Alternative Energy News Archives
Monday 23rd of January, 2006
Wind plan breezing along ★
Glens Falls Post-Star, appx. 1110 wordsThe story of a new wind park being proposed near Johnsburg, New York, is a lot like many other small news stories being printed these days: investor has an opportunity, an area, is testing and there are concerns about birds and the effect of the operation on local ecology.
Perhaps the difference here is that it would appear that the Adirondack Wind Energy Park has the backing of most locals, and it even has backing from Greenpeace.
Ubly area gets a charge out of wind power ★
Port Huron Times Herald, appx. 460 wordsA $75 million project to build Michigan's first large-scale commercial wind park near Ubly in Huron County began in December of 2005, and by mid-2006 should have 32 1.5-mega-watt General Electric wind turbines in place to help the area reduce it's reliance on fossil fuels.
The article also stated that Coal now is 1 or 2 cents cheaper per kilowatt-hour than wind, according to the American Wind Energy Association
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Namibia to Make Bio-Diesel? ★
AllAfrica.com, appx. 683 wordsNoting some of the benefits benefits of biodiesel - local, cheap clean and accessable - the fuel could become popular in Nigeria. This article articulates that large scale production is still a ways off, but that bio-diesel is "potentially a good income-generating project, where people can even look into making bio-diesel themselves with simple equipment,".
Hot energy issues enjoy broad political support ★
BizJournals, appx. 512 wordsWhat is interesting about this article is the first line: For the first time since the long gas lines of the 1970s, energy is a hot issue again for politicians and Hawaii Democrats and Republicans are in broad agreement on efforts to encourage conservation and development of alternative fuels.
It goes on to cover the alternative energy plans being set forth by Hawaiin Governer Linda Lingle.
