by adminlet on March 21, 2010
Long ago, Denmark pioneered wind power, which now accounts for 20 percent of its energy production. Everyday Danish citizens — from farmers to art dealers — invested in windmills. Worldfocus special correspondent John Larson reports on how Danish citizens are capturing windfall profits. worldfocus.org
by adminlet on March 21, 2010
With a significant heat wave bearing down on California and the West this week and wild fires posing potential threats to the California power grid, the California Independent System Operator Corporation is declaring a Flex Alert for Tuesday, July 8 – Thursday, July 10. Consumers are urged to reduce their energy use during the [...]
by adminlet on March 20, 2010
Wind energy has faced some opposition, mostly against people who are afraid their oceanfront views will be obscured by windmills seven miles offshore, but now it has a pretty tough opponent in the U.S. military.
This article from BiofuelsWatch.com says the military is raising concerns about wind farms disrupting military radar arrays:
The primary military concern about [...]
by adminlet on March 20, 2010
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by adminlet on March 19, 2010
by adminlet on March 18, 2010
Under the nation’s economic stimulus, the industry will receive $93 million to develop wind power technology. Still, experts say a price on carbon is needed to make wind more attractive to grid operators is. Wind industry advocates say it has already generated 35-thousand new jobs and 55 new manufacturing facilities this past year alone and [...]
by adminlet on March 18, 2010
whats the best portable solar power supply out there? It needs to be good to run a computer or short wave radio. Links would be great! thx
by adminlet on March 17, 2010
Here is a short update about our system here in North Dakota, We have added two 190 watt Evergreen solar panels this summer, changed out 8 new marine trolling batteries 125AH from walmart $80 “ten total”. cleaned up some wiring in conduit and customizes some meter boxes along with some changes on our sub panel [...]
by adminlet on March 17, 2010
Denmark has been touted as a country that has been successful at implementing wind power to its energy mix. Here, Hugh Sharman of Incoteco aps and Rob Gramlich of AWEA discuss Denmark’s experience with wind power on cleanskies. “Wind Energy: The Case of Denmark,” is a new study from CEPOS that analyzes the economic impact [...]