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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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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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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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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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Interesting Facts about Renewable Energy (Solar and Wind Energy): Part 2

Here is some basic information about renewable energy sources like solar and wind energy. It is important to know as much as possible concerning the energy sources of the future. Solar Energy 1. The sunlight that strikes the earth surface during an hour, if it could be harnessed, would be enough to power the world’s [...]

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Alternative Energy Is an Integrated Part of Sustainable Development – Invest In Renewable Energy Now -

The trend is towards eco-friendly developments. However, the reason for going green is not solely ecological. There are stronger indicators forcing us to indulge in renewable technology, one particular factor is the depletion of fossil fuel. There is also a rising world demand for energy. The supply of energy cannot be sustained through natural gas [...]

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US Largest Wind Farm Will Be Worth $1.2 Billion

A total of 1.2 billion dollar has been readily secured by Terra-Gen Power, to construct the largest wind farm in the United States of America. This sum of money will be enough to supplement a total of 570 MW of new energy capacity to the Alta Wind Energy Center in Kern County, California. The total [...]

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Google Will Be Using Wind Power

In San Francisco, the Google Inc energy unit has decided to purchase wind power from NextEra Energy Inc, for the next two decades in order to provide electricity to its data centers. This deal was sealed within a quarter since the Giant Silicon Valley internet search company decided to invest a total of $38.8 million [...]

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Global Investment Trends in Green Energy Unveiled In Recent Reports (2010)

Investment in clean energy remains strong despite the tough recession. Renewable is constantly expanding in most countries. The past year, 2009, marked the subsequent second year in a row carrying a higher expansion capacity in renewable sources of energy like solar and wind in comparison to gas, coal and nuclear energy. This was published in [...]

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Floating Wind Turbines – Stable and Useful According To Researchers

Among the various types of renewable energy, wind energy is considered to be among the best ones. However, as the turbines increase in size, they also tend to get noisier, becoming more and more of an eyesore as well as needing increasingly bigger expanses of land. In such circumstances there is one solution; making use [...]

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