Feb 1
Is It Possible To Convert To 100% Wind Power?
With all the talk of going green, the question had been thrown out many times if there will ever be a time that we can use nothing but renewable energy to power our world. A small island in Denmark is trying answer that question with a resounding yes as they power up every single [...]
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Feb 1
UK Government Announces Feed-In Tariff
02/01/2010 – UK Energy and Climate Change Secretary Ed Miliband recently announced
guidelines for a new feed-in tariff (FIT) that will enable households
and communities who install generating technologies such as small wind
turbines and solar panels to claim payments for the low carbon
electricity they produce…
Feb 1
California approves $350 million in rebates for solar water heating installations
Novato-based SolarCraft, the North Bay leader in Solar Electric and Solar Thermal installations, is pleased to announce that the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has approved a $350 million dollar rebate program to encourage state residents and businesses to install solar water heating to save money and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Combined with the current 30% Federal Tax Credit, that means savings of up to 60% on the cost of solar domestic water heating installations. The program’s goals are to see over 300,000 systems installed over the next 8 years, saving California residents nearly 6 million cubic feet of natural gas and 3 million kilowatt hours of electricity annually, while creating thousands of jobs.
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Feb 1
REpower & RWE Innogy Reach 295-MW Offshore Wind Deal
REpower Systems AG and the RWE project company for Nordsee Ost have concluded a contract on the delivery of 48 offshore wind turbines. The REpower 6M turbines are based on the technology of the 5M range and will have a total installed capacity of approximately 295 megawatts (MW), or 6 ME each.
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Feb 1
Broadlands To Develop 10-MW Indian CSP Project
Broadlands Financial Group LLC has been selected as the Owner’s Representative by India-based Entegra Limited for the construction of Rajasthan Solar One, a 10-megawatt Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) plant in Rajasthan, India. Solare XXI will supply solar collectors. Rajasthan Solar One will be the first major utility-scale deployment of the Solare XXI technology.
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Feb 1
Invenergy Gets CAN $179M for 78-MW Ontario Wind Project
Manulife Financial announced the completion of a CAN $179 million financing with Invenergy Wind North America for the construction and long term operation of a 78-megawatt (MW) wind farm in western Ontario.
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Feb 1
Kyocera To Supply 3-MW of Modules for Kyushu Solar Plant
Kyocera will supply 3 megawatts (MW) of solar modules for the Omuta solar power plant, which is being developed by Kyushu Electric Power Co. Inc. Scheduled to go on-line in November 2010, the Omuta solar power plant will be one of the largest megawatt-class sites on the southern island of Kyushu.
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Feb 1
CGM.3 Electrical distribution switchgear Technical Workshop with Vestas Northern Europe Offshore.
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Feb 1
CONCENTRIX SOLAR WINS IEC CERTIFICATION FOR NEW CPV MODULE ‘CX-75′
Concentrix Solar, a leading supplier of Concentrator Photovoltaic (CPV) systems and a new division of the Soitec Group (Euronext Paris), the world’s supplier of engineered substrates, announced today that the company has received IEC certification 62108 for its CX-75 FLATCON® module generation. The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) is the world’s leading electrical and electronic standards organization. IEC 62108 is the CPV industry’s standard, ensuring that modules and assemblies are suitable for long-term operation in a wide range of outdoor climates. By producing the CX-75 module in the company’s industry-leading, fully-automated production line in Freiburg, Germany, Concentrix Solar is uniquely able to ensure consistent, highest-precision manufacturing in high volumes – a critical factor in ensuring high nominal AC system efficiency and long-term reliability.
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Feb 1
NYC Finance Forum Turnout Shows Growing Interest in Geothermal Energy
The United States is the largest producer of geothermal energy in the world, but one theme cropping up across sectors of the industry is simply that more needs to be done. Upfront costs tend to be high, but support from federal agencies combined with a marked rise in development in recent years renders a situation increasingly appealing for investors interested in payoffs from this trusted baseload renewable energy resource.
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Feb 1
Silicon Valley and the Rust Belt – A Combined Solution to Separate Problems
While the solar industry continues to grow, it has faced serious obstacles to large-scale adoption. Obviously, given the current economic climate, financing is still a major hurdle. Still, a lingering issue from before the economic collapse is scalability — the U.S. still lacks the facilities needed to churn out solar systems on a nation-wide scale.
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Feb 1
Rubber Material Harvests Energy from Small Movements
A new material developed by researchers at Princeton and Caltech is capable of harvesting energy from the simplest of movements like walking or breathing. This new rubber chip made of PZT (lead zirconate titanate) nanoribbons could eventually power small portable electronic devices like cell phones.
The PZT is embedded in silicone rubber sheets that produce electricity when flexed or other pressure is applied. The scientists who developed the chip see them being inserted into shoes or even within the body to continually harness power for our portable devices.
Before that freaks you out too much, the scientists envision the chips being placed next to the lungs to utilize breathing motions for powering pacemakers. Pacemaker users wouldn’t have to undergo surgery to replace batteries since their breathing would be a constant source of energy.
The reason this particular material stands out compared to all of the other piezoelectric materials out there is that it’s far more efficient. According to the researchers, PZT can convert 80 percent of mechanical energy applied to it into electric energy, which is 100 times more efficient than quartz. That efficiency allows it to harness such small movements like breathing and opens up a much greater range of possibilities for its use.
via CNET
Feb 1
OLEDs: Where We’ll See Them, and What Will Beat Them
Photo via Jaymi Heimbuch
Organic Light Emitting Diodes (OLEDs) have been the talk of green lighting and display for what feels like ages now. In the last few years, we’ve started to see the technology applied to consumer electronics like digital photo frames, cell phones, and more recently, televisions. OLEDs are to be the next generation in lighting, in computer monitors, in seemingly anything we can dream up that has a need for light or displays. So, where are we seeing OLEDs turn up, why aren’t they common yet, and what technology will beat out this purportedly ultra energy efficient technology that is moving forward at a sna… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Feb 1
Scientists Attempt to Resurrect Extinct Giant Ox
Photo: The Art Archive
Two million years ago, an enormous species of ox, called Aurochs, emerged from regions of northern India and migrated into Europe, long before the arrival of humans. Their massive size, standing at a height of over 6 feet, and 4 foot long horns inspired the earliest artists, painting them in the caves of Lascaux, France. The creatures were impressive enough to move Julius Caesar, who wrote of the primitive ox as… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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