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Walmart Buys Cheap Energy from Subsidized Wind Park

A reports issued by the World Development Movement indicates UK climate aid is currently used to help Walmart save more than a few dollars on energy, relying on clean affordable wind power. Instead of guiding the poor towards a sustainable future, this project helps the major company protect its own numbers. Money ...

5 December 2011
09:59 GMT

The US Could Obtain 12 Times More Energy Using Wind Turbines

Nowadays, when energy coming from traditional sources of energy has apparently reached its limits, and the demand for alternatives of any kind is growing, the governments struggle to provide greener means of producing energy. Scientists reached the conclusion that wind power can be one of the most reliable renewable ...

25 October 2011
07:50 GMT

Crown Estate Wants to Make Wind Energy as Cheap as Natural Gas

Despite the fact that the government encourages and actively supports the development of wind energy, major companies have a hard time designing and implementing cost-effective strategies meant to decrease the costs of generating and providing wind power.In order to deal with the prohibitive costs of their actions, C...

24 October 2011
05:23 GMT

E.ON‘s Sixth Wind Farm in France Goes Online

E.ON France has recently opened a new onshore wind farm on the “Kergrist Moëlou – Plounevez Quintin” site in the Côtes-d’Armor. The company’s sixth such project has increased its installed renewable power capacity in France to 83.5 MW.
The onshore wind farm has 13 wind turbine...

10 October 2011
03:38 GMT

British Kitesurfing Champion Promotes Offshore Wind Energy Benefits

Four-time British Kitesurfing Champion Lewis Crathern has recently partnered with Global Marine Energy Inc. to raise awareness on the power of offshore wind farms. The two will go to Baltimore next week to run demonstrations and workshops for attendees.Global Marine Energy will also be showcasing the type of innovati...

7 October 2011
13:12 GMT

New York State Awarded $150M for Renewable Energy Projects

A wide range of renewable energy generation projects are to be made possible in the New York State thanks to a $150 million fund made available by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) and the Public Service Commission (PSC).There will be 51 large-scale renewable electricity generator...

3 October 2011
12:10 GMT

Small Wind Power to Double in Size by 2015

According to a recent report from Pike Research, the global market for small wind power systems is to get a considerable boost over the years to come, to the point that it will even double in size.The report, titled ‘Small Wind Power’ claims the small wind power market will raise from $255 million (in 201...

3 October 2011
06:26 GMT

U.S. Offshore Wind Energy Projects Get a $43M Financial Boost from DOE

In a move set to make it one of the world leaders in producing wind power, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced it has decided to invest no less than $43 million over a period if five years in  41 related projects across 20 states.The money are to be used to speed technical innovations, lower costs, and...

19 September 2011
12:40 GMT

The Spanish Join for 15-MW Offshore Wind Turbine Azimut Project

Eleven Spanish companies are joining forces into building an 15-MW offshore wind turbine – or the Azimut Project as it is called, a project that should be using 100% Spanish technology.This project will need an overall investment of 25 million euros, over a four-year period, and it will be co-financed by the pa...

26 November 2010
10:59 GMT

Yahoo Designs and Builds Wind-Cooled Data Center

In an attempt to cut down electricity costs for its data centers, Yahoo decided to create an eco-friendly design largely based on wind-power for cooling the servers. The plan worked, and they now need to pay only one cent for cooling for every dollar spent on electricity.The energy-efficient data center is located i...

23 September 2010
01:18 GMT

Solar Companies at Risk of Losing Their Funding

The development the solar industry underwent could now turn against it, as the economical climate prompts more and more investors to withdraw their funds from ongoing projects. The supply of solar cells, panels, and other similar installations, is already higher than the demand, and the economy forces banks to skyroc...

6 November 2008
05:35 GMT

Better Sleep and Better Electricity

Noise has always been the main obstacle in the wide-scale implementation of personal wind turbines on private homes. The high number of decibels didn't allow for too much sleep at night, and that was coming from just one turbine. A whole block of them, and there wouldn't have been any more windows. But now,...

28 October 2008
05:00 GMT

Ethiopia Will Host Africa's Largest Wind Farm

Over the last few years, Ethiopia was hit by several drought waves, which relentlessly crippled the nation's electricity production, seeing how most regions are powered up by hydroelectric power plants. That's why national authorities recently inked a deal with the French company Vergent, which is to begin ...

22 October 2008
10:23 GMT


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