A consortium of companies in Spain are planning to build a 15 MW turbine. The turbine manufacturer Gamesa will lead the €25 million ‘Azimut’ project to build the 15 MW giant together with 11 other wind and engineering companies and …
[The Vector] Super Offshore Turbines in Development – Despite Difficulties Read More »
The global offshore wind turbine market is expected to almost double this year after record growth last year, according to a report published in October by Danish consulting company MAKE. MAKE predicts the expansion will continue into 2015. …
[The Vector] Global Offshore Wind Sector Expanding Rapidly Read More »
The groundworks for the construction of the world’s first commercial solar updraft tower may be little more than two years away. Solar updraft towers use the power that lifts hot air balloons into the air to generate electricity. The Australian …
[The Vector] 200MW Solar Updraft Power Plant at Application Stage Read More »
Here’s a conversation I’m having with a reader in Chile that I thought others may find interesting. Francisco Gajardo, who gave me permission to publish this, writes: Hi Craig, First of all, I must congratulate you for such a great …
I’m going through an interesting exercise that I thought I’d share. In preparation for my upcoming speaking tour for my book on renewables, I’m working with some associates to “package” myself, and develop an online press kit. As I’ve known …
I have a great deal of sympathy for people who struggle with the math and logic of renewables. After all, I’m one of them. It’s not that I’m bad at math per se; rather, it’s that there are dozens of …
Analyzing the Data Fairly: Is Renewable Energy Really "Green?" Read More »
I love these newspaper writers who spend about 10 minutes learning about electric transportation before publishing an article that will affect the thinking and behavior of many thousands of readers. Couldn’t this journalist from Canada’s “Globe and Mail” have stuck …
[The Vector] Some Electric Vehicles Reporters Have Wicked Slants to Their Coverage Read More »
As a civilization, we’re in trouble whenever politics trumps science — and we’ve seen plenty of that lately. That’s why the world is so frustrated with the inaction of the COP meeting in Cancun, as we listen to diplomats drone …
Science Is Under Violent Attack on Global Climate Change Read More »
A near full-scale prototype of an airborne wind energy system that generates power from constant, high-speed, high-altitude winds will be tested in Piedmont, Italy, in the coming weeks. When fully operational, KiteGen should be capable of generating 3MW of power. …
[The Vector] Low Cost Power from High Altitude Winds Read More »
Neil Auerbach is Managing Partner of Hudson Clean Energy Partners, a group with over $1 billion under management. He made a number of points in his presentation at the American Council on Renewable Energy conference in Washington this afternoon that …
American Voters Have No Appetite for Sacrifice — But What About Prosperity? Read More »
