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| The Power Grid Can`t Handle Wind Farms |  |
| DesScorp writes "The Times reports on the problems of adding wind farms to the power grid. Because of the grid`s old design, it can`t handle the various spikes that wind farms sometimes have, and there`s no efficient way to currently move massive amounts of that power from one section of the country to the other. Further complicating things is the fact that under current laws, power grid regulation is a state matter, and the Federal government has comparatively little authority over it right now. Critics are calling for federal authority over the grid, and massive new construction of "superhighways" to share the wind power wealth nationally. Quoting the article, `The dirty secret of clean energy is that while generating it is getting easier, moving it to market is not.`"Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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| California eyes Oregon wind power | |
| California law requires the state to get 20 percent of its electricity from renewable sources by 2010, and it is looking at Oregon`s wind power industry as a way to do it. |
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| US Electric Grid Not Keeping Up With Renewable Energy Growth | |
| Maple Ridge windfarm photo: David Laribee The problem of the United States` electrical transmission capacity not be ready for a renewable energy big push, in particular the large-scale wind farms planned for ... |
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| Apollo Solar Awarded $4.1M Contract to Develop Innovative Energy System | |
| Bethel, CT -- Apollo Solar, which specializes in the design and manufacture of power electronics for solar energy systems, has been contracted by the U.S. Department of Energy to provide development of less expensive, more efficient technologies to enhance the value of solar systems to home and business owners. The contract consists of three phases, totaling $4.1 Million. Apollo Solar has been awarded the first phase. |
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| Nevada utilities to offer wind power incentives | |
| Nevada`s main electric utilities are extending financial incentives now offered to homeowners with solar power systems to customers installing wind turbines. |
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| Vestas Commends Colorado at DNC in Denver | |
| This week, political leaders from Colorado joined representatives from Vestas at a press conference held at the Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Denver, Colorado. Against the backdrop of a 131-foot wind turbine blade produced at Vestas` factory in Windsor, Colorado, the participants discussed the company`s expansion in the U.S. as well as public policy measures needed to further strengthen wind power`s role as a necessary and vital part of the nation`s energy future. |
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| Mitsubishi To Build PV Cell Plant in Japan | |
| Mitsubishi Electric Corporation announced its plans to construct a new facility for solar photovoltaic (PV) cell production at its Nakatsugawa Works Iida Factory in Nagano Prefecture. The company said that it is expanding its annual production capacity of PV cells in response to a sharp increase in demand for solar power generation systems. |
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| Hawaiian Coal-Fired Plant Being Converted to Burn Biomass | |
| U.S. Senator Daniel Akaka and U.S. Representatives Neil Abercrombie and Mazie Hirono helped launch Hawaii`s newest renewable energy project at a Hawaiian blessing ceremomy for the Hu Honua Bioenergy Facility in the community of Pepeekeo, on the Big Island`s Hamakua Coast. |
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| NP Capital Purchases Solar Energy Inc. | |
| NP Capital Corp announced that it has purchased various assets including the website SolarEnergy.com and the name of Solar Energy Inc. The website currently receives more than 100,000 web hits per month from people seeking information about products or how to enter the solar industry, NP Capital said. |
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| Geothermal Energy`s Potential | |
| The presidential candidates are stumping hard. And while energy and environmental issues are getting frequent mentions, both the Republican and Democratic leaders are neglecting one area: geothermal energy. |
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| Follow-Up: How Can China`s Wind Power Industry Be Growing So Fast? | |
| This summer, a two-part story written by China Strategies LLC elicited many questions about the Chinese wind power industry. Many of the questions were raised by the investment community and centered around a US $450 million contract between Chinese wind turbine manufacturer, Sinovel Wind Power Science and Technology Co. Ltd., and American Superconductor (AMSC). In an attempt to set the record straight, we offer this follow-up story. |
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| What You Need to Know Before Installing Solar Panels | |
| EarthTalk answers questions on how much power you need; how big a rebate you can get; and what kinds of panels you should consider SOLAR SAVING POWER: Some 17 states now offer homeowners tax rebates or ... |
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| Melrose Law Center Goes Green with Largest Solar Energy System in Vista, California | |
| The Melrose Law Center marked a green milestone for Vista, California by completing the city`s first commercial solar energy system under the California Solar Initiative (CSI) Program and the largest system in Vista to date. Melrose Law Center chose SPG Solar, Inc. to design and install the 110 kilowatt solar photovoltaic (PV) system which spans across three buildings that comprise the Center. |
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| Space station dodges controversial junk | |
| For the first time in five years, the international space station changed course on Wednesday to avoid a piece of space junk — in this case, satellite debris that the Russians have insisted wasn`t there. |
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| New Geothermal Technology Could Tap 120,000MW of Energy | |
| On August 22nd, Raser Technologies and New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson broke ground on New Mexico’s first geothermal power plant. Situated at Lightning Dock near Animas, the new plant will incorporate an innovative binary liquid technology that allows it to make use of the site’s low levels of geothermal energy. |
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