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Monthly Archives: September 2011
How Energy Drains Water Supplies
The worst single-year drought in the recorded history of Texas has caused cotton crops to wither and ranchers to sell off cattle. It may also hurt power plants, which need vast amounts of water to cool their equipment. “We will … Continue reading
Posted in Renewable Energy
Tagged Biofuels, Climate Change, Natural Gas, Nuclear Energy, Photovoltaic Solar Panels, Solar Energy, Water, Wind Energy
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Foreign firms reap £500m a year in subsidies from UK wind farms
Two thirds of wind turbines in the UK are owned by foreign companies, raking in half a billion pounds in subsidies added to household bills. Image 1 of 2 Image 1 of 2 Two thirds of wind turbines in the … Continue reading
Green groups angered as biomass plant approved
Wood-burning plant in Wales to create 700 jobs, but critics say bioenergy drive is based on false belief that it is carbon-neutral Holyhead, Wales, where the biomass plant is due to be built. Photograph: Richard Klune/Corbis The government has given … Continue reading
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Tagged Bioenergy, Biomass, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Solar Energy, UK, Wind Energy
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Future of jobs: Green industry to create thousands of roles
The green energy industry is regularly touted by the Government as being a huge job creator of the future. Louisa Peacock asks where the future work will come from. How can Britain compete with the likes of Germany and China … Continue reading
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Tagged Jobs, Offshore Wind Farms, Solar, UK, Unemployment
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Shennongjia exposes reckless development of China’s water resources
Rapid and poorly regulated expansion in this stunning region by small, hydroelectric power plants have choked rivers with dams, covered mountains in pipes and left locals without livelihoods One of the hydroelectric power plants built within Shengnongjia natural reserve, Hubei … Continue reading
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Tagged China, Environment, Hydroelectric, Natural Resources
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Japan Plans Floating Wind Power Plant to Help Rebuild Fukushima
Japan plans to build floating wind power turbines off the Fukushima coast to help reconstruct the region devastated by this year’s earthquake and tsunami. The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry will spend as much as 20 billion yen ($260 … Continue reading
New solar panels bring greater efficiency and improved aesthetics
They’re called building-integrated photovoltaic panels and they produce more electricity and are predicted to get even better The CIS tower in Manchester city centre is covered in the new BIPV solar panels which are much more efficient. Photograph: Christopher Thomond … Continue reading
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Tagged Photovoltaic systems, Solar Energy, Solar Panels, Technology, UK
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Wind farms: the monuments to lunacy that will be left to blot the landscape
These pointless monstrosities will continue to proliferate until the Government sees sense. Turbines in Tehachapi, California, the site of an early ‘wind rush’ Photo: ALAMY Three separate news items on the same day last week reflected three different aspects of … Continue reading
Japan’s hunt for alternative energy sources
Volcanoes, water, sun, wind: alternative energy sources are top of the agenda in Japan as the popularity of nuclear power dwindles. A wind farm in Kamisu City, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan Photo: BLOOMBERG Since the March 11 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear … Continue reading
Wind Industry Lobbies for Tax-Credit Extension
American Wind Energy Association So far 2011 has been a good year for wind energy projects. Installations in the first six months of 2011 were almost double what they were in the comparable period in 2010 in terms of … Continue reading
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Tagged Wind Energy, Investment, Business, US Tax, US Credit, US Tariffs
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