Rising Solar Energy Output Drives German And French Power Prices To Record Lows
Prices for future delivery of electrical power have fallen to record lows in Germany and France based on expectations of ongoing growth in distributed solar PV systems.
Wind Energy
Belgium Plans Artificial Island For Wind Energy Storage
Belgium is planning to construct an island in the North Sea for the sole purpose of storing wind energy. Wind farms, when constructed using traditional mainstream methods, will eventually require backup as their electricity market penetration increases, and when wind turbines generate surplus electricity due to unusually high wind speeds … [continued]
World’s First Renewable Energy Resources Atlas Goes Online
In an effort to raise the awareness of just how much potential our planet has to produce renewable energy, the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) has launched the first ever online Global Atlas of renewable energy resources. Live now at www.irena.org/GlobalAtlas, the atlas is the largest ever initiative to help countries … [continued]
Falling Renewable Energy Costs Should Force Policy Rethink
A new report from the International Renewable Energy Agency has found that renewable energy has entered what they are calling a “new virtuous cycle of falling costs, increasing deployment, and accelerated technological progress.” The report, ‘Renewable Power Generation Costs in 2012: An Overview’, was launched during the recent International Renewable Energy … [continued]
Awesome German Wind Industry Videos
I’ve been meaning to share these two videos with the Cleantechnica community for ages, so now I finally got around to doing so. Both videos focus on the manufacturing processes of the wind industry. To be precise, they give a behind-the-scenes look at the production of turbines by the leading … [continued]
Ontario Will Be First North American Jurisdiction To Eliminate Coal Power
Canada’s Ontario province will burn virtually zero coal by the end of 2013, marking the first time a North American government has shut down an entire coal fleet, and proving a powerful point that ending coal use can save money and lives…
Pennsylvania Mehoopany Wind Farm Completed
BP Wind Energy and Sempra US Gas and Power completed their wind project called the Mehoopany wind farm, which we previously wrote about while it was still under construction. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMBHAQroNko] This wind farm has an electricity generation capacity of 141 MW (141,000 kW) and it spans 9,000 acres (36 … [continued]
Iron Superconductor Could Solve Key Offshore Wind Power Puzzle
The U.S. wind power industry has a lot to celebrate these days. Last year it accounted for 32 percent of all new installed capacity in the U.S., more than any other single fuel. The wind industry also won a hard-fought battle to extend the critical wind power tax credit for … [continued]
“Less Carbon, More Jobs” — Clean Energy Economic Development In 3 States
Able to work collaboratively across party lines and the public and private sectors, a new report maps Colorado, Iowa and Ohio’s success in clean energy economic development.
EIB Approves €500 Million Loan For German Wind Project
The European Investment Bank has approved a €500 million (£411.4 million) loan for a German wind farm, which it claims is the largest wind farm of all. It is called the EnBW Baltic 2 project. This wind farm will consist of 80 turbines, and is to be constructed in the Baltic … [continued]
