Alternative Energy News Archives
Monday 2nd of January, 2006
Protocol Energy to start construction of 15MW wind park ★★★
Business News AmericasEcuadorian Villonaco Wind Power, of which Canadian alternative energy generator Protocol Energy owns 80%, will begin construction this month of a 15MW wind park in Ecuador's Loja province, with the aim of commencing operations in November-December 2006.
Spanish wind power firm Gamesa Eólica and German wind power equipment manufacturer Nordex are in the running to provide the turbines for the project, which aims to sell power to mining companies in the area.
Alternative energy turns big business ★
UPIQuoting the SunPower IPO, which rose 41 percent on its first day of trading, as evidence, this short article is yet another that is trumpeting the coming dawn of alternative energy, due to signs of large corporate, Wall Street and venture capital interest, as well as rising oil prices and strong, alternative energy based IPOs.
Hybrids: Taken for an Enviro-Friendly Ride ★
NewsweekThis short article outlines the use of hybrids in buses and taxis in some US cities, including Seattle and New York.
Dispute likely to boost arguments for nuclear power ★★★★
Financial TimesPresenting some interesting facts and figures, this article outlines how many of Europe's largest economies depend on energy imports and that Europe is projected to become far more dependent on imported Russian gas in the next 15 years or so
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Quoting the EU as stating that by 2020 two-thrids of Europe's energy supplies will be imported, it goes on to quote an EU comissioned study as saying The vulnerability of the EU to a disruption of gas supplies is growing, partly because of the increased gas imports in general and partly because of the high dependence on a single source, Russia, of the new member states
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Eurpoean countries may look to nuclear power as a solution, as France currently garners more than three-quarters of its electricity from nuclear power, while the UK, set to make a decision on nuclear power in the next six months, generates a far less 20%.
