Pivot Energy, a Colorado solar developer, recently announced its partnership with the Pueblo Zoo to purchase solar power that will be used to offset the Zoo’s electricity with clean energy, reduce its carbon footprint, and lower its energy costs.
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Dutch firm to buy energy from GE 12 MW prototype wind turbine
All of the electricity generated by GE’s Haliade-X 12 MW prototype wind turbine at the port of Maasvlakte-Rotterdam in the Netherlands is to be bought by Dutch energy company Eneco. The prototype was said to have set a new world record this week by being the first wind turbine ever to generate 262 MWh of […]
US has only one offshore wind farm, but a $70 bn market is on the way
Just three years ago five giant wind turbines in the waters off Block Island, Rhode Island, started spinning 30 MW of electricity to that tiny community of about a thousand residents. While it remains the only offshore wind farm in the U.S., that’s about to dramatically change.
Denmark plans to build artificial islands for wind energy
Denmark is pursuing plans to build one or more artificial islands surrounded by offshore wind turbines with a capacity of 10 gigawatts, capable of supplying up to 10 million households, the climate and energy ministry has said.
Flying the flag for wind energy
Wind energy is on the up globally with 1000 GW likely to be in place soon. Longer term, if on-land and offshore sites get congested then there is the prospect of using airborne wind-energy devices or tethered kites that operate at high altitude.
US adds 2.6 gigawatts of solar photovoltaics in third quarter
The solar market in the U.S. added 2.6 gigawatts of solar photovoltaics in the third quarter of 2019, with total solar capacity — which includes both photovoltaic and concentrating solar power — hitting 71.3 GW, according to a new report. The figures, released Thursday morning, come from the most recent U.S. Solar Market Insight Report […]
Biofuels may provide a good start for shipping in its quest to cut emissions
Following the recent completion of trial shipments on container ships powered by biofuels, a new report from the Copenhagen-based Sustainable Shipping Initiative (SSI) suggests this fuel type may be of short-term help in shipping’s quest to reduce its carbon emissions.
Some forests crucial for climate change mitigation, biodiversity
A study by Oregon State University researchers has identified forests in the western United States that should be preserved for their potential to mitigate climate change through carbon sequestration, as well as to enhance biodiversity. Those forests are mainly along the Pacific coast and in the Cascade Range, with pockets of them in the northern […]
Rainforest Energy to produce bio-gasoline using Infinity technology
Rainforest Energy has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Infinity Biofuels for the licensing of patented technology to produce bio-gasoline from biomass across the Americas.
A Record-Busting Weekend for UK Wind Turbines
The UK’s wind turbines reached peak levels the weekend, providing a shocking 38 per cent of electricity. Wind generation exceeded the 16GW mark for the first time on Sunday 8th December, it surpassed a record set earlier in the day, with 15.81GW mark. The wind is the largest electricity source on the UK grid, with […]