UK renewable energy has grown fast
Renewable energy use reaches record levels, Rapid Electronics , 24 Dec 10, The renewable energy industry made its highest ever contribution to the UK’s electricity supply during the autumn, new figures show. Continue reading
Positive future for renewable energy
The Future of Alternative and Renewable Energy The Blunt Blogger By Maisy Winter 26 Dec 2010 Innovation in alternative and renewable energy sources and technologies is quickly changing the face of this rapidly expanding energy sector. The United States residential use of energy is predicted to increase by 25 percent in the year 2025, predicted by the U.S. Department of Energy. Continue reading
California’s boost for distributed solar power
“This program is a great step forward in facilitating the expansion of distributed solar power generation,”
Commission votes to expand mid-sized renewable energy development, California’s feed-in tariff program: Clean Energy, Allie Gardner, 22 Dec 10, Smaller scale solar energy development just got a significant leg-up in California. The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) voted unanimously to approve a new program designed to drive small to mid-sized renewable energy development. Continue reading
Rapid take up of local solar power by Australians
“Much of this growth will be in regional Australia, creating employment opportunities and an economic boost for towns and communities,”
Green Australia turns to solar power | The Daily Telegraph, Cameron England , 22 Dec 10, THERE were more than 100,000 solar power systems installed across Australia last year which is more than in the previous decade combined. Continue reading
Utah shows the way to develop 100% renewable energy
careful development of Utah’s abundant renewable energy resources along with utility-scale energy storage can provide a technically sound, economically feasible and reliable long-term strategy to meet Utah’s growing energy needs through the middle of the this century…..
A Green Energy Plan for the Red Heart of the American West, THE HUFFINGTON POST, Christopher Thomas, 15 Dec 10, Yesterday, HEAL UTAH released a study that could change the way the West thinks about energy.The new report, as reported on by the New York Times today, shows that smart renewable energy development with storage can meet 100 percent of Utah’s growing need for electricity by mid-century, using only technologies that are commercially available today……. Continue reading
Transmission and storage – progress towards national renewable energy
Transmission capacity isn’t the only thing needed for clean energy to come into wider use, though. Also critical is energy-storage technology, as renewable-power sources like wind and solar can produce electricity intermittently.
Renewable-Energy Infrastructure Gets a Boost, GetSolar, December 12th 2010 Crucial to the wider adoption of solar power and other renewable-energy technologies is an improvement in the nation’s electric infrastructure – and it looks like progress is being made. Continue reading
Lower electricity prices, more jobs, with growth in solar energy
For the U.S., boosting total solar capacity to 139 gigawatts, as the report predicts, would account for 4.9 percent of the country’s total output, add 683,0000 jobs and help reduce the cost of electricity to $2.32 a watt from $5.71 today.
Global Solar Energy May Reach 980 Gigawatts by 2020 By Christopher Martin Dec. 2 (Bloomberg) –– Global solar energy capacity may reach 980 gigawatts by 2020 as governments worldwide seek to reduce fossil fuel consumption and cut emissions of greenhouse gases, a group of renewable energy associations said. Continue reading
Renewable energy – China leads the world
“The level of wind energy being deployed in China shows what can be achieved with a carefully planned energy and industrial policy that elevates cleantech to a national strategic level,”
China secures the lead in renewable energy – UPI.com, BEIJING, Dec. 1 (UPI) –– China is now the leader in the global renewable energy market, a report by Ernst & Young says. Continue reading
UK govt promoting small-scale decentralised renewable energy
The web site is the latest in a series of measures from the government designed to facilitate the rollout of community-scale renewable energy projects, which critics have long claimed have been neglected in favour of onsite and larger-scale projects.
Coalition calls on ‘big society’ to embrace small energy New Community Energy Online web site to provide guidance on how to deliver local renewables projects, BusinessGreen, By James Murray25 Nov Continue reading
Renewable energy projects happening without fanfare
(Canada) B.C. renewable-energy news items add up – City of Industry, Vancouver Sun, By Derrick Penner Biz 23 Nov 2010 They aren’t making big news, but the companies working on renewable energy projects continue to rack up small news items in the continuing development of the sector. Continue reading
Offshore wind farm for Massachusetts
Approval by the Massachusetts DPU comes on the heels of news that Cape Wind project construction will soon bring over 1,000 new manufacturing, staging, assembly, construction, and operations jobs to Massachusetts.
Massachusetts OKs Cape Wind Deal with National Grid Reuters Ecopolitology Nov 23, 2010 by Timothy B. Hurst Cape Wind, the first offshore wind farm ever approved in the U.S., today passed another major milestone with the approval by the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities of a 15-year Power Purchase Agreement with the utility, National Grid, to buy Cape Wind’s energy, capacity and renewable energy credits. Continue reading
Britain to help renewable energy development in Africa and Asia
Britain today pledged to spend several hundred million pounds to finance a series of private sector green energy initiatives intended to bring electricity to some of the poorest African and Asian households….In Asia the project could generate 5GW of new renewable energy and create 60,000 jobs,”
Government to fund private sector renewable energy schemes for Africa Global development | guardian.co.uk, 18 Nov 10, The international development secretary, Andrew Mitchell, pledges to finance green energy projects proposed by industry that could raise £9 for every £1 of government money guardian.co.uk, 18 November 2010 Continue reading
Research needed for smart grid and renewable energy development
Research and development is needed to prepare the electric grid for the coming onslaught of new solar and wind power, in much the way farmers must prepare the ground before sowing a crop, (picture below from Repower America)
Report: Electric Grid R&D Must Parallel Expansion of Renewable Power, NYTimes.com, By JENNY MANDEL November 16, 2010 tThe Energy Department should expand its research on energy storage, long-distance electricity transmission and short-term weather forecasting in order tosupport the growing use of renewable energy, the American Physical Society says in a report released today. Continue reading
Growing strength of new international energy agency
IRENA believes that renewable energy use must, and will increase dramatically in the coming years, because of its key role in:
- enhancing energy security
- reducing greenhouse gas emissions and mitigating climate change
- alleviating energy poverty
- supporting sustainable development, and
- boosting economic growth.
IRENA – Building a New Energy Agency RenewablesNovember 15, 2010 by Anja Atkinson On the 24th and 25th October, the International Renewable Energy Agency held it’s fourth session of the Preparatory Commission in Abu Dhabi. All together 300 delegates attended from more than 100 countries. Continue reading
Canada’s renewable energy investments paying off
Green power rallies Toronto Sun, 15 Nov 10, VANCOUVER – Backing Canada’s leading renewable energy companies wasn’t just a feel-good venture this past year. It made investors rich as shares of big producers enjoyed market-beating returns. Continue reading
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