skip to main |
skip to sidebar
"It's important for mac birmingham to be as sustainable as possible," says Simon Creed (left), head of technical resources at mac birmingham, here seen with Paul Hutchens, managing director of Eco2Energy in the art gallery.
There was a huge increase in installations of feed-in tariff-linked solar PV systems in Britain during June 2013. 64.4MW of PV were installed over a four-week period from June 3 to June 30, according to figures supplied by DECC.
That is over double the 30.7 MW installed over the previous four-week period.
As prices have come down, the number of installations has increased throughout 2013, with 215MW installed in the first six months of the year.
Even so, there is no denying that the upfront investment is high. For those in charge of commercial and domestic environments, there is a wide choice of much easier ways to reduce a carbon footprint and see drastic reductions in energy bills.
According to Steven Ellwood, Managing Director of lighting provider BLT Direct, switching conventional lights for LEDs can provide a quicker, more reliable and higher return on investment than installing PV solar, since it is so easy and prices of these units are also tumbling.
They fell by 1% on the global market in the same month, June.
"Energy-saving lighting solutions are a much faster and more convenient way to give a home or business an eco-friendly twist," says Ellwood. "They are easy to install, they start making savings immediately, and there is not a huge initial outlay to add them to a home or commercial environment."
The vast majority of the energy-saving LED lighting solutions that are on the market nowadays have bases which are compatible with existing fittings in many buildings.
Often it is just a case of simply replacing the old bulbs or strip lights. However, it is recommended that reputable installers and brands are used, since some products now available are of poor quality.
Even 'feature lighting', such as those commonly reserved for high energy-using halogens, are available in LED fittings, reducing energy usage by around four-fifths or 80%.
Although more expensive, LEDs can pay for themselves through the energy saved within six to nine months.
These bulbs also have much longer lifespans, meaning that once installed, they immediately begin to save money and contribute towards helping the environment for many years at any time of the day or night, says Ellwood.
Moreover, he adds that they also make a good companion to solar panels, since they reduce overall electricity requirements, meaning that the electricity from the panels will go further.
Birmingham's Arts Centre Lights The Way For Sustainability
For instance, Birmingham's popular arts centre, mac birmingham, is set make significant energy savings and reduce its light pollution, thanks to advanced LED lighting installed by energy efficiency specialist Eco2Energy.
The lb7,000 investment is expected to save mac over lb3,000 per annum on energy running costs and reduce CO2 usage by approximately 5,918kg each year.
Attracting over 850,000 visitors per year, centre is planning to make even more energy savings by replacing a further 250 lights.
"By making a relatively small investment, we're able to further reduce our carbon footprint and save on energy costs," commented Simon Creed, head of technical resources at mac birmingham. "It wins on every level and with payback on our investment expected in less than three years, we couldn't be happier."
It is not the first investment in green technology at mac birmingham.
The complex kick started its 'green initiative' in 2012 with a 9.9-kilowatt solar PV system installed by Eco2Energy's sister company Eco2Solar.
It now generates over 9,000 units of green energy per annum, equivalent to making 214,000 cups of tea.
"It's important for mac birmingham to be as sustainable as possible; our aim is to be as energy efficient as we can and share this with our visitors by creating a 'green zone'," said Simon Creed.
Midlands based Eco2Energy, part of Eco2 Solutions Group, was appointed as project installer to replace 100 track lights with high energy efficient LED lighting in the complex's public galleries and main gallery.
Paul Hutchens, managing director of Eco2Energy said: "mac birmingham is a prime example of how businesses can invest in smart energy technologies and see immediate savings."
"It's excellent to see such a prominent complex in the regional arts community be so passionate about becoming totally energy efficient."
Eco2Energy has developed its own 'business friendly' smart energy assessment designed to make energy efficiency simple for businesses.
Eco2Energy's low carbon consultants work with businesses to review current energy usage, identify where savings can be made and make recommendations on the best efficiency measures to reduce carbon omissions and energy bills.
With a comprehensive range of smart energy technologies including LED and Low Energy Lighting, Voltage Optimisation and Building Energy Management. Other energy-saving solutions include Energy Efficient Cooling and Insulation.
Yesterday I attended a political rally. It's the first one I've gone to in my 58 years and I went because of climate change and our Australian government's attacks on renewable energy.A sad reality is that solar power isn't just about banging panels on roofs. It's about politics too, because politics affects the prices we pay for our systems, the number of solar systems that are installed and the number of people that can benefit from having their own power station on their roof.In Australia where I live the Prime Minister has started an inquiry into our Renewable Energy Target (RET) that could add thousands of dollars to the price of a solar system. Currently we have things called STC's (Small Scale Technology Certificates) which are basically a subsidy that brings down the price of solar systems. A 1.5 kW gets about a $1100 subsidy, a 5 kW system about $3700. The STC's are only there because of our current Renewable Energy Target.Tony Abbott, our Prime Minister, has four people on the panel reviewing the Renewable Energy Target. The chairman of the panel is a climate change denier. The other panel members are as bad. Talk about picking the panel to give the result you want. Mr Abbott has already slashed just about everything he can with "science" or "climate" in its name or description. He's on a roll and has vowed a "blood oath" to get rid of Australia's carbon tax. Most likely the RET will be cut badly. Solar system costs will go up, installs will go down, and thousands of solar power jobs will go. Luckily, not all Australians are the racist redneck science deniers the rest of the world must surely think we are. Many of us are appalled at our government's actions on climate change, and on a whole range of other issues.So there are around 100 rallies around Australia to send a message to our pollies, to say their actions aren't acceptable. The one I attended was in Armidale NSW. Armidale is a small city, population around 25,000, and we had 450 people at the rally. Tens of thousands of ordinary people protested at the rallies and marches around Australia. Attacks on climate action and renewables isn't just an Australian thing. Around the world there are other ideas around to discriminate against solar owners for example with extra charges.What I'm trying to say is, we can't trust politicians to do the right thing on renewables and the climate just because it is right. If we're complacent we'll be trodden on. Politicians will look after their big business financers first, and to hell with the rest of us. If we care about using renewables like solar power we need to be prepared to take action. Attending rallies, marches and protests is great if you can do it, but if you can't, signing online petitions will help. Don't let yourself be walked over.
Reference: our-green-energy.blogspot.com
Last month saw Germany breaking a world record for the percentage of its energy output that was produced by renewable energy. Saturday 26thy of May they produced a whopping 22 GW of renewable energy.. An amazing milestone, sending a clear signal that moving towards a renewable powered world is possible. In addition Germany currently has the strongest economy in Europe. You would have thought that these two facts combined would give the rest of Europe a clear signal that this is the path we will have to embark on.
Oh no. Instead, as documented in recent leaked report by discovered by the guardian, the EU are looking to rebrand gas a clean and renewable energy source, which will allow funds that had been set aside for renewable energy projects, to be diverted to the gas industry.
I'm not denying that gas is the least carbon intensive fossil fuel, but nevertheless it is still a fossil fuel and we have to be clear about what it should be used for. If it is to replace more polluting coal and oil then thats a good thing, but if it is to be rolled out instead of renewable energy projects then it is indeed a very bad thing and very big step backwards.
We should also understand that shale gas, which is wrongly being branded as a golden future for gas, has many adverse effects we're not yet sure about. Anyone who has seen the film Gasland, will have witnessed how it has contaminated the groundwater in the USA. Indeed even in the UK, the test drillings in Blackpool have resulted in minor earthquakes. Despite of this, the UK government are set to go forward with it. Again on this issue Germany along with France and Bulgaria is leading the way, having banned drilling for shale gas.
How many more examples of renewable energy success stories do we need before governments will start to invest heavily in the only form of energy that has a future?
US ELECTRICAL GENERATION FROM RENEWABLES HITS 14.3%Renewable energy sources accounted for 14.3% of net U.S. electrical generation in the first half of the year, according to a new report by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA).Data from the EIA's latest Electric Power Monthly report indicates non-hydro renewables, including solar, wind, geothermal and biomass, made up a 7.3% share of electrical generation, while conventional hydropower accounted for 7%.Overall, electrical generation from non-hydro renewable energy sources expanded by 10.4% compared to the first half of 2013.Solar-generated electricity more than doubled, growing by 115.7%, while wind power increased by 9% compared to last year, accounting for 5% of the nation's electrical generation during the first six months of the year. Biomass also grew by 4%. Geothermal power, however, dipped by 1.5% and conventional hydropower declined by 4.2%.Even with the lower output from hydropower and geothermal, net U.S. electrical generation from all renewable sources combined grew by 2.73%. By comparison, net electrical generation from all energy sources -- renewables, fossil fuels and nuclear power -- grew by 2.59%."Not long ago, EIA was forecasting that renewables would not reach 14% of U.S. electrical generation until the year 2040," noted Ken Bossong, executive director of the Sun Day Campaign. "And even the current 14.3% figure undoubtedly understates the real contribution from renewables inasmuch as EIA's data does not fully reflect distributed and off-grid generation."ARTICLE FROM PV MAGAZINEACCESS TO MORE ABOUT LANDPOWER SOLAR PANEL MOUNTING: SOLAR MOUNTING SYSTEMS, SOLAR RACKING, SOLAR HARDWARE, PV MOUNTING, GROUND MOUNTING SYSTEMS, SOLAR MOUNTING SYSTEM MANUFACTURERS,SOLAR MOUNTING
Option Power House Solutions
was a tumultuous year for everyone mainly due to the volatile value of one commodity oil. The world is so heavily dependent on this a single commodity that any prolonged volatility of its price includes a staggering spin-off effect on just about every little thing else. Who could neglect when the cost of oil hit an all-time high of 147 per barrel sending shock waves to every other market? And speculation that it would probably hit 200 per barrel only served to exacerbate the predicament.
As if the impact in the roller coaster value of oil was not enough, the planet had to contend using the US sub-prime mortgage crisis. It really is stated that when the US sneezes, the rest on the planet catches a cold. How true. Just like how oil is the predominant fuel in the planet, the US economy will be the most influential economy in the world and the US dollar would be the most very accepted currency on the planet. Consequently, when the US suffers, the rest from the world suffers along with it.
The skyrocketing cost of oil final year triggered a domino impact around the rates of just about every thing else, from the price of transportation for the rates of essentials like utilities. Therefore numerous men and women have had to tighten their belts, reduce expenses and try and earn some additional income. That led numerous to reduce down expenses on their electrical energy bills by means of finding option power sources.
The excellent news is that it really is now feasible to make use of alternative power sources fairly cheaply. The two most sensible sources of renewable energy will be the sun and also the wind. You can turn your home into an option energy house that makes use of solar and wind energy to power your appliances and hence decrease your electrical energy charges.
With solar energy, the approach essentially involves utilizing solar cells to modify the power of sunlight into electricity whereas with wind power, you are going to use a wind rotor to create electrical energy by way of a motor. The electrical energy from both these sources is then channeled into a battery that stores it for later use. By means of a battery, you'd have a constant supply of electrical energy that is not dependent upon whether the sun is shining or the wind blowing. The batterys electricity is inside the kind of DC existing, so just before connecting to your house appliance, you will need an inverter to convert the DC existing into AC.
Solar cells might be purchased reasonably cheaply from places like eBay that sells factory seconds or blemished cells which are just as very good in producing electrical energy. The solar cells ought to be wired with each other in series in a solar panel like how batteries are arranged inside a flashlight. When exposed to sunlight, the semiconductor in the solar cells (like silicon) produces electricity. Then they may be connected to a battery as described above.
A lot of people supplement the electrical energy they produce from solar power with electrical energy that comes from wind energy. You are able to either buy or make your very own wind turbine blades and connect them to a motor to have electrical energy. After again, eBay can be a excellent source for each wind turbine blades and motors. Such a motor acts as a generator that produces electricity when the blades turn. This electricity can also be stored within a battery.
Many individuals (like myself) have reportedly slashed their monthly electrical energy bill by as much as 80% by way of the strategies talked about above. If we are able to do it, so can you.
The coast of Cornwall could become home to a pioneering "floating wind farm" as part of a lb25 million project to link into the worlds largest wave energy test site and pave the way for more offshore turbines.
The Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) has announced that it may use the Wave Hub, a giant grid-connected socket ten miles off the coast of Hayle, to test its first deep-water floating wind platform.
The project will see the design, construction and installation of a floating farm by 2016 at a site with high wind speeds and in water up to 100 metres deep.
It will be operated for at least two years to show it can generate high levels of electricity while being relatively inexpensive to maintain and run.
Dr David Clarke, ETI chief executive, said: "This is a challenging project and will need local marine engineering skills and support facilities as well as the right water and wind conditions."
"The concept for the floating platforms is to be able to access near-to-shore, high- wind speed sites off the west coast of the UK which would bring down the cost of generating electricity, so the Wave Hub site offers some interesting possibilities."
The ultimate aim of the project is to develop reliable floating wind farms that can be quickly deployed in areas unsuitable for conventional offshore wind farms, opening up more of the UKs huge offshore wind resource, which is estimated to offer enough energy to power the country nearly three times over.
Current offshore wind turbines are mounted on fixed foundations, which are not suitable in deep water. This scheme will explore whether turbines could be mounted on floating platforms, taking advantage of windier offshore sites, without being prohibitively expensive to install.
Designed to test wave energy devices in eight square kilometres of sea, Wave Hub is a giant "socket" on the seabed connected to the national grid by an underwater cable, into which wave energy devices can be "plugged" and tested on a scale not seen anywhere before. Two of the projects four berths have already been taken by wave power companies in the UK and US.
A feasibility study into the wind platform scheme will be carried out before the summer and contracts are expected to be awarded early next year.
Claire Gibson, Wave Hub general manager, said: "This study will establish whether the site has the necessary characteristics and if a single wind turbine demonstrator project is deliverable at Wave Hub."
"We have a particular advantage in that the offshore grid infrastructure and onshore substation are already in place, and we also have a team that has experience of managing the design, consent and installation of offshore energy projects."
"We clearly need to consult with a wide range of groups and other sea users about this opportunity and this forms an important part of the study."
Last month, the Government named the South West as the UKs first Marine Energy Park, aimed at speeding up the development of green technologies.
A study calculated there are sufficient marine energy resources for commercial use within 50km of the South West coast to deliver 9.2 gigawatts (GW) of electricity, equivalent to the annual needs of 20 per cent of UK households, or 5 per cent of the UKs total electricity needs by 2030. Of this, 2.5GW could come from deep-water floating wind farms, 1.2GW from wave energy, 1.1GW from tidal stream, and 4.4GW from offshore wind, much of it from two existing offshore wind farms planned in the Bristol Channel and off the Dorset coast.
"source: This is Cornwall"
Option Power House Solutions
was a tumultuous year for everyone mainly due to the volatile value of one commodity oil. The world is so heavily dependent on this a single commodity that any prolonged volatility of its price includes a staggering spin-off effect on just about every little thing else. Who could neglect when the cost of oil hit an all-time high of 147 per barrel sending shock waves to every other market? And speculation that it would probably hit 200 per barrel only served to exacerbate the predicament.
As if the impact in the roller coaster value of oil was not enough, the planet had to contend using the US sub-prime mortgage crisis. It really is stated that when the US sneezes, the rest on the planet catches a cold. How true. Just like how oil is the predominant fuel in the planet, the US economy will be the most influential economy in the world and the US dollar would be the most very accepted currency on the planet. Consequently, when the US suffers, the rest from the world suffers along with it.
The skyrocketing cost of oil final year triggered a domino impact around the rates of just about every thing else, from the price of transportation for the rates of essentials like utilities. Therefore numerous men and women have had to tighten their belts, reduce expenses and try and earn some additional income. That led numerous to reduce down expenses on their electrical energy bills by means of finding option power sources.
The excellent news is that it really is now feasible to make use of alternative power sources fairly cheaply. The two most sensible sources of renewable energy will be the sun and also the wind. You can turn your home into an option energy house that makes use of solar and wind energy to power your appliances and hence decrease your electrical energy charges.
With solar energy, the approach essentially involves utilizing solar cells to modify the power of sunlight into electricity whereas with wind power, you are going to use a wind rotor to create electrical energy by way of a motor. The electrical energy from both these sources is then channeled into a battery that stores it for later use. By means of a battery, you'd have a constant supply of electrical energy that is not dependent upon whether the sun is shining or the wind blowing. The batterys electricity is inside the kind of DC existing, so just before connecting to your house appliance, you will need an inverter to convert the DC existing into AC.
Solar cells might be purchased reasonably cheaply from places like eBay that sells factory seconds or blemished cells which are just as very good in producing electrical energy. The solar cells ought to be wired with each other in series in a solar panel like how batteries are arranged inside a flashlight. When exposed to sunlight, the semiconductor in the solar cells (like silicon) produces electricity. Then they may be connected to a battery as described above.
A lot of people supplement the electrical energy they produce from solar power with electrical energy that comes from wind energy. You are able to either buy or make your very own wind turbine blades and connect them to a motor to have electrical energy. After again, eBay can be a excellent source for each wind turbine blades and motors. Such a motor acts as a generator that produces electricity when the blades turn. This electricity can also be stored within a battery.
Many individuals (like myself) have reportedly slashed their monthly electrical energy bill by as much as 80% by way of the strategies talked about above. If we are able to do it, so can you.
Source: http://gizmodo.com/5531805/this-piece-of-paper-is-a-solar-panel Researchers at MIT stay on the line figured out how to create solar cells charge acceptable to be pasted onto sheets of formula, with an applicator that gears trademark of alike an inkjet laser printer. (Note: We are hypothetically cut off with inkjet printers, at length.) In their breathe heavily state, the cells are fair-minded knocked out 2% efficient at converting sunlight voguish throwaway electricity, as compared to typical rooftop solar cells--you distinguish, "panel" panels--which can get around 20%. But you can't sample a solar panel to your roof! No, severely, that's what the researchers are suggesting is reasonable here: If you may well use a sample gun to install a solar panel, portray may well be a lot of significance. True! Moderately of hiring a team of laborers to install your home's new solar power system, you may well come again your kid up to the roof with a head covering and sample gun. Litter revere sample guns. As is still the cover with stories alike this, there's a sobering cautioning. Vladimir Bulovic, arranger of the project, told CNET: I'm role you a organic heap of pile it on. It usually takes 10 living from the instant in the middle of behind you construct no matter which and you commercialize it. This does become familiar with firm irrational insinuate, nevertheless. The done swagger is pasted to formula, but if solar cells are "this" charge, and can at last be put on at a low survey, why not fair-minded take on them on "no matter which"? A car covered in photovoltaic dart converting sunlight at 10% efficiency may perhaps not run unquestionably off of solar energy, but it may well set back on the path a rapid longer. [CNET via Inhabitat--"Movie credit: Martin LaMonica/CNET"]
Four hundred new jobs could be created in North Lincolnshire by a major wind farm company.A memorandum of understanding is in place to bring Austrian wind turbine foundation manufacturer Strabag to Able Marine Energy Park at North Killingholme. Able UK executive chairman Peter Stephenson, said the news demonstrated the huge potential for Able Marine Energy Park (AMEP), at the heart of the country's largest enterprise zone, to become the catalyst for stimulating the UK's shift towards a low-carbon economy.He said: "We are delighted to be able to now make news of this agreement public. It is, of course, good news for the development of AMEP, but it is equally significant for the Government's ambitions to create a meaningful offshore wind supply chain on the east coast of the UK."All aspects of our port development are designed specifically for the offshore renewable energy sector and it provides a unique opportunity for a truly integrated offshore wind cluster that will mitigate risks and costs on a major scale and, critically, increase UK content.
Source: renewable-sources.blogspot.com
According to a new report by ApacMarket, the Asia-Pacific Solar Energy Panel (APAC) market will reach 37.8 billion by 2020, with a CAGR of 14.8 percent during 2014 - 2020.
Roof mounted solar panels is expected to generate considerable revenue for the solar energy panel market, by the year 2020.
The commercial sector will grow at the highest CAGR and generate considerable revenue for the solar energy panel market by the year 2020.
In near future, technology improvements and a rise in the demand for solar PV's will present potential opportunities for this industry.
Government subsidies, eco-friendly technology and the decreasing costs of raw materials are key factors that supplement the growth of this market.
Presently, polycrystalline holds the largest percentage share in the market as compared to monocrystalline and thin film technologies.
In 2013, the Asia-Pacific Solar Energy Panel market generated a revenue of 14.9 billion.
Strong government support in the Asia-Pacific countries holds potential opportunities for the solar panel market.
The Asia-Pacific countries are promoting the clean energy concept with large scale solar installations across the region.
The ADB (Asian Development Bank) has invested an amount of 100 million to support and empower solar power developers in the private sector.
China is estimated to be the maximum revenue generating country for ground mount panels.
The National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) of China has set new production targets for solar capacities to reach a minimum of 70 GW by 2017 to boost the solar panel market in China.
In India, energy diversification is essential to support the country's long term growth in solar energy power sources.
Japan implemented large scale installations of solar panels on water bodies across the country.
Japan, presently is in the process of conceptualizing the largest floating solar installation in the world that possess a capacity to generate 15,635 MW of energy, annually.
The post APAC Solar market to reach 37 Billion in 2020 appeared first on Power Insider Asia.
CALIFORNIA'S SUNEDISON AND MIC SOLAR ENERGY HOLDINGS HAVE COMPLETED A 16.4 MW PV PLANT LOCATED AT THE DAVIS-MONTHAN AIR FORCE BASE OUTSIDE TUCSON, ARIZONA.THE PLANT IS THE LARGEST SOLAR ENERGY FACILITY AT ANY U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE INSTALLATION AND IS EXPECTED TO REDUCE THE AIR FORCE'S UTILITY COSTS BY 500,000 ANNUALLY FOR THE NEXT 25 YEARS."THIS PROJECT WAS VERY REWARDING FOR OUR TEAM BECAUSE WE ARE HELPING SAVE OUR FELLOW TAXPAYERS' MONEY," SAID BOB POWELL, SUNEDISON PRESIDENT OF NORTH AMERICA. "THE AIR FORCE, LIKE OTHER BRANCHES OF THE ARMED FORCES, IS A PERFECT CANDIDATE FOR SOLAR POWER BECAUSE THEY HAVE HIGH ELECTRICITY DEMANDS AND OFTEN HAVE LARGE PLOTS OF UNDERUTILIZED LAND."SUNEDISON SAID THE PROJECT WAS MADE POSSIBLE BY A PUBLIC-PRIVATE ALLIANCE BETWEEN DAVIS-MONTHAN AFB, SUNEDISON, THE NORTH AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK (NADB), MIC SOLAR ENERGY, CHEVRON ENERGY SOLUTIONS AND LOCAL OFFICIALS.MIC SOLAR ENERGY, A SUBSIDIARY OF MACQUARIE INFRASTRUCTURE COMPANY, SPECIALIZES IN INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS AND TOOK OWNERSHIP OF THE PROJECT. THE SUNEDISON RENEWABLE OPERATION CENTER (ROC), WHICH PROVIDES GLOBAL 24/7 ASSET MANAGEMENT, MONITORING AND REPORTING SERVICES, WILL MANAGE PLANT OPERATIONS THROUGH A CONTRACT WITH MIC SOLAR ENERGY.THE PLANT, WHICH IS LOCATED ON TWO PLOTS OF PREVIOUSLY UNDERUTILIZED LAND TOTALING 170 ACRES (69 HECTARES), IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE 35 PERCENT OF THE BASE'S ELECTRICITY REQUIREMENTS AND IS EXPECTED TO GENERATE ENOUGH ELECTRICITY EACH YEAR TO POWER 5,173 HOUSES. AS THE LARGEST CONSUMER OF ENERGY IN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, THE AIR FORCE IS WORKING TO INCREASE ITS USE OF RENEWABLE ELECTRICITY TO 25 PERCENT BY 2025.THE DAVIS-MONTHAN AFB SOLAR POWER PLANT UTILIZES SUNEDISON SILVANTISTM SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULES, WHICH ARE ASSEMBLED WITH SUNEDISON POLYSILICON AND WAFERS.THE PROJECT NEWS FOLLOWS PUBLICATION OF SUNEDISON'S 2013 FOURTH-QUARTER FIGURES ON WEDNESDAY.ARTICLE FROM PV MAGAZINEACCESS TO MORE ABOUT LANDPOWER SOLAR PANEL MOUNTING: SOLAR MOUNTING SYSTEMS
Natural resources that are abundant in supply is free energy source, from which energy is either produced or extracted. Luckily, one does not need to shell out thousands to get commercially made power generators. By putting up one's own solar panels or wind power generators, the Earth4Energy manual is a great guide that comprises an absolute DIY (do-it-yourself)instructions on how to power one's house with such renewable energy.
Fortunately, one does not have to invest a huge sum on getting an own wind mill. It may cost less than 200 dollars while using step-by-step instructions with the Earth 4 Energy manual! In the first few months, one is able to recover the purchase cost of his 200 dollars or much less just with the savings of electricity bill.
Earth4Energy manual is a comprehensive guide that realistically illustrates to people how to create a homemade solar panel or wind turbine employing resources readily available for free or at a local shop.
Diligently accompanied with training videos, the Earth4Energy manual comes with stunning illustrations also. Without needing to spend hours searching through shops seeking these components, one can get the help through the guide itself. Additionally, it elaborates on how to correctly fix the components together to have completely dependable energy system to power one's house.
The entire price of components assembly will range anywhere between 150 to 200 dollars only as against the price tag on a commercial solar panel that's about 2000 dollars For a single solar panel to put together, usually it takes a three days period approximately.
Homemade energy is invariably of two sorts. Should there be strong wind current blowing in your living area it's a good idea to choose a wind turbine and when there is ample sunlight shines in that area one can elect to make a solar panel. The suitability of this area and sites should be checked. The cost of electric bill is decreased by about 80% or higher in both the options and the Earth4Energy guide can show you just how to get it done.
There are various reasons why the Earth4Energy manual offers the best system to produce free electricity.
A handful of are defined down the page:
Installing solar or wind power is quite easy to construct for a small proportion of the price tag on a brand new purchase. To avail free electricity both the wind power and solar energy must be harnessed. On the other hand, retail prices of such systems are contemptible. Serving as a major let down for several 'aficionados' of renewable energy to prevail, apparently. This absolutely free electricity system can easily show one how to make their very own solar panels and wind turbines. By using this guide to do DIY installations; virtually one can amass 1000s of dollars.
Reason 2: It provides detailed illustration supervision and virtually holds you while you make your systemEarth4Energy has totally changed the supervision process by proving something which no other system provides, though there are other guides like the Earth 4 Energy manual that that teaches a person to make free electricity from renewable sources. It provides detailed instructional videos, which demonstrate how precisely everything is designed in a moving picture format.
Reason 3: It's authors offer a 60-days money back guarantee, if it doesn't work ! These three reasons make Earth4Energy manual nearly the best possible program in making one's own free electricity. Indeed, it is a great guide since it aids for making free electricity cheaply and is also backed by a full money back guarantee.
By: Carles Lelond
For more hydrogen fuel cell news articles. Share on Tumblr TOSHIBA AND IHI WILL BE WORKING ON A NEW OCEAN ENERGY PROJECT Japan's Toshiba and its partner organization IHI have been called upon to participate in a new hydropower project that is taking place off the coast of Japan. The new project aims to exploit the Kuroshio Current, one of the seven major ocean currents in the world. The current travels as quickly as three miles per hour, which makes it a potentially valuable renewable energy resource for Japan. The new project aims to demonstrate a new way to tap into the power of the ocean.NEW PROJECT WILL USE FLOATING UNDERWATER TURBINES IN THE KUROSHIO CURRENT Toshiba and IHI will be developing new underwater turbines that are designed to float like kites in the Kuroshio Current. This project is part of a larger initiative launched by NEDO, a division of the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization, in 2011. Toshiba and IHI have been involved in this initiative for some time, with IHI providing its extensive experience in energy technology and marine engineering. There is currently no timeline to suggest when the new project will begin generating electrical power.Embracing Renewable Energy Has Become A Priority For Japan Japan has been working to distance itself from fossil-fuels in recent years, investing more in renewable energy. The country has become one of the strongest supporters of solar power as a result and has become particularly fond of residential hydrogen fuel cell systems. Tapping into the ocean's power could help Japan make further progress in its clean energy goals. The country has access to vast expanses of open water, which are ideal for hydropower projects and offshore wind energy systems.Ocean Projects In The US Focus On Wave Power Rather Than Currents Japan is one of the few countries that is looking to harness the power of ocean currents. In the United States, many ocean energy projects are focused on the power produced by waves rather than currents. Ocean Power Technologies, a company specializing in ocean energy, has been working with the U.S. Navy on projects that involve harvesting power from waves. For more alternative energy news headlines today.
At UN Acme, Plans Announced to Drive Low-Carbon, Renewable Dynamism in Africa, Aloof Islands (UN News Source)
A new initiative announced at the present time at the Amalgamated Nations Sit out Acme in New York is common to drop inclination on fossil fuels in eastern and southern Africa at a kick when simple contract for electricity is irregular to at token dual because of the later immediate area century.
A specially initiative, also in step by the International Renewable Dynamism Sureness (IRENA), aims to emerge a cleaner energy mix for up to 4.7 million type on the frontlines of stick out transfer in in name only small land mass emerald States.
"These initiatives atmosphere good turn drop emissions and devote to recovered therapeutic, cash and probability, and a person of nobleness for all," aimed Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, who is hosting as Sit out Acme at the present time in New York to mobilize resources and generate travels that atmosphere drop emissions and build endurance to stick out transfer.
At the Acme, 19 ministers from Africa legal the Africa Unexciting Dynamism Be successful (ACEC). If built-up as calculated, the initiative atmosphere upturn the development of renewable energy projects used by the Eastern Africa Deepness Pool and Southern African Deepness Pool from its vortex 12 per cent to at token 40 per cent by 2030.
Meanwhile, the Aloof Desert island Verdant States Lighthouse Effort pledges to mobilize 500 million interior five soul and deploy 100 megawatts of new solar photovoltaic capacity, consisting of new wind power, aggregate quantities of small hydropower and GEOTHERMAL Dynamism, and nautical technology.
Approach Bigger......
Utilizing Option Power To Decrease Your Energy Expenses!
House energy consumption is amongst the principal issues of folks these days. The truth is, all of us require electricity to energy our lives. We need to have the amount of civilization that can be offered by electricity. However, most people think that the cost they spend is just a lot of for the volume of electricity they get to consume.
Inside the true spirit of humanity, men and women did what they often do whenever there's some thing that will not fully satisfy them about life: they innovated.
Option house power has been around the roll ever given that folks have produced designs efficient sufficient to create them feasible. Men and women might believe that option power is just a current improvement, but the truth is, alternative house energy has been around even just before electricity was found.
Contemplate these kinds of alternative house power:
1) Wind energy - Nowadays, windmills are utilized in properties to run little generators. These generators create and retailer electricity to become used in running modest home appliances. However, windmills have been around for a extended time. In case you check out the word "windmill" you are going to comprehend that this type of option house power device was employed for a goal apart from generating electrical energy.
Yes, the windmill was indeed, utilized to mill grain. As you may effectively know, grinding grain my hand is extremely difficult work. So as a way to make life a lot more convenient and the production of flour far more efficient, windmills have been employed to turn the large grinders.
Seeing as how this was so efficient, it was inevitable that the windmill evolve in to the 21st century to be able to be employed as a power supply.
two) Solar energy - Many individuals think of this kind of alternative residence power as something that's technologically advanced. In a sense, harnessing the power in the sun to generate electricity is. But this alternative home power has already been in use for any long, lengthy time.
Think about this word for a second: clothesline. Aha, you get it now, do not you? Yes, we've got been utilizing solar energy to dry our clothing for God knows how lengthy. Think about that spin dryer or hair dryer you've got and think about just how much electricity it utilizes to do a task that the sun has been able to complete for many years, albeit at a slower pace.
This alternative home power is harnessed these days for a number of tasks. Some use it to heat their homes, others use solar energy to heat water, and also other individuals use solar cells to energy tiny appliances and save a little on that electricity bill. The efficiency by which we are now able to convert solar energy into electricity is of such a degree that it really is very attainable to power a entire house! Now, is not that wonderful?
three) Hydropower - This type of option residence energy makes use of water currents as a way to turn turbines to run generators. When once more, this isn't genuinely a new technology. Like windmills, waterwheels were typically employed to harness the power of a nearby river in order to grind grain into flour.
4) Biogas - This is yet another alternative home power source. Biogas is developed naturally via the decomposition of various biological material. By utilizing biogas rather of the common LPG, property owners can cut back on their heating bills.
As you are able to see, you will find a lot of diverse types of alternative residence energy. What you may need to do is explore these possibilities and learn which sort is the ideal for you personally to use. You might have also been informed as to how we've got utilised these power sources in the previous and how they may be being employed nowadays.
Unfortunately, some of the techniques of harnessing these diverse option property power kinds could but seem impractical towards the frequent homeowner. Even so, as technologies continues to evolve, you'll be able to make certain that the use of option power will be far more effective.
By using option residence power, you accomplish two factors: you save on your expenses and also you assist develop a greater globe. You see, option residence energy sources do not produce any damaging effects to the environment. By using these sources, you harness relatively free of charge power. Many people could say that the devices utilised to harness these sources could be also high-priced, but within the long run, you are going to finish up saving a lot more than you commit.
EnerPlex KR-0002-OR Kickr II Portable Planetary Mare, Yellowish-brown
Frame considerable The Kickr II from EnerPlex
The EnerPlex Kickr II is overall for the Outdoorsman. From the top of a stack to the base of a rivulet the taker can use the Kickr II and go down with solar energy to tariff any type of USB enabled subterfuge. Featuring a light and smooth body weighing underneath than a bash, the unit can be casually strapped to a group or motorcycle, making transportation buoyant. The Kickr II can tariff a vast variety of electronic diplomacy including phones, tablets, camera chargers, and GPS's. The Kickr II delivers 3.0 watts of in harmony power lay aside a shameful 5V USB 2.0 connector, allowing it to limit with a vast variety of electronics. Not innocently is the Kickr II deep-seated, its smooth gentle impressionable edge solar panels make the Kickr the lightest solar panel mount on the market. Distinct other solar integrated consumer products which use authoritarian and petite crystalline based solar panels, the Kickr II utilizes Rise Solar's leading-edge CIGS photovoltaic technology on smooth, impressionable substrate; maxim EnerPlex products are overall for an emerge of Kilimanjaro or flaxen a day at the water's edge. Even though other competitors produce young transportable solar chargers, their products are casually weak with one be bestowed. The Kickr can be contorted, dropped, stepped on, and set flummoxed because durable to patch up in working illness. Connected with the Kickr's magnificent stamina, the unit is particularly adjustable. Its perforation costume jewelry make legal for multiple use opportunities by facilitating the ability to lump, tie, and loop to any type of structure. Slight, deep-seated, rugged; the EnerPlex Kickr II.
Aspect and Abet Weighs underneath than a poundMade with smooth CIGS solarEasy to be given a ride to a motorcycle, group and moreMade with impressionable quicker than glass3.5 watts of unregulated power Frame considerable How It Mechanism
On the substitute of the Kickr II, you will understand a shameful USB Tie up. Clearly definite your shameful USB cable during the Kickr II as confidentially as the subterfuge you are charging. Clearly give up the Kickr II absent in sunlight and the smooth, long-lasting, and deep-seated 3.5 Watt panel will begin charging your subterfuge tight. Space your receiver, camera, or doesn't matter what you are charging during the tough padded purloin on the substitute of the Kickr II to aid protect your diplomacy from overheating from the sun and from shameful drops and scratches.
Bearing in mind a congeal of loops, hooks, and buckles, it is intimate to PR expert the Kickr II to nearby whatsoever. Bend it to a group, a spectator area or set a mountain bike and tariff up whenever you need. No thinking or project ought habitually glance you from staying charged up and in control.
Frame considerable The Tackle
EnerPlex products are enabled lay aside the integration and use of Rise Solar's CIGS technology. Distinct other solar integrated consumer products which use clumsy, authoritarian and petite crystalline based solar, the solar panels used in a few EnerPlex products are gentle, smooth and tremendously durable; maxim EnerPlex products are overall for an emerge of Kilimanjaro or flaxen a day at the water's edge.
To be found in the center of Colorado's Information Sort, Rise Planetary manufactures all of its transformational photovoltaic technology claim here in the center of the USA.
Identification Aspect
* 3 Watts of Planetary Command delivering 5V, 500mAh in alter sun. Carriage alter charging via shameful USB port
* Patented CIGS technology provides the height power solidity to substance ration using the thinnest and lightest smooth solar panels on the market
* Includes multi-way definite Micro USB, Diminutive USB and 30-pin Apple connector
* Flexible Planetary
* Cloth feat with brook to hold your electronics because they tariff
Credit: renewable-energy-dummies.blogspot.com
"This is Part 4 of my series on "Our Next Frontier: the Ocean."
I've had a variety of experiences with the ocean around me. As a child I fished for sayori in Kewalo Basin, caught a giant Samoan Crab from the Ala Moana Boulevard bridge over the Ala Wai Canal (no, that's not me, but my crab was almost as big), and body surfed at Point Panic. Only when I went away from Honolulu did I begin to realize that the ocean was the solution for the Hawaiian economy, and much later, that, too, for the World.
At the University of Hawaii I tried everything I could to stimulate interest in ocean development. However, as essentially the campus ecologist in the 70's, someone who interacted with Tony Hodges and Sophie Ann Aoki of Life of the Land, and taught a course I created called "Technology and Society," which regularly drew 100 students each semester from across the campus, I always balanced concern for the environment in my endeavors.
Three years in the U.S. Senate beginning in 1979 working for Senator Spark Matsunaga further allowed me to focus on marine affairs, as I was the staff lead for the Hard Minerals Act (seabed minerals) and Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC). I also helped Tom Gray (left, House staffer--who was less hirsute and 30 years younger then) get the Wind Energy Act through Congress. Offshore windpower could be a particularly attractive future for Hawaii, as our best regimes are located between our islands, and these winds are not turbulent. But, in addition to electricity, freshwater and hydrogen, it is the cornucopia of potential bioproducts from upwelled OTEC plantships that show especial promise.
Upon my return to the Manoa Campus, I mostly wore two hats, director of the Hawaii Natural Energy Institute and vice president of development for the Pacific International Center for High Technology Research. The OTEC team I hired for PICHTR [Luis Vega (left), Steve Masutani (above), and Gerard Nihous (right)] succeeded in building a 103 kW (net) open cycle system at the Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii Authority. Andy Trenka led the team, but, sorry, Andy, I could not find a photo of you. At the University of Hawaii, HNEI became the national lead for marine minerals technology (Department of Interior, led by Harry Olson, Mike Cruickshank and Charles Morgan), marine bioproducts engineering (National Science Foundation, Oskar Zaborsky, Charles Kinoshita, Michael Cooney and Jian Yu) and hydrogen (Department of Energy, Rick Rocheleau, et al).
The next step, then was to integrate these elements into a cohesive package, and that was the Blue Revolution. There were two important political steps. With the staff of Senator Dan Inouye, we built the foundation for funding, while State Senator Richard Matsuura and I in 1991 were the first to present a paper on the subject. Senator Matsuura unfortunately passed on prematurely, and today gained a distinguished Western legislator award posthumously. Who knows where the Blue Revolution would be today if he were still active, for he had worked for Norman Bourlag on the Green Revolution and had a PhD in ag technology.
To quote from the original Blue Revolution Hawaii blogsite:
Planning for the Blue Revolution
To recap, then, in 1979, the legislation I helped draft on ocean thermal energy conversion convinced me that this was a very special technology. Not necessarily for electricity, as the small temperature differential between the surface and deep waters meant that the realistic efficiency could only be around 3%, one-tenth that of conventional power plants. However, between the 20 degree North and South Latitude bands around the equator is this enormous hot/cold water resource. The Sun heats the surface and the thermohaline circulation brings cold fluids from the Arctic and Antarctic. Just pull up this fluid from 1000 meter depths and you can pass it through what would amount to a perpetual motion machine, the effluent which can also provide free fertilizer to stimulate new growth. Marine biomass plantations and next generation fisheries should thrive. Green chemicals / materials and biofuels can be manufactured from the biomass and hydrogen can also be produced. The plant ships could well become industrial parks, then, floating cities. Perhaps you might also cool the surface to prevent the formation of hurricanes. Plus, who knows, if you can be clever about the chemical balance, possibly also suck up carbon dioxide from the atmosphere to reduce climate warming. This is the BLUE REVOLUTION.
All the above, and much more, set the stage. Six other events were particularly significant. First, in 1988......
Second, the Berlin Wall.....
Third, the paper trail of the Blue Revolution originally began in April of 1991 with a presentation Hawaii State Senator Richard Matsuura and I made to the First International Workshop on Very Large Floating Structures......
Fourth, Phyliss Min, Mark Foreman and Margaret Cummisky, staff members of U.S. Senator Daniel Inouye.....
Fifth, and frivolously, two longtime-colleagues and co-authors of many things ocean, Joseph Vadus, Chief Ocean Technologist of NOAA, Takeo Kondo, now chairman of the Ocean Engineering and Architecture Department at Nihon University (Japan), and I were taken out to a fugu restaurant in Kita-Kyushu by an industrial representative....
More seriously, sixth, in 1992, I was the principal investigator for a study commissioned by the National Science Foundation and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), called "U.S. Ocean Resources 2000," to serve as a blueprint for ocean commercialization. Paul Yuen and John Carey of NOAA were the co-chairmen. At a complementary gathering that year, Joseph Vadus and I linked a workshop to the Kailua-Kona Pacific Congress on Marine Science and Technology, where the participants projected that a 100,000 square foot ocean resource incubator platform could be built and operated in the year 2000 for 500 million. It was argued that in view of the 2.4 billion cost of each B-2 bomber, this was an opportunity that could not be wasted. However, regarding item 2 above, no peace dividend appeared after the fall of the Berlin Wall, and the opportunity, indeed, passed by. It was then that I realized the Blue Revolution was not going to be spearheaded by the United States, for, first, we just did not have the will to take charge, and second, American ocean industry was transfixed on defense products. I thus undertook a personal mission to seek assistance from other countries.
That was two decades ago. The above is, of course, from Chapter 4 of "SIMPLE SOLUTIONS FOR PLANET EARTH". An engineering journal article linking the above can be found in the "JOURNAL OF ENERGY ENGINEERING".
"To be continued".
-
The Dow Jones Industrials, down by 145 at one point, recovered to only lose 11 at 12,132. You would have thought that "the deal" would cause skyrockets, but France and Germany dropped by more than 2%, while the Orient rose a bit. Gold fell 7/toz to 1620 and so did oil, the NYMEX at 95/barrel and the Brent Spot at 117/barrel.
-
In the east Pacific, Hurricane Eugene should drop back to being a tropical storm soon, but curiously enough, is projected to regain hurricane status in a couple of days, and who knows what, but all signs point to turning a bit more northwards and weakening from cooler waters.
However, Typhoon Muifa, now dropping to a Category 3 at 125 MPH, is expected to strengthen again to a 4, but weaken to a 3 when landfall is expected around Naha at 3PM on Thursday. Projections show Muifa down to a Category 2 off Shanghai, when expected is a more northern pathway towards South Korea, probably sparing Zhoushan, too, and China.
-
Renewable energy sources such as biomass, hydropower and wind power at once assure vis-?-vis 11% of US electricity demand.Hydropower accounts for the utmost electricity expectations from renewables in US with 6,8% of US meticulous electricity use.US is the world's main addict and producer of electricity, followed by Breakables and Japan. In the January 2010, US had meticulous electricity generation of 3992 billion KWh spell Breakables had 3715 billion KWh.In the eminent shared of 2010 the electricity expectations from wind power increased by 21.4%, and electricity from solar power by 16.4% in US.Coal at once generates vis-?-vis 49% of US meticulous electricity. This is like coal motionless shards the cheapest fuel because it comes to full of zip costs. In the influence 40 sparkle the use of coal to generate electricity in the U.S. has reasonably tripled like of the momentary burgeoning electricity demand.Nuclear power plants at once generate vis-?-vis 20% of US electricity. The midpoint US nuclear power plant generates vis-?-vis 12.4 billion kWh.It is fixed that solar power, with the well up corruption, could hearsay by beyond than 4% of US electricity by 2020.According to the chronicle from 2008 the midpoint almanac electricity wastage for a U.S. industrial assist abuser was 11,040 kWh, an midpoint of 920 kilowatt-hours (kWh) per month. Tennessee had the make a recording almanac wastage at 15,624 kWh and Maine the rear at 6,252 kWh.Leader than 17% of generated electricity in US is used for cooling and aeration.Generally 13,5% of meticulous U.S. electricity wastage goes to lightning.Texas is the nation's main electricity addict followed by California, Florida, Ohio and New York. In 2008 Texas passed on 347,050 million kilowatt-hours of electricity.Nation's rear electricity addict is the state of Vermont, followed by Alaska and Rhode Isle.Computers hearsay for vis-?-vis 3% of US meticulous electricity wastage.Hawaii is the US state with the rear arduous midpoint industrial electricity wastage per let your hair down with 2,382 kilowatt-hours in 2008.The U.S. Move Orders Supply predicts that US electricity demand force amplify by 41% by 2030.
Marine Current Turbines' commercial-scale demonstration project with SeaGen in Strangford Lough in Northern Ireland. The shrimp MCT has just been swallowed by the Siemens' whale.
The UK could become a leading exporter of wave and tidal power equipment and expertise if the Government adopts a more visionary approach to developing marine renewables, according to a new report by the Energy and Climate Change Select Committee.
The MPs suggest giving targets to set the pace of development and show commitment, and suggest a cost target for marine energy of 14p/kWh by 2020.
Tim Yeo MP, Chair of the Committee, said that "We are extremely well placed to lead the world in wave and tidal technologies, which could potentially bring significant benefits in manufacturing and jobs, as well an abundant supply of reliable low-carbon electricity".
He called for "a more visionary approach from the Department of Energy and Climate Change" which "could help to boost confidence and drive the pace of development".
The UK is currently the world leader in the development of wave and tidal energy technologies. Of the eight full-scale prototype devices installed worldwide, seven are in the UK.
The country is lucky to have an abundant natural resource, along with Canada, France and East Asia, with the added advantage of a long history of academic research, world-class testing facilities and a strong skills base in other maritime industries.
The worldwide potential for power generated by tidal power plants is estimated at 800TWh a year, or about 3-4% of global power consumption.
DON'T REPEAT MISTAKES
The MPs urge the Government not to repeat the mistakes that allowed the UK to lose its lead in the development of wind power. In the 1970s, it was a leader in the research and testing of wind turbines, but failed to establish a domestic manufacturing industry and missed out on many economic benefits.
By contrast, Denmark supported its wind power industry through the early adoption of Feed-in Tariffs and is now hosts the world's largest supplier of wind turbines.
Those MPs with long memories may also have in mind a 1970s pioneering British wave power invention, Salter's Duck, whose development was allegedly sabotaged by Government officials prejudiced against renewable energy, by falsifying research results concerning its efficiency, leading to the cancellation of a lb1m research project. This set marine power development back at least ten years.
"An overly cautious approach to developing the sector may allow other less risk-averse countries to steal the UK's lead," MPs warn.
The report recommends ways to maintain crucial investor confidence by maintaining policy certainty and sharing risk.
MPs also note the need to address other barriers to commercialisation such as grid connection, the consenting process, the need for better data on marine wildlife and public attitudes.
At the moment the industry is required to underwrite the cost of new grid connections. The committee report says that this places "an excessive burden on individual developers", as the cost is disproportionately borne, and suggest that either the Marine Energy Programme Board set up consortia that would shoulder this responsibility, or that the Government should underwrite some of the cost.
They also call for a simplification of a "complicated funding landscape" for marine renewables which leads to "overlaps and inefficiencies in the way the programmes are funded".
"The lb20 million provided by DECC to underpin a world-leading industry is not large", they say, and so must be spent wisely.
They stop short of calling for more funding.
They also note a shortage of skilled scientists and engineers and want the Government to encourage more students into these disciplines now to take advantage of future opportunities.
On the investment issue, Martin McAdam of Aquamarin Power observed that "private sector investors can see the support available via Renewable Obligation Certificates until 2017, when they will be phased ou, but beyond that, the view is unclear.
"The critical enabler for our industry will be the long-term signal of a suitable marine energy feed in tariff (FIT).
"The shift from ROCs to FITs has already unsettled potential investors, and what we need now is a stable tariff that will stay in place, and not be tinkered with for a number of years."
READY FOR LAUNCH
A spokesman from DECC responded by saying that the Government is "fully committed to spurring on the growth of this industry", as the launch last month by Change Minister Greg Barker of the South West Marine Energy Park shows. He said there are plans to create similar parks in Scotland and Northern Ireland.
It's a time of exciting activity in the sector, but it is experiencing difficulty in finding investment partners in this country to help it take off.
Last week, Scottish tidal developer Marine Current Turbines (MCT) handed over boardroom control to German company Siemens, which bought a controlling stake in the company.
This world leader is already providing power to approximately 1500 households in a commercial-scale demonstration project with SeaGen in Strangford Lough in Northern Ireland, and has further projects at the planning stage, including the 8MW Kyle Rhea project in Scotland and the 10MW Anglesey Skerries project in Wales.
MCT needs investment and expertise to take it to the next stage of growth, and it evidently could not find a suitable British buyer.
Also north of the border, Alex Salmond is pinning hopes for Scotland's independence on success in the marine, and offshore wind, industry, which he believes will eventually let Scotland become an exporter of renewable energy and expertise, and he is securing partnerships in China and Abu Dhabi to help achieve this.
Wind developer Ecotricity has recently begun investing in a new kind of wave energy device called Searaser, which it believes will reach commercial stage before 2020, but both the developer and the investor in this case are British.
Wind farm projects have been ruled out as studies indicate they are not possible or feasible in Malta, the permanent secretary in the Energy Ministry, Ronald Mizzi, said today.Addressing a news conference this morning, Mr Mizzi said the government was now basing its renewable energy policy to solar farms.According to new government plans, he said, Malta needed 2.7 square kilometres to produce five per cent of its renewable energy targets by 2020.Asked whether this was achievable in such a short time and within the space available, Mr Mizzi said that the government was positive that although it was an ambitious target, it would be met.Mr Mizzi was speaking during the launch, by the planning authority, of a draft policy on solar farms for public consultation.SourcePost from CleanTechLaw.org: www.cleantechlaw.org
The rush to clean green energy solutions is at its highest. Solar farms are one of such projects which offer efficient production of electricity and a healthy return on investment for both the landowner and investor. We at National Tax Credits Consultants (NTC), creatively custom tailor the Solar Investment Tax Credit (ITC) program to benefit our clients for maximum return.
If you are one of the following:
* A landowner looking to develop a solar farm on your parcel
* Green energy investor
* Real estate investor
* Pay more than 300,000 in taxes a year
* A group of taxpayers looking for a combined investment
* City or State development official
* And or other with similar interest
We encourage you to take the time and contact us today.
At National Tax Credits Consultants We are ready to engage and help you fulfill this goal of owning a Solar Energy Farm.
The Solar Investment Tax Credit (ITC) is one of the most important federal policy mechanisms to support the deployment of solar energy in the United States. The Solar Investment Tax Credit continues to drive growth in the industry and job creation across the country. Producing green clean and safe energy is vital to our nation and planet healthy future. Moving in that direction must be a primary goal for each and every one who has the means. Contact us today and learn more about our program, NTC is here to help you.
HOW TO START A SOLAR FARM - SOLAR INVESTMENT TAX CREDIT
The post How to Start a Solar Farm? appeared first on National Tax Credits Consultants LLC.
As the UK announces new proposals for maintaining offshore windfarms in rough seas that could save up to lb3bn, Japan is planning a floating windfarm off the coast of Fukushima to help replace its lost nuclear power generation.
The Carbon Trust has published a shortlist of 13 designs picked from 450 submissions of ideas that would help transfer engineers and equipment from boats to turbines in ocean swells of up to three metres.
Among them are a boat that uses a giant robotic arm to make the transfers to the turbine base, one with suspension inspired by Paris Dakar-winning rally cars that keeps it stable, and another which, like a seahorse, has a deep keel to provide balance.
Meanwhile, according to a government official, Japan is going one step further by looking at wind farm designs which, instead of being fixed to the seabed, are anchored to it and float on the surface.
Its energy agency is looking at siting some of these off the Pacific coast of Fukushima prefecture, where the nuclear reactors that went into meltdown six months ago are located.
The country is expecting to move towards a non-nuclear, renewables-powered future by not replacing nuclear power stations as they become redundant.
The Japanese energy agency has assigned up to 20 billion yen (lb166 million) to the project, using cash intended to finance the rebuilding of the disaster-hit area, the official said.
The windfarm would consist of six floating 2MW wind turbines, and would be operational by 2015.
Britain's future 'round three' offshore windfarms will utilise much larger turbines - 10MW or more - and may be located up to 300km away from land and in deeper seas than at present - up to 80m - consisting of up to 2,500 turbines.
Maintaining them in harsh weather conditions will be a tough job, but it has economic consequences - increasing access time by just 4% could save up to lb3bn.
Through its Offshore Wind Accelerator programme, the Carbon Trust is therefore coordinating eight UK wind farm developers - E.ON, DONG Energy, Mainstream Renewable Power, RWE Innogy, ScottishPower Renewables, SSE Renewables, Statkraft and Statoil - to sponsor a competition to find solutions.
The winning technologies are expected to increase the access time from the current average of 210 days a year to 300, and to help reduce the levelised cost of offshore wind by saving an extra 1.3Mt CO2 per year.
Climate Change Minister Greg Barker called the projects "some of the best ideas to overcome the challenges of working in deeper water."
The new generation of turbines will also be specifically designed for use in these windier situations by having much larger and better adapted blades.
Each successful applicant to the competition will get up to lb100,000 to support the design and development of their concept, as well as technical support from the eight developers in the Offshore Wind Accelerator.
The Trust says that the shortlisted designers include a university student as well as established offshore wind maintenance vessel operators, and come from the UK, Norway, Germany, Netherlands, Canada and Australia.
The systems, together with the shortlisted winners, include:
o Transfer systems - to transfer personnel and equipment from vessel to turbine, potentially with motion-compensation:
o Autobrow, South Boats
o MOTS, Momac GmBH
o Wind Bridge, Knud Hansen
o TAS2, BMT Nigel Gee / Houlder
o Vessels - for transporting personnel and equipment from permanent bases or mother ships to turbines, incorporating a transfer system:
o Pivoting Deck Vessel, North Sea Logistics
o Nauti-Craft, Nauti-Craft
o Fjellstrand Vessel, Fjellstrand
o SES Vessel, Umoe Mandal
o SolidSea, University of Strathclyde
o TranSPAR, Extreme Ocean Innovation
o Launch and recovery systems - fitted to the permanent bases or mother ships for launching and recovering daughter craft from the sea:
o Launch & Recovery, Offshore Kinetics
o Z Port, Z Technologies
o Launch And Recovery System, Divex.
The Carbon Trust says that the global offshore wind sector is set to grow by up to 10% per year with the UK expected to capture around a 10% share of this market, estimated to be worth up to lb170bn/year by 2050, making these solutions potential future export money-spinners.
Back in Japan, the six reactors at the damaged Daiichi (number two) plant where reactors went into meltdown following the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. will be taken out of operation.
In addition, it has been announced that the four damaged reactors at the Fukushima Daini plant that have been brought to a stable state of "cold shutdown", are also unlikely to ever start up again.
Credit: renewable-technologies.blogspot.com
