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New Scottish hydro-electric power scheme approved
Posted Fri, 29 Jul 2011 18:47:00 GMT by Julian JacksonScotland is on track to generate all its power from renewables by 2020. The Scottish Government has given the go-ahead to a new hydro-electric project in the Highlands. A five megawatt development near Kinlochleven at Loch Eilde Mor on the western side of Scotland is expected to generate enough renewable energy to power around 2,400 homes.
New Scottish hydro-electric power scheme approved
Kenyans ready for dark days ahead
Posted Thu, 28 Jul 2011 12:40:00 GMT by Peter KahareKenyans are getting ready for dark days ahead as the National Power distributor Kenya Power and Lighting Company begins rationing power supply from 27th July. The rationing is a culmination of erratic power supply that has been going on in different parts of the country especially in towns.
Kenyans ready for dark days ahead
Water suppliers embrace solar energy
Posted Thu, 21 Jul 2011 20:11:01 GMT by Michael ClarkThe San Juan Water District, in California, yesterday began buying power from a solar energy facility it developed on land it owns. Expect to see more of this in the future, as water suppliers struggle to reduce their risks associated with energy costs, future carbon regulations, and water scarcity.
Water suppliers embrace solar energy
Wind of discontent
Posted Mon, 18 Jul 2011 07:27:00 GMT by Lea SibbelAn environmentalist observing the steady rotation of the hundreds offshore wind turbines at the coast of Germany's North Sea, stretching from the Dutch border all the way up to the islands of Fohr and Sylt, gets a sense of a peaceful tranquility and hopeful enthusiasm: This could be the future of green energy, one possible way to help fight climate change. Meanwhile, the troubles under the surface of the water usually go unnoticed.
Wind of discontent
With Japan bowing out, where will the anti-nuclear tsunami stop?
Posted Fri, 15 Jul 2011 12:39:00 GMT by Martin LeggettJapan's PM has urged the country to consider a future without nuclear power, becoming the latest country to look to joining the ex-nuclear club. But where will this widening worldwide shunting of nuclear power lead us?
With Japan bowing out, where will the anti-nuclear tsunami stop?
Nuclear Regulatory Commission's Japan Task Force Makes Its Report
Posted Wed, 13 Jul 2011 23:01:17 GMT by Mike CampbellThe Fukushima nuclear power plant was directly in the path of the tsunami and was also at the epicentre of some aftershocks. The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission established a Japan Task Force which was charged with identifying lessons that the USA should learn from the Fukushima incident.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission's Japan Task Force Makes Its Report
Putting ambient energy to work
Posted Fri, 08 Jul 2011 09:22:00 GMT by Gracie ValenaA team from the Georgia Tech School of Electrical and Computer Engineering have designed an ultrawideband rectifying antenna that can harness ambient energy from radios and television transmitters and cellphone and satellite communication networks and convert it to DC power to enable a wide range of devices.
Putting ambient energy to work
Investment in green energy soared to $211 billion in 2010
Posted Thu, 07 Jul 2011 17:20:00 GMT by Kieran BallInvestment in renewable energies leaps between 2009 and 2010. Developing countries were seen to be making up the vanguard, forging ahead with green energy investment and development. China, in particular, invested $48.9 billion, an increase of 28% on 2009.
Investment in green energy soared to $211 billion in 2010
Termite guts provide biofuel cocktail
Posted Thu, 07 Jul 2011 15:11:00 GMT by Colin RickettsTermites break up woody food to eat - one of the reasons they're such a feared pest - and, new research shows that the enzymes they use could also be used to produce biofuels. Research published online in the journal PLoS One, and is the first time that sugar outputs from termites have been measured.
Termite guts provide biofuel cocktail
Cradle to grave stance urged for nuclear industry
Posted Sun, 03 Jul 2011 22:02:01 GMT by Mike CampbellThe devastating earthquake and subsequent tsunami which wrought much destruction to north east Japan on March 11th 2011 triggered a nuclear emergency at Fukushima which has had consequences on nuclear policy much further afield: Germany has announced that it will abandon plans to use nuclear power in the future.
Cradle to grave stance urged for nuclear industry
New York body gives amber-light to fracking
Posted Fri, 01 Jul 2011 12:33:00 GMT by Martin LeggettShale gas extraction has been given a half-hearted thumbs up by New York's Department of Environmental Conservation, in draft legislation published today. Sensitive areas will be off-limits for fracking, and tougher regulations will apply - but up to 85% of the resource in the US state could potentially be opened up for exploitation.
New York body gives amber-light to fracking
Winds of change in the US
Posted Fri, 01 Jul 2011 12:23:01 GMT by Laura BrownCampaigner call for more consistent policy for the wind energy sector. The new chair of the American Wind Energy Association is calling for more consistency at policy level to develop the wind sector. Does it point to a change in how government sees wind energy in the US?
Winds of change in the US
Biodiversity Research Institute studies wind turbine dangers to wildlife
Posted Thu, 30 Jun 2011 16:09:00 GMT by Julian JacksonCareful location of renewable energy developments may reduce impacts on birds and bats. Biodiversity Research Institute (BRI) has established a new wildlife and renewable energy program to study and understand the movements of birds and bats and to assess the potential interactions between energy facilities and wildlife.
Biodiversity Research Institute studies wind turbine dangers to wildlife
UK wave power machines get new funding
Posted Tue, 28 Jun 2011 13:39:00 GMT by Julian JacksonClimate Change Minister in Scotland to announce £20m for marine industry. Funding to take marine power devices to the next level of development has been announced by Climate Change Minister Greg Barker on a visit to Pelamis Wave Power at Leith Docks in Edinburgh.
UK wave power machines get new funding
Double boost for U.S. solar energy industry
Posted Mon, 20 Jun 2011 15:02:00 GMT by John DeanSolar energy production in the United States has taken a big step forward with the announcement of a loan guarantee to an American company developing new technology. U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu has announced a $150 million loan guarantee to 1366 Technologies, Inc. to develop multicrystalline wafers.
Double boost for U.S. solar energy industry
Web tool measures biofuels' green credentials
Posted Mon, 20 Jun 2011 13:41:00 GMT by Colin RickettsBiofuels, once thought of as the great hope of the post-oil economy, have had a mixed press. While they're not oil, their production is often, itself, environmentally and socially damaging. A new tool from Swiss energy experts allows anyone to rate the sustainability of their fuels.
Web tool measures biofuels' green credentials
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