Wind turbines are making the low

         For example, according Transelectrica yesterday 20.08.2013 at 10.48, there was exactly one megawatt of wind. All day was a lack of wind, the highest yield recorded was at 17.48 – 410 MWh. Much better were the photovoltaics, which have produced nearly 150 MWh.          Now in Romania are installed about 2,200 MW wind farms … Read more

EWEA Technology Workshop: Wind Power Forecasting Rotterdam, the Netherlands 3 – 4 December 2013

          Call for abstracts           Abstracts are invited for the sessions and topics listed below.           The abstract submission deadline is 31 August 2013.           Note to students: to facilitate participation, EWEA will cover travel and accommodation expenses if … Read more

Spain seeks to charge for on-site renewables

  The Spanish government unveiled a draft bill last month that aims to curb payments to solar power generators, the rate of which has surged thanks to feed-in tariff payments in the sun-drenched country.   According to Bloomberg, domestic renewable energy installations smaller than 10kW in capacity will have to pay the levy, which industry … Read more

Sierra Ranks Top 10 Greenest Universities in the US

With each "Cool Schools" issue sent to press, we are reminded that LEED-certified buildings equipped with low-flow toilets and stocked with recycling bins push carbon dioxide levels lower and keep reservoirs fuller, landfills emptier, and trees standing longer. But what of the students? The most powerful renewable energy resource these campuses generate is freshly educated … Read more

Proposal for Space Solar Power Finally Gets Official

         India and the U.S. National Space Society have just recently presented their own version of a space solar power initiative. Basically, the plan is to introduce their idea to government leaders around the world, hopefully prompting a positive response, followed most likely with the initiation of a project that would lead to the actual … Read more

First floating offshore wind substation underway

         In May, EWEA published the update of its Floating Offshore Wind Foundations overview (PDF) based partly on data from Main(e) Intl. Consulting. It shows that roughly two thirds of industry insiders surveyed at the recent Husum trade show believe that floating foundations will replace most conventional ones over the next 20 years. The problem … Read more

EU-backed the project that produces the first algae crops for biofuel

         The “All-gas” project will cultivate fast-growing micro-algae by using the nutrients in wastewater and then by further processes generate biomethane which can be captured and used in transport fuel.          The biomass obtained from the algae crop showed high energy potential with a methane production capacity of 200-300 liters of gas per kilogram of … Read more

Declining Bee Numbers: Measures to Protect the Pollinators in Africa and Asia

         A similar decline in Africa and Asia has the potential to further threaten the world’s biodiversity, in addition to compromising the food security and livelihoods of millions of rural resource-poor farmers, as well as having negative impacts on the agricultural income of commercial farmers.          Through the support of Gaston Franco, Member of the … Read more

Waste•smART – creative competition

How do you see wasted food, construction waste, landfills, composting? How can we better reduce, re-use or recycle waste? How can re-using and recycling reduce the demand for extracting new resources? How do you want Europe’s waste policy to look like in the future?          The European Environment Agency (EEA) invites you to share your … Read more

8 Energy-Saving Solutions for the Home

Cost: $24.95           The Soulra is a splash-proof, solar-powered sound system for iPods and iPhones. As well as playing music from your iDevices, it will juice them up — for free — by harnessing the power of the sun.           Cost: $129.99           Have you considered automating the lights in your home? You can buy … Read more

Europe vs. the United States on Energy, Differences on Gas, Smart Grid

          This is the second of a two-part series of interviews of DNV executives at a recent Washington conference. Last week: Looming Transformations.           ENERGYBIZ: Why is the natural gas business in Europe so different from America?           Walker: Europe has not been swept by shale gas like America is. Europe is facing a declining production … Read more