Australia can lead the world in making another critical technology cheaper than fossil fuels: Concentrating Solar Thermal (CST) with storage. Following its acclaimed Zero Carbon Australia stationary energy plan, Beyond Zero Emissions (BZE) is releasing today a new report: Laggard to Leader: How Australia Can Lead the World to Zero Carbon Prosperity. The report shows … Continue reading Australia can lead the world to zero-carbon prosperity
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Australia: Moving towards 100% renewable energy in 10 years
Traditionally we?ve used fossil fuels to generate the vast majority of the electricity on the grid. And, of course, burning this coal for our power results in millions of tonnes of carbon emissions.
Continue readingGoldwind’s Wind Farm Approved for Australian Grid
The wind turbines will be located at Goldwind’s Gullen Range Wind Farm. This is the first wind power project in Australia to host Goldwind’s cutting edge 2.5MW Permanent Magnet Direct Drive (PMDD) wind turbines.
Continue readingRenewable Energy Sources and Climate Change Mitigation
Renewable energy like wind energy and solar power can and should generate a major portion of the planet’s energy supply by 2050, according to Renewable Energy Sources and Climate Change Mitigation report.
Continue readingClimate change effect on U.S. wind power to be minimal, says study
Areas where the model predicts decreases in wind density are quite limited, and many of the areas where wind density is predicted to decrease are off limits for wind farm plants anyway.
Continue readingWind energy EDP Renewables announces its 1Q2011 results
EDPR currently has a total installed wind power capacity of 6.9 GW. Cash flow, registered at ?173 million, represented a year-on-year increase of 18%.
Continue readingConcentrating Solar Power in India gears up ? industry experts to meet in New Delhi
Companies from the whole concentrated solar energy value chain, financial community, government representatives, key associations, suppliers, project developers and new stakeholders are expected to attend.
Continue readingGeneral Electric Signs Wind Energy Contract with Monsson Alma in Romania
General Electric has signed an agreement with Monsson Alma to supply 14 wind turbines for Monsson Alma?s two wind power projects with a total capacity of 35 MW in Romania.
Continue readingZayed Future Energy Prize Awards US$1.5 Million to Wind Energy Vestas
Vestas has made more than 41,000 wund turbines for customers in 65 countries across five continents ? creating more wind power capacity than any other company.
Continue readingGreat wind energy potential in Colombia
The La Guajira region alone has a wind power potential exceeding 18,000 MW, according to a report by the World Bank. Nevertheless, its development needs urgent specific policies.
Continue readingERG Renew and Lukoil to boost Russia’s ‘great wind power potential’
Russia has great wind power potential. Wind energy, if promoted by the state, can be of good help to oilmen, especially in remote areas, scarce of power supplies
Continue readingWind power have provided a record 3.7% of New Zealand?s electricity
The Ministry of Economic Development?s latest Energy Quarterly shows that in the year from April 2009 to March 2010 wind energy have provided a record 3.7% of New Zealand?s electricity.
Continue readingLithium One and Korea Resources Corporation Announce Development JV at Sal de Vida Lithium Brine Project, Argentina
Lithium One announce that it has executed a JV establishing an earn-in joint venture with Korea Resource Corporation (“KORES”) to develop the Company’s Sal de Vida Lithium Brine Project in Argentina (the “Project”).
Continue readingUS Oil Catastrophe Accentuates Immediate Need for Lithium as an Alternative Fuel
AmeriLithium Corp. (OTC Bulletin Board: AMEL; “AmeriLithium” or “the Company”) announce that Lithium could provide a safe and viable alternative to America’s current dependence on fossil fuels.
Continue readingClean Energy Legislation a Must for Economic Growth
By embracing the opportunity posed by renewable energy, Florida has the potential to create thousands of new jobs and bolster the state?s economy, according to a study released by Global Energy United.
Continue readingEólica en Australia-Acciona culmina su mayor parque eólico
Localizado en el estado de Victoria, Waubra tiene una potencia de 192 MW y ha supuesto una inversión de 450 millones de dólares australianos (270 millones de euros).
Continue readingAcciona construirá tres nuevos parques eólicos de 100 MW en en Australia
La eólica Acciona iniciará la construcción de tres parques eólicos en Australia con una potencia instalada de 100 megavatios. Australia tiene 50 parques eólicos, con una capacidad total de 1.306 MW.
Continue readingVestas recibe un pedido de 111 MW eólicos en Australia por José Santamarta
La energía eólica avanza en Australia: a comienzos de 2009 tenía 1.306 megavatios instalados y con los proyectos en marcha llegará a 5.824 MW en unos pocos años. Vestas es la mayor empresa eólica mundial.
Continue readingRenault-Nissan y el Estado de Victoria (Australia) promoverán los vehículos eléctricos
La alianza automovilística Renault-Nissan y el Gobierno del Estado australiano de Victoria han firmado un acuerdo de colaboración para promover el desarrollo de un programa de coches eléctricos.
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