Four Charts That Prove the Future of Clean Energy Is Arriving

But within the energy industry, there are major improvements in the economics of renewables, electric vehicles and lighting that are accelerating an increasingly rapid shift in certain sectors. A new report from the Department of Energy report lays out some of these advances in wind, solar PV, LED lighting and electric vehicles throughout the U.S. … Read more

Acoustics group says wind turbine infrasound less than a heart-beat

  Findings by the Association of Australian Acoustical Consultants (AAAC) stated that the current levels of infrasound emitted by wind turbines created are in line with natural levels.   According to the AAAC, infrasound levels, frequencies below 20Hz, are already in abundance in our natural environment from sources such as wind, waves and earthquakes. People … Read more

Ocean Acidification Definition

Essentially, not all of the carbon dioxide that mankind emits remains in the atmosphere.   In fact, a fairly large portion enters the ocean and this reduces its pH which increases its acidity as a result.   Will Cause Coral Bleaching   Consequently, ocean acidification may cause a reduction in the calcification rates of calcifying … Read more

Recommunalization in Germany, 72 new municipal power utilities since 2005

  In the east, the wave of municipal takeovers largely took place in the 1990s, partly driven by German legal expert Peter Becker, who later founded the Zeitschrift für Neues Energierecht (Energy Law Journal), which is now a standard reference work read throughout the EU. Becker represented 146 eastern German municipalities in a high-profile court … Read more

Brasov, Romania : The 6th Edition of the Energy Day

The venue will take place in Brasov Businesspark, Strada Ionescu Crum 1 in Brasov.   Following the recent amendments to the energy law 220/2008 – especially the ordonanta de urgenta 57/2013, applicable July 1st 2013, which will be discussed in Romanian parliament during the last week of August – the 6th Energy Day Brasov will … Read more

Energy producers will get less green certificates in Romania in 2013

  For each MWh of wind power green certificates will be awarded 1.5 by 2017 and 0.75 green certificates from next year. Current legislation provides for the allocation of two green certificates until 2017 and a certificate since 2018 for such manufacturers.   The number of allowances granted to producers of solar power will be … Read more

Green power certification approved for EU trading

  TÜV SÜD's “Generation EE” standard confirms that energy generation is based on renewable energies, but also labels additional qualities for eco-power. Under the AIB accreditation, guarantees of origin (GoOs) with this label can now be transferred across national borders.   “Our standard specifies particularly rigorous certification criteria,” said Klaus Nürnberger, head of energy certification … Read more

Open letter to Mr. Daniel BarbuMinister of Culture

from the point of view of the Ministry of Culture, the project can be made.   On the side of conservation and value in the eyes of experts Ministry of Culture and obviously mine as proprietor of the resort, there is no problem. Never in the history of 100 years of Romanian archeology have not … Read more

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The World Wakes Up to Geothermal Power

  The statistics suggest that geothermal power is starting to grow in importance as individual countries wake up to the environmental and economic benefits that it can offer. Only a year or two ago, many of these identified products were simply ideas being developed and today they are being rapidly progressed into reality, showing the … Read more

How the law strikes in green energy producers

  According to Government Emergency Ordinance no. 57/2013, recovery of green certificates, whose grant was delayed, will be starting on April 1, 2017 for new hydro power plants with installed capacity of 10 MW, and solar power plants, and respectively, from 1 January 2018 for wind powe, staggered up to 31 December 2020. In line … Read more

Climat change guide

Already, millions of people are dying each year. The latest reports predict that over 100 million people could die by 2030 if the world fails to take action. Each year, an increasingly larger amount of people will be affected with over 90 % of victims living in developing countries. Increase in Natural Disasters Climate change … Read more

Wind turbines don’t hurt property values

First, they worry that their health will be harmed if they develop so-called “wind turbine syndrome.” But there is no evidence that wind turbines actually cause any of the ailments commonly blamed on them.   Next, they worry that the value of their property will fall. “Here come those eggshell-colored spinning things that produce energy but … Read more

Photovoltaic solar panels generate more energy than it consumes?

  As you know, the manufacture of solar photovoltaic needs energy . The factory is a direct source of energy used to manufacture panels with energy to transport panels and components.   In addition, we must not forget the energy required to purchase raw materials and transforming them into parts used to manufacture photovoltaic solar … Read more

Clear signal of long-term political commitment into decarbonising our energy system is needed

Alternative Energy (AE): Could you, please, tell about the objectives of the Global Wind Energy Council? Which goals have been successfully achieved?  Steve Sawyer, Secretary General, Global Wind Energy Council: GWEC is the global wind industry trade association, providing representation for the entire wind energy sector at the international level. Our mission is to ensure that … Read more

Honeywood hopes to sell 30-50 ecological homes per year over the next 3-4 years

In Romania will be hard at first, but over the next 2-3 years I see an important development, such as 30-50 homes per year over the next 3-4 years does not seem exaggerated. As we build, the world will better understand these products. The biggest obstacle is the lack of market money. The standard of … Read more

HyUnder – Large scale underground hydrogen storage in Europe

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A frozen wall of 500 million dollars could stop radioactive leaks from Fukushima

Yoshihide Suga, government spokesman, said the estimated value of the investment is 47 billion yen, equivalent to 473 million dollars.   At present, the water is pumped to cool the reactors, but storing quantities of radioactive water has proved too greater challenge for Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco), the operator of the Fukushima nuclear plant. … Read more