• Two dozen families struggling with noise at Pinnacle Wind Farm

    Updated: 2012-07-31 10:46:54
    Jun 29 2012 Two dozen families struggling with noise at Pinnacle Wind Farm Human impacts News Wind turbines Add comments The State Journal , a West Virginia business magazine , recently published a comprehensive article updating the situation at the Pinnacle Wind Farm in Keyser , WV , where more than two dozen families continue to struggle with noise from 23 turbines atop a steep ridge line see earlier AEI coverage At the beginning of June , the state PSC dismissed a complaint by neighbor Richard Braithwaite , which asked for turbines to be shut down at night , saying that because no sound conditions were placed on the site certificate issued by the PSC , it has no jurisdiction to consider such complaints . Spot measurements taken at Braithwaite’s home measured 45dB , well below the 56dB

  • Health Canada launches 2-yr, 2000-person study of wind farm health effects

    Updated: 2012-07-31 10:46:54
    , Jul 10 2012 Health Canada launches 2-yr , 2000-person study of wind farm health effects Health Human impacts News Wind turbines Add comments Health Canada , the country’s health department , is preparing to launch a study of health effects among residents near wind farms . The study as currently planned will be based on interviews and physiological measurements of 2000 people living near wind farms of 8-12 turbines . Each participant will fill out a self-reported health survey , and will be tested for stress hormones , blood pressure , and sleep patterns . Study subjects will live from under 500 meters from turbines to over . 5km The research design and methodology has just been made public and is open for public comment until August 8. Among the key methods outlined , with my initial

  • McCain, Reid succeed in quest to stop Grand Canyon overflight rules

    Updated: 2012-07-31 10:46:54
    , Jul 02 2012 McCain , Reid succeed in quest to stop Grand Canyon overflight rules Human impacts News Vehicles Wildlands Add comments I guess the third time was the charm for John McCain in his relentless quest to undermine the National Park Service’s decades-long effort to slightly reduce aircraft overflight impacts in the Grand Canyon backcountry . Since the NPS released its draft plan several months ago , McCain had crafted amendments to a couple of pieces of legislation in an effort to codify the status quo overflight rules this week , it was inserted into the Transportation bill that was passed by the House and Senate and quickly signed by President Obama . The Arizona and Nevada congressional delegations , including Harry Reid , had supported the effort to assure no changes to air

  • Follow the Falmouth Wind Turbines Options Analysis process

    Updated: 2012-07-31 10:46:54
    Jul 30 2012 Follow the Falmouth Wind Turbines Options Analysis process Human impacts News Wind turbines Add comments The town of Falmouth , Massachusetts has been the site of some unusually wide-ranging efforts to come to grips with the unexpected impacts on nearby neighbors after two town-owned turbines began operating at the local wastewater treatment plant . Several dozen neighbors , most living within a half mile or so , have spoken out consistently about their experiences with turbine noise , leading to an evenly split town meeting last spring in which about half the town meeting voters asked that the turbines be shut down , and half urged the selectmen to pursue a collaborative process to come up with a solution to the . problems In response , a committee was formed to come up with a

  • Massachusetts towns address turbine noise issues

    Updated: 2012-07-31 10:46:54
    Jul 04 2012 Massachusetts towns address turbine noise issues Health Human impacts Wind turbines Add comments A trio of towns in southeastern Massachusetts continue to address turbine noise issues in response to neighbor complaints about sleep disruption and health effects near small wind farms of three to four turbines each . In Falmouth , which was the first of the towns to have turbines begin operating close to homes , the affected neighbors have joined a committee charged with coming up with a set of options to present to the Selectmen , hopefully in time for the November town meeting . Across the bay in Fairhaven , where even more people live within a half mile or so of turbines that began operating this spring , the Board of Health has received over a hundred complaints , and asked

  • Offsore oil development expanding in remote Arctic seas

    Updated: 2012-07-31 10:46:54
    Jun 27 2012 Offsore oil development expanding in remote Arctic seas Effects of Noise on Wildlife News Seismic Surveys Add comments The Anchorage Daily News ran a great , detailed piece on the expansion of offshore oil and gas development in the Beaufort and Chukchi Seas north and west of Alaska . It’s well worth reading in full . The nut of the story is that Shell Oil , which has conducted seismic surveys in the northerns seas for the past few years , is gearing up to drill their first new exploratory well in over a decade . If they find the oil they expect to , further seismic exploration and drilling is likely to follow in these remote waters , home to many species of whales . Bowhead whales are especially sensitive to noise , especially cow-calf pairs , and have been found to give

  • New Maine wind farm spurs a dozen complaints around lakes

    Updated: 2012-07-31 10:46:54
    Jul 30 2012 New Maine wind farm spurs a dozen complaints around lakes Human impacts News Wind turbines Add comments Ten wind turbines in Woodstock , Maine began operating last December , and now that summer camps are occupied on two local ponds , noise complaints are starting to roll in from up to a mile and a half away . The turbines are more than three-quarters of a mile from any homes a few homes perhaps 10 are within a mile , and another dozen or so are within a mile and a half see location map So far , Woodstock’s wind ordinance committee has received more than a dozen letters of concern about unexpected noise impacts , a number that would seem to represent a significant proportion of residents within that area . The Bethel Citizen recently published a very lengthy article detailing

  • Michigan PSC disbands wind farm noise work group that was poised to recommend 40dB limit

    Updated: 2012-07-31 10:46:54
    Jul 09 2012 Michigan PSC disbands wind farm noise work group that was poised to recommend 40dB limit Human impacts News Wind turbines Add comments This is somewhat old news , but a recent article brought it to my attention . The Michigan Public Service Commission’s Wind Working Group , an advisory committee , appointed a Wind and Health Technical Work Group in 2010 to look at siting standards they were charged with making recommendations regarding physical safety and noise limits . Dr . Jerry Punch , an audiologist and professor emeritus at Michigan State University , was chosen to chair the panel . Kenneth Rosenman a professor of epidemiology occupational diseases at MSU was . co-chair Over the course of their first year of meeting and discussions , it became clear that Mark Clevey , a

  • UK tax authorities affirm property value loss near some wind farms

    Updated: 2012-07-31 10:46:54
    Jul 22 2012 UK tax authorities affirm property value loss near some wind farms Human impacts Wind turbines Add comments The UK Valuation Office Agency has begun setting some new precedents by approving property valuation reductions for some homes near wind farms . It appears that only a few properties have been downgraded so far , and it is unknown how many such requests have been submitted and denied . As reported in The Telegraph In one recent case a couple saw the value of their home 650 yards from the Fullabrook wind farm near Braunton , Devon , fall from 400,000 to 300,000 according to a local agent’s estimate . The couple , who were not attempting to sell their house , told the VOA that the persistent whooshing noise caused by the turbines and the visual intrusion including a

  • Wal-Mart Beating Ikea, Apple in U.S. Solar Panel Installations

    Updated: 2012-07-30 20:02:00
    , . Sign-In or Create a Free Account Sign-in with : World's 1 Renewable Energy Network for News Information News Blogs Video Finance Companies Products Jobs Calendar Magazines Events Awards Renewable Energy Solar Energy Wind Energy Geothermal Energy Bioenergy Hydropower Wal-Mart Beating Ikea , Apple in U.S . Solar Panel Installations By Ehren Goossens , Bloomberg 2012-07-30 14:02:37.0 Post Your Comment Do you like this news Bookmark Print Feed Wal-Mart Stores Inc . the world's largest retailer , has installed more than 150 U.S . solar projects and expects to have as much as 90 megawatts of capacity by year-end , more than Ikea Group and Apple Inc . Wal-Mart's San Diego store is the 100th to get solar panels in California , the company said Monday in a statement . The company currently has

  • Time To Honor the Great Renewable Energy Projects

    Updated: 2012-07-30 19:53:44
    There is nothing more important than celebrating the victories of an emerging industry. The wind, solar, biomass, geothermal and hydropower industries have been putting projects online this year with gusto. Even though project development may slow down for some of those industries in 2013, now is a good time to honor some of the outstanding accompl

  • Vertical Wind Turbines Go Offshore

    Updated: 2012-07-30 18:49:00

  • Energy From Waves, Tides May Bring 3 Billion Pounds to U.K.

    Updated: 2012-07-30 15:00:00
    , . Sign-In or Create a Free Account Sign-in with : World's 1 Renewable Energy Network for News Information News Blogs Video Finance Companies Products Jobs Calendar Magazines Events Awards Renewable Energy Solar Energy Wind Energy Geothermal Energy Bioenergy Hydropower Energy From Waves , Tides May Bring 3 Billion Pounds to U.K . By Louise Downing , Bloomberg 2012-07-30 09:00:00.0 Post Your Comment Do you like this news Bookmark Print Feed LONDON Wave and tidal energy has the potential to bring 3 billion pounds 4.7 billion a year to the U.K . economy , according to the Carbon Trust , a group set up to advise business and government on how to reduce emissions . The industry could also create 8 billion pounds of exports and 26,000 new jobs , Stephen Wyatt , head of technology acceleration

  • Clean Energy Stocks Decline to Nine-Year Low on Policy Uncertainty

    Updated: 2012-07-30 15:00:00
    Sign-In or Create a Free Account Sign-in with : World's 1 Renewable Energy Network for News Information News Blogs Video Finance Companies Products Jobs Calendar Magazines Events Awards Renewable Energy Solar Energy Wind Energy Geothermal Energy Bioenergy Hydropower Clean Energy Stocks Decline to Nine-Year Low on Policy Uncertainty By Ehren Goossens , Bloomberg 2012-07-30 09:00:00.0 Post Your Comment Do you like this news Bookmark Print Feed NEW YORK CITY The WilderHill New Energy Global Innovation Index , a global index of clean-energy stocks , declined to a nine-year low as the industry faces oversupply , falling prices and uncertain government support . The NEX index , as it's known , fell 81 cents to 102.40 in New York last week , its fourth consecutive drop and its lowest price since

  • REQUEST efficiency assistant and pilot projects online

    Updated: 2012-07-30 13:55:21
    Register Login About Search this site : Български bg Čeština cs Dansk da Deutsch de Ελληνικά el English en Español es Eesti et Suomi fi Français fr Magyar hu Italiano it Lietuvių lt Latviešu lv Nederlands nl Polski pl Português pt-pt Română ro Slovenčina sk Slovenščina sl Svenska sv EXIT the scheme Home News Events Publications Links Cases Tools People Financing Country Facts Communities Blogs Home News REQUEST efficiency assistant and pilot projects online REQUEST efficiency assistant and pilot projects online Tweet 64 visits 64 visits Show more details Hide more details Posting Date 30 July 2012 Countries Austria Belgium Denmark Germany Greece Italy Poland Portugal Slovakia United Kingdom Type of News News from European projects Theme Energy policies Legislation , regulations , standards

  • A "Third Way" Approach for U.S.-China Solar Trade

    Updated: 2012-07-30 00:00:00
    . Sign-In or Create a Free Account Sign-in with : World's 1 Renewable Energy Network for News Information News Blogs Video Finance Companies Products Jobs Calendar Magazines Events Awards Renewable Energy Solar Energy Wind Energy Geothermal Energy Bioenergy Hydropower A Third Way Approach for U.S . China Solar Trade By Ron Kenedi , Contributor 2012-07-30 06:00:00.0 1 Comment Do you like this opinion commentary Bookmark Print Feed Last October , SolarWorld led a U.S . manufacturer coalition that asserted trade law violations by Chinese makers of solar cells . The coalition's filing with the Department of Commerce led to significant tariffs being levied on solar products originating in China entering the U.S . According to filing by the U.S . manufacturers , Chinese manufacturers received

  • U.S. Imposes Dumping Tariffs on Chinese, Vietnamese Wind Towers

    Updated: 2012-07-27 22:33:00
    . , Sign-In or Create a Free Account Sign-in with : World's 1 Renewable Energy Network for News Information News Blogs Video Finance Companies Products Jobs Calendar Magazines Events Awards Renewable Energy Solar Energy Wind Energy Geothermal Energy Bioenergy Hydropower U.S . Imposes Dumping Tariffs on Chinese , Vietnamese Wind Towers By Brian Wingfield and William McQuillen , Bloomberg 2012-07-27 16:33:30.0 2 Comments Do you like this news Bookmark Print Feed The U.S . Commerce Department set tariffs as high as 73 percent on imports of wind towers from China and as much as 60 percent on similar goods from Vietnam , adding further restrictions on clean-energy imports from Asia . The agency concluded in preliminary findings today that producers in the two nations , which exported 301

  • Ramsar Reports on Seychelles Atoll Supported by Solar Energy

    Updated: 2012-07-27 19:04:23
    A Knowledgebase of Sustainable Energy Activities RSS ICAL ENERGY-L SUSTAINABLE ENERGY UPDATE LATEST NEWS ANNOUNCEMENTS ABOUT TEAM CONTACT HELP FAQ HOME News Ramsar Reports on Seychelles Atoll Supported by Solar Energy News Ramsar Reports on Seychelles Atoll Supported by Solar Energy 25 July 2012 : The Secretariat of the Convention on Wetlands of International Importance especially as Waterfowl Habitat Ramsar Convention has reported on a project that is providing off-grid renewable energy to the Aldabra Atoll , a Ramsar and World Heritage Site in Seychelles . The Atoll used to rely on diesel fuel shipped to the . island According to Ramsar , the four-year , 500,000 project began in 2008, and now supplies almost 100 of the Atoll's energy needs through solar energy . The new system is a

  • CEC Ministerial Meeting Updates Submission on Enforcement Matters Process

    Updated: 2012-07-27 18:35:49
    A Knowledgebase of Sustainable Energy Activities RSS ICAL ENERGY-L SUSTAINABLE ENERGY UPDATE LATEST NEWS ANNOUNCEMENTS ABOUT TEAM CONTACT HELP FAQ HOME News CEC Ministerial Meeting Updates Submission on Enforcement Matters Process News CEC Ministerial Meeting Updates Submission on Enforcement Matters Process 11 July 2012 : The Council of the North American Commission on Environmental Cooperation CEC has adopted new guidelines for submissions regarding the CEC's public Submission on Enforcement Matters SEM process , and instructed the CEC Secretariat to undertake new initiatives , including on short-lived climate forcers SLCFs e-waste and clean energy . SEM is the process whereby a citizen or non-governmental organization NGO from Canada , Mexico or the US can file a complaint with the CEC

  • IEA Solar Heating and Cooling Programme Releases 2011 Annual Report

    Updated: 2012-07-27 18:33:34
    A Knowledgebase of Sustainable Energy Activities RSS ICAL ENERGY-L SUSTAINABLE ENERGY UPDATE LATEST NEWS ANNOUNCEMENTS ABOUT TEAM CONTACT HELP FAQ HOME News IEA Solar Heating and Cooling Programme Releases 2011 Annual Report News IEA Solar Heating and Cooling Programme Releases 2011 Annual Report July 2012 : The Solar Heating and Cooling Programme SHC of the International Energy Agency IEA has published its annual report for 2011. The report outlines the achievements of the SHC , provides highlights from a number of SHC’s tasks and features an article on zero net energy buildings , focused on the need for standardized definitions of the . term The 2011 annual report highlights achievements in the areas of : solar resource knowledge management polymeric materials for solar thermal

  • IN-SHP Newsletter Highlights Global Efforts to Promote Small Hydropower

    Updated: 2012-07-27 18:11:45
    A Knowledgebase of Sustainable Energy Activities RSS ICAL ENERGY-L SUSTAINABLE ENERGY UPDATE LATEST NEWS ANNOUNCEMENTS ABOUT TEAM CONTACT HELP FAQ HOME News IN-SHP Newsletter Highlights Global Efforts to Promote Small Hydropower News IN-SHP Newsletter Highlights Global Efforts to Promote Small Hydropower June 2012 : The International Network on Small Hydro Power IN-SHP has published the June 2012 issue of its newsletter , which highlights new hydropower and other renewable energy Programmes of Activities registered under the Clean Development Mechanism CDM The newsletter outlines : efforts being undertaken in Chinese provinces to promote the development of small hydropower the planned registration of Bhutan’s first hydropower construction company the intended construction of two

  • FIT-powered Britain Surpasses US in 2011 Small Wind Capacity

    Updated: 2012-07-27 16:40:00
    Sign-In or Create a Free Account Sign-in with : World's 1 Renewable Energy Network for News Information News Blogs Video Finance Companies Products Jobs Calendar Magazines Events Awards Renewable Energy Solar Energy Wind Energy Geothermal Energy Bioenergy Hydropower FIT-powered Britain Surpasses US in 2011 Small Wind Capacity By Paul Gipe , Contributor 2012-07-27 10:40:02.0 1 Comment Do you like this opinion commentary Bookmark Print Feed The 2010 launch of Britain's feed-in tariff program has pushed the country ahead of the U.S . in the installation of small wind turbine capacity in 2011 and the same is expected for 2012. The remarkable admission is contained in the American Wind Energy Association's annual report on the status of the small turbine industry in the U.S . for 2011 and in

  • The future of energy - video

    Updated: 2012-07-27 16:35:56
    In this video from the University of Cambridge, experts examine how the UK can keep the lights on while cutting emissions through new technology as well as behavioural change

  • The Efficiency Tango: A Deeper Look at Geothermal Heat Pump Efficiency

    Updated: 2012-07-27 16:25:00
    : Sign-In or Create a Free Account Sign-in with : World's 1 Renewable Energy Network for News Information News Blogs Video Finance Companies Products Jobs Calendar Magazines Events Awards Renewable Energy Solar Energy Wind Energy Geothermal Energy Bioenergy Hydropower The Efficiency Tango : A Deeper Look at Geothermal Heat Pump Efficiency By Tom Konrad , Contributor 2012-07-27 10:25:44.0 2 Comments Do you like this opinion commentary Bookmark Print Feed A couple weeks ago , I compared the efficiency of the two most advanced geothermal heat pumps GHPs recently launched by Waterfurnace Renewable Energy TSX:WFI , OTC:WFIFF and Climatemaster , as division of LSB Industries NYSE:LXU Like most things in life , it turns out that heat pump efficiency is a lot more complicated than just comparing a

  • Portugal Utility Plans To Export Solar Energy to Germany

    Updated: 2012-07-27 15:39:00
    Sign-In or Create a Free Account Sign-in with : World's 1 Renewable Energy Network for News Information News Blogs Video Finance Companies Products Jobs Calendar Magazines Events Awards Renewable Energy Solar Energy Wind Energy Geothermal Energy Bioenergy Hydropower Portugal Utility Plans To Export Solar Energy to Germany By Josephine Forster , Bloomberg 2012-07-27 09:39:20.0 Post Your Comment Do you like this news Bookmark Print Feed EDP-Energias de Portugal SA's former head of finance plans to avoid austerity-driven cuts in support for solar projects in the country by exporting power to Germany . Rui Horta e Costa , the founder of solar company Luz.On and past chief financial officer of Portugal's largest utility , is seeking to develop parks delivering power to northern European

  • Gamesa Plans Restructuring After Cutting 2012 Turbine Forecast

    Updated: 2012-07-27 15:15:00
    Sign-In or Create a Free Account Sign-in with : World's 1 Renewable Energy Network for News Information News Blogs Video Finance Companies Products Jobs Calendar Magazines Events Awards Renewable Energy Solar Energy Wind Energy Geothermal Energy Bioenergy Hydropower Gamesa Plans Restructuring After Cutting 2012 Turbine Forecast By Alex Morales and Marc Roca , Bloomberg 2012-07-27 09:15:52.0 2 Comments We are too big , 034 said CEO . Do you like this news Bookmark Print Feed Gamesa Corp . Tecnologica SA cut its 2012 sales forecast and plans to announce a restructuring in October after posting its first half-year loss since the wind-turbine maker initially sold shares in 2000. Gamesa predicted sales totaling 2,000 megawatts of turbines , compared with a February forecast of 2,800 megawatts

  • Solar Cells Light Up Prison Cells on 'The Rock'

    Updated: 2012-07-27 15:00:00
    Sign-In or Create a Free Account Sign-in with : World's 1 Renewable Energy Network for News Information News Blogs Video Finance Companies Products Jobs Calendar Magazines Events Awards Renewable Energy Solar Energy Wind Energy Geothermal Energy Bioenergy Hydropower Solar Cells Light Up Prison Cells on The Rock' By Bill Scanlon , NREL 2012-07-27 09:00:00.0 3 Comments Do you like this news Bookmark Print Feed WASHINGTON , D.C . Machine Gun Kelly , Al Capone , the Birdman Alcatraz prison has had some infamous residents on the craggy island known as The Rock in the middle of San Francisco Bay . Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay is referred to as The Rock and was home to a notorious prison for 75 years . NREL recently helped the National Park Service and the DOE Federal Emergency Management

  • Philippines Introduces New Feed-in Tariff

    Updated: 2012-07-27 11:55:00
    Sign-In or Create a Free Account Sign-in with : World's 1 Renewable Energy Network for News Information News Blogs Video Finance Companies Products Jobs Calendar Magazines Events Awards Profile Network Activity Comments Articles Blog Bookmarks Contact Philippines Introduces New Feed-in Tariff By Peter Castro 2012-07-27 05:55:07.0 Post Your Comment Do you like this blog post Bookmark Print The Energy Regulatory Commission ERC in the Philippines today approved the feed-in tariffs FITs that apply to renewable energy generation sources such as hydro run of river biomass , wind and solar . Initially the National Renewable Energy Board NREB that petitioned the FIT proposed values that they calculated during the time the petition was made . Below are the figures of the proposed and actual FITs

  • Lutron to supply lighting controls to Empire State Building

    Updated: 2012-07-27 02:00:00
    Skip to content Register for Newsletters My Account Advertising Information About Us Home Power Generation Transport Building Design Policy Features Directory Resources Events Email a friend Print this page RSS Feed Lutron to supply lighting controls to Empire State Building Lutron Electronics has been selected by the owners of the Empire State Building to supply lighting control technology for the office space occupied by tenants . nbsp The iconic 1930s building is undergoing a major energy efficiency makeover , which is already saving an estimated 2.4 million a . year Ultimately , the retrofit will reduce the building's energy use by 38 and cut energy bills by 4.4 . million Lutron will provide sensors that turn off lights when areas are unoccupied and dimming controls that adjust

  • Pursuing Abundance: USDA, DOE Invest $41M to Drive Biofuels Feedstock Yields, Diversification

    Updated: 2012-07-26 19:20:00
    : , , Sign-In or Create a Free Account Sign-in with : World's 1 Renewable Energy Network for News Information News Blogs Video Finance Companies Products Jobs Calendar Magazines Events Awards Renewable Energy Solar Energy Wind Energy Geothermal Energy Bioenergy Hydropower Pursuing Abundance : USDA , DOE Invest 41M to Drive Biofuels Feedstock Yields , Diversification By Jim Lane , Biofuels Digest 2012-07-26 13:20:35.0 Post Your Comment Do you like this news Bookmark Print Feed Page 1 of 2 WASHINGTON , D.C . In Washington , new weekly statistics that will be released by the US Drought Monitor this and next week are expected to show that recent rains are beginning to ease drought conditions in the Midwest . Accordingly , corn futures have begun to back of substantially from their record highs

  • SolarWorld Among 20-Plus Manufacturers to File EU Complaint

    Updated: 2012-07-26 16:40:00
    Sign-In or Create a Free Account Sign-in with : World's 1 Renewable Energy Network for News Information News Blogs Video Finance Companies Products Jobs Calendar Magazines Events Awards Renewable Energy Solar Energy Wind Energy Geothermal Energy Bioenergy Hydropower SolarWorld Among 20-Plus Manufacturers to File EU Complaint By Steve Leone , Associate Editor , RenewableEnergyWorld.com 2012-07-26 10:40:04.0 12 Comments Do you like this news Bookmark Print Feed New Hampshire , USA A SolarWorld coalition of European-based manufacturers officially filed a trade complaint in Brussels late Wednesday , eliciting a strong response from leading Chinese manufacturers and setting the stage for a process that could further shake up the global solar industry . SolarWorld's Germany-based operation was

  • Oil Group Files Second Lawsuit Over EPA Biofuel Standards

    Updated: 2012-07-26 16:07:00
    Sign-In or Create a Free Account Sign-in with : World's 1 Renewable Energy Network for News Information News Blogs Video Finance Companies Products Jobs Calendar Magazines Events Awards Renewable Energy Solar Energy Wind Energy Geothermal Energy Bioenergy Hydropower Oil Group Files Second Lawsuit Over EPA Biofuel Standards By Tom Schoenberg , Bloomberg 2012-07-26 10:07:04.0 6 Comments Do you like this news Bookmark Print Feed WASHINGTON , D.C . An oil and gas industry trade association filed a second lawsuit challenging U.S . Environmental Protection Agency regulations governing fuel additives that include biological materials . The American Petroleum Institute , in lawsuits filed yesterday and in March , is seeking to overturn an EPA standard mandating the purchase of fuels formulated in

  • Report Solar Slandering, Renewablemongering and Clean Energy Kvetching to EnergyFactCheck.org

    Updated: 2012-07-26 15:10:14
    Dear IndianaDG Blog Readers, This message comes from our friends at VoteSolar. Have you noticed that there has been an onslaught of negative articles about solar as well as other renewable energy and distributed energy resources. Hopefully, this new project through EnergyFactCheck.org will help. If find any specific articles of this sort relating to Indiana, please [...]

  • Wind Power Will Grow by 100 TWh per Year, Says IEA

    Updated: 2012-07-26 15:00:00
    , Sign-In or Create a Free Account Sign-in with : World's 1 Renewable Energy Network for News Information News Blogs Video Finance Companies Products Jobs Calendar Magazines Events Awards Profile Network Activity Comments Articles Blog Bookmarks Contact Wind Power Will Grow by 100 TWh per Year , Says IEA By Zoë Casey 2012-07-26 09:00:00.0 1 Comment Do you like this blog post Bookmark Print Wind power will be the second biggest contributor to global renewable electricity generation by 2017, according to a ground-breaking report by the International Energy Agency IEA Despite economic uncertainties in many countries , global power generation from renewable sources including wind will increase by more than 40 to almost 6,400 terawatt hours TWh roughly the equivalent of one-and-a-half times

  • New guidance for local authorities to improve energy efficiency of homes

    Updated: 2012-07-26 14:14:00
    RSS More news New guidance for local authorities to improve energy efficiency of homes This new robust guidance will support and encourage all local authorities to realise the significant benefits of upgrading homes . The Green Deal will be a fantastic tool to help with this , and I look forward to hearing how local authorities are using it to enable people to save energy and . money Gregory Barker , Minister of State Press Notice 2012 090 26 July 2012 New guidance to help local authorities in England improve the energy efficiency of their residential housing has been published today . The guidance , issued under the Home Energy Conservation Act HECA asks local authorities to publish a report on their plans to achieve improved energy efficiency by 31 March 2013. Local authorities will be

  • Statistical press release: Digest of UK energy statistics 2012

    Updated: 2012-07-26 11:32:00
    : RSS More news Statistical press release : Digest of UK energy statistics 2012 Press notice : 2012 89 26 July 2012 The Department of Energy and Climate Change today releases 4 key : publications Digest of United Kingdom Energy Statistics 2012 UK Energy in Brief Energy Flow Chart Energy Consumption in the United Kingdom providing detailed analysis of production , transformation and consumption of energy in 2011. To view the complete set of tables and information contained in the release , please : see Statistical press release : Digest of UK energy statistics 2012 Size : 100 KB File Type : pdf Promotions HMG Survey DECC Flickr To view this content you need JavaScript enabled in your . browser Alternatively , visit our photostream at Flickr See DECC's photostreams on Flickr Share DECC's

  • NREL: NREL Study Shows Renewable Energy Potential in Every State

    Updated: 2012-07-26 09:00:00
    : Skip navigation to main . content More Search Options Site Map Printable Version News Release NR-3012 NREL Study Shows Renewable Energy Potential in Every State U.S . RE Technical Potential study produces estimates across technologies July 26, 2012 A new study of renewable energy's technical potential finds that every state in the nation has the space and resource to generate clean . energy The U.S . Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory produced the study , U.S . RE Technical Potential which looks at available renewable resources in each state . It establishes an upper-boundary estimate of development potential . Economic or market restraints would factor into what projects might actually be . deployed The report is valuable for decision-makers and utility

  • UK leads 50% boost in European offshore wind capacity

    Updated: 2012-07-26 02:00:00
    Skip to content Register for Newsletters My Account Advertising Information About Us Home Power Generation Transport Building Design Policy Features Directory Resources Events Email a friend Print this page RSS Feed UK leads 50 boost in European offshore wind capacity The UK is leading a 50 increase in offshore wind capacity installed in Europe over the past six months compared with the same period last . year The European Wind Energy Association EWEA which published the figures , welcomed the news in the face of the region's continuing economic crisis and said it could be the best year ever Thanks to the connection of 132 turbines totalling over 523 MW in Greater Gabbard , Walney 2, Ormonde , London Array , Sheringham Shoal in UK waters , as well as other developments in Belgium , Denmark

  • New subsidy rates for renewable energy announced

    Updated: 2012-07-25 01:09:20
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  • Take Action! Help Keep the U.S. #1 in the Clean Energy Race

    Updated: 2012-07-24 15:54:17
    This ACTION ALERT comes from Charles ‘Chuck’ Deppert, Indiana Representative, The Pew Charitable Trusts. Please note extension of the PTC helps both wind and solar. Dear Renewable Energy and Distributed Generation Supporters, Take action today. Help the U.S. continue to lead in the global clean energy race. In the race to secure private clean energy [...]

  • Better Energy Communities Pilot 2012 – Open for Applications

    Updated: 2012-07-24 14:03:00
    This is an exciting new pilot programme that SEAI is delighted to launch in order to stimulate the delivery of innovative energy efficiency projects in communities and other areas. The Better Energy Programme is Ireland’s national upgrade programme to retrofit our building stock and facilities to high standards of energy efficiency, thereby reducing fossil fuel [...]

  • IndyStar: Indianapolis International Airport solar farm awaits final approval; Project to use IPL Feed-in Tariff (FIT) called Rate REP

    Updated: 2012-07-21 20:56:40
    9:15 PM, Jul. 20, 2012 | 5 Comments Written by Julie Sickel Original story at: http://www.indystar.com/article/20120720/BUSINESS/207200351/Indianapolis-International-Airport-solar-farm-awaits-final-approval?odyssey=mod|newswell|text|IndyStar.com|p Plans to make Indianapolis International Airport home to the largest solar farm of any airport in the country took a definitive step forward Friday morning. The Indianapolis Airport Authority approved entry into a 30-year land lease agreement with ET [...]

  • Indianapolis Power and Light (IPL) awards solar power projects for 30 MWs to Sunrise Energy Ventures

    Updated: 2012-07-21 01:22:18
    Dear IndianaDG Blog readers: I think we are all trying to digest the impact of this announcement by IPL. You might also be interested in the Distribution of Bids IPL received from this reverse auction. See IPL Reverse Auction-Distribution of Bids. CONGRATULATIONS TO SUNRISE ENERGY VENTURES! Laura Ann Arnold Download a copy of News Release [...]

  • Feed-In Tariff and Renewable Heat Incentive update – Read more…

    Updated: 2012-07-20 14:26:08
    FIT & RHI update from the Department of Energy & Climate Change. Greg Barker announcement provides certainty for the Feed-In Tariff and the Renewable Heat Incentive schemes. Greg Barker, Energy and Climate Change Minister today announced the results of the … Continue reading

  • Siemens and Dong energy sign €2.5bn offshore wind power deal

    Updated: 2012-07-19 14:21:33
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  • Alstom planning technology center in Tianjin, China

    Updated: 2012-07-18 21:06:20
    Alstom Renewable Power, the division of Alstom involved in the manufacture and development of renewable power generation equipment has announced plans to establish a Global Technology Center (GTC) in Tianjin, China. This will be part of the EUR 100 million investment plan, announced in late 2010, for upgrading Tianjin's hydro industrial facility, the company's largest [...]

  • RusHydro commissions 640 MW hydro unit at Sayano-Shushenskaya HPP

    Updated: 2012-07-18 21:03:16
    RusHydro, Russia's largest hydropower development company, announced the launch of the 640 MW unit at the Sayano-Shushenskaya hydropower plant. The power plant now has 3.2 GW of installed and capable power generation capacity, which is half of what the power plant plans anticipate. Four units at the power plant have been damaged in an accident, [...]

  • ReneSola enters 100 MW distribution agreement for Greek solar market

    Updated: 2012-07-18 21:00:42
    ReneSola has signed an agreement with Big Solar, a Greek company involved in the distribution of PV systems. ReneSola is to supply Big Solar with a total of 100 MW of Virtus solar modules over a period of 12 months. This supply deal pushes ReneSola deep into the Greek solar market. The company has already [...]

  • China Ming Yang in JV with Huaneng Renewables for wind development

    Updated: 2012-07-18 20:59:27
    China Ming Yang Wind Power Group and Huanend Renewables have entered into a JV agreement for the development of wind and solar projects in China, and international markets. The JV will be controlled by Huaneng Renewables. Huaneng Renewables has a strong presence in the Chinese renewables market, with many wind farm developments and operations in [...]

  • Lockheed Martin – OPT developing wave project in Australia

    Updated: 2012-07-18 20:57:40
    Lockheed Marting and Ocean Power Technologies will be jointly developing a wave energy project in Australia. The 19 MW project in Portland, in the state Victoria, is one of the largest such projects announced so far. The project, supported by a grant from the Commonwealth of Australia, will feature OPT's PowerBuoy technology, assisted by Lockheed [...]

  • EGP starts up its first wind farm in Mexico

    Updated: 2012-07-18 20:56:04
    Enel Green Power announced the start of operations at the company's first wind energy project in Mexico. The 74 MW Bii Nee Stipa II wind farm will produced about 250 GWh of electrical energy annually, with a load factor of about 40 percent. Bii Nee Stipa II represents a USD 160 million investment. The wind [...]

  • Yingli Green Energy opens HQ in Australia

    Updated: 2012-07-18 20:52:50
    Yingli Green Energy has opened its regional HQ office in Australia. The new Sydney based office, will support the company's growing presence in this solar market through solar module sales and customer service. Australia has formidable conditions for solar power generation, both using PV and CSP technology. The country's new legislation, passed last year, stimulates [...]

  • Vestas delivering 50 MW to Mexico

    Updated: 2012-07-18 20:51:24
    Vestas has received an order for 50 MW of wind turbines (28 V100-1.8 MW units) from REM Regeneración Eléctrica Mexicana S.A. de C.V. The turbines are to be installed at the Los Altos wind farms, located in Jalisco. Vestas will deliver, install and commission the units, as well as provide service and maintenance for ten [...]

  • Suntech and IBC Solar in 50 MW supply agreement

    Updated: 2012-07-18 20:49:00
    Suntech Power and IBC Solar have entered into a supply agreement for a total of 50 MW of solar panels through the end of 2012. Suntech is to deliver the solar panels to IBC Solar for various projects. The two companies have been partners since 2004, and have worked together on various rooftop solar installation, [...]

  • DECC approves two major offshore wind projects in UK waters

    Updated: 2012-07-18 20:47:19
    The UK Department of Energy and Climate Changes has given approval for two offshore wind farm projects of the coast of Norfolk. The combined capacity of the two projects is more than 1 GW. The two new wind farms, Race Bank (580 MW; Centrica) and Dudgeon (560 MW; Warwick Energy) in the Greater Wash, will [...]

  • Solar 101: Grid-Tied and Off-Grid Systems

    Updated: 2012-07-17 14:00:00
    Will I need batteries for my solar system?  How much does it cost to go completely off the grid?  These questions often come up as people start thinking about going solar.  So, what does it really mean to go "off-grid" with a PV system?  First, let's take a look at a traditional grid-tied system. Grid-tied Solar When most people install a solar ele

  • Comparison of State Net Metering Available in Freeing the Grid 2.0: Policy Report Card Goes Digital; Indiana Net Metering Gets a “B”

    Updated: 2012-07-16 22:17:28
    Dear IndianaDG Blog Readers: If you were familiar with the earlier versions of Freeing the Grid (FTG), you will love this new and improved digital version. This should make the task of explaining net metering policies to state legislators and regulators even easier now with this redesigned information. Indiana remains steady with a solid “B” [...]

  • Watch the Indiana hearings on the Duke Energy Edwardsport IGCC plant hearings on-line; Consumer and environmental groups are opposing Settlement Agreement filed by OUCC et al.

    Updated: 2012-07-16 16:57:20
    The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission (IURC) is conducting public hearings in the Duke Energy case pertaining to the Settlement Agreement reached on their Edwardsport IGCC plant located in southern Indiana. July 16th  to July 20th @ 9:30 a.m.      Duke Energy      Cause No. 43114 IGCC 4 S1 Click HERE  to watch the Duke Energy hearings [...]

  • Anti-pylon campaigners battle 'industrialisation' of rural Wales

    Updated: 2012-07-16 12:57:00
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  • NuSun Solar CEO Ryan Stout featured speaker at Green Drinks Event 7/24/12 in Columbus, IN

    Updated: 2012-07-15 17:17:27
    The Energy Matters Community Coalition will host a Green Drinks event on July 24, 2012. Please join us for Green Drinks on Tuesday, July 24th, 2012, 6:00 to 8:00 pm at The Fork-meeting room, 534 Washington Street, Columbus, Indiana. Beer and wine will be for sale through The Fork and snacks/appetizers will be provided. FEATURED [...]

  • Solar PV – Returns of up to 13% available post August – book your space now!

    Updated: 2012-07-13 14:50:14
    Installation spaces now available post-August – don’t miss out! With the Feed-in Tariff rates now agreed for installations from August to November this year, along with the digression mechanism which has provided the Solar industry with certainty about future rates, … Continue reading

  • Protecting Cleantech Software

    Updated: 2012-07-12 14:00:00
    Sign-In or Create a Free Account Sign-in with : World's 1 Renewable Energy Network for News Information News Blogs Video Finance Companies Products Jobs Calendar Magazines Events Awards Our Magazines Article Archives Protecting Cleantech Software By Andrew Horrocks Matthias Kuznik , Clyde Co LLP 2012-07-12 09:00:00.0 2 Comments Developers of software for Clean Technologies' wanting to enter the renewables market should ensure that the value of their intellectual property and competitive advantage are properly protected . Do you like this magazine Bookmark Print Feed Page 1 of 2 LONDON Implementation and functionality of most new technology now depends on software . Software for renewable energy technology , often referred to as CleanTech' , is no exception to this rule . For example , a

  • Solar PV – A Clearer picture of a great investment

    Updated: 2012-07-12 12:03:53
    The end of the Solar PV industry? At BritishEco, we explain why it isn’t… There has been a lot of confusion and bad press regarding Solar PV in recent months. The Feed-In Tariff reductions caused a panic and now people … Continue reading

  • How to build your own wind turbine

    Updated: 2012-07-12 09:46:38
    The Alternative Energy blog green renewable alternative energy Pages About Biomass Power Friends Sponsors Geothermal Power Wind Power Categories alternative home energy biofuel geothermal power green investments nuclear power solar panels solar power urine power wave energy wave power wind energy wind farms wind power Blogroll Best Green Blogs Bizarre Odd News Blog Catalogue Eco Friendly Holidays Meta Log in How to build your own wind turbine Category : wind energy Tags : alternative energy alternative home energy DIY wind turbine wind power wind turbines glenn333 Wind energy is both green and fun , so the idea of building one’s own wind turbine is a good one . The following will give you an idea of what is . involved Wind energy on a large scale is now competitive with other sources of

  • Renewables Still Need Support: An Interview with Arthourus Zervos

    Updated: 2012-07-11 01:57:00
    Professor Arthouros Zervos - a leading figure in the renewables sector whose advice is regularly sought by national governments and regional bodies - is confident that renewables are now within the 'mainstream', yet sees continued support through subsidies as well as technological developments and enhanced grid integration as essential for the sector's further growth.

  • Just Energy Independence or Clean Energy Self-Reliance?

    Updated: 2012-07-10 14:00:00
    In Thomas Friedman’s latest column, he praises Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts because he “took one for the country.”  Friedman sees that “America today is poised for a great renewal” if only it can get some “big, centrist, statesmanlike leadership.” Logically, there would be some renewable (energy) in America’s renewal, right? Wrong.  Her

  • IPL Contemplating New Gas-Fired Power Plant to Replace Coal-Fired Power Plants

    Updated: 2012-07-09 21:32:27
    Dear Indiana DG Readers: Given the issuance of this RFP by IPL for 600 MWs of new power, you would think there should be a discussion of how best to meet these new power needs due to the retirement of their coal-fired units. What role should renewable energy and distributed generation play? So if IPL [...]

  • Big Data Goes Green

    Updated: 2012-07-09 11:00:00
    Cloud computing, where software is delivered as a service to end users over the internet, is currently receiving a lot of attention. The term describes data-processing operations that are outsourced to server farms, instead of being powered on-site. These range from websites and remotely hosted networks, to digital storage space and individual documents.

  • IBJ: IPL pulling plug on renewable-energy effort; IndianaDG disappointed Feed-in Tariff (FIT) or Rate REP not to be extended after 3/30/13

    Updated: 2012-07-07 01:27:53
    Dear IndianaDG Blog Readers: This is the follow-up to our blog post with the News Release and Letter sent to Indianapolis Power and Light (IPL) President and CEO Ken Zagzebski. See http://wp.me/pMRZi-Kb. It is interesting to note that the letter sent to Ken Zagzebski by Indiana Distributed Energy Alliance, Citizens Action Coalition and the Sierra Club has yet [...]

  • Germany Sets a New Solar Power Record – 14.7 Terawatt-Hours in 6 months

    Updated: 2012-07-06 10:02:03
    Germany has set yet another impressive record for solar power consumption! As solar power usage in Germany has  increased by 50% since last year, the country’s solar resources have pulled in a  phenomenal 14.7 terawatt-hours in the first six months of 2012 alone, which  amounts to 4.5 % of Germany’s power needs. In 2011, Germany’s [...]

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