News about Solar, Wind and alternative green power technologies

Overview of Renewable Energy Supported Through the Recovery & Reinvestment Act: Part 1/3

America was the leader in the development of renewable energy like solar, wind and geothermal energy in 1980s. They are now making their best comeback by supporting the growth of renewable energy throughout the nation. The recent American Recovery and Reinvestment Act is one of the greatest investment plans ever seen in United States economy. [...]

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Worldwide Facts on Onshore and Offshore Wind Power

Onshore wind farms There are several onshore wind farms in construction. In the recent years wind energy has been representing one of the most successful renewable sources of energy. Since 1996 to 2008 the wind energy capacity has expanded enormously. In 2009, the global wind farm capacity reached 158,505 MW, which represented an increase of [...]

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Sunglass Project: Solar Energy Using Glass is Being Enhanced by Tecnalia

Currently, the University of Cantabria and a Construction unit at Tecnalia are working together on a new mission entitled Sunglass project. The project emphasises on renewable for innovative buildings. The glass is supposed to enhance the performance of photovoltaic solar systems, so that more renewable energy can be used in the construction industry. Photovoltaic means [...]

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Wave Farms An Upcoming Source of Energy

Wave farms are a growing upcoming source of energy provision. It involves using a series of machines which extracts the forces (pull and push) of water to produce electricity or rather wave power. Portugal the Pioneer of Wave Farms Aguçadora Wave Park is the world’s first industrialised wave farm, and it is situated in Portugal [...]

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Americans Are Shifting Their Energy consumption towards Renewable Energy Sources

There is a slight decrease in the volume of energy being consumed in America but renewable are constantly playing a more significant role. When comparing 2008 and 2009, we can find that considerably more wind power, and less fossil fuel (petroleum and coal) was used in the United States. Additionally, a rise in hydro, geothermal [...]

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Solar Energy Systems Being Established in Michigan By Xtreme Power, Detroit Edison And Ford

Finally, electric vehicles can make their entrance to the automobile industry as Ford, Detroit Edison and Xtreme Power are joining together to construct Michigan’s hugest solar power generation systems as well as vehicle charging stations at Ford’s Assembly Plant in Wayne. In the Ford’s Michigan Assembly Plant, Detroit Edison will be installing a 500 KW [...]

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Renewables: Geothermal Energy & German’s Early Expansion

Germany is a key player in the emergence of renewable fuel sources. They did through the implementation of the Electricity feed laws establish a world record in 2006, where investment in German’s green industry rose to more than US$10 billion, including research and development as well as the erection of wind turbine, expansion of solar [...]

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Enel Green Power Begins Its Operation Of 24 MW Wind Farm In France

The second largest plant in France is the Haut-de-Conge wind farm. The latter is found in the Champagne-Ardenne region. The company’s complete installed capacity has now reached 92 MW. Enel Green Power had beginning the operation of its largest wind farm in France today. It has started with 24 MW of installed capacity that is [...]

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Energy of the Future: Conservation + Renewable Energy

Green house emission has been the headlines for several years. In the heart of the news-lines lies the main catalyst for this alarming topic of global climate change, fossil fuel. Seemingly, our voracious demand for energy is spurring prices to new heights and CO2 even beyond accepted ecological parameters. Global energy consumption is currently approximately [...]

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Recent News on Energy & Global Warming: Iceland going for Electric Cars, More Solar Energy in UK and Large Wind Turbine In Australia

Iceland: Here we are, plug us in (Mother Nature Network) In the process of transforming national transport toward electric cars, a small country such as Iceland might be the first. A conference on electric cars is going to be held in Reykjavik, the capital of Iceland. Reykjavik has a total population of 200,000 individuals, which [...]

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