UK: Record year for wind power firms
It has been a record year of investment in the UK wind power industry, with new farms created up three-fold on 2003.
Renewable Energy
One Roof at a Time
With no help from the Bush administration — but plenty from Europe, Japan, New York, and California — solar power is edging into the mainstream.
Fighting for the Right to Clean Energy
The first Texas Clean Energy Congress, with more than 150 attendees from more than 50 organizations, convened in Austin this week and ratified on Monday a Declaration of Sustainability and a Clean Energy Bill of Rights.
US: Renewable Energy Takes a Back Seat to Hydrogen
Washington, DC — Move over solar, wind power, geothermal and other renewable energy technologies – it’s all about hydrogen these days.
Hydrogen Hijacked
“Make no mistake about it, the visions being mapped out for a hydrogen economy on both sides of the Atlantic provide an excuse for the revival of nuclear and give environmental legitimacy to fossil fuels.”
US: Town considers wind energy – but is it legal?
Municipal and state officials are reluctant to say whether the purchase of wind energy, which costs about 2 percent more than conventional sources, is in fact a violation of state law state which appears to prohibit municipalities from paying a premium for utilities, instead mandating that they accept the lowest bid.
Tomorrow’s petrol is a gas
Shell’s first US hydrogen station is open now, reports John Vidal. But will we all be filling up soon?
The biomass energy debate
You might think that renewable energy proponents could count on the backing of environmentalists, and in most cases they can. But not when it comes to biomass energy, or energy derived from organic matter, including landfill and forestry wood waste.
Wind power not all pleasant breezes
A group of Canadian and U.S. scientists reported Tuesday that computer simulations show that a large-scale use of wind farms to generate electrical power could create a significant temperature change over Earth’s land masses.
Spain makes solar panels mandatory in new buildings
SPAIN wants to take advantage of its sunshine by making solar panels compulsory in new and renovated buildings — to save fuel costs and to improve the environment.
Turn the “Red” States Deep Green
How to solve America’s oil addiction and take the Red States back from the Republicans.
Australia: Energy scheme’s demise ‘threatens wind farms’
Hydro Tasmania says the Federal Government’s decision not to extend the Mandatory Renewable Energy Targets (MRET) scheme will spell an end to wind farm development after 2008.
