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Sudden request for proposals -- Kansas utility tests the waters

UtiliCorp of Kansas issued a hurried request for proposals (RFP) to a handful of wind plant develope...

DOE says emissions reduction achievable at no great cost

A major new report by five national laboratories of the US Department of Energy (DOE) finds that the...

Mapping potential

Adequate mapping of Latin America's wind resource is being pursued by a variety of countries in the ...

Ambitious climate change strategy proposed

A carbon tax, international emissions trading and substitution of a major coal-burning plant by gas ...

BC Hydro prospecting for wind in British Columbia

BC Hydro is boosting its wind prospecting efforts in Canada's western province of British Columbia. ...

Historic 3 MW toppled at Burgar Hill

The world's first multi-megawatt sized wind turbine came crashing to the ground in November in a con...

Clean coal research accelerates amidst projected power demand

Even with a dramatic increase in the use of renewables, a new 1000 MW coal plant would need to be bu...

Power company launches wind feasibility study for 25 MW

Colombia's integrated power company, EPM, and the German agency for technology co-operation agreemen...

Utility green fund under suspicion

A Japanese environmental citizens group is opposing a new utility "green fund," claiming it is no mo...

CO2 outlook grim from International Energy Agency

A report released by the International Energy Agency (IEA), "World Energy Outlook 2000, in November,...

Lottery grant and consumer approval -- Significant offshore support

Prime Minister Tony Blair has announced £50 million pounds of additional funding to be shared betwee...

Public vetoes three energy taxes --Disappointment for Swiss wind

In a disappointing decision for the wind industry, voters in Switzerland have turned down three init...

A big green stride for Canada -- Government on the move

The Canadian government will buy at least 25,000 MWh of wind a year to help power its facilities in ...

Panama identifies six sites

Wind maps of six potential sites for wind farms in Panama are expected to be ready by January or Feb...

Decision on pilot plant postponed -- Government cold feet offshore

The Dutch economy ministry has postponed its decision on the site of the Netherlands' long-planned N...

New 10% renewables priority

A doubling of the contribution of renewables to national primary energy consumption -- to 10% by 201...

One third from Irish offshore wind

Offshore wind energy could provide one-third of the electricity demand of the island of Ireland by 2...

Grid improvement plan for Aragón -- Developers to shoulder most costs

The Spanish regional government of Aragón has published a grid infrastructure improvement pla...

Offshore research grant for Setana

Japan's New Energy Development Organisation has granted ´10 billion for research into the potential ...

Elephant migration unaffected

Initial concerns that noise emissions from a 3 MW pilot wind power project in Sri Lanka would affect...

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