Today, nearly 20 percent of Denmark’s total energy production comes from renewable sources including wind energy, biomass, and solar power.
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Curitiba, Brazilian city of green efficiency
The Brazilian city’s urban planning has been listed by the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) as one of the exemplary cases of green economy in developing countries.
Continue readingRedefining Security for the 21st Century
The good news is that in the United States the concept of redefining security is now permeating not only various independent think tanks but the Pentagon itself.
Continue readingU.S. may levy countervailing duties on wind turbines from China
The merchandise covered by this investigation is steel towers that support the engine and rotor blades for use in wind farm with electrical power generation capacities in excess of 100 kilowatts.
Continue readingJordan’s parliament suspends plans for nuclear reactors
The demonstrators, who repeatedly called on the government to resort to alternative energy such as solar energy and wind energy instead of nuclear energy, said the creation of nuclear reactors will harm the environment.
Continue readingRoadmap for electric vehicles in Malaysia
The government will soon announce a new National Automotive Policy which incorporates a roadmap to support the introduction of electric cars in Malaysia.
Continue readingObama pushes Congress to extend production tax credit for wind energy
Since he became president, Obama said, the nation has nearly doubled the use of renewable energy, including solar energy and wind power.
Continue readingU.S. protectionism retards growth of photovoltaic industry
The NEA official estimated that wind power and photovoltaic materials would be widely applied in industrial, commercial, and residential fields in the next three years
Continue readingChina, Spain agree to deepen cooperation in solar energy and wind power
China is making efforts to optimize its energy mix by implementing policies to promote the development of renewable energy, Wu said, adding that Spain is a world leader in wind energy and concentrated solar power.
Continue readingObama pushes for wind energy tax credit
U.S. President Barack Obama urged Congress to extend the tax benefits key to the nation’s wind power sector. President Barack Obama tours TPI Composites, a manufacturer of wind turbines blades.
Continue readingFukushima Meltdown Hastens Decline of Nuclear Power
The world can use this opportunity to pursue a much safer electricity sector powered largely by wind energy, solar power, and geothermal energy.
Continue readingObama visiting wind power plant in Newton Thursday
President Barack Obama delivers remarks at Trinity Structural Towers Inc. in Newton in April 2009. Obama will return to Newton Thursday, speaking at TPI Composites, another wind energy manufacturer.
Continue readingRenewable Energy in the Mining Industry
Utilization of Solar Power, Wind Energy, Geothermal Energy, Hydro and Hydrokinetic, Biomass and Biofuels, Energy Storage, Fuel Cells, and Microgrids in the Global Mining Industry.
Continue readingAmericans’ support for government action on global warming remains high
Nearly 90 percent of respondents favored federal tax breaks to spur companies to produce more electricity from water, wind energy and solar power, photovoltaic and concentrating solar thermal power.
Continue readingThe challenge of making consumers buy electric vehicles
I call it the electric car smile, and it’s uncanny. A Chevy Volt, a Nissan Leaf, all of these electric cars it’s the same: You step on the accelerator, you go like a bat out of hell, and it’s not making any noise.
Continue readingNREL Unveils Energy Project Emissions Calculator
Renewable energy sources are: solar PV, bio-power projects (40g of CO2 per kWh) and concentrated solar power (27g CO2 per kWh).
Continue readingJapan says `sayonara’ to nuclear power
Japan has become completely nuclear power-free for the first time in more than 40 years after power utility Hokkaido Electric Power began shutting the country’s last active nuclear reactor.
Continue readingMerkel Seeks More Effort in Offshore Wind Power
German Chancellor Angela Merkel will push energy companies to make more effort in the offshore wind farm sector when she discusses power generation issues with key industry officials.
Continue readingAfrican Utility Week to focus on great potential for wind energy and solar power on the continent
Governments and business are scrambling to find ways of making renewable energy, such as solar energy (photovoltaic and concentrated solar power), geothermal energy or wind power, a viable form of energy generation.
Continue readingCities See Electric Vehicles as Critical to Future
According to RMI, electric cars are critical to reducing U.S. reliance on oil for transportation. A key component of our electricity future, EVs will provide storage for renewable energy like wind energy and solar power.
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