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- wind power generators, are they right for you? Tue, 16 Nov 10, 11:07pmWind power generation sounds like a possible way to offset rising power bills, we look at the issues involved and if it is practical for you.
- A coalition of 10 electricity service providers serving the U.S. Rocky Mountain region said they will begin negotiations for membership in the Southwest Power Pool regional transmission organization.
- New York-based DFA Studio has unveiled plans for a soaring wooden tower in Central Park that could actually purify the heavily contaminated Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Reservoir...
- Morgan Stanley and Citigroup Inc. announced they will get all of their energy from renewables in a few years, another show of corporate support for climate action running counter to U.S. President Donald...
- Nuclear must be part of the low-carbon mix | Letters Tue, 19 Sep 17, 3:48amAgneta Rising of the World Nuclear Association and Dr Alexander Bannara reply to criticisms of the industryRe David Lowry’s criticisms of nuclear energy (Letters, 17 September), it is true that nuclear plants stop generating...
- Beware nuclear industry’s fake news on being emissions free | Letters Mon, 18 Sep 17, 3:52amDavid Blackburn says we need decentralised energy sources; David Lowry on nuclear not being zero-carbon technology; plus letters from David Hayes and Fred StarrI wholeheartedly agree with much of your editorial (14 September),...
- Nuclear power plants may not keep Britain's lights on, say Lib Dems Sat, 16 Sep 17, 5:00pmParty raises concerns over nuclear costs as Vince Cable says record low wind power prices should lead to ‘radical reappraisal’
- Cyclone Forces Evacuation of Husum Wind Attendees — But the Show Goes On Fri, 15 Sep 17, 11:15pmThe cyclone forced the 650+ exhibitors and all attendees in the lightweight exhibition to leave the exhibit hall as wind gusts of up to 140 km/h [87 miles per hour] swept through the north-western part of the country.
- Is the DOE Really in Love with all of the Above? Fri, 15 Sep 17, 4:58amIs it going out on a limb to say this part is saying “renewables should not get special treatment above other sources?” The DOE report went on to point out that variable resources require baseload generation as a frequency...
- The role of renewables in the UK energy mix | Letters Fri, 15 Sep 17, 2:54amThe case for new nuclear power stations is fatuous now offshore wind power has come down in cost so much, says Ian Hill. Yes, writes Will Taylor, but don’t forget the potential of tidal energy. Hold on a minute before rejecting...
- 2016 Storm Stirs Renewable Energy Investment in South Australia Thu, 14 Sep 17, 8:40pmA year on from a storm that blacked out the entire state, South Australia has emerged from the electricity crisis to strengthen its position as a global leader in renewable energy.
- Amsterdam is transforming a prison into a green energy-generating neighborhood Wed, 13 Sep 17, 8:30pmA brighter, solar-powered future is coming to Bijlmerbajes, a former prison complex in Amsterdam. The Dutch government tapped OMA to design a masterplan of the 7.5-hectare site, as well as a significant portion of the 135,000-square-meter...
- The world's biggest offshore wind farm is being built in the UK Wed, 13 Sep 17, 5:15amVery soon, the UK will be home to the world’s largest wind farm. The UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) announced that DONG Energy is building a 1,386 megawatt wind farm called Hornsea Project...
- This Is Why More Companies Aren’t Disclosing Their Environmental Strategies Tue, 12 Sep 17, 10:53pmHSBC today said that 53 percent of companies now have an environmental strategy in place, but only 43 percent actively disclose it. Why is that number so low?
- A Tale of Two Counties — California’s Mojave Desert Offers a Bi-Polar Approach to Solar Wed, 13 Sep 17, 12:32amAlthough stretching across Utah, Nevada and Arizona, most of the Mojave Desert’s land that is eyed for solar and wind power development is in California...
- Offshore wind power is cheaper than new nuclear power in the UK Tue, 12 Sep 17, 9:37pmOffshore wind power has pulled ahead of nuclear power in the United Kingdom. Energy from offshore wind farms will be less expensive than power from a new nuclear project for the first time, based on subsidy figures via the...