World's largest solar plant may be built in Cle Elum

" U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell participated in the announcement, praising the plans. She pointed out the value of federal tax credits for solar projects, which she helped to extend. "This project will move Washington...

Big solar power plant planned for northwest China

Two companies in China announced yesterday that they plan to build a huge solar power plant in the northwest, that could be the world's largest photovoltaic project. China Technology Development Group Corp will...

World's biggest solar plants to be built in California [Again; New Story!]

Amazingly, this is a different project than was reported at NowPublic a little over a year ago; this project is 2 installations and is 10 times the size of that one, and will produce as much electricity as a standard dirty coal plant, when they're operating at full capacity...

A muckle majority oppose wind farm

"A LARGE majority of people in  Shetland have come out against a proposed wind farm in the isles, it was claimed last night (Monday). Around 200 islanders voted in 'Da Muckle Poll' organised by the The Shetland Independant Newsletter(SIN), a free monthly magazine...

First China-made 1.5 megawatt wind-power generator hits market

" BEIJING, Aug. 18 (Xinhua)-- China's first 1.5 megawatt (1, 500 kW) wind-power generator with completely independent intellectual property rights has rolled off the assembly line in the southern Guangdong province. The price was at least 20 percent lower than similar...

Ontario turns out the lights on inefficient bulbs

"Ontario will ban the sale of inefficient incandescent light bulbs by the end of 2011, a move that follows in the footsteps of Australia, the province said Wednesday. The government estimates that replacing the 87...

Energy Policy

U.S. Energy Policy, as it stands today, is broken because it is not sustainable in the long term, and provides far too little foresight to ever become sustainable. A lot of people agree, but they are split into groups that prevent enough action from being taken. The largest...

Russia To Build Bulgarian Nuke Power Plant

The first reactor will be completed in 6.5 years and the second reactor will be put into operation in 7.5 years.

The Evolution of Galapagos Wind

600 miles away from mainland electric grid - too far away to connect. Wind towers 170 feet tall. Spinning blades 193 feet in diameter.

There's a problem with the electricity supply in Baghdad

Children have to do their homework by oil lamps. Electricity output has dipped to its lowest point in three years. This is just not good enough.

wind turbine kits

It appears that you can get them in flat packs. Presumably the instructions come in the box.

various designs for building your wind turbine

The power a wind turbine can harvest goes up by a factor of 4 as you double the rotor size.

build-your-own wind turbine

Anyone can do it.

the race is on for the world's biggest and best offshore wind turbine

General Electric has designed the next generation of turbine. It stands more than 500 feet high. It can produce 7 megawatts of electricity. Copy & Click this URL: http://www.capecodonline.com/cctimes/gedeveloping11.htm  

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