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Renewable energy debate – Introduction

renewable energy debate about the constraints and opportunities associated with the use of renewable energy. Renewable electricity production, from sources such as wind power and solar power, is sometimes criticized for being variable or intermittent. However, the International Energy Agency has stated that deployment of renewable technologies usually increases the diversity of electricity sources and, [...]

WindShare – History

* 1998 – Toronto Renewable Energy Co-operative (TREC) was incorporated * 1999 – TREC received a grant to study three potential sites for an urban wind turbine project in Toronto. * June 30, 1999 – TREC forms ad hoc partnership with Toronto Hydro to build wind turbine(s) * February, 2002 – WindShare co-operative officially launched. [...]

Fenton Wind Farm – Introduction

Fenton Wind Farm is a 205.5 megawatt wind energy project built by [http://www.enxco.com/ enXco], that became operational in the second half of 2007. The $385-million project is in Chandler, Minnesota on a site that encompasses Murray and Nobles counties and consists of 137 GE 1.5 MW wind turbines. Power generated by the Fenton Wind Energy [...]

GREEN Cell Shipping – The GREEN Cell

The GREEN Cell is at the core of the shipping concept. Each GREEN cell is envisaged as a container-sized source of electricity, based on inherent chemical energy (battery), in addition to solar energy and wind energy. Each cell provides electricity to the ship’s network. The electrical power potential of each GREEN cell depends on the [...]

Whitelee Wind Farm – Introduction

Whitelee wind farm is the largest onshore wind farm in Europe, with 140 Siemens wind turbines and a total capacity of 322 megawatts (MW). Whitelee was developed and is operated by ScottishPower Renewables, which is part of the Spanish company Iberdrola. Positioned 370 metres (1200 feet) above sea level and 15 kilometres (9 miles) outside [...]

Meadow Lake Wind Farm – Introduction

Meadow Lake Wind Farm is a wind farm near Brookston and Chalmers, Indiana, spreading over portions of White, Jasper, and Benton Counties in Indiana, owned and operated by Horizon Wind Energy. The wind farm is undergoing construction in phases, and could eventually reach a combined nameplate capacity of 1000 MW with over 600 wind turbines. [...]

Renewable energy – Renewable energy debate

Renewable electricity production, from sources such as wind power and solar power, is sometimes criticized for being variable or intermittent. However, the International Energy Agency has stated that deployment of renewable technologies usually increases the diversity of electricity sources and, through local generation, contributes to the flexibility of the system and its resistance to central [...]

Titan Wind Project – Introduction

Titan Wind Project is a proposed 5,050 MW wind farm project, formerly known as Rolling Thunder, based in South Dakota. The project developers, Clipper Windpower and BP Alternative Energy, expect to build Titan in several phases and, when completed, it will be one of the largest wind farms in the world. The complete wind farm [...]

Electricity sector in New Zealand – Introduction

electricity sector in New Zealand uses mainly renewable energy sources such as hydropower, geothermal power and increasingly wind energy. The 70% share of renewable energy sources makes New Zealand one of the most sustainable countries in terms of electricity generation. Electricity demand is growing by an average of 2.1% per year since 1974 and 0.2% [...]

Prairie Hills Motorsports Club – Facility Design

Noted race track architect [http://www.paxtonwatersarchitecture.com/ Paxton Waters] is in the final stages of designing the complete facility. His design will include a prominent hotel, conference center, restaurant, spa, retail space, garages, condominiums, karting track, and a 6,000 to 8,000 seat amphitheater for concerts. Duke Energy also has agreements to erect 240-foot-tall wind turbines on part [...]

Silicon Valley Power – Environmental responsibility

SVP offers customers the option of selecting “Santa Clara Green Power”, which is 100% renewable energy generated from wind and solar sources. SVP also offers rebates for customers who purchase Energy Star appliances or install a whole house fan. Adapted from the Wikipedia article Silicon Valley Power, under the G. N. U. Free Documentation License. [...]

Sugarloaf Community Wind Farm – Introduction

Sugarloaf Community Wind Farm is a renewable energy project in western Maine under development by Endless Energy Corporation. The wind farm is planned to be between the Sugarloaf ski resort and the Saddleback ski resort on Redington Pond Range and Black Nubble Mountains. Adapted from the Wikipedia article Sugarloaf Community Wind Farm, under the G. [...]

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