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Will Italy's FiTs Survive the Fall of Berlusconi?
According to Gestore dei Servizi Energetici (GSE), the agency which supports the development of renewable energy on behalf of the Italian treasury, Italy had reached 10 GW of PV capacity by September, a calculation based on applications for incentives. by January 3, 2012 this figure ballooned to 12.5 GW at a cumulative annual cost of €5.4 billion and over 319,000 installations. However, a recent report published by KPMG Advisory in Italy, which documents the remarkable growth of Italy’s renewable...
read moreElectric Bike Kits
Do you really want to own an electric bike or do you want to help minimize the pollution in earth but do not have enough budgets to buy one? well, it really is a big problem there because electric bike does cost a lot of bucks in your pocket. It may be good compared to usual bikes but they...
read moreHow Electric Bike Batteries Work
You may even wonder how those batteries work using electricity without even using wires to connect it from a power source. Well, the batteries in these types of bikes truly use electricity to run them. even though you are away from home, you may still have the bikes run because electricity is actually stored on them during charging....
read more2 companies cleared to pursue geothermal power projects
16-Feb-12, 7:33 PM | Elgin Ros, InterAksyon.com Courtesy of pilipinasenergy.blogspot.com MANILA, Philippines – two geothermal power developers bagged government approval of their projects. The Department of Energy (DOE) approved three projects of Pan Pacific Power Philippines Corp. The company has proposed projects in Benguet, Cagayan and Abra. Besides geothermal, Pan Pacific is also developing a 600 megawatt hydropower project in Apayao, a 4.3 megawatt facility Kalinga, and a 4.44 megawatt project in Cagayan. The second...
read moreBalancing solar with history in Glen Ridge
In towns with historic districts, the installation of solar panels – whether at homes or in public places – have often led to debates over how to balance the need for clean energy with the desire to preserve the town’s historic character. Glen Ridge’s historic district covers about 80 percent of the borough, and exterior work done on homes in the district is subject to approval by the Historic Preservation Commission. “We’re not opposed to solar … we just have...
read moreLawmakers concerned offshore wind could be too costly for consumers » Local News » Cumberland Times-News
ANNAPOLIS — Despite reassurances from Gov. Martin O’Malley that additional consumer fees would be capped at $2 a month under his wind farm proposal, a number of senators said last week they are still concerned that tapping into offshore wind would cost too much. O’Malley told members of the Senate Finance Committee that wind energy is essential for Maryland’s future, and...
read moreHomemade Windmill – Tips on Building Homemade Wind Turbine and Where to Find DIY Plans
Wind energy is another form of renewable energy. The energy that is obtained from wind can be used as power at home, farms and in other industries that require power in large scale. But obtaining this energy on a large scale is quite complex and is very expensive. So to save money and time, people have started to build homemade windmills. A windmill consists of three main components a rotor with blades,...
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