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Monthly Archives: August 2011
Farmers turning to renewable energy
Farmers are planning to invest heavily in renewable energy equipment this year, according to research by Barclays. Mike Porter runs his farm in Suffolk on renewable energy (JEREMY DURKIN) A third of dairy farmers polled said they were exploring options … Continue reading
U.S. Posted a Trade Surplus in Solar Technologies, Study Finds
HONG KONG — A study sponsored by the solar power industry has concluded that the United States ran a trade surplus of $1.88 billion in solar technologies last year, as exports of raw material and factory equipment for the solar … Continue reading
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Tagged China, Global Economy, Hydroelectric, Photovoltaic systems, Solar Energy, Solar Panels, Trade Surplus, USA
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Portland Plans for Transit All Powered by Electricity
Hans van der Meer FULLY COVERED A new solar-powered charging station in Portland, Ore., can also supply power to the electrical grid. PORTLAND, Ore. To drivers passing by on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, the structure rising above the parking … Continue reading
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Tagged Electric Vehicle, Energy, General Electric, Portland, Solar, Toyota Prius, USA
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Military radar deal paves way for more wind farms across Britain
Thousands more wind turbines can now be built across Britain after energy companies struck behind-the-scenes deals to overcome military objections to wind farms. Radar operators find it hard to distinguish between aircraft and wind turbines Photo: REX New mobile radar … Continue reading
Marine energy in Scotland: A rising tide?
A remote town hopes to become a clean-energy hub EVEN on a sunny day the rugged coastline of Caithness—with its small towns huddled round little harbours, looking 15 miles across the Pentland Firth to the dark cliffs of Orkney—feels as … Continue reading
Round-the-clock solar power plant in Spain – big picture
Gemasolar, the world’s first commercial high-temperature solar power plant, is expected to be able to supply energy to the grid based on demand, regardless of whether there is constant solar radiation Gemasolar, a 15 megawatt solar power tower plant. Gemasolar … Continue reading
China doesn’t have the network to cope with renewable energy
Here’s a statistic that probably keeps China’s leaders up at night: last year, China became more dependent on imported oil than the United States. Workers rest near solar panels on the rooftop of the Nanjing South Railway Station, China Photo: … Continue reading
Trains That Run Like, and on, the Wind
It will not be easy to run a national railroad on renewable energy like wind, hydro and solar power, but that is what Deutsche Bahn of Germany aims to do, for one simple reason: It is what consumers want. Deutsche … Continue reading
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Tagged Environment, Germany, Hydro, Solar, Trains, Transport, Travel, Wind
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The aristocrats cashing in on Britain’s wind farm subsidies
Growing numbers of the nobility are being tempted to build giant wind farms on their estates by the promise of tens of millions of pounds being offered green energy developers. They are among the nation’s wealthiest aristocrats, whose families have … Continue reading
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Tagged Business, Electricity, Investment, Power, Property, Real Estate, UK, UK Developers, Wind Energy
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As Governor, Perry Backed Wind, Gas and Coal
Brian Harkin for The New York Times Wind turbines on a mesa in Nolan County outside Sweetwater. Wind energy has become a booming industry in West Texas. In the opening days of his presidential campaign, Gov. Rick Perry of Texas … Continue reading
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