Wind and Nuclear Power -- a Generation Gap?
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In this north German town a huge crane is helping to build the world's largest wind power plant, a prototype for offshore wind farms from 2006.
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MADRID, Jan 7  (IPS) - Renewable energy sources enjoy excellent prospects  in Spain, but there are complaints about business practices in  the energy sector and the lack of effective enforcement of  environmental standards.
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'Government has not made decision' - oh really? Prime Minister Gordon Brown insists that the UK government has not made up its mind yet on a new generation of nuclear power stations, but that the decision will be announced on Thursday. However, it is now more or less certain that Brown intends to permit atomic energy to continue in Britain.â¦
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As the state seeks to replace aging power sources with clean energy plans, wind-power developers fear Vermont's rural aesthetic is too strong to allow towers atop mountain ridges. Folks just don't want to spoil the view.
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Science & environment: Clean energy and reversing ageing among the biggest challenges of the next 50 years, say leading thinkers
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MADRID, Aug 9  (IPS) - A boost for renewable energy, a growing sense of  corporate responsibility for the environment, and the decision to  create a large offshore wind park are news items that have had  little impact in Spain.
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Some families are trying to save money and the planet, with energy from backyard turbines.
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Wind power design is discussion topic   Landscape design issues related to wind power facilities will be discussed at the University of Rhode Island on Thursday, March 8 at 7 p.m. in the Weaver Auditorium of the Coastal Institute.   Terrence J. DeWan of Terrence J.
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US vehicles would require a million wind turbines, economists claim. Converting every vehicle in the United States to hydrogen power would demand so much electricity that the country would need enough wind ...
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The European Commission has adopted draft legislation that would separate power generation from distribution networks. The aim is to restrict the influence of big utility companies. In part, the initiative is aimed at Russia, which provides around a quarter of Europe's gas, since the proposals would ban foreign firms from owning transmission networks -- unless agreements are reached between the EU and the companies' home countries.
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Wind power is emerging as a alternative in fast-growing countries like India and China that are avidly seeking new energy sources.
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BERLIN, Feb 15 (IPS) - Germany is blowing more wind into energy with the   setting up of new offshore facilities. Germany already has the  world's  largest installed capacity for wind energy.
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Wind farms can change the weather, according to a model of how these forests of giant turbines interact with the local atmosphere.
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If you are going to depend on a windmill, it's best to find a windy place to put it. Companies that can assess a location's wind potential are in demand, and they are pushing the technology to predict shifting breezes. By John Gartner.
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The British government embraced nuclear power as a key energy source in the coming decades in a new policy unveiled Tuesday, angering environmentalists eager to promote renewable power sources such as sun, wind and waves.
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The need to reduce carbon emissions has even environmentalists rethinking nuclear energy, but high costs could prove a deal-breaker.
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Does access to fuel ease nations toward nuclear weapons? Rising demand has nonproliferation experts unsettled.