The oil spill is not just a national disaster, it is also a sign that the US and rest of the world needs to end their dependence on fossil… Jasmine Greene (care2) [mappress] Source: care2, June 28, 2010;
The province halted a multi-billion dollar wind turbine project on Lake Erie and Lake St. Clair Friday — along with similar projects — … Gary Rennie [mappress] Source: windsorstar, June 27, 2010;
The US steps up its offshore wind game with the announcement of an infusion of federal funds into this nascent niche of green energy. [mappress] Source: tonic, June 27, 2010;
The government has pledged to back a Green Investment Bank in what should be seen as the most positive measure to come out of this week’s… Jasper Cullen [mappress] Source: northerngasheating, June 25, 2010;
Energy consumption from renewables sources reached three per cent in 2009, almost double what it was in 2007, but a long way off the 15 per cent target the UK has to meet by 2020.
RenewableUK Board of Directors has yesterday elected Andrew Jamieson, ScottishPower Renewables Regulation and Markets Director, as the new Chairman of the UK’s leading renewable energy trade association. Maria McCaffery, RenewableUK’s Chief Executive, said: “Andrew Jamieson is a hugely respected ind
A US start-up has designed a wind turbine combined with a gas-driven turbo motor that can be used to turn the turbine when the wind is not… [mappress] Source: irishtimes, June 25, 2010;
The New York Power Authority came to the Syracuse Center of Excellence Thursday to enlist local companies in the effort to build wind turbines in the Great Lakes.
This spring Wal-Mart Stores (WMT) trumpeted its installation of wind turbines atop light poles at a supercenter in Worcester, Mass. Esmé E. Deprez and Matthew Boyle [mappress] Source: businessweek, June 25, 2010;
Though the Gulf catastrophe has opened the nation’s collective mind about the enormous potential of offshore wind, BP’s behavior has also,… Herman Trabish [mappress] Source: greentechmedia, June 25, 2010;
DONG Energy has signed an agreement to sell its ownership interests in Nordkraft and Salten Kraftsamband, two energy companies based in northern Norway, to a company in the Troms Kraft Group. The selling price of Nordkraft is approx. DKK 1.1 billion (approx. NOK 1.2 billion) while the selling price
Development of the Walney 1 offshore wind farm has overcome a “major challenge” with the installation of the offshore substation, Danish… [mappress] Source: newenergyfocus, June 24, 2010;
Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report related to the Wind turbine industry is available in its catalogue. [mappress] Source: live-PR, June 24, 2010;
Pan-European weather forecast specialist MeteoGroup has landed a contract to predict weather conditions during the construction and… [mappress] Source: newenergyfocus, June 24, 2010;
