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The latest Vital Signs Online (VSO) report from the Worldwatch Institute indicates that
due to increasing costs of production, a slowed demand for electricity, and fresh memories of disaster in Japan, production of nuclear power fell in 2011.
Despite reaching record levels the previous year, global installed nuclear capacity, the potential power generation from all existing plants, declined to 366.5 gigawatts (GW) in 2011, from 375.5 GW at the end of 2010.
Not surprisingly, this drop in in... [more]
The 201-megawatt Nobles Wind Farm in southwestern Minnesota consists of 134, 1.5-megawatt General Electric wind turbines generating enough power to serve approximately 66,500 homes. enXco and Xcel Energy have announced the new Nobles Wind Project is fully operational and supplying electricity to the regional transmission grid.
“The Nobles Wind Farm advances our efforts to provide our customers with more reasonably priced, renewable energy,” said Judy Poferl, president and CEO of Northern Sta... [more]
Infinergy has received planning consent for New Albion Wind Farm, proposed for land between Pipewell and Rushton in Northamptonshire. As part of their extensive public consultation programme, Infinergy adopted Consense’s innovative Open Debate online consultation system, which helped to identify valuable support.
The New Albion Wind Farm online consultation launched in June 2008, outlining plans for the eight turbine scheme and inviting comment from local residents. The Open Debate system has... [more]
The Nobles Wind Project, consisting of 134 GE 1.5 MW turbines, will produce enough electricity to power approximately 50,000 homes. enXco and Xcel Energy have announced they closed on the Wind Project Purchase and Sale Agreement (WPPSA) for the Nobles Wind Project, a 201 megawatt wind facility to be constructed in Nobles County in southwest Minnesota.
The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission approved the Nobles Wind Project on May 28, 2009. The closure of the WPPSA transfers the project owne... [more]
Florida Power & Light Company will install solar power arrays at six schools in its service territory to help teach future generations about the benefits of renewable energy. Each school receiving a ‘Next Generation Solar Education Station’ will be able to generate emissions-free electricity and provide students with a hands-on tool to learn how solar power works.
The recipients of the Next Generation Solar Education Stations are:
* Mandarin Lakes Academy K-8 Center, Homestead (Miami-Dad... [more]
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