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Japan could be geothermal energy leader
Japan should focus on developing geothermal energy, according to a prominent US environmentalist, who says that the volcanic island-nation could become the global leader in the field.
Speaking on Wednesday Lester Brown, president of the US-based Earth Policy Institute, told a news conference. "Japan could make geothermal energy the centre of its new energy economy just as the US or China will make wind the centre of theirs,"
"There are no leaders in the world today in this field. There is no Read more [...]
Wind power growing in confidence
Wind is the number one source of new electricity-generation installations in both Europe and the U.S. and has been for the last year or two, according to green energy analysts.
"Wind is the one renewable energy source that, currently, is competing directly with coal and natural gas for electricity from new power installations." says GreenTech Opportunies analyst Peter Cox.
Wind and natural gas combined accounted for about 80% of new capacity added to the U.S. electrical grid.
"Wind energy Read more [...]
Green energy to power West USA
In less than seven years, solar and wind power will be able to meet over a third of the electricity demand of a large Western area of the USA
According to a report by NREL, in 2017 solar and wind energy could meet in 2017, 35% of electricity demand in five states Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona and Nevada
Moreover this can be achieved without any further investment in new infrastructure.
Specifically, wind turbines could satisfy 30% and solar power 5% of the demand, according Read more [...]
Biomass the “new wind” says KPMG
Biomass power plants fuelled by organic matter such as food waste, wood chips and sewage could be more lucrative than wind farms says the accountancy firm KPMG in their annual renewable energy survey .
“Biomass looks set to be the ‘new wind’,” said Andy Cox, energy partner at KPMG who led the research. “Biomass plants have the potential to yield much higher returns than other renewable sources. A well-executed plant can deliver substantially greater economies of scale than wind. And Read more [...]
Wave power to harness Gulf of Mexico
Wave Power is coming to the waters of the Gulf of Mexico.
Independent Natural Resources, has received a permit to contstruct an offshore platform that will use wave power to desalinate water, off Freeport, Texas. The company says it's the first to receive a permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to operate a wave generator in the U.S.
The facility is expected to be operation later this year.
A picture of the planned offshore platform which would have underwater 18 pumps moving Read more [...]
US to help Indonesia go green
The US government is committed to supporting Indonesia in developing renewable energy resources by providing both technological expertise and competitive financing scheme, says a minister.
“We stand ready to partner and create win-win opportunities to help both Indonesian government and companies not only achieve their energy efficiency targets but also create jobs,” visiting US Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke told journalists yesterday during his two-day visit to Jakarta.
“We are eager Read more [...]
Google invest in wind farms
Google has invested $38.8 million in two North Dakota wind farms. This is the first direct investment by Google in utility-scale renewable energy generation.
Utilising one of the world's richest wind resources - the winds of the North Dakota plains, the two wind farms produce 169.5 megawatts of power and can light up around 55,000 homes.
In an official statement Google says "Through this $38.8 million investment, we're aiming to accelerate the deployment of renewable energy — in a way that Read more [...]
Paper solar cells breakthrough
Scientists have successfully coated paper with a solar cell.
The technology breakthrough was made by scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
The printed solar cells, which were showed at a press conference earlier this month are still in the research phase and are years from being commercialized.
However, the technique, in which paper is coated with organic semiconductor material using a process similar to an inkjet printer, is a promising way to lower the weight of solar Read more [...]
Cow manure to power computers
Almost every item of data sent on the internet is stored in a server farm somewhere in the world. Demand for these data centres seems almost infinite.
An increasing number of data centres are being powered by green energy solar panels and wind farms but now one of the world’s biggest technology companies is working on plans to power its data centres using energy generated from cow manure.
Researchers at Hewlett-Packard (HP) want to build computer warehouses on dairy farms where they would be Read more [...]