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  The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)A and the German Aerospace Center (DLR) have launched a new online solar and wind atlas project — the Global Atlas for Solar and Wind Energy project. “The Global Atlas for Solar and Wind Energy project aims to create a collaborative internet-based Geographic Information System (GIS) of these renewable resources [...] No related posts.

A revolutionary renewable energy bill could become law in California as soon as this September. It will allow customers of the big three utilities in California to buy power directly from renewable energy projects developed in their neighborhoods for the first time. They would getA a credit on their regular utility bill for their share of [...] Related posts:

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  Twenty-seven Walmart stores in Massachusetts will receive photovoltaic installationsA before the summer is over, if all goes according to plan. The total number of megawatts for the new store solar arrays is expected to be 10.5. These solar projects are in their infancy and still require permits, but if they are constructed, it is expected [...] Related posts:

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  News has slowly been leaking out about renewable energy plans for Apple’s data center in Maiden, North Carolina, and now the whole shebang is up on the Apple website. Apple has confirmed that the gigantic facility will run entirely on renewable energy. When running at full capacity the data center draws a whopping 20 [...] Related posts:

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  The Indian government may soon allow project developers to set up the first offshore wind energy projects in the country. The initiative by the government has been taken after several project developers expressed willingness to set up offshore projects which may deliver higher revenue compared to onshore projects. Some of the leading companies in [...] Related posts:

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  Some more solar energy newsA from around the net to wrap up the week: SolarCity & Clean Currents have teamed up to offerA fixed-price Power Purchase Agreements (PPA) for solar power with as little as $0 down and long-term electricity discounts/savings. The largest city-sponsored solar financing program in the U.S. has relaunched in Phoenix, Arizona. The [...] Related posts:

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  Some more top wind energy new from around the internet: Western Wind Energy Corp. is acquiring a whoppingA 4,000 MW of wind energy projects fromA Champlin/GEI Wind Holdings. “Cost of the acquisition isA $20 MillionA US, payable by the issuance of 8 Million common shares at a deemed value ofA $2.50A per share US.” The Ministry of New and Renewable [...] Related posts:

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  Some more top energy efficiency news from around the internet: Lighting Science Group has completed the first phase of a relighting project inA Washington, D.C. that will “save the city tens of thousands of dollars each year in energy costs” (and a lot of energy).A ”Already results show these new light fixtures are saving energy a [...] Related posts:

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Nevada’s Stillwater geothermal plant has added a solar array to become the world’s first hybrid solar-geothermal plant. Enel Green Power North America installed more than 89,000 solar panels with a capacity of 26 MW to the site. The plant’s combined capacity is now 59 MW of clean energy capable of powering more than 50,000 homes.

Solar and geothermal are a match made in heaven. Both are great sources of clean energy, but solar power needs a backup for when the sun isn’t shining (whether nighttime or a cloudy day). That’s where geothermal is a great partner. It’s a consistent form of energy that can smooth out the gaps in solar power and during the day when demand is greatest, you have the benefit of receiving power from both sources.

The project received $40 million in tax support from the Department of Energy through the Recovery Act. Stillwater is one of 14 geothermal sites in Nevada and Utah that received investments from the DOE to accelerate geothermal power development.

DOE Secretary Steven Chu says aAs the first of its kind in the world, this project demonstrates how we can tap renewable energy sources to provide clean power for American families and businesses and deploy every available source of American energy.”

via DOE

Image via Nevada State Office of Energy

Saudi Arabia is making a major push make renewables, especially solar power, a bigger part of its energy mix. The oil-rich country is aiming to have 41 GW of solar power capacity installed by 2032 as well as a host of other renewable energy projects like wind, geothermal and waste-to-fuel plants.

The country is planning to install 16 GW of solar photovoltaic power and 25 GW of concentrated solar power. This breakdown makes sense with CSP being very well suited for hot desert environments.

The country hopes to cut down on its oil use and increase its presence in the solar power industry. Saudi Arabia is opening up bidding for the projects in two different rounds with project sizes ranging from 5 MW and up to determine who will build the installations.

via PV Magazine

When we first wrote about the Tres Amigas SuperStation back in 2009, it was a well thought-out concept that seemed far off from becoming a reality, but an influx of new investments has pushed it forward and the project is set to break ground this summer with the transmission hub being operational in 2015.

via Huffington Post

A new, small-scale wind turbine suitable for rooftop use is under development in Australia. The Windpod looks more like a cylindrical, vertical-axis wind turbine, than a ‘pinwheel’ horizontal-axis turbine, but is deployed on its side.

The Windpod G1 has a diameter of 450mm and a length of 2200mm (about 18 inches by 86.5 inches) and can produce up to 1 kilowatt of power. However, the cut-in wind speed seems to be around 4 meters/second (about 9 mph), and full power is not reached until a wind speed of 12.5 meters/second (nearly 28 mph). Locations with strongly directional prevailing winds would be suitable for this system, but with the high wind speeds necessary, it’s unlikely this approach will replace other types of wind turbines.

We’ve seen other rooftop turbines that aim to use the slope of a residential roof as a wing to help drive more air through the turbine and increase its power output. The Windpod is also proposed for installation at the ridge of a sloped roof or at the roof or corner edge of a larger building, where increased wind effects are strongest. Unlike some other roof-edge turbines we’ve seen, the Windpod seems particularly well suited for this kind of application, although it’s a fairly limited and specialized use.

Installed cost for the Windpod in Australia is estimated to be AU$7,000-7,500/kW (At current rates, the US and Australian dollar are almost on par with one another).

via: Treehugger

The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) has released a map that shows which states have the highest concentration of renewable power. The map compares 2001 to 2011 and displays the share of total net generation of non-hydro renewable energy for each state.

As you can see, Maine, South Dakota and Iowa all are getting over 15 percent of their power from renewable sources. Maine got 27 percent of its electricity from renewables in 2011, South Dakota 21 percent and Iowa 17 percent.

The entire country has seen a major jump in renewable energy share, but the Dakotas, Wyoming and Iowa and other states in the Midwest had the mostA impressive growth over 2001 when virtually no renewables were in place. The reason for the growth in many states is due to renewable energy standards that require utilities to get a certain percentage of their power share from renewable sources. States like California, Colorado and Vermont have strict ones in place, while the entire region of the Southeast have no standards or much less strict ones and you can see how those states lag behind on the map.

If you add hydro power back in, Idaho, Washington and Oregon win with 93 percent, 82 percent and 78 percent coming from renewables, respectively.

Of course, this map shows renewable energy generation from just one perspective: percentage of total electricity generation. When it comes to total capacity, the winners are a bit different. According to the EIA, here’s the top six in 2012 in that category:

1. Texas
2. California
3. Iowa
4. Minnesota
5. Washington
6. Illinois

via Washington Post

Earlier today, we noted that Apple had received official approval for its 20-megawatt solar farm across the street from its data center in Maiden, North Carolina. But even more significant developments are also occurring today, with Apple posting a new page to the environmental section of its website touting that all of the company’s data centers will be powered by 100% renewable energy.

At the North Carolina site, the previously-annnounced 20-megawatt solar farm is being joined by a second farm of equal size a few miles away. Combined with the 5-megawatt fuel cell facility also being built at the data center, 60% of the data center’s power needs will be generated on site. The remaining 40% will be purchased through agreements with outside renewable power producers.

Weare currently building two solar array installations in and around Maiden. These sites use high-efficiency solar cells and an advanced solar tracking system. A 100-acre, 20-megawatt installation on the same site as our data center will produce 42 million kilowatt-hours (kWh) of energy annually. A 100-acre site located a few miles away will produce another 42 million kWh. Together thatas 84 million kWh of clean, renewable energy supplied annually. When our bio-gas-powered 5-megawatt fuel cell installation comes online later this year, it will provide more than 40 million kWh of renewable energy annually. This means Apple will be producing enough onsite renewable energy a 124 million kWh a to power the equivalent of 10,874 homes.

Apple’s efforts in renewable energy will also extend to its other data center facilities, as the company previously disclosed that its upcoming Prineville, Oregon data center will be powered by 100% renewable energy. And the new page posted today reveals that the company’s original, smaller data center in Newark, California will soon be powered by renewable energy as Apple works to locate and purchase clean energy for the facility, with the capacity scheduled to be in place by February 2013.

Greenpeace last month bashed Apple using estimates it claimed showed that only 10% of the North Carolina data center’s power would be from renewable sources. Apple rebutted those claims, noting that at least 60% of the center’s energy would be from renewable sources. With today’s announcements, Apple has expanded its efforts even further to power all of its data centers with 100% renewable energy.

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Earlier today, we noted that Apple had received official approval for its 20-megawatt solar farm across the street from its data center in Maiden, North Carolina. But even more significant developments are also occurring today, with Apple posting a new page to the environmental section of its website touting that all of the company’s data centers will be powered by 100% renewable energy.

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Weare currently building two solar array installations in and around Maiden. These sites use high-efficiency solar cells and an advanced solar tracking system. A 100-acre, 20-megawatt installation on the same site as our data center will produce 42 million kilowatt-hours (kWh) of energy annually. A 100-acre site located a few miles away will produce another 42 million kWh. Together thatas 84 million kWh of clean, renewable energy supplied annually. When our bio-gas-powered 5-megawatt fuel cell installation comes online later this year, it will provide more than 40 million kWh of renewable energy annually. This means Apple will be producing enough onsite renewable energy a 124 million kWh a to power the equivalent of 10,874 homes.

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Greenpeace last month bashed Apple using estimates it claimed showed that only 10% of the North Carolina data center’s power would be from renewable sources. Apple rebutted those claims, noting that at least 60% of the center’s energy would be from renewable sources. With today’s announcements, Apple has expanded its efforts even further to power all of its data centers with 100% renewable energy.

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“In two projects supported by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research, we have successfully replaced oil with water. One surprising thing we found was that water is no worse a lubricant than oil, the key to it all being the additives.” Adding natural polymers to water can dramatically improve its lubricating properties.

At this event on May 24, 2012 from 6 a 9 p.m. at Phipps Conservatory, attendees will see displays of the hottest new technology for renewable energy and hear from the real live green energy entrepreneurs who will be discussing how the average yinzer can make all our futures brighter by buying and/or installing clean energy.

Solar power gathered in space could be set to provide the renewable energy of the future thanks to innovative research being carried out by engineers at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow.

Scientists and engineers in the U.S. Army are working to develop mobile energy solutions that capture renewable power from the sun and wind. Photo: cobalt123 Reported on Clean Technica Army Scientists Developing Deployable Renewable Equipment (via Clean Technica) Renewable energy options are very important these days for the Unite States Army, especially when it concerns [...]

The Buckminster Fuller Institute (BFI) will announce and celebrate the winning design of the 2012 Buckminster Fuller Challenge in an all-day event on June 6, 2012 hosted by the Cooper Union Institute for Sustainable Design.

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