Renewable Energies from the Web » electricity

Afghanistan war: Successful foreign assistance lets Afghans pick their project – The Christian Science Monitor

renewable energies Master feed — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 04:01:07 +0000

Living on the sides of an isolated ravine near the Tajikistan border in the province of Badakhshan, the villagers of Uland and Khushpak have electric power for the first time. Not only are they pleased about the modern convenience, but also about the democratic way they got it. The electricity

Power firm in dark over why Western Isles were blacked out – The Scotsman (Edinburgh, UK)

renewable energies Master feed — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 07:11:05 +0000

ENGINEERS are trying to trace the source of a power cut that left the Western Isles without electricity for over an hour. More than 17,000 homes and businesses in the Outer Hebrides were hit by the power cut at about 7:35am on Monday. Scottish & Southern Energy (SSE) said that, while the fault had

Apple rechargeables smarter than average AAs

renewable energies Master feed — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 18:22:34 +0000

Apple introduces battery recharge pack handy for powering Mac peripherals, saying it cuts wasted electricity and will last as long as 10 years.

Xtreme Power raises cash for renewable-energy storage

renewable energies Master feed — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 13:08:01 +0000

Start-up pulls in nearly $30 million to go after the utility market with large-scale systems that make wind and solar power more reliable suppliers of electricity to the grid.

Too much in the sun – The Globe and Mail

renewable energies Master feed — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 05:37:06 +0000

The prospect of a 24-per-cent return on investment should elicit
attention. The prospect of such a rate guaranteed by government for 20 years
should set off alarm bells. Earlier this month, the Ontario government announced a dramatic cut in its
solar-power program. The rate paid for electricity

Ontario’s solar-power pay scales never did make much sense – Waterloo Region Record

renewable energies Master feed — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 04:35:12 +0000

No one in the sunshine business seems very happy these days. Earlier this month, Ontario announced a sharp reduction in the rate it will pay for electricity from small-scale ground-mounted solar farms. This “feed-in tariff” will drop from 80.2¢ per kilowatt
hour to 58.8¢ a kilowatt hour. There are

Texas Legislature needs to offer incentives for solar power – Fort Worth Star-Telegram

renewable energies Master feed — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 07:11:17 +0000

Some deals are too good to last — for a week. In late February, two companies announced a plan to let homeowners add solar
panels for no money down and an immediate payoff. The monthly savings on
electricity would be greater than the monthly lease, and installation,
insurance and maintenance were

Region may see more locally generated electricity; – The Sault Star

renewable energies Master feed — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 05:45:12 +0000

In the near future, area residents could be using some
home-grown electricity in their homes and businesses. Last year, the Ontario Power Authority (OPA) launched a program to
encourage renewable energy source projects across the province,
named Feed-in Tariff (FIT). The Green Energy Act is what

The solar panel divide – Toronto Star

renewable energies Master feed — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 05:05:07 +0000

Normally, a change to a solar power program would garner little attention beyond the green energy sector. But critics of the Ontario Power Authority’s plan to reduce payments to those who sell
electricity from solar panels that are on the ground – as opposed to on rooftops – are gaining a wide

More than half new power in U.S., EU is green: study

renewable energies Master feed — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 18:11:44 +0000

LONDON (Reuters) – More than half of all new electricity capacity added in the United States and Europe last year was from renewable power such as wind and solar, a body backed by the International Energy Agency and the UN reported.