Alternative Energy News Archives
Sunday 22nd of January, 2006
A New Gust Of Wind Projects In U.S. ★★★
CBS News, appx. 1194 wordsMore than 860 wind turbines today pinwheel where oil derricks once bloomed, cranking out pollution-free megawatts for wind developers like FPL Energy, a Juno Beach, Fla., utility with the nation's largest wind-power portfolio.
A look at the state of wind energy in the United States, where growth of more than 40 percent this year (3,400 megawatts of new generation) could result in it becoming the largest wind energy producer worldwide.
Alternative energy sources: Food, and fuel, for thought ★★★
Independent, appx. 3453 words...thousands of British motorists have chosen to abandon garage forecourt pumps and run their vehicles on waste vegetable-oil from pubs and restaurants, or pure oil off the shop shelf.
A story of the underground veggie-oil-as-fuel movement in south Wales, where taxes being levied on vegetable-oil for fuel could push it out of the market: In the UK, the bitter war with tax collectors threatens to shatter the environmentally friendly driver's dream. Only by keeping veg-oil motoring cheap and legal, say fans, will the revolution ever move into the mainstream.
Finding energy to save power ★
Bangkok Post, appx. 695 wordsA call to arms for governmental assistance vis-a-vis alternative energy in Thailand:
It is time for government to come up with a comprehensive plan to promote and to encourage alternative energy. Authorities have sketched a rough, hodge-podge programme to replace some of the gasoline and diesel used by autos, trucks and buses.
Some interesting details provided in the article including that a regulation strongly enforced until recently banned all forms of electricity generation except by the former state monopoly, Electrical Generating Authority of Thailand
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Bennett Proposes Energy Research: Bill Would Fund Center to Look into Alternative Sources ★
RedNova, appx. 1007 wordsDuring the second half of last year, the political climate surrounding energy began to shift.
After having various efforts stunted before being passed, Senator Mike Bennett of Florids may have more luck this time around. We're delaying the inevitable.
he commented about more drilling in the Gulf of Mexico, and reintroduced his bill to create the Alternative Energy Technology Center with $500,000 in seed money to get it off the ground.
The article closes quoting Rep. Charlie Justice, D-St. Petersburg: Ten years ago people thought alternative energy was way out of the mainstream," Justice said. "Everybody realizes now it makes a lot of sense.
Turn Manure Into A Cash Cow, Of Sorts... ★★
CBS 5 - Green Bay, appx. 779 wordsA conference in Madison, Wisconsin to be held at the end of January, 2006, will be covering among other topics the use of anaerobic digesters to create methane from manure, which is subsequently used to power generators and create electricity.
The article outlines that approximately 110 digesters are in operation around the United States, with another 70 in the planning stages. Larry Krom, business sector manager of the state of Wisconsin's Focus on Energy's renewable energy program outlined that costs on average US1.5 million to build a digester and six years to recoup the investment.
