The European Union’s installed wind power capacity has reached a milestone — the 100 gigawatt (GW) mark. That’s the equivalent of the electricity generated by 39 nuclear power plants, or “a train of coal stretching from Buenos Aires to Brussels.” There are financial risks that are threatening this growth … [continued]
Google this week announced its purchase of 48 megawatts of renewable wind power to provide electricity for its data center located in Oklahoma, USA. That’s a very large amount of electricity, enough to power a small city. The recent announcement shows that with a forward-thinking approach, large companies can … [continued]
The New England Marine Renewable Energy Center (MREC) at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth has partnered with the US Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) to advance research and development activities in the field of renewable energy, mainly energy captured from waves, tides and offshore wind. According … [continued]
Some more top cleantech news from around the interwebs! Clean Cars 2014 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Electric Drive Makes Official, Expensive Debut. “One of the most exciting cars in the electric vehicle world has been the Mercedes SLS AMG E-Cell concept. Well, the official version will be called the Mercedes-Benz SLS … [continued]
The Danish Energy Agency announced earlier this week that consumption of renewable energy had increased in 2011 by 2.5% thanks in part to a big push in wind-power production. Based on the European Union method of calculation, Denmark saw renewable energy account for 23.6% of energy consumption in 2011, at … [continued]
The UK Department of Energy and Climate Change released their quarterly Energy Trends report on the statistics on energy in the country. The report includes tables, charts, and commentary covering all major aspects of energy. The main points to come from the second quarter in the UK are as … [continued]
Not to be outdone by their wind-power-loving neighbor Germany, Poland is set to harness 40 MW of wind with 20 Vestas wind turbines by the end of 2013. The turbines are going to dot the skyline of Wicko on the Polish coast of the Baltic Sea, about 50 miles … [continued]
“So, you end up respecting everybody.” This is what came of Mr. Rich Vanderveen’s ability to get Gratiot’s residents to trust his company, Wind Resource LLC, work which required a slow (yet simple) process: talking to lots of people. This is the largest wind facility in Michigan. Perhaps Vanderveen’s focus on respect … [continued]
By Kathy Magruder, Executive Director of Maryland Clean Energy Center Progressive policy support, entrepreneurial innovation, and advocacy efforts have turned Maryland into one of the strongest clean energy markets in America. This growing strength was on display at the 2012 Maryland Clean Energy Summit, held September 17-19 outside Baltimore. … [continued]
The Austrian Economics Ministry has announced new feed-in tariffs for solar and wind farms on its website (open it in Chrome or use Google Translate to translate to English). The feed-in tariffs for wind power were reduced by 0.005 cents per kWh of the electricity generation cost, from 9.5 cents … [continued]
