By National Wind Watch Safety concerns have been raised after a wind turbine in Inishowen was struck by lightning yesterday evening. At around 6 o’clock, one of the wind turbines on Crockbrack Hill, Meanletterbale, was struck, causing damage to one of the 94* metre long turbine blades with dents and scorch marks also visible on…
By National Wind Watch When it comes to Fort Drum’s training and readiness, Assemblywoman Addie Jenne doesn’t want wind farms getting in the way. “I want our military and specifically Fort Drum, the most deployed division in the United States Army, to be able to be ready when they are called to duty to serve…
By National Wind Watch The green tinge on pastures can be deceptive out past Tarago. Beneath the grass on which stock are grazing again lie layers of ash. Beside the road, trees carry the black scars from the massive Currandooley fire a year ago. On January 17, 2017, now dubbed ‘tinderbox Tuesday’ by locals, a…
By National Wind Watch The company behind the next phase of a major north-east windfarm have said their proposals have been given an “overwhelmingly positive response.” Plans to expand the Moray East Offshore Windfarm westward were unveiled in 2016, which would involve building 90 turbines. Yesterday, the public got the chance to have their say….
By National Wind Watch An organization opposed to the spread of wind powered turbines in Michigan is hosting a special meeting in Bronson next week. The Interstate Informed Citizens Coalition will be hosting the meeting att the Bronson Public Library January 24 at 6:30 p.m. The non-profit group has raised public awareness about wind turbines…
By National Wind Watch Bluewater council’s tentative agreement with Nextera Energy will be discussed at Monday night’s council meeting. Mayor Tyler Hessel says council has some concerns with the Vibrancy Agreement as it’s currently proposed. Hessel says the current agreement is dramatically different from the original in that it offers a payment of $2,500 per…
By National Wind Watch New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo this month announced an ambitious plan for deploying energy storage, a technology that can mitigate renewable power’s most persistent problem: how to use it when the sun isn’t shining or the wind isn’t blowing. “This is the clearest and most ambitious policy signal the energy storage…
By Kathie Zipp While the new year is just beginning, SMA has already crossed a major milestone as it reached 10 GW of installed Sunny Central inverters in North America. This translates to approximately 10,000 inverters powering commercial and utility plants across the region, which is enough energy to electrify more than 2 million homes….
In northeast Brazil, beyond the resorts and pristine beaches, lie some of the world’s best winds for generating electricity. Welcome to Serra Branca. It’s a wind generator’s heaven. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Wind Power News – RenewableEnergyWorld.com
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By Joshua S Hill Increasing the share of renewable energy sources in India’s electricity mix and implementing changes in cooling technologies for thermal power plants could serve not only to reduce the country’s carbon emissions intensity, but could also substantially reduce water consumption, mitigating or outright eliminating electricity supply risk due to water shortages. Read…
By Joshua S Hill Major food and drink companies have been making strong steps toward reducing their CO2 emissions according to a new report from the Food and Drink Federation, which showed that CO2 emissions from manufacturing was down 51% in 2016 compared to a 1990 baseline. Read Full Article Here For more great articles:…
By Joshua S Hill The University of New South Wales in Australia has signed a world-first agreement with Maoneng Australia and Origin Energy to secure 100% of its electricity from solar PV, becoming the world’s first university to go fully carbon neutral with its energy sources Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Clean…
By Joshua S Hill Spanish banking giant Santander has announced this week it will invest £28.5 million into London-based Battery Energy Storage Solutions for the express purpose of building and operating a grid-scale battery storage portfolio of 100 megawatts by the end of the year. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Clean Technica
In its recently released annual figures, Bloomberg New Energy Finance said that solar lead the way in global renewable energy investments. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Solar Tech News – RenewableEnergyWorld.com