Sometimes there’s mention in the press that wind farms harm wildlife. Typically, though these articles reference the damage done to bird and bats on land. What seems to get less mention in mass media is the potential benefit for sea creatures provided by offshore wind farms. A research study … [continued]
Ulan Bator, the capital city of Mongolia, has been rated the second most polluted city in the world by the World Bank. Air particle pollution is created when raw coal is burned by many thousands to stay warm in winter. Air pollution was linked to about ten percent of … [continued]
Solar Power 1st EVSI Solar Tree Installations Will Be At California GM Dealership: GM hasn’t been hiding it — it has taken a liking to solar power. As yet another indication of that, it’s been announced that Envision Solar International’s “Solar Tree” will see its first installation at a GM dealership in … [continued]
China’s wind industry is forecast to reach 150 gigawatts (GW) of installed capacity by 2015 –shattering the central government’s goal of 100GW by 2015 …
There are two things in life I love: wind energy and my home. OK. In reality, there are many things in love, but I promise that wind energy and Australia are on my list, and so when I saw that Hydro Tasmania is looking at building the biggest wind farm in … [continued]
The Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities (DPU) has now approved a PPA (Power Purchase Agreement) between NSTAR and Cape Wind under which NSTAR would purchase electricity from the Cape Wind project. There are projections that this project will reduce electricity prices by $7.2 billion. And, there are projections the other way, … [continued]
There’s reportedly a plan to construct large wind farms in an arctic region in northwestern Russia. The plan was inspired by the Desertec initiative. The plan, which is called RUSTEC, involves building dozens of wind farms, which would then export the wind energy to Europe through Norway and Finland. … [continued]
Here’s some more cleantech news from around the interwebs from the past few days or so (enjoy!): Clean Energy (In General) Punjab’s New Energy Policy Aims For 10% Renewable Energy By 2020: “On Thursday, the Punjab government gave its nod to ‘New and Renewable Sources of energy (NRSE) Policy- … [continued]
In an unconventional move, UK energy company Good Energy announced Monday it new Local Tariff, available for households living within two kilometres of the company’s flagship wind farm, the 9.2 megawatt farm in Delabole (north Cornwall). Residents within the two-kilometre zone will qualify for the new tariff, which offers … [continued]
Google is continuing to show its commitment to development of a renewable energy economy, investing $75 million dollars into a 50MW wind farm in Rippey, Iowa. Google has invested a ton into clean energy in recent years, benefiting from the financial savings gained by doing so as well as … [continued]
