Five offshore wind farms and three biomass projects will provide millions of homes with clean power. The UK government has agreed deals to financially support eight major new renewable energy projects that will power millions of homes. Five of the schemes are offshore windfarms, which the Conservative party plans to back in its general election … Continue reading Eight major UK renewable energy projects receive government backing
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Pacific’s largest solar power plant planned for Samoa
A number of international organizations are to support the construction of the Pacific’s largest solar energy array in Samoa, New Zealand Foreign Minister Murray McCully announced Wednesday. The project would include a 2.2-megawatt photovoltaic array in Apia, providing the highest electrical output from a single installation in the Pacific, McCully, who is visiting Samoa, said … Continue reading Pacific’s largest solar power plant planned for Samoa
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Tesla Chooses Hanergy Solar’s Thin-film Products for its Supercharging System
At the recent delivery ceremony of Tesla’s first batch of Chinese orders in Beijing, two PV charging systems caught the eyes of the guests. The system was requested by Tesla Motors, and designed and manufactured by Hanergy Solar Group. Hanergy thin-film flexible PV system was Tesla’s first choice for the first PV Supercharger station in … Continue reading Tesla Chooses Hanergy Solar’s Thin-film Products for its Supercharging System
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Nordex signs 40 MW Maryland wind energy deal
Nordex is lined up to supply turbines to Exelon Wind’s Fourmile Ridge project in Maryland. Nordex is lined up to supply turbines to Exelon Wind’s Fourmile Ridge project in Maryland. Nordex will deliver N100 2.5MW wind turbines to the ridge-top site in Garrett County, Synergics Wind Energy spokesman Frank Maisano told reNews. Synergics developed the wind … Continue reading Nordex signs 40 MW Maryland wind energy deal
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Google Inks Wind Power Deal for Iowa Data Center
The newly inked agreement with MidAmerican Energy covers Google’s current facilities, as well as future expansions supplied by renewable energy. “This is our seventh and largest renewable energy commitment to date,” Google’s head of energy strategy and development, Neha Palmer, and energy program manager Sam Arons wrote in a blog post. This deal brings the … Continue reading Google Inks Wind Power Deal for Iowa Data Center
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Tesla will sell its electric vehicles in China
Tesla Motors Inc hopes to launch a nationwide charging and service network for its electric vehicles by as early as 2015, CEO Elon Musk said in Beijing on Monday. Tesla will build solar-powered charging stations in Beijing and Shanghai this year and will add more charging stations across the country in the coming years, Musk … Continue reading Tesla will sell its electric vehicles in China
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New Zealand, EU push ahead with renewable energy initiatives in Pacific
A joint New Zealand-European Union (EU) mission will tour four Pacific island countries this week to assess progress on renewable energy projects, New Zealand Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully announced Tuesday. The tour follows up on the Pacific Energy Summit in New Zealand in March last year and the launch of the European Union-New Zealand … Continue reading New Zealand, EU push ahead with renewable energy initiatives in Pacific
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Nuclear power is in decline worldwide
Nuclear power is in decline worldwide, lie renewable energy each year play a more important role in the generation of electricity. Data Sources: AGEB 2013, EWEA 2013, BP 2013, IAEA-PRIS, BP, 2013,
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Will the wind energy in Spain blow slower on the plain?
Since the time of Don Quixote, the winds have blown strongly across the Spanish plains. But these days, Cervantes’ deluded hero would be more likely to go tilting at wind turbines rather than mills. This is because sunny Spain has established itself as a European superpower in wind energy as well as in solar power. … Continue reading Will the wind energy in Spain blow slower on the plain?
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The first commercial wind farm equipped with Gamesa 4.5 MW wind turbines has been inaugurated in Finland
Simo, the first commercial wind farm equipped with Gamesa 4.5 MW wind turbines, has been commissioned in Finland, where the company has installed four G128-4.5 MW machines for TuuliWatti. Specifically designed to withstand low temperatures, these four wind turbines in Simo are the most powerful turbines ever installed in Finland. The 18 MW project is … Continue reading The first commercial wind farm equipped with Gamesa 4.5 MW wind turbines has been inaugurated in Finland
Continue readingSaint Kitts and Nevis Committed to Renewable Energy
The government of Saint Kitts and Nevis committed itself to the development of renewable energy due to the constant high cost of oil imported to the generation of electricity, assured Prime Minister Denzil Douglas. During the weekly radio program, the leader recognized that is unsustainable the dependence of importation from oil derivate products. Late last … Continue reading Saint Kitts and Nevis Committed to Renewable Energy
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EDF inaugurates Teesside Offshore Wind Farm in the UK
EDF has demonstrated its commitment to invest to meet Britain’s energy needs by inaugurating two new electricity generating sites. Both projects are examples of the company’s investment in the diverse energy mix needed to give the UK the reliable, secure, low carbon electricity it needs for the future. The West Burton Combined Cycle Gas Turbine … Continue reading EDF inaugurates Teesside Offshore Wind Farm in the UK
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Serial Bird Killers? The True Toll of Infamous Wind Turbines
Pity the birds. As if cats weren’t bad enough, humans have invented all sorts of torture devices for our winged friends. We’ve paved over their nesting sites to make room for Olive Gardens and have broken up their skyscapes with glass buildings and radio towers. Then came the most infamous bird killer of all: the … Continue reading Serial Bird Killers? The True Toll of Infamous Wind Turbines
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The Right Wing Trains Its Hysterical Eye on Renewable Energy
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change recently did its level best to alert the public to a genuine global crisis: climate change is accelerating and the need for action is critical. The IPCC’s report highlighted some signs of preliminary progress, however, including sharp reductions in the costs of renewable energy. A New York Times editorial … Continue reading The Right Wing Trains Its Hysterical Eye on Renewable Energy
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Thailand pursues solar energy
Thailand, known for its plentiful sunshine, has spent years developing its solar energy industry. Aside from the obvious environmental benefits, the motivation for using solar energy helps preserve the nation’s economy and reducing energy imports from its South East Asia neighbours. The sector has become so successful that countries across Asia are now looking to … Continue reading Thailand pursues solar energy
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Enel Green Power completes Cristal wind farm in Brazil
Cristal is the third and final plant to be completed at the wind power complex with the same name, with a total installed capacity of 90 MW. The new plant has an installed capacity of 30 MW and is capable of generating more than 145 million kWh per year. Enel Green Power has completed construction … Continue reading Enel Green Power completes Cristal wind farm in Brazil
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20,000 MW wind power potential untapped in Bangladesh
Country’s 740-square-kilometre coastal belt has a huge potential to produce as much as 20,000 megawatts of electricity from wind energy, according to formal findings, but sheer negligence on part of people in authority kept this great opportunity untapped. Partly because of laxity in undertaking potential wind-power projects through effective and rapid wind mapping, experts pointed … Continue reading 20,000 MW wind power potential untapped in Bangladesh
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InterGen to buy 50 percent of 155 MW IEnova wind power project
InterGen announces agreement with IEnova for the purchase of 50 percent of the first phase of the Energia Sierra Juarez wind power project InterGen has entered into an agreement with Infraestructura Energética Nova, S.A.B. de C.V. (IEnova), to purchase a 50 percent interest in its first phase of the Energía Sierra Juarez wind power project. … Continue reading InterGen to buy 50 percent of 155 MW IEnova wind power project
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Study casts doubt on climate benefit of biofuels from corn residue
Using corn crop residue to make ethanol and other biofuels reduces soil carbon and generates more greenhouse gases than gasoline, according to a study published April 20 in the journal Nature Climate Change.. The findings by a UNL team of researchers cast doubt on whether corn residue can be used to meet federal mandates to … Continue reading Study casts doubt on climate benefit of biofuels from corn residue
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Pakistan Turns to Solar Power to Combat Energy Crisis
For years Pakistanis have sweated and cursed through summer power cuts, but now the government plans to harness the sun’s heat to help tackle the country’s chronic energy crisis. In a corner of the Cholistan desert in Punjab province, power transmission lines, water pipes and a pristine new road cross 10,000 acres of parched, sandy … Continue reading Pakistan Turns to Solar Power to Combat Energy Crisis
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