The Worlds First Floating Wind Turbine Launched In Norway

The Worlds First Floating Wind Turbine Launched In Norway
GALWAY, IRELAND – 15th September 2009 – The world’s first full-scale floating wind turbine, StatoilHydro’s ‘Hywind,’ took to the high seas last week for a two-year trial that will lead to wind turbines that can be deployed in much deeper waters than currently possible. Is the future of wind power floating off the Norwegian coast? Floating… Read the rest

BP reportedly to sell Wind Power Assets to Indian IDFC Private Equity Fund

BP reportedly to sell Wind Power Assets to Indian IDFC Private Equity Fund
It is rumoured that BP is reportedly to sell its domestic Indian Wind Power Assets to a private equity fund named IDFC for INR6.5 billion ($133.8 million), the Economic Times reports. The fund will pay for the transaction in two tranches, with the initial payment totaling INR3.5 billion, the Web site said. BP has currently 40… Read the rest

Alternative Energy – The Facts – Tidal Energy – Part 5

Alternative Energy – The Facts – Tidal Energy – Part 5
TIDAL ENERGY Even the power of the tides can be harnessed to produce electricity. Similar to the more conventional hydroelectric dams, the tidal process utilizes the natural motion of the tides to fill reservoirs, which are then slowly discharged through electricity-producing turbines. The former USSR produced 300 MW in its Lumkara plant using this method. Advantages… Read the rest

Alternative Energy – The Facts – Geothermal Energy – Part 4

Alternative Energy – The Facts – Geothermal Energy – Part 4
  GEOTHERMAL ENERGY  
Geothermal energy is an alternative energy source, although it is not resourceful enough to replace more than a minor amount of the future’s energy needs. Geothermal energy is obtained from the internal heat of the planet and can be used to generate steam to run a steam turbine. This in turn generates… Read the rest

Alternative Energy – The Facts – Solar Power – Part 3

Alternative Energy – The Facts – Solar Power – Part 3
Concentrated Solar Power Systems use concentrated solar radiation as a high temperature energy source to produce electrical power and drive chemical reactions. Concentrating solar power (CSP) systems use lenses or mirrors and tracking systems to focus a large area of sunlight into a small beam.

The concentrated light is then used as a heat source for… Read the rest

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UK Wind Turbines to Quadruple – Britain’s New Renewable Energy Strategy

UK Wind Turbines to Quadruple – Britain’s New Renewable Energy Strategy
It is likely that under the UK Government’s Renewable Energy Strategy Plan,  3,000 wind turbines will be installed offshore the UK’s coast line. It is said that the number of wind turbines is set to quadruple over the next decade under government plans to force through wind farm planning applications. A Renewable Energy Strategy with wind… Read the rest