Monthly Archives: April 2011

Apr 5, What Are Greenhouse Gases? And Why Do We Have To Care?

What are green­house gases, really? And what are their effects on our cli­mate? Learn all about it here.

Taller wind turbines offered by GE

April 4,2011 –GE intro­duced taller wind tur­bine tow­ers with hub heights in excess of 426.5 feet.….

Fluor awarded contract for PV solar power plant

April 4,2011 –Sun­Power Corp. awarded Fluor Corp. a con­tract to con­struct the 20 MW Cop­per Cross­ing pho­to­voltaic solar power plant in Arizona.….

Pragmatism Influencing Energy Debates

Despite Fukushima and the Gulf of Mex­ico oil spill, energy pol­icy mak­ers are faced with the fact that if their coun­tries want to secure domes­tic sup­plies and curb car­bon emis­sions, their options are limited.

Xcel cancels $400 million wind project over bird issues

April 1,2011 –Xcel Energy Inc. can­celed a $400 mil­li­ion, 150 MW wind farm in south­east­ern North Dakota say­ing that min­i­miz­ing its impact on wildlife may run up costs.….

Dominion plans to convert 3 units to biomass by 2013

April 1,2011 –Domin­ion Vir­ginia Power plans to con­vert three power sta­tions from coal to bio­mass, reduc­ing capac­ity from 180 MW to 150 MW but increas­ing availability.….

Swimming fish offer untapped power generation — UK Environment Agency

April 1,2011 –The UK’s Envi­ron­ment Agency’s Hori­zon Scan­ning Team has found the nation’s rivers are full of untapped energy in the form of fish migrat­ing upstream.….

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