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Iceland's volcanoes in from the cold to geothermal power Europe
Posted Wed, 02 Mar 2011 14:56:01 GMT by Martin LeggettA sub-sea cable could export clean energy from Iceland to Europe, taking power from its notoriously active volcanoes and harnessing it for good. With three-quarters of the island's clean energy potential untapped, Iceland is calling for investors to help it start a geothermal energy revolution. According to Monday's report from Bloomberg, the project would involve laying a sub-sea cable 700 miles, from Iceland to Scotland, in the UK, in order to provide geothermal power to Europe's grid system.
Iceland's volcanoes in from the cold to geothermal power Europe
From Solar Panel To Bio-panel, Going Green With Algae.
Posted Sun, 27 Feb 2011 23:33:02 GMT by Kieran BallIs algae the biofuel of the future? The biodiesel industry faces huge challenges in the coming years. Unless youre in a country such as Malaysia or Indonesia where there's the climate and suitable land to grow plantations for palm oil or similar plant biofuels, then your options are limited.
From Solar Panel To Bio-panel, Going Green With Algae.
Ski-park incinerator proves sustainability doesn't mean sacrifice
Posted Tue, 22 Feb 2011 08:58:00 GMT by Rachel EnglandCopenhagen incinerator doubles as ski-park. A waste management plant planned for Copenhagen in 2016 will generate enough heat and electricity for 140,000 homes and will have an added bonus - it'll be covered by an urban ski park. The new plant will replace the existing 40 year old incinerator, taking waste from five municipalities in its area.
Ski-park incinerator proves sustainability doesn't mean sacrifice
Tapping volcanoes for superefficient geothermal energy
Posted Mon, 21 Feb 2011 12:47:00 GMT by Louise MurrayGeologists drilling in the Krafla volcano in Iceland struck upon a high grade source of geothermal energy when their deep drilling well hit a pool of molten rock. These magma wells could produce five times the power of conventional wells as the economics of generating steam from hot geothermal sources improve as temperature and pressure increase.
Tapping volcanoes for superefficient geothermal energy
Geothermal Electricity Generation comes to Ireland
Posted Fri, 18 Feb 2011 13:25:00 GMT by Simon KentThe initial go-ahead has been given for Ireland to create its first geothermal power plant. Ireland's first geothermal electricity generating station has been given planning permission. The station will be operated by Newcastle Energy Limited while the scoping and planning application has been carried out by environmental consulting company SLR.
Geothermal Electricity Generation comes to Ireland
Powering the world by alternative energy
Posted Wed, 16 Feb 2011 14:44:00 GMT by Michael EvansAmerican researchers claim that by 2030 all new world energy could come from wind, water and solar power and all pre-existing energy production could be converted by 2050. Professor Mark Jacobson from Stamford University and Dr Mark Delucchi of the University of California-Davis maintain that this could be accomplished if the world converted to clean, renewable energy sources and abandoned fossil fuels.
Powering the world by alternative energy
Future Uncertain for Renewable Energy Feed in Tariffs
Posted Mon, 14 Feb 2011 12:51:00 GMT by Simon KentUK government has placed the Feed in Tarrif for renewable energy under review sooner than expected causing concern within the industry. The UK government are facing criticism and anxiety from the renewable energy sector for bringing forward their review of the Feed in Tariff scheme designed to encourage and support renewable electricity generation.
Future Uncertain for Renewable Energy Feed in Tariffs
WWF reports 100% Renewable Energy Power is Possible
Posted Mon, 14 Feb 2011 08:00:01 GMT by Julian JacksonMassive new study on renewables shows they make economic sense. A new WWF report which examines the feasibility of reaching 100% of clean, renewable energy by 2050. In a massive study, two years in the making, in conjunction with respected energy consultants Ecofys and the Office for Metropolitan Architecture, WWF have shown that a better world, is to coin a phrase, possible.
WWF reports 100% Renewable Energy Power is Possible
American company taps into geothermals
Posted Fri, 11 Feb 2011 13:41:01 GMT by John DeanAmerican company Pratt & Whitney Power Systems has sold three PureCycle Organic Rankine Cycle units with the capacity to generate up to 780 kW of geothermal power to the Jeoden Electricity production project, in Denizli, near Izmir, Turkey. The project, which converts geothermal heat from existing water sources, is being run by Jeoden Geothermal.
American company taps into geothermals
Renewables playing its part in UK employment market
Posted Fri, 11 Feb 2011 11:55:01 GMT by John DeanResearch has revealed that renewable energy in the UK is starting to make an impact on employment statistics. RenewableUK, the country's leading voice for the renewable energy industry, has published the most comprehensive ever employment figures for the wind energy industry, showing a 91 per cent increase in full-time employment in the sector between 2007/8 and 2009/10.
Renewables playing its part in UK employment market
Household sewage as a vast energy resource
Posted Tue, 18 Jan 2011 14:12:02 GMT by Michael EvansUsing the energy in household sewage as a new source of power. Scientists are forever looking for new sources of energy and researchers from the UK's Newcastle University have recently been turning their attention to household sewage. Although previously not thought to be worth bothering with, the Newcastle findings have lead them to believe that household sewage has far more potential as an alternative source of energy than had previously been thought.
Household sewage as a vast energy resource
Investing green: Clear potential for waste-to-energy technologies
Posted Tue, 11 Jan 2011 19:42:03 GMT by Simon KentA report into the waste management and recovery industry has identified clear potential for waste-to-energy technologies within the UK and energy-hungry developing countries. But while the scarcity of metals and energy is driving the sector forward, legislation, regulations and lack of finance are still posing challenges to the sector.
Investing green: Clear potential for waste-to-energy technologies
Wind turbines 'help crops', say US researchers
Posted Tue, 04 Jan 2011 14:15:00 GMT by John DeanResearch conducted by American scientists has suggested that wind turbines operating on Midwestern farm fields may be good for crop production. The research suggests that the turbine blades that generate renewable energy might also help corn and soybean crops stay cooler and drier..
Wind turbines 'help crops', say US researchers
UK renewables hit all-time high
Posted Tue, 04 Jan 2011 13:00:29 GMT by John DeanBritish Government statistics for the third quarter of last year showed that renewables contributed their biggest ever percentage of national electricity generation. Figures from the Department of Energy and Climate Change showed the level at 8.6% with the contribution from wind up by 37% compared to same quarter in 2009.
UK renewables hit all-time high
Ugandan townsmen turn waste problem into fuel
Posted Mon, 20 Dec 2010 06:33:03 GMT by Rachel EnglandUgandan pair use pyrolysis to tackle town's waste problem. Two men from Kampala, Uganda, have perfected a technique of turning rubbish into a versatile fuel, helping to tackle the town's escalating waste problem.
Ugandan townsmen turn waste problem into fuel
Tourists Welcomed to Chernobyl
Posted Wed, 15 Dec 2010 14:28:01 GMT by Emma McNeilIt will probably never match Bondi Beach or St Tropez as a holiday destination with popular appeal, but the Ukrainian government is hoping that it can lure adventurous travellers to Chernobyl's Exclusion Zone. They hope visitors will pay to take officially sanctioned tours of the area, the site of the world's worst nuclear accident in 1986.
Tourists Welcomed to Chernobyl
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