Desert solar farms could use self-cleaning solar panels
The researchers found that 90 percent of deposited dust can be removed by the transparent screen in fewer than 60 seconds.
Self-cleaning solar panels could find use in the dusty environs of Arizona, the Middle East or Mars, Scientific American, By Larry Greenemeier, Aug 22, 2010, The best places to collect solar energy are also some of the dustiest on Earth and beyond, a quandary that leads to inefficiencies in how well the cells are able to convert strong sunlight into renewable electricity. The solution, according to new research, is to coat solar cells with material that enables them to chase away dirt particles on their own with the help of dust-repelling electrical charges. Continue reading
Renewable energy growth outpaces coal, gas and nuclear
Both the US and Europe added more renewable power capacity in 2009 than they added coal, gas, and nuclear capacity. Globally, 80,000 megawatts of renewable capacity was added, with China adding nearly half the total
Renewable Energy Investment is Growing – 24/7 Wall St., Paul Ausick, 21 Aug 2010, An international policy network called the Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st Century, or REN21, has released its global status report for 2010. Continue reading
Huge tidal energy project successfully started
Tidal energy has the potential to be a billion dollar industry in Maine within the next seven to ten years, creating hundreds of jobs.
Largest Ocean Energy Device Ever Installed In U.S. Waters Generates Electricity at Design Capacity Advanced Technology Revolutionizes the U.S. Ocean Energy Industry Renewable Energy World, August 18, 2010, PORTLAND, ME, Ocean Renewable Power Company (ORPC), an industry leader in tidal, river and deep-water ocean current energy technology and projects, announced today that its Beta Power System, the largest ocean energy “power plant” ever installed in U.S. waters, has successfully generated grid-compatible power from tidal currents at its Cobscook Bay site in Eastport, Maine…….. Continue reading
Push for renewable energy, not nuclear, in South Africa
Greenpeace pushes for renewable energy in SAfrica, Google hosted news, By MIA SNYMAN (AP) – 19 Aug, 2010, JOHANNESBURG — South Africa has renewable resources that can provide solutions to the country’s energy problems and create jobs — while fighting global warming, Greenpeace officials said Wednesday.”Greenpeace’s estimate that 78,000 green jobs could be created is conservative,” Glen Mpufane, who heads a development group, who joined a Greenpeace forum on green jobs on Wednesday…..
Environmental groups in South Africa are campaigning for a major move toward renewable energy rather than nuclear and coal energy……
The Associated Press: Greenpeace pushes for renewable energy in SAfrica
USA govt robs renewable energy jobs to pay other jobs
“These rescissions put into jeopardy the green jobs that the administration have touted as part of our clean energy future and put us further behind the rest of the world,” wrote Al Gore
Another $1.5B removed from DOE renewables loan guarantee program to help fund U.S. jobs bill, Photovoltaics International, 12 August 2010 | By Tom Cheyney | News > Market Watch “…..President Barack Obama signed a $26 billion funding bill passed by the House of Representatives in special session on Tuesday.
What was good news for stuggling public sector employees was not so good for the solar industry. To help fund the bill, the House decided to take $1.5 billion from the coffers originally designated for the Department of Energy’s renewable energy loan guarantee program. Continue reading
Scotland goes for tidal energy in a big way
“We are at the start of a new industrial boom, akin to the development of the North Sea oil and gas fields,” said Cornelius. “If we receive the same support from all levels of government that the oil and gas industry received to make the North Sea the success that it is, then the future is very bright for marine power and even brighter for Scotland.”
World’s largest tidal turbine unveiledNew 1MW marine energy system by Atlantis to be deployed later this summer guardian.co.uk, Rachel Fielding Friday 13 August 2010 The world’s largest tidal turbine was yesterday unveiled at a facility in Invergordon, Scotland, marking the culmination of a decade of development activity and moving tidal power one step closer to commercial viability. Continue reading
Facebook should be booming – but with Renewable Energy
big electricity consumers like Facebook can also play an important role by using its influence to demand policies that dramatically increase the supply of renewable electricity being put on the grid,
Facebook update: Switch to renewable energy now Facebook update: Switch to renewable energy now | Greenpeace International Greening Facebook from within Facebook recently announced it will build a massive data centre in Oregon, U.S., packed full of the latest energy efficient computers to serve the hundreds of millions of friends connecting on their near-addictive social networking website. But the company plans to run the place on electricity made by burning coal–Yes, the dirtiest source of energy and largest single source of global warming pollution in the world. Continue reading
Hot weather furthering solar energy in Germany
better-than-expected progress in harnessing the power of the sun on these hot summer days. Much earlier than expected, solar, wind and water power are expected to cover Germany’s total energy demands.
Renewable energy technology developing faster than expected, Germany | Deutsche Welle | 05.08.2010, Ben Knight, Germany is a world leader in developing solar power technology. The Fraunhofer Institute for Energy Technology has reported a marked progress in the capacity of renewable energy in Germany. But this could mean the country is running into a supply conflict with nuclear power. Continue reading
Electric cars – not pollution free, not cheap
Electric cars just aren’t economical, cleveland.com.August 04, 2010
“…….Until the cost comes down, electric vehicles are going to be a very tough sell to anyone with basic math skills.And, electric vehicles aren’t pollution free. The pollution is moved from the tail pipe of the car to the smokestack at the power plant. Nuclear energy pollutes where the spent radio active fuel rods are buried. If there’s a power failure for any reason, we’d have to walk too……
Electric cars just aren’t economical: Business Comment of the Day | cleveland.com
Providing jobs: renewable energy, energy efficiency beat nuclear power
Texas is a national leader in wind energy, generating more than 9,500 megawatts (MW) of installed capacity, thanks in part to the state’s renewable electricity standard.
(USA) Renewable Energy Would Create More Jobs Than Nuclear Power, Greentech Media, Elliott Negin, 29 July 2010, The Union of Concerned Scientists weighs in on the nuclear vs. renewables debate. “……If the federal government established a standard requiring utilities to obtain 25 percent of their electricity from renewable sources by 2025, it would create 297,000 new jobs, according to a 2009 analysis by my organization, the Union of Concerned Scientists. Continue reading
USA’s wind power industry needs National Renewable Energy Standard
the absence of a standard has discouraged investment in new manufacturing facilities and has effectively made the U.S wind industry less competitive than counterparts in Europe and China where long-term policy commitments are in place.
U.S. wind industry calls for national renewable energy standard, SmartPlanet, By David Worthington | Jul 28, 2010 American Wind Energy Association (AWEA), the national trade association for the wind energy industry in the United States, is sounding the alarm over the industry’s future viability without a national renewable energy standard. Continue reading
Americans want wind energy, but govt support is lacking
An overwhelming majority of Americans support a renewable electricity standard, and wind energy investment in particular
U.S. wind energy popular, but lacks investment – CNET News Candace Lombardi,July 28, 2010 Despite public approval, U.S. wind energy investment is slowing down instead of growing, according to the American Wind Energy Association. Continue reading
Solar power becoming now cheaper than nuclear
While the study includes subsidies for both solar and nuclear power, it estimates that if subsidies were removed from solar power, the crossover point would be delayed by a maximum of nine years….Having dropped below nuclear power, solar power is now one of the least expensive energy sources in America.
Study: Solar power is cheaper than nuclear | The Energy Collective, July 27, 2010 by OshaDavidson The Holy Grail of the solar industry — reaching grid parity — may no longer be a distant dream. Solar may have already reached that point, at least when compared to nuclear power, according to a new study by two researchers at Duke University. Continue reading
Sunny Central Australia to lead in solar energy
These projects will demonstrate large-scale renewable energy technologies, including a variety of cutting edge solar photovoltaic concentrator [pictured] and solar thermal technologies
CPV in Australia’s Red CentreA town called Alice: How CPV is springing up in Australia. Renewable Energy World, by Brian Elmer July 27, 2010 London — Located in the arid desert region in the heart of Australia, the small town of Alice Springs, with a population of 28,000 is normally best known as the jump off point for one of Australia’s best known natural icons, Uluru (the geological formation formerly known as Ayers Rock). Located about 500 km to the south west (considered a short distance in the vast reaches of the Northern Territory Outback) Uluru attracts some 400,000 visitors per year. Over the last few years though, Alice Springs has been attracting attention for another reason, its development of world-leading expertise in its use of one of the region’s other natural and abundant resources – solar energy.
Indeed, the central Australian region receives more sunlight than any other region in Australia, with over 7 kWh/m2/day of incident radiation, Continue reading
Huge wind farm planned by for California
San Diego team behind world’s largest wind farm, SignOnSanDiego.com, By Onell R. Soto, UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER , July 26, 2010 A development team based in San Diego is leading an effort to build the world’s largest wind farm in Mojave.The $1.6 billion Alta Wind Energy Center consists of more than 600 wind turbines on desert ridge lines between Lancaster and Bakersfield.The 1,500 megawatt project is estimated to produce enough power for 275,000 homes, said Randy Hoyle, head of wind development for Terra-Gen Power. San Diego team behind world’s largest wind farm – SignOnSanDiego.com
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