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Showing posts with label Renewables. Show all posts
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3.24.2012

Germany's $270 Billion Renewables Shift Biggest Since WarBloomberg

Investors are Making Money on Renewable Energy

Forbes - 
This attractive investment opportunity may surprise those who have seen sharp drops in share prices of companies that make the hardware used by renewable energyprojects. Global manufacturers of wind turbines and solar panels have been facing stiff ...

Solar Thermal - NC Turkey farm Prestage saves more than $200,000 a year in water heating costs – a savings of about 35 percent

Prestage saves more than $200,000 a year in water heating costs – a savings of about 35 percent

Read more here: http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2012/03/23/3121636/nc-company-building-gigantic-solar.html#storylink=cpy

The 'Game' IS Long: Obama's Long Game on Energy National Journal

Obama's Long Game on Energy

National Journal - 
By Major Garrett, John Aloysius Farrell and Josh Kraushaar AP Photo/Julie Jacobson Sun king: Obama preaches solar energy in Nevada.

US Solar Energy Growing Despite Bad Press NASDAQ

Semiconductor Industry Solar Energy Growing Despite Bad Press

NASDAQ -
(RTTNews.com) - A new study for Strategy Analytics has revealed that the semiconductor industry solar energy sector is continuing to grow despite a recent spat of bad press.
Some Clean-Energy Loans Raise Flags
Awaiting Abound Solar's efficiency play

3.23.2012

China world's wind power leader China.org.cn

China world's wind power leader

China.org.cn -
China consolidated its position as the world's wind power leader in both newly and cumulative installed capacities in 2011, according to official figures released by the China Wind Energy Association (CWEA) on Friday. The CWEA says that China had 17.6 ...
Goldwind led China turbine installations in 2011 with 3.6GW

3.19.2012

Hope? The Great Renewable Energy Race Bloomberg

The Great Renewable Energy Race

Bloomberg - 
Global investment in renewable energy climbed to a record $260 billion last year, and the race for clean power is just getting started.

3.18.2012

Straightening Titanic's Chairs: Solar power growth jumps to new record Reuters

Solar power growth jumps to new record

Reuters -
Solar installers built 1855 megawatts of photovoltaic projects in 2011 for a total of $8.4 billion, up from 887 MW in 2010, according to a report released by GTM Research and the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA). The growth in US demand comes ...

Can Wind Power Crack A Million MW By 2017? EarthTechling

3.13.2012

Clean Energy Trends 2012 Report Released cleantechnica

Germany, China, and US Could Install Record Amount of Solar in 2012 cleantechnica

Posted: 13 Mar 2012 03:50 AM PDT
  A number of reports recently released have given a sneak peak into the amount of solar photovoltaic panels that could be installed throughout 2012, and if everything goes according to plan, we could see a record year for solar installations in several of the top solar power countries. In Germany, according to the country’s [...] Related posts:

Solar, Wind, and Biofuels Markets Rise 31 Percent to $246.1 Billion Despite ... marketwatch

2011 Was Best Year Yet For Global Wind Power Market

North American Windpower -
by NAW Staff on Tuesday 13 March 2012 Clean energy markets - especially for wind and solar power - continued to expand rapidly in 2011, even against a tough economic and political climate, increased industry consolidation and downward pricing pressure ...
5 renewable energy trends to watch in 2012
Solar, Wind, and Biofuels Markets Rise 31 Percent to $246.1 Billion Despite ...

US wind generation increases by 27 percent Power Engineering Mag

US wind generation increases by 27 percent

Power Engineering Magazine -
Washington, March 13 -- : Wind generation in the US increased by 27 percent in 2011 as compared with 2010, continuing a trend of rapid growth, the government said Monday.

3.09.2012

Germany to Install Record Solar Panels This Year, DIHK Says Bloomberg

Germany to Install Record Solar Panels This Year, DIHK Says

Bloomberg -
Germany will probably install a record amount of solar panels this year even as the world's biggest market for the industry plans to cut subsidies, according to the DIHK national industry and trade chambers.

Solar energy-harvesting “nanotrees” could produce hydrogen fuel on a mass scale Gizmag

Solar energy-harvesting “nanotrees” could produce hydrogen fuel on a mass scale

Gizmag -
Like forests, this structure maximizes the amount of solar energy that can be captured, with the vertical structures trapping and absorbing the light, while the flat surfaces reflect it.
Nanotrees harvest solar energy to turn water into hydrogen fuel
Nanowire Structure Optimizes Hydrogen Production by Capturing More Solar Energy

Global installed wind capacity has grown at an average annual rate of nearly 27% over the last 10 years sacramento bee

Up to 18% Growth Projected for Lubricants in the Wind Turbines Market ...

Sacramento Bee -
By Kline & Company PARSIPPANY, NJ, March 8, 2012 -- /PRNewswire/ -- Global installed wind capacity has grown at an average annual rate of nearly 27% over the last 10 years, according to the recently published report Lubricants for Wind Turbines 2011: ...