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Monthly Archives: February 2012
So grand, so gentle: wind technology in tune with the natural world
The offshore wind turbines in the Thanet field look like ‘monuments to optimism, common sense and human daring’ The Thanet windfarm off the coast of Ramsgate in Kent became the world’s largest site of its type when it opened in … Continue reading
Germany Created Own Threat with Chinese Solar Aid
Germany long aimed to be a front runner in the solar energy industry, but waning subsidies and rising competition from China have clouded its outlook. To add insult to injury, the Chinese boom has been generously supported by German financial … Continue reading
Apple Adds Solar, Fuel Cells in Quest for Biggest Everything
Apple Inc. plans for a $1 billion dollar data center in Maiden, North Carolina. Courtesy Catawba County, North Carolina Apple is the world’s biggest company by market size, the biggest buyer of semi-conductors, the biggest maker of smartphones, and, if … Continue reading
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Tagged Apple, FaceBook, Fuel Cells, Google, Investments, Solar Energy
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Wind industry’s extensive lobbying to preserve subsidies and defeat local resistance to turbines
The full extent of lobbying by Britain’s wind industry to preserve subsidies while getting thousands of new turbines built can be revealed. While lobbying is taking place nationally, developers are also employing lobbying tactics on the ground to get wind … Continue reading
Merkel’s Switch to Renewables: Rising Energy Prices Endanger German Industry
Last spring, Chancellor Angela Merkel set Germany on course to eliminate nuclear power in favor of renewable energy sources. Now, though, several industries are suffering as electricity prices rapidly rise. Many companies are having to close factories or move abroad. … Continue reading
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Tagged Business, Germany, Legislation, Nuclear Energy, Renewable Energy
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Marshaling the Winds of Mongolia
Construction is to begin in March on Mongolia’s first wind farm, and its backers hope it will be the beginning of a renewable energy boom. Mongolia’s first wind installation is a $120 million project that will provide 5 percent of … Continue reading
Feed-in tariff sees solar panel installation breakthrough
Since the scheme was launched in 2010, the amount of the renewable energy has grown by more than 41 times Since the scheme launched, the amount of solar has grown by more than 41 times. Photograph: Simon Burt/PA Explosive growth … Continue reading
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Tagged Germany, Solar Panels, Solar Power, UK, UK Feed-in Tariffs, Wind Farms
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Eden Project installs UK’s first employee-owned solar plant
New solar array in Cornwall hopes to make the case that renewable energy is not just for well-off householders Matt Hastings, the Eden Project’s energy manager, in front of the UK’s first employee-owned renewable energy project. Photograph: apexnewspix.com/Apex A new … Continue reading
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Tagged Investments, Solar Power, Solar PV, UK, UK Feed-in Tariffs
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‘Artificial leaf’ will convert sunlight into fuel
An “artificial leaf” which converts electricity and sunlight into fuel could soon become a reality, scientists claim. Despite following a similar process to photosynthesis, the “artificial leaves” would look nothing like a plant Photo: Alamy The technology is a “turbo-powered” … Continue reading
UK could become leading exporter of wave and tidal power, say MPs
New report from Energy and Climate Change Committee calls on government to establish long term goals for marine energy A tidal turbine developed by Atlantis Resources Corporation at Invergordon, on the Cromarty Firth. The UK is home to about 35 … Continue reading
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Tagged Marine Energy, Marine Renewables, Tidal, UK, Wave Power Technology
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