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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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Money to be made from Green Asia
TAKE a trip around emerging Asia these days and you won’t just see skyscrapers and coal-fired power plants growing out of places where there were once nothing but fields. Wind turbines, solar energy plants, incinerator manufacturers, water treatment plants and microirrigation developments are just as likely to spring up before your eyes.
There is now recognition in the region that sustainable growth requires tackling the environmental issues such as water scarcity and climate change that have Read more [...]
Human energy to power electronic devices
Princeton University engineers have developed a device that may change the way that we power many of our smaller gadgets and devices. They have created a small chip that can capture and harness our natural body movement, creating enough energy to power small devices that are electronic, such as cell phone or pacemaker.
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How to build your own wind turbine
Wind energy is both green and fun, so the idea of building one's own wind turbine is a good one. The following will give you an idea of what is involved.
Wind energy on a large scale is now competitive with other sources of electricity on a commercial scale. However, small domestic-sized wind turbines have not yet reached this point. The wind is free, but small wind turbines are expensive in relation to what they produce, and cannot realistically compete with mains electricity. Building your own Read more [...]
UK homes to benefit from solar panel incentive
UK: Families can earn £900 a year by installing solar panels on their roofs as part of a new Government scheme to pay people to generate their own electricity.
Under the deal, which will start from April this year, households will be paid for electricity fed into the grid from renewable technologies such as solar, wind or energy from waste.
The most attractive rate of return will be on solar panels, which for an average sized three bedroom home could earn households £25,000 over 25 years.
Ed Read more [...]
Biofuels destroy the rainforest
The increased demand for palm oil as a "green" biofuel has a nasty side effect. It is leading to the destruction of endangered rainforests.
This week hundreds of Borneo tribes men armed with blowpipes blockaded roads in the Malaysian state of Sarawak to protest against companies they accuse of destroying their rainforests to grow oil palms for “green” biofuel.
The Penan tribe who live in the region have existed for centuries as nomadic hunter-gatherers living on fish, wild animals and plants Read more [...]
China to lead world in alternative energy
In just over a decade China is expected to become the world's largest producer and consumer of alternative energy, according to experts.
China's installed wind capacity has doubled in each of the past four years.
In addition, in just a little over four years, a mix of government and foreign investment has transformed the Chinesport city of Tianjin city into the global manufacturing hub of the world's wind power industry.
The country also has one third of the global solar panel market.
Many Read more [...]