NZ: Energy Minister praises wind power at conference
Four-fold growth in wind energy generation this financial year is just a starting point, Energy Minister Pete Hodgson said in Palmerston North yesterday.
Renewable Energy
Opposing Renewable Projects is Shortsighted
Opponents of renewable power projects like wind farms and hydroelectric dams are missing the forest for the trees – perhaps air pollution from fossil fuel plants in neighboring states is obscuring their view.
UK will not hit renewable energy targets, says Lords report
A parliamentary report warned the British government Wednesday that it is unlikely to meet its targets to produce 10 per cent of the country`s electricity from renewable energy sources by 2010.
Ethanol From Cellulose: Prospects And Implications
Abstract: The last study of the energy balance of producing ethanol from cellulose was back in 1979. It showed that the energy inputs required were 3.3 times the energy contained in the ethanol output. Nevertheless the belief has persisted that producing ethanol from cellulose may become viable. This paper attempts to interpret the most recent plans for improving the process. It concludes that the best plans on the drawing board, at the present time, indicate a positive energy balance, with inputs comprising about 63% of the ethanol output.
Basic Choices and Constraints on Long-term Energy Supplies
Population growth and energy demand are exhausting the world’s fossil energy supplies,
some on the timescale of a single human lifespan. Increasingly, sharing natural resources
will require close international cooperation, peace, and security.
Wind Power for Old Oil Rigs
A unique arrangement off the coast of Louisiana could soon allow wind turbines to be placed on derelict off-shore oil rigs.
NZ: Can Individual Farmer’s Benefit From Wind Power?
New Zealand has an abundant wind resource capable of producing up to 20 percent of our electricity needs.
Ten steps to a sustainable energy future
This essay was in large parts presented at the
“Renewables 2004” in Bonn (June 3 2004) and at
“Lucerne Fuel Cell Forum” (June 29 2004).
The roles of hydrogen, oil, gas, coal and nuclear are reconsidered as well as the perspective of a energy system mainly based on renewable energy.
Latin America: Renewable Energy Not Always Sustainable
Ten percent renewable sources of energy, established as a worldwide goal for 2010, is already a reality in Latin America, but that has been achieved mostly through big hydroelectric dams, which environmentalists argue are not sustainable.
Global solar panel shortage
Solar panels are in short supply because many manufacturers are sending their available product to Germany and Japan, where they can be sold for more.
Scotland: Report out to turn tide on energy focus
THE SCOTTISH Executive was today urged to switch its alternative energy focus from wind farms to wave power.
US: A project for energy independence
The Apollo Alliance, a powerful cabal of unlikely allies, are quietly pushing the Kerry campaign to adopt what may be the best, most timely Big Idea to hit a presidential campaign in decades. The Alliance proposes what it calls a New Apollo Project, which would strive for American energy-independence within a decade.
