Australian Councils Grab the Wind Initiative

Australian Councils Grab the Wind Initiative
It’s been well-documented that the Australian Government has got cold feet over its pursuance of renewable energy for a variety of reasons, both economic and political. So where does this leave renewable energy promoters down-under? Hats off then to to an inspirational group of Melbourne city councils who want to re-kindle wind power initiatives that have… Read the rest

Germany Leads the Way in Wind and Solar Power

Germany Leads the Way in Wind and Solar Power
Germany is the world’s fourth-largest economy and nearly a third of its electric power comes from renewable energy. That fraction is increasing… Indeed it is now thought that Germany is an ideal global test bed for the feasibility of using renewable energy on a large scale. Let’s look at other countries that generate a large amount… Read the rest

United Kingdom Produces More Power from Wind than from Nuclear Power Stations

United Kingdom Produces More Power from Wind than from Nuclear Power Stations
Before we all get too excited about the headline, I should say that this achievement was only managed for one day. Earlier this week, for one day only,  the UK’s wind farms generated more power than its nuclear power stations according to the National Grid. However this was no mean achievement and not only shows the… Read the rest

Rockefellers Abandon Oil, Gas and Coal in Favour of Cleaner Energy

Rockefellers Abandon Oil, Gas and Coal in Favour of Cleaner Energy
In a move that is likely to have massive (positive) ramifications, the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, built with profits from their great-grandfather’s Standard Oil Co., is selling investments in the fossil fuel industry in a move to put pressure companies that are adding to climate change. They are, US newspapers claim, getting out of “Big Oil” the… Read the rest

$100 billion invested in oil Will not Produce as much Energy as $100 billion invested in Renewable Energy

0 billion invested in oil Will not Produce as much Energy as 0 billion invested in Renewable Energy
Don’t take my word for it! A French investment bank, Kepler Chevreuxhas, has produced a ground-breaking piece of analysis which should have considerable implications for the continued viability of  the global oil industry. The investment bank estimates that $100 billion invested in the two key renewable industries; wind energy or solar energy and deployed as energy… Read the rest

Small Scale Wind Turbines and Scotland

Small Scale Wind Turbines and Scotland
While the UK seems to be whipping itself into a frenzied panic about the possibility of Scotland voting itself out of the Union of Scotland England & Wales and becoming an independent country, a news story from Scotland achieved little publicity: Last week Scotland revealed its plans to follow a model for small scale wind turbines.… Read the rest

2013: A Green Year for Britain

2013: A Green Year for Britain
It has been revealed from Government statistics just released that the United Kingdom generated almost 15% of its power from renewable sources last year.  This represents an increase of almost a third over the previous year, 2012, when just over 11% of power came from renewable sources. A major contribution to the increase in green energy… Read the rest

UK Wind Turbine Record- And the Seals are Loving it!

UK Wind Turbine Record- And the Seals are Loving it!
RenewableUK industry group reported that United Kingdom wind turbines generated a record 22 percent of the country’s electricity on Sunday 17 August 2014, beating the 24-hour record for the second time in the same week. Wind farms produce an average of 5,797 megawatts- enough to power more than 15 million homes at this time of year,… Read the rest