FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Shawna McGregor, [email protected], 917-971-7852 New Industry Paper Examines Reports on Geothermal Power Costs and Benefits Washington, D.C. (June 16, 2014) — Geothermal energy is an affordable power source, according to an analysis of several government and private sector reports published in 2014. The …
Earth Policy Institute: Denmark, Portugal, and Spain Leading the World in Wind Power
Denmark, Portugal, and Spain Leading the World in Wind Power J. Matthew Roney www.earth-policy.org/data_highlights/2014/highlights46 Earth Policy Release Data Highlight May 27, 2014 Denmark produced one third of its electricity from the wind in 2013. In no other country has wind’s share of annual electricity generation yet topped 30 percent. But …
To Expand Offshore Power, Japan Builds Floating Windmills
To Expand Offshore Power, Japan Builds Floating Windmills Yoshikazu Tsuno/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images An offshore wind turbine off the coast of Fukushima. By HIROKO TABUCHI Published: October 24, 2013 OFF THE COAST OF FUKUSHIMA, Japan — Twelve miles out to sea from the severely damaged and leaking nuclear reactors at …
The ‘unstoppable’ renewable grid
Chris Nelder, SmartPlanet, April 3, 2013 The energy transition juggernaut I previewed last May is rolling on unabated, despite U.S. natural gas prices falling to 10-year lows last year. According to a new Gallup poll, two-thirds of Americans would like to see more emphasis on solar, wind and natural gas, …
Cell biology: Calcium ‘accelerator’ keeps cell power supply going
Cell biology: Calcium ‘accelerator’ keeps cell power supply going Posted: 25 Nov 2012 04:30 PM PST Scientists have moved another step closer to solving a decades-long mystery of how the flow of calcium into the cell’s power source, the mitochondria, is controlled. By shutting down 50 genes, one at a …
Ultra-Low-Power Wireless Networks Developed
Ultra-Low-Power Wireless Networks Developed Posted: 31 Aug 2012 08:10 AM PDT The National Science Foundation is funding a project to create distortion-tolerant communications for wireless networks that can work with very little power. The aim of the research is to improve the wireless sensors deployed in remote areas where the …
10 Advantages to Supporting Geothermal Energy GEA report highlights benefits of geothermal power for the Renewable Energy World Conference & Expo
10 Advantages to Supporting Geothermal Energy GEA report highlights benefits of geothermal power for the Renewable Energy World Conference & Expo LONG BEACH, Calif. (February 15, 2012)—The renewable energy industry convenes this week in California, the birthplace of U.S. geothermal energy production, for the Renewable Energy World Conference & Expo. …