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Co-ops In Florida Make Rooftop Solar Possible For More People
How does a co-op make rooftop solar systems more affordable? Ten people who band together to buy something usually get a better price than ten people acting individually. That’s the idea behind the St. Pete Solar Co-op, which began in…
RAMBO AMADEUS: Every Gram of CO2 You Drop into the Air, Your Grandchildren Will Inhale No Matter How Much Money You Leave on Their Bank Accounts
We are definitely sure that there is no person in this region who hasn’t heard of Rambo Amadeus, a great musician, poet and a “media manipulator” as he describes himself. In the interview for Energy portal, he revealed to us…
Walney Extension World’s First To Use 8.25 Megawatt Wind Turbines
The 330 megawatt Walney Extension West offshore wind farm has begun wind turbine installation and will go down as the world’s first offshore wind project to use wind turbines rated at 8.25 megawatts. Located in the Irish Sea off the…
Finland Completes Its First Ever Offshore Wind Farm
Finland may not be a world-renowned leader in renewable energy, but this month the northern European country announced the completion of its first ever offshore wind farm, the 42 megawatt Tahkoluoto wind farm. Finland has a relatively small amount of…
Wind Power Saves Over $100 Billion In Health Care Costs In US, Study Finds
A study done by Lawrence Berkeley National Lab and published by Nature Energy in August finds that wind power in the United States is responsible for saving thousands of lives and over $100 billion in health care costs by reducing…
Offshore Wind Costs Have Dropped by More Than 50% in Under 5 Years
Government figures, to be published by National Grid this week, are expected to show that the price paid for electricity from offshore wind farms has dropped by more than 50% in under five years. According to Greenpeace UK, this would make…
Offshore Wind Power Cheaper than New Nuclear
Energy from offshore wind in the UK will be cheaper than electricity from new nuclear power for the first time. The development, revealed in figures from the government, has been seen as a milestone in the advance of renewable energy.…