Scottish electric utility SSE announced on Friday that the Scottish Government had granted consent for the Bhlaraidh wind farm, to be located north-west of Invermoriston, itself on the western shore of Loch Ness. The planned wind farm will have a maximum capacity of 180 MW, generated by 32 wind turbines, … [continued]
Cellphones powered by tiny micro-windmills covering their surface? Almost sounds like a joke right? Well, apparently it’s not 🙂 — researchers Smitha Rao and JC Chiao from UT Arlington, have, in fact, already created and tested just such a concept. The research team created the micro-windmill concept as a potential … [continued]
The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD) just announced funding for six renewable energy projects in six separate developing countries. ADFD is providing about $41 million in loans for these projects, while the total combined project costs come to over $80 million. “The … [continued]
This is a good video from the rather famous “Story of Stuff” people. I think it speaks for itself: Clearly, we need “game-changing” solutions, but we need a ton of them. As I’ve noted before, not just “this or that” but “this and that.” Or, more appropriately, “these and those.” … [continued]
Originally published on RenewEconomy by Emma Fitzpatrick When the world thinks of countries that could go 100 per cent renewable, the immediate thoughts go to islands with solar and storage, hydro and geothermal rich countries such as Iceland, or even wind and wave-rich countries like Scotland. One of the last … [continued]
Google made big news earlier this week, announcing that it would be acquiring Nest Labs, the maker of the Nest Learning Thermostat. Google has a long history of investing in clean energy and clean technologies like Nest, and it has continued that trend, announcing Tuesday that it had invested $75 … [continued]
Originally published on RenewEconomy Given that the renewable energy target is going to be the subject of yet another review, and pages and pages of press speculation, commentary and, sadly, misinformation, we thought that these graphs might be useful. They come from a report prepared by Frontier Economics for the … [continued]
Originally published on ClimateProgress by Ari Phillips A pattern is emerging in which Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott chooses to ignore the prominent signs that climate change is severely impacting Australia and instead focus on rapidly extracting more fossil fuels from the ground. In December, his environmental minister, Greg Hunt, approved a … [continued]
Unfortunately, we don’t have the video production budget that BBC has. Fortunately, BBC recently dove into the wind power push in China in order to create a 2-minute video about that. It’s quite good, so have a quick watch: And share with others! Awareness breeds action. For more along these … [continued]
In Spain, power generation from wind farms and hydroelectric plants has spiraled upwards, escalating in the last year. This renewable power sector is a leading cause of Spain’s recent 23.1% drop in greenhouse gas emissions. Wind farms moved for the first time front and center in Spain’s energy mix by … [continued]
