Germany’s windiest area, Schleswig-Holstein, will probably achieve “100% renewable electricity” sometime this year. That is, its clean energy production will be able to supply all of its electricity consumption. Schleswig-Holstein has a goal to generate 300% of its electricity consumption with renewables eventually. This mostly rural area is grid-connected, so … [continued]
The major wind developer First Wind is best known for you guessed it, wind power, but with a new 320 megawatt deal in Utah the company has begun to flex its solar muscles, too.
A guidebook to over 190 green project sites in Germany has sold out in its first printing. The project sites are wind farms, solar arrays, and the like. The green guidebook was mocked by a guest poster on Grist, who identifies himself as a comedian: “Add that to the list of things I … [continued]
Ohio wind power got the one-two punch from Governor John Kasich and the Ohio state legislature this week. While not exactly scoring a lethal blow on the Ohio wind industry, this week’s legislative actions will most likely send wind investors – and their jobs – running off to greener pastures … [continued]
How can a community take control of its energy future from a 100-year monopoly electric utility? Citizens of Boulder, CO, are testing answers to that question, trying to discover how a single city can do more for its economy and the environment with more power over its energy system. At … [continued]
The great potential for solar energy, wind energy, water energy, and biomass with regard to powering island tourism was recently explored at a conference held by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the Cypriot government. Known as the Renewable Energy Applications for Island Tourism conference, the meeting put a … [continued]
Scotland—already a leader in wind power—may have even more of it fairly soon. A new study has found that about 1,000 megawatts (1 gigawatt) of wind power could be installed where previously wind power had been prohibited. RenewableUK executive Maria McCaffery said the study would help Scotland’s wind energy expansion. “This … [continued]
Laboring to keep more of its energy dollars at home, community members in Boulder, CO, decided that they needed some numbers behind their vision of a cleaner energy utility. Listen in to hear Ken Regelson describe how the remarkable results of Boulder’s citizen-driven energy model have given them power to … [continued]
So far, the story of the US renewable energy transformation has skipped a key chapter, which is the exploitation of our massive offshore wind power potential. In the offshore wind category, the US has been lagging far behind other nations. However, the spotlight is starting to swing out to embrace … [continued]
Originally published on Renew Economy. By Sophie Vorrath After a week which saw the use of renewable energy support schemes in Australia described as “plain crazy”, it seems like a good time to take another look at the study published last month by Agora Energiewend that shows European subsidies for solar and wind … [continued]
