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World’S Top #wind Turbine
Apr 22 2018 01:05 PM | eds in Green Energy
Vattenfall, built the world’s most powerful wind turbine, . . .off the coast of Aberdeen, Scotland. A single propellor rotation, can power, . . . an average home for a whole day. Being taller is handy, . . . as wind generally moves faster, . . . at h...
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Value Of Atlantic Offshore #wind
Apr 19 2018 06:15 PM | eds in Green Energy
In its new study, titled . . . “Estimating the Value of Offshore Wind Along the United States’ Eastern Coast,” . . . Berkeley Lab makes the case for offshore wind based on, . . . Value, NOT Cost! The study finds, . . . that the historical ‘market...
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Customer-Centric #energy Transformation
Apr 17 2018 06:15 PM | eds in Green Energy
Vermont's, Green Mountain Power (GMP), . . . an investor-owned utility, . . . is the only utility named to . . . Fast Company’s top 10 most innovative companies in energy. Customer-Centric #Energy Transformation, presents . . . Rocky Mountain Inst...
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What Are #microgrids?
Apr 16 2018 12:10 PM | eds in Green Energy
The power plant on an island, . . . has historically been a diesel generator, . . . which feeds power to buildings through a smaller network, . . . of relatively low voltage wires. More recently, . . . these island microgrids have an array of solar pan...
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Ireland: 65% #renewable
Apr 14 2018 01:50 PM | eds in Green Energy
Ireland's power system, is the . . . first in the world, capable of delivering, . . . 65% variable renewable energy, and that . . . higher levels were being sought. 4-14-2018 Source: Ireland: 65% #Renewable
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Vietnam #solar
Apr 11 2018 01:00 PM | eds in Green Energy
Vietnam is one of the fastest growing economies in the world, with . . . 8-10% annual increase in power consumption by industries, . . . who are the largest consumers of electricity in the country. Sterling and Wilson, a global solar EPC company, . ....
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World’S Most Powerful #wind Turbine
Apr 11 2018 12:40 PM | eds in Green Energy
Vattenfall’s European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre, . . . successfully installed, the first of two, . . . 8.8 megawatt (MW) turbines, . . . off the coast of North East Scotland. The project was initially caught up in a protracted legal battle, ....
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Farmer's Guide To Going #solar
Apr 10 2018 06:20 PM | eds in Green Energy
The cost of going solar has declined, . . . enabling more installations across the country. Consider these questions to help you determine, . . . what’s best for you and your farm. 2-10-2018 Source: Farmer's Guide to Going #Solar
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Will Renewables Replace Non-Renewables?
Apr 06 2018 12:25 PM | eds in Green Energy
Solar photovoltaic, and wind power, . . . are rapidly getting cheaper, and more abundant, . . . so much so, that they are on track, . . . to entirely supplant fossil fuels worldwide within 2 decades, . . . with the time frame depending mostly on politi...
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Floating #solar Panels
Apr 03 2018 08:55 PM | eds in Green Energy
Forecasts indicate, that solar energy will be the main protagonist. . . . The figures show that during the next 5 years, . . . photovoltaic solar energy will represent, . . . the largest incorporation of annual capacity for renewables, well above . ....
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Follow The Money: Uneconomic #non-Renewables
Mar 31 2018 01:00 PM | eds in Green Energy
Ohio-based utility giant, FirstEnergy, . . . wants DOE, to bail out not only its uneconomic coal and nuclear plants, . . . but ,all ailing plants across the PJM Interconnection region, which includes . . . 13 states, and Washington D.C. FirstEnergy, i...
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Australia: 2Nd Virtual #power Plant (Vpp)
Mar 29 2018 12:50 PM | eds in Green Energy
A $23 million project will deliver . . . Tesla Powerwall 2 home batteries to up to . . . 1200 Adelaide households representing . . . 6 MW of residential energy storage. A further . . . 2 MW of demand response capacity will be deployed across . . ....
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World’S Biggest #solar Park?
Mar 28 2018 01:10 PM | eds in Green Energy
The Softbank Solar project, . . . planned for the Saudi desert would be about . . . 100 times larger than the next biggest proposed development, . . . 200 Billion dollars, in cost, for . . . 200 GW of energy. 3-28-2018 Source: World’s Biggest #Solar...
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#geothermal: $175.3 Million
Mar 27 2018 02:15 PM | eds in Green Energy
Around 40% of the world’s geothermal reserves, . . . are located in Indonesia. The Asian Development Bank, . . . is to provide a loan of approximately . . . $175.3 million to PT Supreme Energy Rantau Dedap, . . . to help finance the 2nd phase of...
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Small All #electric Truck
Mar 26 2018 01:50 PM | eds in Green Energy
Workhorse, "N-Gen" is a: . . . . . . battery electric, . . . . . . all-wheel drive delivery vehicle, that features a . . . . . . low floor height, and a . . . . . . .tall roof for ease of access. Those features reduce strain on the: . . . . . ....
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#solar Power: Energy Payback Time
Mar 25 2018 08:20 PM | eds in Green Energy
Energy payback estimates for rooftop PV systems are: . . . . . . 4 years current multicrystalline-silicon PV modules, . . . . . . 3 years current thin-film modules, . . . . . . 2 years anticipated multicrystalline modules, and . . . . . . 1 year antici...
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New #electric Motor: Saves 30% Of Energy
Mar 24 2018 04:50 PM | eds in Green Energy
Software Motor Company (SMC), . . . has built a new type of electric motor, . . . demonstrating 30% energy savings. We built a motor that is Internet-of-Things (IOT) enabled out of the box.” . . . SMC motors are built on a new electric motor technolog...
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#wind/wave Project
Mar 23 2018 01:15 PM | eds in Green Energy
Danish developer Floating Power Plant (FPP), and . . . Ireland’s DP Energy are moving forward with plans to develop the . . . Katanes wave/wind hybrid project. The companies will take a staged approach, developing an up to: . . . . . . 3.5MW wave, and...
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Will China's Energy, Be Used To Power Europe?
Mar 21 2018 03:05 PM | eds in Green Energy
The European Union’s scientific research centre, . . . has explored the idea of linking the power grids of . . . Europe and China, in order to tap into, . . . the immense clean energy potential of the . . . Middle Kingdom, and the countries of Central...
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#renewables Vs Nuclear
Mar 20 2018 02:05 PM | eds in Green Energy
The costs of solar, and wind have plunged, . . . while nuclear has become almost astoundingly expensive. Getting Hinkley C in south-west England underway, . . . the first new nuclear plant since the 1990s, . . . required an extensive commitment by the...
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Chinese #solar: Marginalize's Us World Infl...
Mar 20 2018 01:40 PM | eds in Green Energy
The “One Belt One Road” initiative, . . . currently being pursued by the Chinese government, is promising . . . $1.2 trillion to be injected into struggling economies worldwide. That is in addition to the . . . $200 billion already delivered....
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Florida: #wind Energy
Mar 17 2018 01:25 PM | eds in Green Energy
Gulf Power, . . . became the leading purchaser of wind energy in Florida. As the utility marks its second anniversary of wind in its mix, . . . it has provided more than . . . 1.7 million megawatts hours of wind-generated energy, enough to power . . ....
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Microsoft Getting Into Rooftop #solar?
Mar 16 2018 01:20 PM | eds in Green Energy
Microsoft, announced plans to procure, . . . 60 megawatts of solar energy in Singapore, Because, we've had other projects, . . . that have had challenges related to permitting issues, that may put , . . . 100% of the output in jeopardy. Microsoft...
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#renewables Save Money
Mar 15 2018 01:05 PM | eds in Green Energy
Redes Energéticas Nacionais (REN), . . . APREN says that Portuguese renewable energy plants : . . . . . . Hydro, . . . . . . Wind, . . . . . . Solar, . . . . . . Geothermal, and . . . . . . Biomass, coverages . . . 54% of power demand, . . . allowing...
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#renewable Electricity, Saves Carbon Faster
Mar 15 2018 12:50 PM | eds in Green Energy
Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI), . . . rebuts prior analyses claiming that . . . nuclear power deploys faster than renewable power, and . . . renewable growth is inadequate. 3-14-2018 Source: #Renewable electricity, saves carbon faster
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