News about Solar, Wind and alternative green power technologies

BP’s viewpoint; Green Energy Cannot Walk Alone

The Chief Executive of BP says that Policymakers are to be regarded with suspicion if they believe that renewable sources of energy will be able to fully provide Britain with its energy requirement for the next decade. Tony Hayward says that the ambitious aim will not be met through the planned rise in renewable energy [...]

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Time for Fusion Energy

Fusion energy is something that we will hear much about in the future. It is in simple term described by the fusion of two atoms making it one. This source of energy can apparently last for thousands of years without harmful waste products or radioactive waste. Machinery required to give birth to fusion energy is [...]

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Renewable Energy (Wind, Solar & Tide power) Will Be Distributed Through A Super-grid in Europe

Europe is looking ahead for the first step to make the European super-grid a reality. The prime focus is to make a smart electricity grid dedicated to distribute renewable power in North Sea. The project is already pinpointing on connecting turbines from north coast of Scotland to wave power generated from Belgian and Danish waves, [...]

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2010 Prognosis for Investment in Renewable Energy

2010 beholds many uncovered changes. Government subsidies as well as investments will probably boost up this year. It is expected that the12 months that are to be unfolded will be fruitful in clean technologies. Although Copenhagen Summit did not produce any significant binding contracts, the future looks bright. According to investment bank, Jefferies, effort to [...]

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The Sun welcomed at John Molson School of Business

It is a matter of fact that John Molson School of Business building will be having integrated photovoltaic structures into its architecture to supply both energy and heat. The solar technology produced at the University is about to make its first complete building fully embracing the green concept. Developments are gradual yet big. Federal government [...]

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Energy Problems Big In Texas – Plenty Of Wind Power – No Means To Transfer It

Texas is a large state with an even larger problem to deal with. It is experiencing a burgeoning wind power industry with enormous capacity, relatively speaking. The problem is their transmission lines are unable to transfer any more than half of it. This dilemma has challenged any significant realization from the Texas green Smart Grid [...]

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Many States Could Meet Their Renewable Power Objectives With Their Own Resources

There are thirty six states, which have renewable energy objectives, or renewable power mandates that could satisfy these by simply utilizing renewable energy located within that state. This is according to a report released by the Institute for Local Self-Reliance. That same report states that twenty three states could become self reliant in electrical current [...]

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Ministerial Initiative Cutting Solar Energy Subsidies in Germany

In Germany, Norbert Röttgen, federal Environment Minister is endeavouring to decrease subsidies for solar energy. The claim for this manoeuvre is that the market is having an excess funding. According to the Minister, it is necessary to have dynamic system that anticipates major changes in research and development in the field. Röttgen says that the [...]

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India Thinking Green before the World Turns Black

In one of the most densely populated countries of the world, India energy prognosis and planning is already underway. The country has a regular economic growth of nearly 9 percent every year and a population above the 1.1 billion bar. On the energy side, it is predicted that by year 2050, India will represent 30 [...]

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Chalk Up One Agreement For Copenhagen Summit

An announcement out of the Copenhagen summit states that nine European countries will work toward developing an aptly named Super Grid that will make it easier to share their offshore wind power. Cross border sharing of wind generated electrical current will become much easier to navigate using a super grid for distribution. The nine nation [...]

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