Smoke rises from the cooling towers the nuclear power station in Gundremmingen, southern Germany, 2010.
(Reuters) – Germany’s exit from nuclear power could cost the country as much as 1.7 trillion euros ($2.15 trillion) by 2030, or two thirds of the country’s GDP in 2011, according to Siemens (SIEGn.DE), which built all of Germany’s 17 nuclear plants. … Continue Reading
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon speaks at the opening ceremony of the World Future Energy Summit 2012 in Abu Dhabi, January 16, 2012 (Photo by Evan Schneider courtesy UN)
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, (ENS) – The annual World Future Energy Summit opened today in Abu Dhabi with a call from UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for support of his Sustainable Energy for All Initiative. … Continue Reading
After journeying over 48,000km using only energy from the sun, the world's largest solar-powered boat docked in Abu Dhabi yesterday to mark the opening of the annual World Future Energy Summit.
China Is Going Green, In The Next Five Years.
Chinese premier Wen Jiabao today insisted the country is working “vigorously” to advance clean energy, but insisted fossil fuels are not going to be phased out any time soon.
Wen told the World Future Energy Summit in Abu Dhabi that China has increased its share of renewable energy to 11.4 per cent in 2011, compared to 8.4 per cent in 2010. … Continue Reading
Vestas, a Danish company headquartered in Randers, Denmark, has gained a reputation as a worldwide leader in wind turbine manufacturing.
Denmark’s push for a green Europe suffered a reality check as domestic wind turbine producer Vestas Wind Systems A/S (VWS) cuts back one tenth of its workforce to survive Chinese competition and a slump in demand. … Continue Reading
World map of Renewable Energy
In contrast to what the press led most Americans to believe, 2011 was a strong year for the renewable energy industry.
Despite a sluggish economy and a painful squeeze on manufacturers, investments in renewable energy rose 5% from 2010 to $260 billion.
That’s a new record and almost five times the $53.6 billion spent in 2004. … Continue Reading
The French government wants to provide enough offshore wind capacity to power millions of homes
Glasgow-based offshore wind experts are bidding to break into the fast-growing market for French renewable energy.
Scottish Power parent company Iberdrola, which manages its offshore wind projects from a new centre in Scotland, is part of a consortium bidding to provide nearly 1 gigawatt of wind capacity in French waters. … Continue Reading
PNM says the new charge would allow it to bill customers closer to when charges are incurred rather than including recovery in rate cases.
The Public Service Co. of New Mexico has dedicated a 5-megawatt solar photovoltaic generating facility in Las Vegas, N.M.
The generating station includes about 78,000 solar panels on 50 acres north of the downtown area. … Continue Reading
Recently I visited the west coast of the U.S. and being a resident of Florida for the past twenty-plus years I must say that I was totally exhilarated by what I saw in California, and totally disappointed with what I know to be the case in Florida. Over and over, I saw the rooftops of …
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Denmark’s Samso Island is a sort of paradise for renewable energy enthusiasts. The residents have created, in just over a decade, a 100 percent carbon neutral, self-sufficient community.The local Samso Energy Academy is an example for other areas around the globe who might want to create an economic environment that is good for the ecological …
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Here is a brief but possibly, substantial effort to assist in America’s benefit in the price of gas. An overt appeal for a serious effort NOT TO BUY GAS FROM THOSE COMPANIES WHO BUY FROM THE MIDDLE EAST. Are you interested in stopping $5/gallon Gas?
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by Dana Blankenhorn – HPEV is among the many companies trying to transform transport by making it more efficient. CEO Tim Hassett said his Hybrid Plugin Electric Vehicle has patents on a technique for using heat pipes to turn engine waste heat into electricity, which can then help power the vehicle. The electric motor acts …
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by Melissa Hincha-Ownby (MNN.com) On Monday, Walmart released its 2012 Global Responsibility Report (GRR). The 2012 report covers sustainability issues at the retail giant during fiscal year 2011, which began on February 1, 2011 and ended on January 30, 2012. Walmart is a large company with a strong global presence and that means that it …
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By Ariele Johannson – (San Diego’s East County)–Driving through the southwestern deserts, I’ve long been impressed by the ocotillo, a cactus-like tree with straight branches angling upwards to the sun, ablaze with red blooms. This thorny desert tree is an apt metaphor for the ways different people view energy issues– especially proposed industrial solar and …
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Illinois and four other states came a step closer to offshore wind farms in the Great Lakes (New, April 1), and that is welcome news. Wind farms, once mocked by climate skeptics and opponents of renewable energy, are now a profitable way to generate clean electricity for our homes and businesses.
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There were 3.1 million green jobs around the U.S. in 2010, according to new figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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