News about Solar, Wind and alternative green power technologies

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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Geothermal Energy Growing In The Philippines

Philippine is currently ranked as the world’s second-largest developer of geothermal energy. It is now going for a colossal expansion. A plan to provide contracts for another 19 geothermal power plants amounting to a total of US$2.5 billion (private investment) is soon to be launched. In the coming months, the Philippine’s government will be confirming [...]

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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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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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Recent News on Energy & Global Warming: Cheap LED bulb, China’s Green Initiatives, Solar Plants on Farming land and A Great Menace Facing Greenland’s ice sheet

Cheap LED Blub Edges Below $20 (The New York Times) A new marketing effort has been triggered by Home Depot to assure that households accept LED lighting. Early in August, retail giant launched the sale of light bulbs placed in their highly energy-efficient stall at amazingly cheap prices, below $20. Other stores are going to [...]

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Cogentrix Energy Confirms Concentrating Photovoltaic Solar Power Facility Project in Colorado

A new solar power project is expected to become the world’s largest concentrating photovoltaic solar power facility. Recently, Cogentrix Energy LLC, which is a ruling electric power generation-projects-development company, revealed that they are joining in on a contract with the Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCo), Xcel Energy Company. They are going to establish a [...]

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