Denmark is an early adopter of wind energy Despite the country has modest wind resources compared to other countries, it manages to capture the power of the wind with remarkable success. A key factor for the success is the early …
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Las Vegas Is Home To Huge Conventions on Renewable Energy – And Essentially Everything Else
Sorry if this comes across as out-of-touch, but I’ve never had any particular love affair with Las Vegas. When I was consulting to IBM and one of its joint ventures in the late 1990s, my team and I spent three …
Offshore Wind in the North Sea – By 2GreenEnergy Intern Olivier Goavec
Here’s another article by our terrific French intern, Olivier Goavec, pictured here with his vélo. In its goal to meet its objectives in terms of gas emission and to become less dependent on energy importations (coal, gas, oil), Europe needs …
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ABB Helps Integrate Wind Power into Microgrids
I recall with fondness the days in which I served as a marketing consultant to the large tech companies of the world, and, in particular, my work for a few clients who are currently active in renewable energy. The Swiss …
From Guest Blogger Tom Grant: The Race for Renewable Energy – Why Solar is Running Faster Than the Wind
Renewable energy helps sustain energy in a way that is protective of the environment. However, the renewable energy market is equally just as important to the stability of the financial market. Specifically, solar energy has made a rapid expansion on …
From Guest Blogger Heather: Renewable Home Energy Tips For Your New Home
There are quite a few options after moving to utilize possible renewable energy sources around your home, such as wind turbines, solar panels and more. In most cases using solar panels is the popular choice for heat, lighting and electrical …
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Energy Storage and Wind Power
Here’s an article on a study from Stanford University that questions the economic validity of energy storage as a solution to even out the variability of wind. I think the most probable scenario for our energy future is more about …
The Wind Energy Industry and Deutsche Bank’s Three Pillars of a Successful Market
When a speaker at yesterday’s CleanTechLA event presented what Deutsche Bank calls its “three pillars of a successful market,” I could see some of the main challenges associated with the migration to renewable energy. Abbreviated “TLC” (something that everyone and …
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Siemens Installing Enormous Quantities of Off-shore Wind
Siemens, the German industrial giant, just completed the installation of a platform in the North Sea that will link two large offshore wind farms and transmit the power (ultimately 6.2 gigawatts) to the mainland, powering 500,000 homes with wind energy. …
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Cute Little Wind Turbine on North Carolina's Outer Banks
My mother and I spent a wonderful day together on the Outer Banks of North Carolina, our destination for the wedding of my eldest nephew, and the eldest of Mom’s five grandchildren. Our task for the day was to find …
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