Tidal power has been harnessed to generate electricity for Britain’s National Grid for the first time, it has been announced.
The move has been hailed as a milestone in the development of marine energy, which could provide up to a fifth of Britain’s electricity needs.
It came when a single turbine on the Atlantic seabed off Orkney [...]
Archive for May 29th, 2008
Tidal power fuels Britain’s National Grid
Posted in Tidal on 2008-05-29 | No Comments »
Abu Dhabi Invests US $2 Billion in PV
Posted in Economics, Solar Energy on 2008-05-29 | No Comments »
Masdar PV announced a multi-billion dollar investment in thin-film photovoltaic solar technology. The total investment of more than US $2 billion represents one of the largest investments ever made in solar and will fund a three-phased manufacturing and expansion strategy to produce the latest generation of thin-film photovoltaic (PV) modules.
Phase one involves an investment of [...]
Acciona Signs Wind Deal With EDP
Posted in Economics, Wind Energy on 2008-05-29 | No Comments »
Acciona Windpower and EDP Renovaveis have signed a wind turbine supply deal for up to 782 megawatts (MW) of capacity over the next three years. The contract specifies the supply of 382.5 MW for the period covering 2009-2011 and could be extended by a further 400 MW under the terms of the agreement.
The 1.5-MW wind [...]
U.S. Energy Secretary Signs MOU with Portugese Economy Minister
Posted in Energy, Policy on 2008-05-29 | No Comments »
U.S. Secretary of Energy Samuel Bodman and Portuguese Economy Minister Manuel Pinho signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to enhance the development and deployment of renewable energy technologies. The MOU establishes a framework for collaboration on the policy, scientific and technical aspects of wave energy generation.
The MOU outlines specific areas of cooperation in wave energy [...]
Severn Tidal Power Study Moves Ahead
Posted in Research, Tidal on 2008-05-29 | No Comments »
Work to determine the potential of a tidal energy generator in the Severn Estuary is continuing with the appointment of a consortium led by consulting firm Parsons Brinckerhoff, by the UK’s department of Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR).
UK Energy Secretary John Hutton announced the start of the two year long feasibility study in January. [...]
WINDPOWER 2008 Focuses on 20% Wind by 2030
Posted in Policy, Wind Energy on 2008-05-29 | No Comments »
With the WINDPOWER 2008 Conference & Exhibition coming less than a month after the Department of Energy released its landmark report detailing how wind energy can meet 20% of the nation’s electricity needs by 2030 — a report that will serve as the foundation of a vision for the wind industry — the 20% theme [...]
Germany pledges millions to save forests
Posted in Ecology, Policy on 2008-05-29 | 1 Comment »
Germany has pledged 500 million euros ($786.2 million) by 2012 to help protect the world’s forests, a move activists said could give impetus to U.N. talks on preserving the earth’s biodiversity.
Chancellor Angela Merkel, who won praise from environmentalists last year for her part in pushing through EU and G8 deals to fight climate change, made [...]
World must cut CO2 to India levels: top scientist
Posted in CO2-Emission, Policy on 2008-05-29 | No Comments »
Rich nations need to cut per-capita greenhouse gas emissions to India’s current levels by mid-century to avoid devastating climate change, Britain’s former chief scientific adviser said on Wednesday.
Global carbon dioxide (CO2) levels from burning fossil fuels were already rising quickly and rich nations needed to quickly figure out how to maintain economic growth while committing [...]
Climate fund seen totaling $5.5 billion: report
Posted in CO2-Emission, Climate, Economics, Policy on 2008-05-29 | No Comments »
Major industrialized countries are expected to create a multibillion-dollar fund later this year to help developing countries cut greenhouse gas emissions, World Bank President Robert Zoellick was quoted as saying.
In an interview with Japan’s Asahi newspaper published on Thursday, Zoellick said the fund would likely be finalized at the Group of Eight summit to be [...]
Fed report says climate change risks crops, water
Posted in Climate, Environment, Policy on 2008-05-29 | No Comments »
Climate change is increasing the risk of U.S. crop failures, depleting the nation’s water resources and contributing to outbreaks of invasive species and insects, according to a federal report.
Those and other problems for the U.S. livestock and forestry industries will persist for at least the next 25 years, said Tuesday’s report, which was compiled by [...]
