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Wind Power in 2013
The future of wind power in the United States will hopefully get a considerable push in the right direction after congress and Obama have approved the renewal of the wind energy tax credits after they were threatened for removal after the fiscal cliff in late 2012. Now, wind energy construction companies can continue stalled wind turbine construction from the year before. if you look at the infographic above, wind energy capacity in the United States has increased year by year, and Read More »Categories: Wind Turbine Tags:
Congress extends wind tax credits
Hurray! Congress has extended the wind energy tax credits through 2013. Meaning that any wind turbine production project that begins construction in 2013 will be eligible regardless of them becoming operational or not in this same year. This extension, although many hoped for a longer extension than one year, is huge for the wind industry. Many large-scale wind energy projects have been put on hold recently in fear of the tax credits not being extended. This could be a big year for wind Read More »Categories: Wind Turbine Tags:
Africa’s Largest Solar Power Project
The country of Ghana is the big winner. Blue Energy, the British renewable energy development company is backing the $400 million project to bring 155MW of solar power energy to western Ghana. The company is hoping to begin construction on the solar PV power plant by 2013 and plans to have it operational by October of 2015. The project will be the fourth largest solar power plant of it's kind in the world. Ghana hopes to have 10% of it's energy come from renewable sources by 2020, a large Read More »Categories: Solar Power Tags:
East Coast Offshore Wind Turbines
Looks as if the ocean view of some of you Eastcoasters may be changing over the next few years. The US Government has released new plans to offer leases towards large areas of ocean off the coast of Rhode Island, Massachusetts and Virginia that have a high potential for wind energy production. Around 200,000 acres will be available for lease starting in 2013. This amount of ocean space could potentially produce thousands of megawatts of energy and provide electricity to hundred of thousands, Read More »Categories: Wind Turbine Tags:
How Solar Stills Work – Life of Pi
For those of you who read the book or saw the movie Life of Pi you may have wondered how he was able to purify drinking water through the use of sunlight. A solar still is an invention that uses sunlight to purify water. Sounds easy enough, but how does a solar still actually work? The process is not as easy as sticking some saltwater on a tray in the sun and presto -- drinking water! There are several things that need to be set correctly to make this work. Take a look at the diagram Read More »Categories: Solar Power Tags:
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Romney Declares War on Wind Energy
Romney's campaign has confirmed this week that it will put an end to long-standing tax credits for wind farm projects when the debate is set to resurface later this year. If republicans secure the white house the wind energy sector of the United States, which has become the second biggest wind energy market to China with the help of these tax credits, will take a big hit as the credits would be set to expire. Romney believes that the wind energy market will still thrive in a free and competitive Read More »Categories: Wind Turbine Tags:
Floating Offshore Wind Turbines
It's cheaper to have an offshore wind turbine floating on the water surface than it is to build the structural support to the bottom of the ocean. The difference in cost between the two is then exaggerated even more the further you go from the shore, where winds are usually stronger and more efficient for wind turbines anyway. The idea was started by Professor William E. Heronemus at the University of Massachusetts Amherst in 1972, but the idea never seemed feasible until the 1990's when the Read More »Categories: Wind Turbine Tags:
