July 22, 2011 – How is safety for nuclear power in the good ol’ USA? The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission has been studying that issue since Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi tsunami mess. What’s the answer. Well, it’s a government commission, so — the answer is “tougher rules.” The report indicates that a Fukushima problem is unlikely [...]
July 21, 2011 – American Electric Power [AEP], one of the largest electric utilities in the USA, has halted a very successful program to develop a large scale plant that uses carbon dioxide capture and storage. Why? It blames the uncertainty in US climate policy and the weak economy. AEP has notified the US DOE [...]
When Big Oil Packs Up and Goes Home July 22nd, 2011 – By Keith Kohl http://EnergyandCapital.com Energy security. At one point or another, we’ve all heard this term – and we have much less of it now than ever before. Editor Keith Kohl explains why the United States is losing its future energy security to [...]
July 20, 2011 by Windpower Engineering Filed under Wind Watch The largest wind turbines have a capacity of 5 to 7 MW. After five years of research at the joint European project, UpWind, led by Risø National Laboratory for Sustainable Energy and the Technical University of Denmark, presented a first design basis for developing turbines [...]
July 20, 2011 – San Juan Water District Flips on the Switch to SunPower Solar System that will supply up to 90% of District’s power needs, save nearly $12 million. San Juan Water District flipped on the ceremonial switch to a newly completed, high efficiency solar power system from SunPower Corp. (NASDAQ: SPWRA, SPWRB) to [...]
BOSTON (TheStreet) by Robert Holmes Investors would have been better off owning almost any other industry besides alternative energy in the past year. High-tech solar, wind and turbine companies couldn’t even beat dirty, old Big Oil. But long-term investors have a chance to buy alternative-energy shares at attractive prices, says Les Satlow, portfolio manager at [...]
July 18, 2011 by Windpower Engineering Filed under Wind Maintenance, Wind Safety A recent dc-powered lighting package for wind energy met towers uses a solar panel to recharge its batteries. The FTS 2301 dc-powered lighting package is an FAA-approved solar-powered obstruction lighting system. Key market requirements described the need for a compact, low-power unit powered [...]
By Kathleen Zip – July 14, 2011 Filed under Wind Turbine Installation Cedar Creed 2 consists of 60 N90/2500 Nordex turbines. Delivering on the potential that the American market holds for the wind industry, Nordex USA, Inc. announced completion of its largest project ever undertaken. The 60 N90/2500 wind turbines at Cedar Creek 2 are [...]
July 18, 2011—GE (NYSE: GE) wind turbine technology is making its debut in Estonia, one of Europe’s most promising wind sectors, by supplying 18 wind turbines for the Paldiski Wind Farm. Located in northwestern Estonia near the city of Paldiski on the Parki peninsula, the wind farm will be operated by Eesti Energia AS and [...]
Kelly Hart www.GreenHomeBuilding.com www.DiscoverPerfectEnergy.com Press and Media Section Even with the increase in media attention and advertising lately that has been dedicated to ‘green living’ and alternative energy, it is still an incredibly confusing path to venture down. Questions about the best brand, style, or model for a particular project, and the difficulty in finding a [...]
July 14, 2011 -Siemens to build this environmentally friendly power-generation plant on a turnkey basis Siemens is starting work on turnkey erection of Knapsack II combined-cycle power plant (CCPP) at Hürth near Cologne, Germany. While Siemens and the Norwegian power supply company Statkraft had already concluded a contract to build the plant in September 2010, [...]
These are vertical-axis wind turbines at the Field Laboratory for Optimized Wind Energy (FLOWE) facility in northern Los Angeles County. (Credit: John Dabiri/Caltech) The power output of wind farms can be increased by an order of magnitude — at least tenfold — simply by optimizing the placement of turbines on a given plot of land, [...]
BUILDING THE GULF’S FUTURE Following last year’s devastating Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf, we asked you and our partners to support ongoing efforts to restore damaged wetlands and help native wildlife and plant species recover from the effects of millions of gallons of crude oil entering their habitat. Thanks to your generous support [...]
July 13, 2011 – ECOtality, Inc. (NASDAQ:ECTY), a leader in clean electric transportation and storage technologies, announced a collaboration with American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP) to unveil Ohio’s first Blink electric-vehicle charging stations. The Blink® Pedestal chargers were installed at the Walmart /Sam’s Club in Columbus and are part of AEP Ohio’s gridSMART® initiative to [...]
July 12, 2011 – IKEA, the world’s leading home furnishings retailer, today announced a partnership with ECOtality, Inc. (NASDAQ:ECTY), a leader in clean electric transportation and storage technologies, to host Blink electric vehicle charging stations at select IKEA stores in the Western United States. IKEA locations being considered for hosting the charging stations include 10 [...]
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