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New Wind Farms Given Green Light – UK

A new offshore wind farm is going to be constructed near to the coast of Yorkshire. The government recently approved the construction of a large offshore wind farm which will generate enough energy to power 150,000 households. A total of 77-turbine will be established at the Humber Gateway wind farm. The company in charge of [...]

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Review of the Feed-in Tariff for UK’s Solar Farms

In the United Kingdom, the Feed-in tariff scheme for solar power is being reviewed. There is evidence showing that feed-in tariff offered to large-scale solar farms can influence the money left for small business and households in producing their own electricity. Last year the Feed in Tariff was introduced by the Department of Energy and [...]

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Germany’s Gigantic Growth In Solar Capacity Is Forcing Subsidies Down To 15 %

The solar-power subsidies offered in Germany will be cut by 15 percent as from 1st of July 2011. The German government just won the industry agreement on the need to cut tariffs in the world’s largest solar power market. Norbert Roettgen, the Environment Minister said that the above marker-rates tariff offered for solar power will [...]

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St. Joseph Wind Farm Now Producing Energy

New wind turbines are generating a significant amount of clean energy at St. Joseph Wind Farm. Soon 60-large wind turbines will provide energy to 50,000 households. Besides, the energy company responsible for the largest wind farm in the region is even planning to double the clean energy production in Manitoba. According to the chief executive [...]

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Unmatched Renewable Goals in Oregon: Read Report

Here is an abstract from a recent reported entitled, Renewable Energy Failure: Why Government Mandates Don’t Work and What They Will Do to Our Economy Clean energy has been considered as a promising solution to Oregon’s economy. Renewable energy policy has been coined with benefits to the economy and environment. Oregon’s Department of Energy said [...]

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Experts Say that Tax Breaks Are Needed for Canada’s Steady Growth in Wind Energy

Experts say that the expansion of wind energy projects in Canada might be halted if considerations aren’t taken to extend the federal tax break that will soon end. In Ontario, it was recently announced that two new wind turbine parts manufactures are opening next year. This will lead to above 600 new direct jobs. The [...]

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Spain Decreasing Subsidies for Solar and Wind Energy In December

In Spain the government will cut renewable energy subsidies. The preferential conditions for alternative sources of energy will be reduced in December. This was announced by a spokesman of the Industry Ministry. This is expected to result in yearly savings of 100 of millions of Euros. The cuts will be in-line with those discussed in [...]

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Renewable Energy is Growing As India Is Pursuing its Mission

There is a group of companies, Reliance Powers, which the Indian government has chosen to construct 470MW of solar power within the country. Reliance Power together with Lanco Infratech are amidst the companies that have been awarded a lease to expand the use of clean energy. The renewable industry is growing in India. According to [...]

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Farmers Can Start To Harness Renewable Energy In Pennsylvania

An effort to pass a new bill that permits farmers to install renewable energy facilities on land, which having no agricultural purposes, has successfully been passed. The State’s House of Representatives recently signed the Wind and Farming Bill. The bill will now proceed from the Senate and be approved by Governor ED Rendell, so that [...]

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Space-Solar Energy Initiative Announced by Kalam – National Space Society

The eleventh President of the National Space Society and India, Dr. A.P.J. Kalam, has announced the Space Solar Indian-American Energy initiative. In the quest to solve energy crisis the Kalam-NSS Energy Initiative’s goals have emerged. One of the most promising solutions to solve the energy crisis is to go beyond earth’s atmosphere to tap onto [...]

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