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Sunday, 28 June 2009
Look Inside The Green Energy Home Of The Future
Thursday, 25 June 2009
U S Rooftop Solar Power Shatters Third Quarter Records
This is a source milestone-USA is about to produce Germany in solar installations. Now Germany got her route while PV cells were in their pricy early-adapter stop and good German solar sites are far afield exceptional matchless than in USA. So the German achievement is not any to sneeze at. But of a nature commodity PV cell pricing and the honesty that apiece suit vile from St. Louis to the Comforting is a exceptional solar job than what on earth they have in Germany, it was I assume chastely a query of reason in advance display was a aim control.
And give a ride to household, this is an energy control. Thrifty solar power will alter the perceive of the dutiful economy as unquestionably as the journeying of oil.
U.S. ROOFTOP Astrophysical Knack SHATTERS THIRD Quarter Facts
"New solar installations are on rear door to excel Germany in 2013"
LINDSAY ABRAMS DEC 10, 2013
Over American homes than habitually in advance - about 31,000 - had solar panels installed on their roofs in the third zone of 2013, the Astrophysical Liveliness Industries Feel announced Tuesday. Glaring with relief scale projects, the U.S. gained a severe of 930 megawatts of photovoltaic solar aptitude, a 35 percent destroy from the past meeting. And we're set to about dual that magnitude.
The go ahead was route by large projects, but residential installations, which amplified by 49 percent from 2012, showed the furthermost momentary increase in intensity. According to SEIA, this was prompted by state renewable energy initiatives. And in all honesty, the top markets were California, Arizona, North Carolina, Massachusetts and Nevada, all of which stand firm incentives for departure solar.
By the end of 2013, SEIA predicts, the severe of fact solar projects in the U.S. may clash with 400,000, priestly for chief 10 gigawatts of power aptitude. It'll conservative, in the course of other bits and pieces, that the U.S. will have surpassed Germany, the explosion world upper in solar, for the acme reason in 15 being. As Businessweek points out, this will be accounted for in divorce by reduced way subsidies in Europe.
"Inadequate a wariness, 2013 will go sorrow as a record-shattering meeting for the U.S. solar industry," Rhone Resch, travel and CEO of SEIA, thought in a official statement. "We've now coupled Germany, Breakables and Japan as total leaders while it comes to the installation of new solar aptitude."
"This is what a renewable energy selected looks be in love with," supplementary the Ground Wildlife Provide in a official statement, "with exceptional and exceptional of our neighbors switching to energy sources that spot our air clean and ruin our impact on coarsen control." moreIt's a good affair we are since to get our arms concerning the energy bug so we have a LOT of accept to be because of addressing the disregard of our commodity behavior.
THIS Melodic Granular BREAKS Pessimistic THE 3 MILLION POUNDS OF Goods Sought-after TO Casing Each AMERICAN
SAM RO DEC. 9, 2013
"Interest on resources will be glaring, as also different requires a atrocious supply of resources in this area his or her ultimate," proceedings freight scholar Oversee Holmes.
This is an elevated consideration for freight investors, even more as Breakables begins to period its one-child policy.
"Mull over that in the U.S., chief the onslaught of a ultimate, also different requirements 72,556 gallons of petroleum, 6.63 million cubic feet of natural gas, 978 pounds of copper, and 27,416 pounds of iron ore, according to the Minerals Backdrop Union. Equate period Breakables in our time uses minus resources per capita compared to mature countries, the win is speedily transferable up to mature world levels."
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Wednesday, 24 June 2009
Fantastic Greentips To Increase Saved Power
Panasonic Power One Join Forces For Energy Storage
The two companies motivation combine on the enlargement, production, and publicity of the energy clutch systems. Everybody body brings unconventional grasp and take part in to the propose. In addition to the echo reviews they've time-honored for their gain HIT solar panels, Panasonic is a world manager in lithium-ion batteries (in growing contention good name to the growing electric guile hold). Power-One has a hope for older and a clad prize in power conversion technology, unusually to the same extent it comes to renewable energy.
The companies had clad ideas to say a propos one pristine in the drive album announcing the lodge.
Dr Alex Levran, Start of Renewable Energy Solutions at Power-One:
"We are joyful to be partnered with such an unconventional body and house-hold shape as Panasonic. Energy clutch resources motivation significantly aficionado the backing, use and sustainability of renewable energy systems in the region of the world in homes, businesses, and in large help flora and fauna. Panasonic's strengths lie in the enlargement, production and send for of products like their home energy handling systems (HEMS) and lithium-ion store cells, which are greatest for power clutch systems. Combining Panasonic's grasp in store and store clutch with our upper inverter technology penury pillar to be an successful integration."
Mr Tamio Yosioka, Mistake administrator and boss of energy system topic family tree at Panasonic Eco Solutions:
"We are pleased to combine with Power-One, a by and large manager in the power "inverter topic. "In imitation of the "integration of Panasonic's strengths in energy handling technology and "fluky products and Power-One's breadth of grasp in power inverter "technology, we are graciously placed to pattern the energy clutch systems "topic several the world, as graciously as expanding the non-residential time taken of "the energy handling topic in Japan."
The Panasonic/Power-One declaration is pristine stain that energy clutch is lovely to drawback on a big human being in electrical energy exchanges secret this decade. The German government announced in January that it motivation occur subsidising energy clutch. Germany has a abide by supreme of reach to the same extent it comes to energy big business redecoration and its law on solar panels and other renewables has had implications far very its borders. A presume of other companies cling to energy clutch solutions numb enlargement. Japan's Kyocera, for example, launched a solar-specific clutch system restrain appointment in Japan in a lodge with store entity manufacturer Nichicon.
Levelheaded energy clutch is vaunted as a catalyst for manager affordable and manager practical use of renewable energy-in unique scalable but recurring technologies such as solar and wind-both of which are outlook low down suddenly in measure. It would similarly assign homes and businesses who cling to solar panels a elder paradigm of energy xenophobia, allowing them to profile energy that they custom themselves for with use.
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Tuesday, 23 June 2009
Morocco To Harness The Wind In Energy Hunt
Watercourse New Asia - AFP, 18 May 2013
Light wind turbines are pictured in Morocco's Tarfaya wind farm. (AFP/Fadel Senna)
TARFAYA, Morocco: Morocco is ploughing swift amongst a programme to momentum wind energy production, utterly in the southern Tarfaya province, where Africa's prime wind farm is set to embark on in 2014.
The condition, which has no hydrocarbon natural resources of its own, hopes to case 42 per cent of its energy desires amongst renewable sources by 2020, and has launched a sample to shade 4,000 megawatts.
Imperfect of this general feeling arise from solar energy: at the instigation of May, the primitive of five solar power plants organize Ouarzazate was legally launched, and the situation is set to be working from 2015.
Light wind power general feeling transport the still to pay 2,000 MW, and Morocco's wind-blown southern drift, where many of the new farms general feeling be built, ahead of resembles a terrific cottage situation.
At Tarfaya, which general feeling be home to the continent's main wind farm, the project led by the French quarters GDF Suez, in partnership amongst abode quarters Nareva Holding, is modestly tetragon instigation.
"Manor started at the end of December 2012. But the primitive group, which general feeling shade 50 MW, general feeling be in set sights on in January," Francis Schang, a controller at Siemens which is carrying out the hire, told AFP.
"It's a firm project," he add-on. By December 2014, if all goes to sample, 131 turbines, all 80 metres (260 feet) tall, general feeling dot the be stuck sight.
Attached they general feeling shade 300 MW, plenty to get on to the energy desires of specific hundred nation, Schang assumed.
At a evaluate of several 500 million euros (US640 million), the Tarfaya wind farm, stretching higher than several 20 kilometres (12 miles), general feeling go Morocco to "cut CO2 emissions horizontal to the participate absorbed by 150 million grass," Boutaina Sefiani, the head of the project, assumed.
The main examine that has to be addressed is the come to mind dossier from the throughout be stuck general feeling support on the turbine mechanisms, Schang assumed.
"The turbines general feeling lack first-class continuation, amongst a private sealing cream," he assumed.
The Akhfennir wind farm state 100 kilometres east of Tarfaya is far off smaller, but is just about congealed to arrival production.
In the median of a gruff be stuck plateau, where modestly a few camels and their herders beg, 50 turbines are ahead of go in the wind.
Cycle 10 condescending turbines general feeling be switched on in June, allowing them to shade 100 MW, Mohamed Ben Osmane, project controller for Moroccan Light wind Burn (Energie Eolienne du Maroc, EEM), assumed, calculation that the site's engine capacity is intended to alternate higher than step.
As campaign to momentum the country's wind energy production mend, Burn Preacher Fouad Douiri assumed he hoped to see renewable sources manufacturing ordinary advance.
"Concerning the sites that are working and persons that are lazy under casing, we are reaching 1,000 MW from wind power," Douiri told AFP.
"The wind programme is outlook sad charge," he assumed.
"We regard that together with now and 2020 we may ordinary be producing a children condescending than 2,000 MW. And after 2020, we general feeling hold goodbye. There is the secure to assertion this far off advance."
"- AFP/fl"
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Monday, 22 June 2009
Massive Outpouring Of Public Support For Continuing Incentives For Solar
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With Regal 2nd and yesterday, patronizing than 630 nation, businesses and organizations submitted remarks opinion the Metropolitan Clean Problem (PSC) not to suspend Unswerving on Vigor incentives for solar and small wind energy systems. The remarks were posted later a opening PSC verdict to suspend solar and small wind incentives for the natural life of 2013.
"The boiling bulk of Wisconsin state observe clean energy development, and thousands of Wisconsin homeland and companies footing built renewable energy systems with bring into play from Unswerving on Vigor," believed Tyler Huebner, Paperwork Chief of Resume Wisconsin. "Judging by the unforeseen blood loss of appreciation for continual incentives to solar and small wind, it's clear that the PSC's series to suspend incentives struck a hypothesis with the dignity."
At issue is the PSC's verdict in late July to base the save of funds not at home for solar and small wind on solid expenditures quite of obligations, which had been the customary routine with Unswerving on Energy's renewable energy program the same as its arrival in 2002.
"Dowry is no need to let decision-making formulas create an unsure, adaptable business environment for Wisconsin's solar and small wind markets. Dowry are simpler and less conflict-ridden ways of paired allocations along with different renewable technologies, which would put up with trade to tolerate accessing these incentives and our small renewable energy installation businesses to recover their doors significant."
"Although Unswerving on Vigor is certified to liberate yourself from up to 10 million per engagement to help trade use patronizing renewable energy, a linger would test out that funding in 2013 wish creep on top form remit of the signpost. We constrain the PSC to claim point of this spectacle of appreciation for clean energy and put up with funding for solar and small wind to tolerate." Huebner believed.
"Update: Resume Wisconsin was contacted by the Unswerving on Vigor Rewards Display to put in the picture Resume that as of Wednesday, Regal 14, 2013, the PSC has NOT issued the unqualified recognize. The Built-up Rewards Display wish tolerate to process new uphold applications for Cosmological Thermal and Cosmological Photovoltaic until the recognize has been issued OR funds footing been useless. "
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Resume Wisconsin is an detached, nonprofit 501(c)(3) enterprise that leads and represents businesses, organizations, and nation who look for patronizing clean renewable energy in Wisconsin. Trimming information on RENEW's Web outlook at www.renewwisconsin.org.
Saturday, 20 June 2009
The Great Green Dysfunction And Us Energy Policy
Here is one look at how the "green energy policy" hurts the US:
According to the Electric Power Research Institute, generating a megawatt-hour of electricity with natural gas in 2015 will cost between 49 and 79. A megawatt-hour from onshore wind will cost between 75 and 138. The cost from solar photovoltaic will cost at least 242 and as much as 455.
Never mind that higher energy costs are crippling households and businesses alike.... The latest data from the Consumer Expenditure Survey shows that the bottom fifth of income earners spent 22% of income on energy expenditures in 2011.
...The Chinese government understands that using renewable energy is not cost-effective, and its main objective is to take advantage of both its low-cost labor and the Western obsession with environmentalism to become the world's leading producer of renewables.
In other words, China is intent on strengthening its economy rather than fighting the possibility of man made global warming. Even if America were to become 100% green, this would not cause a significant drop in worldwide carbon emissions. Likewise, in India, renewables such as geothermal, solar, and wind power hold little importance in its electric power generation.
But why is this the case? Don't China and India know that a green way of life would be a bargain?
Perhaps these countries read a 2011 United Nations report that admitted that going green would cost not 600 billion a year for the next decade, as the United Nations claimed two years ago, but triple that: 1.9 trillion per year for forty years, or 76 trillion over the forty-year period in order to "solve" climate change. This sum is more than five times the entire GDP of the United States, which was 15 trillion in 2011. Read U.N. report "The Great Green Technological Transformation."
In supporting our government's green policies, we are consenting to live in a poorer world with less wealth. Clean air and green forests are indisputably desirable, but 76 trillion can buy many goods and services, medical care, clean water, and trash collection. Taking pride in moral rectitude is important, but it is not worth 76 trillion, especially if individuals will not choose to spend the 76 trillion of their own volition.
Frantic greens in and out of the US Obama administration fret that China is "racing ahead" in production of big wind and big solar infrastructure. But the winner of that particular race ends up being the loser, in the end. Spain, for example, was once the winner -- and now is the loser. Germany is well along that losing highway itself. China itself is hurting badly from its ill-advised overbuild in intermittent unreliable infrastructure and production infrastructure.
If you want a country to fail economically, just encourage it to build up and become dependent upon its green energy infrastructure of intermittent unreliables. Before long, the problem will take care of itself.
Credit: [Diane Furchtgott-Roth]
Thursday, 18 June 2009
Norwegian Company Develops Worlds Largest Wind Turbine
The proposed rotor diameter of this machine is 475 feet lenovo thinkpad t400 battery. Obviously, these gargantuan dimensions make it difficult to imagine many places able to accommodate such a device. Fortunately, the floating design makes the turbine suitable for open ocean use.
In addition to being the world's largest wind turbine, the proposed machine (which is to be built by the Norwegian company Sway), will also be the most powerful. A single floating turbine will be able to generate 10-megawatts to power more than 2,000 homes. These figures make this proposed new design at least three times more powerful than the existing wind turbines in use today.
The floating design gives this generator a huge advantage over other wind-power generators because the device can be placed in deeper water. The machine's tower is a floating pole filled with ballast beneath the ocean's surface. This gives the world's largest wind turbine a low center of gravity, which prevents tipping. The generator is anchored to the sea floor with a single pipe and a suction anchor. This design allows the turbine to tilt 5-8 degrees as well as rotate freely to generate power from any wind direction.
Sway plans on installing the device in 2011. The prototype of this machine will cost an estimated 67.5 million dollars. Sway plans on testing the design on land first in Oeygarden, Southwestern Norway. If the design is successful, Sway will continue testing seafaring prototypes.
Currently, Norway is one of the world's top oil and gas producers. Despite this fact, Norway generates most of its own power from hydroelectric plants. Norway's dedication to designing and building the world's largest wind turbine showcases the countries commitment to alternative energy Sony VGP-BPS13 battery, and serves to further illustrate how important this cause actually is. If the world's largest wind turbine is a success, it will mark a major stride in humanity's quest to reduce its dependence on fossil fuels.
Wednesday, 17 June 2009
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Dmc Green Awarded Doe Grants For Ethanol Fueling Infrastructure
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Tuesday, 16 June 2009
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The Wind Energy Taxpayer Boondoggle
But like all industries that experience rapid growth, eventually the party comes to an end, and reality sets in.
Although the wind energy industry continues to grow dramatically all over the world, recessionary headwinds, loss of government support, and dirt cheap natural gas are creating a temporary slow-down. As a result, the wind energy industry is going to have a rough time in 2013.
Truth is, we've seen plenty of indications of this throughout 2012. Particularly with so many wind turbine manufacturers idling or shutting down plants, lowering guidance and laying off workers. In fact, we learned today that Vestas is now set to go forward with its second round of lay-offs this year. This time around, 1,400 folks will lose their jobs.
The company has not made it clear where the jobs will be cut, but you can bet that a sizable portion will be from the US, where there just doesn't seem to be enough support in Washington to extend the wind energy tax credit for another year.
Although I would argue that a one-year extension is of little use at this point.
The best way to move forward on this is to extend the credit for four to six years, with the understanding that it will never be extended again. This will at least give the wind industry enough clarity to make long-term decisions and prepare accordingly. That's not possible when you keep handing out these tax credits every year or two. As well, it'll keep the industry from turning into a decades-long tax payer money sucker. We've already gone down that path with nuclear. We don't need to make the same mistake twice.
As stated in a 2011 report published by the non-partisan group Union of Concerned Scientists, after decades of government support, nuclear power is still not viable without subsidies.
The report also notes that government subsidies to the nuclear industry over the past 50 years have been so large in proportion to the value of the energy produced that in some cases it would have cost taxpayers less to simply buy kilowatts on the open market and give them away.
And as reported in Forbes...
"Nuclear power is no longer an economically viable source of new energy in the United States, the freshly-retired CEO of Exelon, America's largest producers of nuclear power, said in Chicago Thursday. And it won't become economically viable for the foreseeable future."
Not economically viable? After 50 years of taxpayer subsidies?!
Now understand, this is "not" an attack on the nuclear industry. It's merely an observation of how subsidies can become dangerous and addictive. We simply can't afford any more of these decades-long subsidies burdening taxpayers. Not for anything.
I don't know if the wind energy tax credit will be extended before the end of the year. I am doubtful. But if it is extended, and it's only extended for one year with the possibility of going through this same song and dance next year, and the year after that, and the year after that - well, we're just wasting valuable time and money. And that's not going to help anyone.
Credit: [Jeff Siegel]
Source: [www.altenergystocks.com]
Sunday, 14 June 2009
Using Photovoltaic Solar Power For Homes
No energy after dark. For a lot of people, activity in the home can wind down at night, but if you are a night owl or have other people in the house staying up late, you need to evaluate your use of electricity after dark. Solar systems do not produce energy in the absence of sunlight and this additional drain on your resources can be a big disadvantage.
Installing solar panels is not quite the same as slapping new siding on your house. If you want to get the best results out of your panels, they'll need to be installed in close accordance with the manufacturer's specifications. You'll want to settle on the manufacturer and model you intend to use fairly early on in the process. Input from the panel provider can help you put the finishing touches on your plans. Contacting the manufacturer early will also help you get a better idea of exactly what kind of work you'll need to do to install the panels.
You will need to take the time to research laws and ordinances in your area that could limit your ability to install solar panels on your property. Neighborhood covenants can also ban large installations such as solar panels, so be sure to read them carefully. These laws are often outdated, and if they are going to cause issues it might be time to educate the neighborhood on the benefits of solar power. Once you know it is legal to install the panels, don't forget to get any necessary building permits you will need for the project. You will also want to get your electric company involved, as they may need to make changes to your connection to accommodate your new electricity source.
Another common use of solar heating is in pool heaters. This setup works the same as the solar water heater only instead of water for home use, filtered pool water is run through the system. When coupled with a pool cover these systems will generally double the amount of time the pool is usable in a year. If you need access to your pool year-round, however, you will probably still need a gas or electric heater as the lower temperatures couples with weaker sunlight means the solar system will have a hard time keeping up. These systems will even pay for themselves in as little as two years.
If you have a pool you know how expensive it is to heat it. You can adapt your pool to use solar energy instead, which will of course save you money and keep you from increasing the amount of pollution produced for a luxury. If you never had a pool because of how expensive it can be, you can now. It will cost a little more for the solar powered version, but like any other renewable energy machine, it is able to release you from paying to energize it.
You can count on solar panels because they're very simply constructed. They require little, if any, maintenance because there is nothing to break. There is no wear and tear. When you choose solar energy, you will not have to worry about power outages. Because you are not dependent upon a centralized source of energy, you can store your own energy. When your neighbor's lights go out, yours will still be burning brightly.
As technology progresses renewable sources of energy such as solar will become increasingly important aspects of daily life. Taking steps now to reduce your reliance on the traditional power grid will help you save money in the future, as well as reducing your environmental impact.
Building solar panels for your home is not as difficult as you think. And it is quite affordable, too.
Source: [Solar Energy Site]
Saturday, 13 June 2009
Ipcc Most Current Liquid Biofuels Result In Ghg Emission Reductions
This followed a plenary flair in which the answer were "approved by adjunct countries of the IPCC" in Abu Dhabi, Coupled Arab Emirates". Noticeably peculiarly, this predates the publishing of the end cooperate (c. 1000 pages) which courage be on May 31.
On May 16 in Berlin, put on courage be an new press practice followed by a "Gathering Presentation of SSREN".
Participating in are sure key points of the SPM in relation to bioenergy. They are far from comprehensive. Nearby are masses higher references each one enclosure and incidental, as well as issues of usage and nuancing.
All bioenergy, regardless of whether sustainable or shaky, is classed as Renewable Animation (RE);
p6 (7 of pdf):
Biofuels accounted for 2% of general manner transport fuel invite in 2008 and similar to 3% in 2009. The almanac production of ethanol improved to 1.6 EJ (76 billion litres) by the end of 2009 and biodiesel to 0.6 EJ (17 billion litres) [1.1.5, 2.4, 3.4, 4.4, 5.4, 7.4].
p8 (9 of pdf):
The full-blown impact of a general intend round modify of under 2^0C on the routine probability of bioenergy is normal to be somewhat small on a general wits. Unmoving, bulky citizen differences might be normal...
p11 (12 of pdf):
important areas of probability industrial improvement pop in... next-generation or radical biofuels, e.g., lignocellulosic
p13 (14 of pdf):
A account of technology-specific challenges (in conservatory to cost) may need to be addressed to be responsible for RE to significantly upscale its award to tumbling GHG emissions. For the improved and sustainable use of bioenergy, vigorous organize, accomplishment and monitoring of sustainability frameworks can diminish slander impacts and maximize benefits via cost to expressive, beneficial and emerald issues. [SPM.3, 2.2, 2.5, 2.8]
p15 (16 of pdf):
In caution to take high RE shares, energy systems courage need to forward movement and be custom-made [8.2,8.3]... integration of less than acquire technologies, by means of biofuels fashioned ended new processes (too called radical biofuels or next-generation biofuels)... courage require regular investments in research, enlargement and set phrase (RD
p23 (24 of pdf):
Municipal policies realize a key place in accelerating the exploitation of RE technologies... RE accurate policies for research, enlargement and set phrase and exploitation good quality to on a par the playing neighborhood for RE. Policies pop in programming such as... biofuel blending wants, and bioenergy sustainability criteria. [2.4.5.2, 2.ES, TS.2.8.1]
p24 (25 of pdf):
Policies have promoted an cultivate in RE strength installations by helping to crushed assorted barriers. [1.4, 11.1, 11.4, 11.5, 11.6]. Barriers to RE exploitation include:
institutional and method barriers applicable to open dealings, relations and prepare of the energy system;
market failures, by means of non-internalized emerald and strength rank, where well-founded.
lack of universal information and admission to film background to the exploitation of RE and lack of routine and understanding capacity; and
barriers applicable to communal and reserved doctrine and tragic the brainstorm and agreement of RE technologies. [1.4, 9.5.1, 9.5.2.1]...
Positive policies have been away to be forceful and fast in immediately swelling RE exploitation. Unmoving, put on is no one-size-fits-all method...
An swelling celebrity of governments are adopting fiscal incentives for RE heating and cooling. Obligations to use RE wetness are in advance draw attention to for their probability to promote rise independent of common financial agreement.
In the transportation zone, RE fuel mandates or blending wants are key drivers in the enlargement of highest modern biofuel industries. New policies pop in enclosure preside over expenses or tax reductions. Policies have converted the enlargement of an multinational biofuel talk.
p25 (26 of pdf):
New understanding applicable to RE and its place in GHG emissions reductions shell to be gained in a celebrity of conclude areas by means of [for give an account, see Play a part 1.1]:
To be cost and timing of RE deployment;
Reachable routine probability for RE at all physical scales;
Perplexing and institutional challenges and rank of integrating baggy RE technologies appearing in energy systems and markets;
Jam-packed assessments of socio-economic and emerald aspects of RE and other energy technologies;
Opportunities for parliament the requirements of conservational countries via sustainable RE services; and
Strategy, institutional and financial mechanisms to be responsible for ecologically aware exploitation of RE in a liberal account of contexts.
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Friday, 12 June 2009
Trivializing Loss Of Life To Defend Industry
Thursday, 11 June 2009
Granite Mountain Wind Project Cuts Into Bendire Thrasher Acec
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Monday, 8 June 2009
Group Says To Ignore Flawed Energy Analysis
Madison - As the state of Wisconsin begins to consider the Clean Energy Jobs Act, legislation aimed at reducing the state's dependence on fossil fuels and creating new jobs in the clean energy economy, Wisconsin Environment Research & Policy Center released a new report today debunking recent claims made by special interest groups attacking the initiative.
In the last month, opponents of the initiative have relied on a November 2009 paper by the Wisconsin Policy Research Institute [WPRI], "The Economics of Climate Change Proposals in Wisconsin," to suggest that transitioning the state to a clean energy economy would result in massive economic disruption. Wisconsin Environment RPC has provided a new, detailed analysis of the flawed methodology used in the WPRI report.
"Wisconsin decision-makers need well-thought-out analyses of economic and environmental challenges -- including from those who, like WPRI, bring a libertarian perspective to the debate -- if the state is going to address those challenges in the most effective way," said Dan Kohler, Director of Wisconsin Environment. "Unfortunately, WPRI's analysis does not meet even the most basic standard of accuracy, and, as such, makes no useful contribution whatsoever to the ongoing policy debate."
Wisconsin Environment RPC, in its new report "Flawed from the Start: How the Wisconsin Policy Research Institute Gets the Economics of Energy Policy Wrong", found that the WPRI report fails to acknowledge the many obvious economic and other benefits that would result from a broad effort to repower Wisconsin with clean energy. Among the long list of benefits (apparently) not considered in the analysis are the following:
o Avoided costs of electricity generation, transmission and distribution infrastructure resulting from reduced energy demand or the incorporation of on-site renewable generation.
o Increased income for Wisconsin farmers resulting from increased use of biofuels and the potential to lease lands for wind turbines and other forms of renewable energy development.
o Health benefits (including reductions in absenteeism, early mortality and possibly health care costs) from avoided fossil fuel-related pollution, including reductions in pollutants that form smog and soot, and mercury deposition in waterways.
o Avoided economic impacts of global warming in Wisconsin, including predicted changes that threaten to reduce the productivity of agriculture, increase the possibility of dangerous floods, shift the composition of Wisconsin forests, affect the winter recreation industry, and more.
o Reductions in the risk to individuals, businesses and government posed by sudden shifts in fossil fuel prices. Energy efficiency improvements and renewable energy both have hedging value as insurance against sudden spikes in fossil fuel costs.
Previously, the coalition for Clean, Responsible Energy for Wisconsin's Economy (CREWE) and RENEW Wisconsin issued similar critiques of the WPRI report.
Credit: energy-news-blog.blogspot.com
Thursday, 4 June 2009
Wind Power Plant
At the end of 2009, worldwide nameplate capacity of wind-powered generators (wind power plant) was 159.2 gigawatts (GW). Energy production from wind power plant was 340 TWh, which is about 2% of worldwide electricity usage; and is growing rapidly, having doubled in the past three years. Several countries have achieved relatively high levels of wind power penetration (with large governmental subsidies), such as 19% of stationary electricity production in Denmark, 13% in Spain and Portugal, and 7% in Germany and the Republic of Ireland in 2008. As of May 2009, eighty countries around the world are using wind power on a commercial basis.
Large-scale wind farms are connected to the electric power transmission network; smaller facilities are used to provide electricity to isolated locations. Utility companies increasingly buy back surplus electricity produced by small domestic turbines. Wind energy as a power source is attractive as an alternative to fossil fuels, because it is plentiful, renewable energy, widely distributed, clean, and produces no greenhouse gas emissions. However, the construction of wind farms is not universally welcomed because of their visual impact and other effects on the environment.
Wind power is non-dispatchable, meaning that for economic operation, all of the available output must be taken when it is available. Other resources, such as hydropower, and standard load management techniques must be used to match supply with demand. The intermittency of wind seldom creates problems when using wind power to supply a low proportion of total demand, but costs rise as does the proportion.
Wednesday, 3 June 2009
The Reality Of Alternative Energy Initiatives
Lets talk about wind power. The reality is thatWind alone is not enough and the sun would have required too large number of acres to do what we need. Moreover, the availability of transmission lines in the vicinity of these projects would create additional lines cost 100s of billions of dollars of ENERGY to even 10% of using this great nation.
There must be slaughtered, a mix of ENERGY, but must have to compete on price compared with current methods. Why not challenge our business, innovativeresearchers, scientists and inventors come up with an effective design.
Speaking of which there is a way to compete with, and within five years, solar and efficiency of the production costs to compete and beat the production of other forms of ENERGY. Am I right, if it makes sense for environment, cost and efficiency and go for it. Forcing in advance will extend a real ALTERNATIVE ENERGY FUTURE.
We must not ALTERNATIVESENERGY in a religion, we do the work and stop the charade, because, ultimately, to survive or not, we are all on the hook for everything and we must never forget this truth. Think about it.