News about Solar, Wind and alternative green power technologies

Offshore Wind Farms Are Going To Be Built In the States

United States is serious when they are talking about renewable energy. In May, the first partnership to construct a new water offshore wind farm was initiated. A long-term venture between Lake Erie Energy Development Corporation (LEEDCo) and GE of Northern Ohio is paving the way towards the first offshore wind farm. Besides the partnership between [...]

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An Overview of the potentials of Ocean Energy

The importance of using renewable energy sources is spreading across countries. However, bio-fuels, wind, hydrogen and solar energy are given the upper hand. What about using ocean waves to generate electricity? If ever you would come across a surfer to discuss the energy of ocean’s waves you would be surprised. The ocean is unlike rivers [...]

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Sweden Sets its Objective to Become The First Oil-Free Country

The Scandinavian region is well known for being green conscious. Now, Sweden is surprising the world with an unpredictable goal. It is presuming that it will be able to become the first oil-free economy within a decade. In 2020, Sweden has set the goal of becoming an oil free nation. The Swedish government is motivated [...]

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Renewable Energy in Iceland a Top Priority

Iceland is reckoned as a forerunner in the field of renewable energy. The country is generating around 81 percent of its primary energy needs from renewable sources. There are even plans to go fully green. Figures in 2007 said that geothermal energy accounts for 66 percent of primary energy, hydropower 15 percent and fossil fuels [...]

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Hydropower Hotspots in UK with Environmental Concerns

In the United Kingdom, several potential small-scale hydropower spots have been identified in Welsh and English’s rivers. If some of the spots were used than it would be sufficient to generate power for 850,000 households. The Environment Agency Study (EA) says that setting up thousands of small-scale hydro power plants would be enough to supply [...]

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Green Targets for Germany

There is a force of magnetism based on cost-effectiveness and abundance, which is luring industrialized countries to invest in renewable energy. The European Commission has already established strong targets concerning alternative sources of energy. By year 2020, 20 percent of electricity is expected to be provided through renewable sources in the European zone. These are [...]

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The Green Island of Scotland; Testing its Renewable Energy Potentials

David Miller, a Science Correspondent and BBC Scotland Environment has had a visit to the Green Island of Scotland known as “Isle of Eigg” The environment at Eigg is wonderful and the inhabitants are willing to safeguard it as it is. Nowadays, there is only a particular noise that can be heard on the island. [...]

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World’s Largest Wave Power Station Being Built In Sweden

Seabased AB and Fortum are going to construct the world’s largest wave power plant. This is a renewable source of energy, which will provide customer, society as well as other stakeholders with reliable energy. The Sweden Energy Agency is supporting this mega project with a grant. It was only today, that the full financial support [...]

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Artificial Reefs are the Results of Wave Energy and Offshore Wind Power

Renewable energy is creating an artificial reef. The structures for wave and offshore wind energy are likely going to increase the volume of fish in the surrounding of these various technologies. These mega structures create a reef-like environment which encourages crabs, barnacles, blue mussels and other fish to gather around the design. This was found [...]

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Renewable Energy why speak about Nuclear Energy?

Alternative energy has many connotations and sources. The supply of renewable energy is categorized as an infinite yet in face of oil crisis nuclear energy is considered as one. Environmental or economic May-day conditions should be a viable camouflage to categorise nuclear as a renewable source of energy. It is delusionary to present nuclear energy [...]

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