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Monthly Archives: October 2011
Wind turbine plans stuck in system due to air traffic fears
Thousands of wind turbines stuck in the planning system because of fears they will disturb air traffic will be able to ahead thanks to a new technology. This means that many communities who thought wind farms could not be built … Continue reading
Solar panel subsidies to be slashed from next year
Subsidies for homeowners who instal solar panels will be slashed by more than half in 2012, according to leaked documents published by a government-funded agency. Small companies, community projects and social housing will no longer be able to take advantage … Continue reading
Posted in Renewable Energy
Tagged Business, Investment, Solar Panels, Technology, UK, UK Feed-in Tariffs
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A shining example for roof-mounted solar panels
Skanska Sweden has pioneered the use of roof-mounted solar panels to generate communal electricity for the Lindhagensterrassen residential project Lindhagensterrassen is a residential project in Stockholm that uses roof-mounted solar panels to generate electricity. Lindhagensterrassen is a residential project in … Continue reading
Posted in Renewable Energy
Tagged Construction, Electric vehicles, Housing, Investment, Solar Panels, Sweden
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Renewables could be UK’s major power source by 2030: WWF
Report says up to 90% of electricity could come from wind, solar, tidal and other sustainable sources – without the need for nuclear WWF’s report calls for a firm renewable target for 2030, to give long-term and stable financial support … Continue reading
Lines Go Up to Ferry Wind Energy to Major Cities
Axel Gerdau for The Texas Tribune Near Sweetwater, construction has begun on transmission lines to connect windy areas to large cities like Dallas and Fort Worth. SWEETWATER — Enormous transmission towers stand beside a West Texas country road, waiting for … Continue reading
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Tagged Business, Investment, Texas, USA, Wind Farms, Wind Power
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Wind farms and biomass plants to keep key Government subsidies
Developers of offshore wind and biomass plants expressed relief after the Government said it would maintain their subsidies. Offshore wind farms will still receive the same support of two ROCs Photo: Alamy Ministers have been reviewing renewable obligation certificates (ROCs), … Continue reading
Posted in Renewable Energy
Tagged Biomass Plants, Financial Subsidies, Investment, Offshore wind, Onshore Wind, Solar Energy, Tidal, UK, Wave Power, Wind Energy
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Solar power: A painful eclipse
Solar power companies are struggling. But the survivors will have a bright future TALL, broad and Texan, Raymond Christian, the ex-marine in charge of building Agua Caliente, a 1,750-acre solar power plant in Arizona, is no green-tech hippie. “I’m a … Continue reading
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Tagged Business, China, Investment, Solar Energy, Solar Panels, Taiwan, USA
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China Charges Protectionism in Call for Solar Panel Tariffs
The Chinese government Friday condemned a demand by the American solar panel industry for steep tariffs on solar panels shipped to the United States from China. Lang Lang/Reuters Assembling solar panels in China, which called the tariff effort a “lose-lose … Continue reading
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Tagged China, Solar Energy, Solar Panels, Solar Power, Tariffs, Trade, USA, World Trade Organization
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Germany may buy Greeks’ sunshine
As Germany’s economy minister, Philipp Rösler, arrives in Athens to drum up investment, Greece is hoping solar energy can help it out of its debt crisis The new “Gemasolar” solar power plant in Fuentes de Andalucia, Spain. Greece hopes such … Continue reading
Posted in Renewable Energy
Tagged ECB, EU, Germany, Greece, IMF, Invesments, Solar Energy, Solar Power
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Offshore Turbines More Powerful than First Nuclear Plant
The term “energy revolution” sounds light and airy enough, but how do human beings manage to wrest electricity from the sea? Germany’s largest offshore wind farm, a power plant surrounded by a hostile environment, produces 12 times as much energy … Continue reading
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Tagged Germany, Investment, Offshore Wind Farm, Wind Turbines
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