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Everyday Danes profit from pioneering wind power

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

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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 [...]

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Free solar power grants given for community use

by adminlet on March 20, 2010

Free solar power grants given for community use
LOCAL company Sundog Energy has announced the availability of new schemes allowing people in Cumbria to claim grants for “free” solar power and wind turbines for community buildings and schools.
Read more on Whitehaven News

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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 [...]

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Solar panel output: 18V, 320mA
Working temperature: -20-80°C
Working life of solar panel: Above 10 years
Dimension: 390*280*5mm,Weight: 390g
Full 12 months warranty

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Attracting the Smart Grid to Wind Power

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 [...]

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bets portable solar power?

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

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homegrown Solar and Wind Power Update

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 [...]

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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 [...]

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