Desert solar farm to boost economy in San Joaqiun Valley
Large-scale solar power represents a way out of those economic troubles for Westlands.
Finally! One Big Solar Project Environment and Business Can Agree On, The Energy Collective, by Taylen Peterson 04/06/2010 “….The plan involves the reuse of “dead” farmland in the San Joaquin Valley. Years of intense farming has left a huge amount of acreage overly salty and fallow. And unlike other proposed solar sites in California, especially the Mojave Desert, this land is not habitat to endangered species.
So without much other use for the land, local residents, environmentalists and industry are pleased with the solar prospect. Continue reading
Successful flight of solar-power plane
Solar-Powered Plane Makes First Test Flight in Switzerland The Solar Impulse Flew Successfully Without Fuel or Emissions on Wednesday By Hilary Stingley , April 7th, 2010 On Wednesday, a solar-powered airplane designed to fly day and night without fuel or emissions, successfully made its first test flight above the Swiss countryside. The plane, known as the Solar Impulse, has 12,000 solar cells built into its wings and is a prototype for an aircraft intended to fly around the world without fuel in 2012…..The first around the world flight of the Solar Impulse is scheduled to take place in 2012 with an updated version of the plane.
Vast majority of war veterans favour renewable energy
Bulgaria’s renewable energy racing ahead in a responsible manner
there is no doubt that the renewable energy industry is soaring there.
Keeping Bulgaria Renewable Energy Responsible Green Chip Stocks, By Jeff Siegel , April 7th, 2010“……Since government incentives kicked in over there, new wind, solar and biomass projects have totalled more than 11,000 megawatts. This is huge!Well today, the Bulgarian government announced that it is proposing a ban on building solar and wind farms on quality arable land. Definitely a smart decision on the part of Bulgaria.Certainly the expansion of renewable energy operations is integral to the long-term economic growth of the Balkan country. Continue reading
Westinghouse trying to sell nuclear plants and nuclear fuel to Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Westinghouse May Build Nuclear Reactor in Bulgaria’s Kozloduy – Novinite.com – Sofia News Agency 8 April 2010, “…Westinghouse has made it clear it is interested in participating in a future tender for the construction of a new 1000 MW reactor in the Bulgarian nuclear power plant Kozloduy which has four inactive 440 MW reactors and two working 1000 MW units, all of which are Soviet-made.The US energy company has also told Traikov that it was ready to obtain a license so that its nuclear fuel could be used for the Russian reactors in Bulgaria.
Australia could become world renewable energy leader
US taxpayers can save with energy efficiency and renewables
Tax Incentives Promote Energy Efficiency, Renewable Power A Look at Ways Savvy Homeowners Can Save Money Now and in the Future, SolveClimate.com, by Renee Cho – Apr 4th, 2010
With taxes on the mind this month, some homeowners are discovering just how much investing in energy efficiency and renewable energy can pay off. Continue reading
Energy companies stifling renewable energy at the local level
Think Locally, Pollute Globally: Dirty Energy Sector Wages a State-by-State War on Solar and Wind Technology BUZZFLASH NEWS ANALYSIS, by Meg White 2 April 2010 President Obama frames his decision to allow increased offshore drilling, new nuclear power plants and the pursuit of “clean” coal technology as a type of a stopgap measure to fill American demands for cheap energy while renewable sources of energy are developed. But is this a case of sleeping with the enemy? Continue reading
Florida call for truly clean, renewable, energy jobs
Florida Mayor Calls for State to Foster Renewable Energy Jobs, Clean Energy Footprints, 1 April 2010, Tom Larson, Renewable energy expansion can drive Florida jobs growth–we just need to post our “Open for Business” sign. Orange County, Florida (home of Orlando), is inviting cleantech investments, in engineering, manufacturing and development of innovators by entrepreneurs and at our centers of higher education. This is the Sunshine State: Continue reading
Earth Hour. Lights off 8.30pm – 9.30pm Sat 27 March
Earth Hour 2010: Respond to Climate Change through Energy Conservation, March 26, 2010 by Tracy Edenloft In this times of global climate change, we are called upon to act for energy conservation. This year 2010, various cities all over the world will be celebrating Earth Hour 2010 as we turn our lights off for 1 hour on Saturday, March 27, 2010 from 8:30pm to 9:30pm.
Various countries will participate in this year’s Earth Hour 2010 dubbed to the the largest gathering of participants which aims to surpass last year’s Earth Hour. Continue reading
China leads, USA way behind, in renewable energy policy
China Leads G-20 Nations In Renewable Energy Finance And Investment Solar Industry:25 March 2010 For the first time, China led the U.S. and other G-20 members in 2009 clean energy investments and finance, according to a new study by The Pew Charitable Trusts. Last year, China invested $34.6 billion in the clean energy economy – nearly double the U.S.’ total of $18.6 billion.
Over the last five years, the U.S. also trailed five G-20 members (Turkey, Brazil, China, the U.K. and Italy) in the rate of clean energy investment growth. Continue reading
China leaping ahead in renewable energy
China – A Powerhouse in Renewable Energy, Renewable Energy World, March 21, 2010, “China missed the first industrial revolution, missed the computer revolution, and the biology revolution – they want to be a leader in the green revolution.” And indeed, China is now the third largest producer in the wind power market and one of the fastest-growing in domestic wind installations. For the fourth consecutive year, China has more than doubled its wind installations.
And offshore wind, a technology with a great deal of sex appeal, is yet another story. While China installed its first major offshore wind farm near Shanghai and is 9th in the world as far as total offshore capacity, the U.S. is not even on the list.
China is also the world leader in PV manufacturing and production –
Renewable energy for 150 German cities, not nuclear for corporate profits!
150 German towns want nuclear power ended, de.indymedia.org, Diet Simon, 17 March 2010 Local power utilities in Germany have formed an anti-nuclear power alliance saying that planned longer running times for nukes are endangering their plans to invest billions in climate-friendly green energies…..The local governments have coalesced to resist the power giants E.on, RWE, EnBW and Vattenfall, which run nuclear stations……Lengthening the running times of atomic plants, as the present government intends to do, offers the companies billions in extra profits. Continue reading
Nuclear power is the most pressing global issue
Nuclear Power Decisions Will Determine Much. Climate Progress Craig Severance 15 March 2010, Though nuclear power may seem a limited issue — related only to energy, and only one of several energy sources at that – the decision whether to pursue nuclear power may prove to be the most important decision now before world leaders. Consider the following: Continue reading
Colorado becoming a leader in renewable energy jobs
Colorado is the new energy frontier, Michael Bowman, THE HUFFINGTON POST, 12 March 2010, Colorado is emerging as an international player in the next great technological and industrial revolution. The impending state renewables bill is aggressive, job-creating, and could result in as many as 100,000 homes being equipped with solar panels, small wind turbines, or other clean energy sources…. Continue reading
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