Indonesia is all set to develop the wind energy as the large-scale wind farm being built in Sukabumi. The large-scale wind turbines plant in the country will be exactly set up at Sukabumi in West Java end of this year.
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Anyone still favour nuclear options?
The explosion at a Japanese nuclear power plant shows exactly why we should avoid locally made nuclear power at all costs and use the safe nuclear power that mother nature has given us – solar power and wind energy.
Continue readingViessmann welcomes the Government?s Renewable Energy Heat Incentive
Viessmann offers solar thermal and photovoltaic, combined heat and power modules (CHP), ground, air and water sourced heat pumps and biomass boilers.
Continue readingIn 2010, impressive growth of solar power photovoltaic in Europe
Last year, 13,000 MW of solar energy PV were installed, so that this was the leading green technology in terms of capacity addition. EPIA believes that ?grid parity? will soon be achieved for household installations.
Continue readingUntapped renewable potential for winter heating and summer cooling
RHC Platform emphasize that the renewable energy market has a huge potential in this sector. However, there is a lack of appropriate policies that support them.
Continue readingWind power in Jamaica: Wigton Wind farm
Wigton Wind farm and the viability of wind energy. Wind turbines at the Wigton Wind Farm in Rose Hill Manchester are computerised to travel in the direction of the wind. Wigton earns and trades carbon credits.
Continue readingAsia Pacific Solar Power Photovoltaic Market Outlook 2011
Favourable Policy Framework such as Feed-in-tariffs to Help Solar Energy PV Systems Achieve Revenue Growth of 41.9 per cent in 2011.
Continue readingLinking electric vehicles to the National Grid could boost renewable energy
The more electric cars Britain has, the lower everyone’s bills will be. V2G (vehicle-to-grid) systems also fit well with the move to renewable energy. Wind turbines are intermittent by nature.
Continue readingIndonesia to purchase geothermal energy
?This year, we plan to set up solar power plants on 100 small islands across the country. Next year, 1,000 islands will follow.?
Continue readingMarine Energy Industry to Fight for Funding
Campaign launched to protect the UK’s wave energy and tidal energy industry.
Continue readingFukushima – official says 2nd blast possible
How many more warnings do we need before we finally grasp that nuclear reactors are inherently hazardous? The nuclear industry always tells us that situation like this cannot happen with modern reactors.
Continue readingWind power in Indonesia
According to the Global Wind Energy Council, Indonesia wants to build 255 MW of wind turbines capacity by 2025. The country?s first large-scale wind farm be built in Sukabumi.
Continue readingExplosion at Japan’s Fukushima nuclear plant
An explosion at a nuclear power station destroyed a building housing the reactor amid fears that it was close to a disastrous meltdown after being hit by a powerful earthquake and tsunami.
Continue readingFinavera Wind Energy wind turbines projects in British Columbia
Finavera Wind Energy is a wind power development company focused on developing, constructing, and operating wind farm plants in North America and Ireland.
Continue readingFirst geothermal power plant was authorized in Ireland
The geothermal energy plant will be put into service at the end of 2012 in Dublin. Its permit was issued in only four months and, although it is not large (4.5 MW).
Continue reading30% growth of overall investment in renewable energy in 2010
An unprecedented $ 243 billion has been reached, with a 30% increase over 2009 levels. Wind energy is still the leading technology, followed by quickly growing solar power photovoltaic.
Continue readingSmall-hydro in the Balkans (Serbia, Montenegro and Macedonia)
Serbia, Montenegro and Macedonia will also use small-hydro to meet their growing electricity needs and rebalance their energy systems that suffer from decades of political unrest.
Continue readingGrant Helps Propel Innovative Wind Energy Small Business
Wind Tower Systems, a subsidiary of Wasatch Wind, was founded in 2002 to research, develop and commercialize new ways to make lighter, taller and easier- to-assemble land-based wind turbines.
Continue readingGamesa to invest ?60m in India wind turbines
India already accounts for eight per cent of Gamesa’s global wind farm plants sales, following the launch of its first manufacturing facility in the country early last year.
Continue readingSAE World Congress Ride and Drive Will Feature 14 Vehicle Models
The Ride and Drive, a popular attraction at the SAE World Congress, will return in 2011, allowing attendees an opportunity to test drive 14 different models including the latest electric vehicles.
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