebates and avoided taxes on pollution. The report estimates that worldwide subsidies to fossil fuels total $1.9 trillion [
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Time for closer cooperation of the wind energy sector in the CIS countries
CISWIND2013 International Conference & Exhibition “Wind power in the CIS and Eastern Europe” “Time for closer cooperation of the wind sector in the CIS countries” The key event in the wind energy industries of the CIS and Eastern Europe countries CISWIND2013 “Wind power in the CIS and Eastern Europe” took place on 28-29 March 2013 … Continue reading Time for closer cooperation of the wind energy sector in the CIS countries
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