Wind Power Energy Stories

Enough Northwest wind energy to power about 85,000 homes each month could be stored in porous rocks deep underground for later use, according to a new, comprehensive study. Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and Bonneville … Continue reading →

“We’re very excited about the Patent and Trademark Office granting us a patent for these substantial enhancements to our hybrid renewable technology,” said Seth Shortlidge, CEO of NTE Energy. “It represents the culmination of the great work of our incredible … Continue reading →

The recently signed agreement will enable businesses and other large scale electricity users to add tidal energy to their renewable energy mix. Wholesale customers use Climex’s trading platform to purchase energy that is demonstrably green. Adding Tocardo’s tidal energy to … Continue reading →

PULHEIM, GERMANY – Tense engineers have their eyes peeled on complex color-coded diagrams on a wall-sized screen that makes their control room look like the inside of a spaceship. They work with a power system that would have seemed equally … Continue reading →

The final turbine has been erected at Dong Energy’s 400MW Anholt offshore wind farm in Denmark. A2Sea vessel Sea Power lifted the last component into place on Sunday at the project, which features 111 Siemens 3.6MW machines. The erection of … Continue reading →

Frozen logistics provider Yearsley Logistics has installed a further £1 million worth of solar panels across three depots, bringing its total spend on renewable energy to £5m. The 3120 new panels will generate 1,252,500 kilowatt hours per annum across the … Continue reading →

As Missouri’s legislative session was coming to an end on Friday, supporters of the Renewable Energy Standard (RES) waited with bated breath to see if any last minute amendments would sneak through and potentially repeal or weaken the Standard.  As … Continue reading →

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS) plans to invest as much as 50 billion yen ($487 million) in renewable energy projects in Japan in the next five years, tapping demand for electricity produced from solar and wind-power generators. The Wall Street … Continue reading →

The Army, Navy and Air Force are using more than 130 megawatts of solar for everything from powering remote special operations to air conditioning and lighting for U.S. base residences.  And the forces intend to keep building toward 3 gigawatts … Continue reading →

At a Sunday ceremony in the Iranian capital city, Tehran, President Ahmadinejad unveiled a 10-kilowatt fuel cell, which simultaneously converts hydrogen into electricity and heat. Iran plans to enhance the capacity of the non-polluting device, which can be used in … Continue reading →