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- wind power generators, are they right for you? Tue, 16 Nov 10, 11:07pmWind power generation sounds like a possible way to offset rising power bills, we look at the issues involved and if it is practical for you.
- Germany Gets Dunkelf**ked Again, Norway to Dismantle Power Cables To Europe Mon, 16 Dec 24, 5:00pmThe latest wind drought provides more evidence of the foolishness of Germany’s Energiewende, an insanely expensive effort designed to force the country off of hydrocarbons and onto alt-energy...
- Miliband pledges no blackouts under Labour’s ‘unstoppable’ renewable energy shake-up Fri, 13 Dec 24, 9:48pm‘Clean power 2030’ plan will speed up planning and give energy secretary final say on major infrastructure projects
- Ed Miliband pledges ‘most ambitious reforms to UK energy system in generations’ Fri, 13 Dec 24, 4:00pmEnergy secretary to set out plan to boost renewable energy supply, such as building canopies of solar panels on outdoor car parks
- Turbine bat deaths could fall without loss of power if wind speed triggers were raised, Victorian research finds Fri, 13 Dec 24, 1:00amChanging state guidelines to lift wind speed turbines start spinning won’t notably affect energy generated, government consultants say
- Wind turbine maker Vestas to cut 300 jobs on Isle of Wight Thu, 12 Dec 24, 2:15amFactory to move from making offshore blades to onshore under deal with government to keep half of 600 staff
- ‘We’re an evolving laboratory’: the island on a quest to be self-sufficient in energy Wed, 11 Dec 24, 8:00pmHarnessing wind, hydro and maybe geothermal power, the tiny Canary Island of El Hierro is blazing a trail for sustainable energy – and the secret is all in the mix
- Denmark offers largest offshore wind area for auction, but no one bids anything Wed, 11 Dec 24, 7:34amPhoto by Kim Hansen. Postprocessing by Richard Bartz and Kim Hansen. | Wikimedia By Jo Nova ““The green transition in Denmark has stalled right now” Denmark was the posterchild for the wind industry. It has...
- How anger at Australia’s rollout of renewables is being hijacked by a new pro-nuclear network Tue, 10 Dec 24, 1:00amAn alliance of political groups is harnessing real fears about the local impact of wind and solar farms – and using them to spruik nuclear power
- BP shifts offshore wind to joint venture amid retreat from renewables Tue, 10 Dec 24, 12:52amEnergy company’s deal with Japan’s Jera will allow it to focus on exploiting oil and gas assets
- How anger at the rollout of renewables is being hijacked by a new pro-nuclear network Tue, 10 Dec 24, 1:00amAn alliance of political groups is harnessing real fears about the local impact of renewables projects across Australia – and using them to spruik nuclear power
- UK ‘needs to play catch-up’ in global race to rewire electricity grids Mon, 9 Dec 24, 5:00pmFor every £1 spent on renewable energy projects, only 25p was invested in connecting them to grid, report finds
- Wind and Solar Can’t Support the Grid Sat, 7 Dec 24, 6:00am“If wind, solar and storage can’t keep the beer cold in a small city like Broken Hill, how will it perform when called upon to power the rest of the country?” Policy makers pushing for standalone power systems built...
- Why Are UK Electricity Prices So High? Thu, 5 Dec 24, 9:00pmThe only thing that has changed since 2019 is the rapid decarbonisation of the grid.
- Will Labour’s 2030 green energy goal cost more than 2035? They should come clean | Nils Pratley Wed, 27 Nov 24, 4:00pmEd Miliband argues the UK should race towards becoming a ‘clean energy superpower’, but costs to the consumer shouldn’t be ignored
- Australia’s only wind tower manufacturer goes out of business Sat, 23 Nov 24, 7:40amImage: Keppel Prince By Jo Nova More proof that wind power can’t be used to make wind turbines The one and only Australian manufacturer of wind turbine towers is going out of business, despite Australian electricity...