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| Can Wind Power Get Up to Speed? |  |
| Pop quiz: what source of power doesn`t come out of the ground, doesn`t burn and isn`t radioactive? Hint: it contributed the most new electricity generation to the U.S. grid in 2008. |
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| In Bedrock, Clean Energy and Quake Fears | |
| The project is similar to another geothermal dig in Basel, Switzerland that was shut down because of an earthquake it caused in 2006.
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| Switching To Solar Power, One Year Later | |
| ThinSkin writes "Slashdot readers may recall Loyd Case`s series of articles illustrating his experiences after switching to solar power for his family home. Loyd shared his one month update, a six month update, and now finally concludes his series after one year of solar power. Despite the $38,000 initial cost for the setup, Loyd is very optimistic after a $3,000 savings in one year, meaning that in about 12 years he will break even — though he suspects ten years is a better estimate considering other factors. Other reasons such as feeling `green,` increasing the property value of his house, and the `spousal acceptance factor` all support Loyd`s decision on why he`d do it all over again if he had to." The article is spread annoyingly over multiple pages, like everything at the site, and the print version omits the graphs.Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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| U .S. awards four leases to explore wind energy off Jersey coast | |
| The federal government today issued five leases to allow wind-energy companies to explore the possibility of building wind farms off the coast of New Jersey and Delaware. |
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| Canadian Solar Company Forms European Partnership | |
| Halifax-based Green Power Labs Inc., a leading Canadian solar energy assessment and consulting firm, has announced a new partnership agreement with CHELONIA SA, based in Lugano, Switzerland. |
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| IRENA - Key Decisions to be Made in Egypt Next Week | |
| Next week will see key decisions being made regarding the development of the new global renewable energy body, IRENA (the International Renewable Energy Agency), when the second meeting of the Preparatory Commission takes place in Egypt`s Sharm El-Sheik. |
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| SkyFuel Signs Agreement with Cogentrix to Install SkyTrough Collectors at Sunray | |
| Albuquerque, New Mexico June 23rd, 2009: SkyFuel, Inc. has signed an agreement with Sunray Energy, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Cogentrix Energy, LLC, for the installation of SkyTrough™ collectors at Sunray`s 43 MW parabolic trough generating plant near Daggett, California, formerly known as Solar Energy Generation Systems I and II ("SEGS I & II"). The agreement with Sunray Energy, Inc., allows for the first commercial installation of the SkyTrough™, an advanced parabolic trough concentrator, which uses glass-free ReflecTech® Mirror Film reflectors. The agreement allows SkyFuel to integrate an array of SkyTrough™ solar collector assemblies into the Sunray plant to demonstrate their commercial viability in a full-scale, solar generating plant application. The SkyTrough™ installation is to be operational later this year. No business terms were disclosed. |
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| Renewable Energy World Conference Now Seeking Abstracts | |
| Renewable Energy World Conference & Expo is now accepting abstract submittals for the 2010 conference program. Submit your abstracts by August 7, 2009 and take advantage of the opportunity to share your insight with the renewable energy industry. |
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| Airtricity and Port of Romo Join Forces for Offshore Wind | |
| Airtricity, the renewable energy development division of Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE), has signed an agreement with Port of Rømø to develop a service and maintenance centre for the proposed Butendiek offshore wind farm in the German North Sea. |
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| Buckeye Silicon joins Toledo solar business | |
| Toledo and Northwest Ohio`s involvement in solar energy production added another player with the announcement of plans to develop an advanced polycrystalline silicon production facility at UT`s Center for Advanced Renewable Energy.Officials of Sphere Renewable Energy Corp. |
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| Manufacturers of Solar Panels Get Outstanding Results by Using the Sonobond Ultrasonic Photovoltaic Modular System in the Production of Solar Cells | |
| Melissa Alleman, Vice President of Sonobond Ultrasonics, announced today that the MS-5010PV Ultrasonics Photovoltaic (PV) Modular System continues to play a key role in the manufacture of the solar cells that constitute solar panels. This Sonobond ultrasonic technology is used to weld aluminum foil to the metallized glass on the photovoltaic cells. The resulting interconnects between the PV cells produce an array with excellent conductivity. |
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| Ocean Renewable Energy Has Huge Potential But Not Without Giant Hurdles | |
| Since 1844, when the first tide wheel was built, inventors have been trying to harness the immense power of the ocean with little success. Now the next generation of engineers is trying to break the course of history and turn this niche industry into a major energy player. |
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| NASA plans fueling test for space shuttle | |
| NASA will conduct a fueling test next week on space shuttle Endeavour to see if a hydrogen gas leak has been plugged. |
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