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Thursday, 31 July 2014
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EvoEnergy provides solar energy solution for BMW's 'Mini' plant in Oxford, UK
When automobile manufacturer BMW wanted to cut its carbon footprint by increasing its use of self-generated renewable power, EvoEnergy provided the tailor-made solution.
As part of what is now one of the largest roof mounted solar farms in the UK, 11,500 260kw solar PV panels have been installed on top of the German firm’s MINI production plant in Oxford, UK. The 3MW array, which covers 20,000 square metres, is now generating as much clean, green energy as is needed to power 850 homes – supplying power to the recently opened body shop production line where more than 1,000 robots are in operation building new MINI hatchback cars.
The sheer size of the job and the tight schedule involved presented EvoEnergy with big challenges to overcome from the very start. The company’s project team had just a week and a half to mobilise and prepare ahead of the start date. Detailed site surveys were required, management and construction plans had to be drawn up and materials which often require long lead times had to be ordered and delivered from third-party suppliers at short notice. Thankfully, work began on time in February and was completed — ahead of schedule — before the end of May.
At least a dozen installers were on site every day over the three months to ensure that each project deadline was met. They made sure that the first MW — around 4,000 panels – was fitted and up and running in just five weeks, two weeks faster than normal. More importantly, installers had to ensure that the roof was not overloaded by some many panels.
“We knew it could be done, but it required a construction method far removed from your standard domestic or commercial installation,” said Michael Salisbruy, EvoEnergy’s projects director. “We opted for 24,000 aerodynamic solion frames, which interlock like building blocks underneath the PV, to provide the ballast-free solution that was needed. Now fully tested by DNA and the FSE, BMW’s finished array is a prime example of a business making good use of a space (which was previously left empty) for the benefit of their operations and the environment.”
The BMW plant was one of the first businesses to sign up to the Low Carbon Oxford Charter, an agreement which aims to reduce the city’s carbon footprint by 30% by 2020. The site’s solar array is its latest environmental addition after LED lights and water harvesting, and was launched during the inaugural ‘Low Carbon Oxford Week’.
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Wednesday, 30 July 2014
Solar energy expansion makes BWL array largest in Michigan
An expansion of the solar energy project by the Board of Water and Light will triple the amount of renewable electricity available to Lansing homes and businesses, and make the array the largest in Michigan with close to 900 panels.
According to excerpts from the article:
“The newer, cheaper, more efficient panels boosts the array’s generating capacity from 54 kilowatts of electricity to 158 kilowatts, the utility said in a statement. BWL General Manager J. Peter Lark said that’s enough energy to power 80 homes, with no operating or maintenance costs.”
Read the full article here.
Solar energy expansion makes BWL array largest in Michigan
Alternative Energy Development in Japan
Japan is a largely inhabited nation, and that makes the Oriental market harder compared to various other markets. If we use the opportunities of near-shore installments or even overseas installations in the future, that will certainly provide us the possibility of continued use of wind energy. If we go offshore, it’s more costly considering that the building of structures is high quality. Yet frequently the wind is more powerful offshore, and that could balance out the higher prices. We’re acquiring a growing number of affordable with our devices. The cost– if you measure it per kilowatt-hour created– is going lower, due to the reality that wind turbines are obtaining a lot more reliable. So we’re making increased interest in wind energy. If you contrast it to various other renewable resource sources, wind is by far one of the most competitive today. If we manage to use websites near the sea or at sea with excellent wind equipments, then the price each kilowatt-hour is competitive versus various other sources of energy, go words of Svend Sigaard, who occurs to be president and Chief Executive Officer of the world’s biggest wind turbine maker, Vestas wind systems from Denmark. Vestas is heavily involved in investments of funding into helping Japan expand its wind turbine power producing capacity. It is looking for to get overseas installments put into area in a nation that it states awaits the fruits of investment into alternative energy research and development.
The Eastern understand that they can not become submissive to the electricity supply dictates of foreign nations– World War II showed them that, as the United States annihilated their oil supply lines and crippled their military equipment. They have to create energy of their very own, and they being a remote island country with few natural resources that contribute to energy manufacturing as it is specified now are quite ready for foreign financial investment and foreign advancement along with the possibility of technological advancement that can make them independent. Permitting corporations such as Vestas to obtain the country working on more wind-produced electricity is a come in the best direction for the Eastern individuals.
The manufacturing of electricity with just what is referred to as microhydoelectric nuclear power plant has actually likewise been catching on in Japan. Japan has a myriad streams and hill streams, and these are preferably fit areas for the putting up of microhydroelectric power plants, which are specified by the New Electricity and Industrial Technology Development Company as power plants run by water which have a max output of ONE HUNDRED kilowatts or less. Comparative, “minihydroelectric” power plants could put out up to 1000 kilowatts of electric electricity.
In Japan, the small-scaled mini- and micro-hydroelectric nuclear power plant have been pertained to for a considerable time as being suitable for developing electrical energy in mountainous regions, but they have actually via refinement become considereded as excellent for Eastern cities too. Kawasaki City Water supply, Japan Natural Electricity Firm, and Tokyo Electric Power Manufacturer have actually all been associated with the advancement of small-scale hydroelectric power plants within Japanese cities.
Alternative Energy Development in Japan
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Tuesday, 29 July 2014
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Monday, 28 July 2014
Report shows 1 in 3 Texans choose renewable energy options
A Texas Empowerment report released by Choose Energy shows that about one in three Texans choose renewably sourced energy options.
That’s 100 percent more than any other state, Levente McCrary, spokeswoman for Choose Energy, said in an email.
“While Texans may have bigger grids and bills when it comes to energy, they also have a lot of choice in green energy plans — which may be partly why they gravitate to green energy plans more often than any other state,” she said.
This month, Choose Energy, an online energy marketplace that helps customers in deregulated areas, such as Tyler, choose the best energy option, released the Texas Empowerment report, found atwww.chooseenergy.com/blog/state-charts/texas .
The report showed that Texas residents are experiencing a significant increase in energy bills with the summer heat. However, electricity rates are expected to decrease until August by about $2 to $3 a month for the average household.
Choose Energy selects the leading energy suppliers who offer the best options for utilities. Consumers can choose the right plan for them — a fixed plan, a short-term option, cost savings, or a greener choice. Choose Energy shows customers what percentage of their power will be renewable with each provider’s offer.
Given recent pricing volatility, Texas residents are now increasingly opting for long term, 36-month plans, thereby locking in a fixed rate for three years, the report states.
Green plans tend to cost about half a penny more per kilowatt hour, equating to $75 more a year per household for renewable energy over coal-generated power, according to the Texas Empowerment report.
“We hear a lot about being more green, whether it’s related to recycling or choosing greener resources, and it’s something that Texans have embraced whole-heartedly,” Kerry Cooper, chief executive officer of Choose Energy, said in a statement. “What we allow customers to do with Choose Energy is really examine what a green choice would mean for them and compare their options. It’s empowering to take control and make an educated decision on who should be your energy provider and still benefit the environment.”
For customers who are intimidated by a green energy plan, Cooper suggests a number of other ways to make a home more green until the customer is ready and able to use a renewable energy source:
- Conduct an energy audit of the home.
- Replace regular light bulbs with energy-saving ones, such as LED, CFL or eco-incandescent bulbs.
- Turn off lights and other devices when they aren’t needed, and be aware of appliances that are actually on standby mode rather than off.
- Wash laundry in cold water instead of hot.
- Invest in energy-efficient appliances.
- Use a solar charger for electronic devices.
- When building a home, invest in energy-efficient design and construction.
Choose Energy is available in 11 states, with additional states coming online in 2014. For more, visit ChooseEnergy.com or call 1-855-419-8758.
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Sunday, 27 July 2014
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Stens Air Filters: Up to $8.13 Money Maker at Sears! HURRY Selling out Fast!
UPDATE: From What I’ve been reading if you do this deal your points will show up 7/27 available to spend until 8/5 and must be used to purchase any Tools or Lawn and Garden supplies.
Wow! Here’s another great deal from Shop Your Way Rewards! Pick up Stens Air Filters (I think these are for lawnmowers) for as little as $1.99 each and you get 10,120 Points ($10.12) for your purchase. This means it’s a $8.13 Money Maker! I would not recommend using points to pay on this transaction as it might mess up you getting points. You have to pay some Out of Pocket costs for this to work!!
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Order the Stens Air Filter for Shindaiwa 20000-81740 for $1.99 – FREE Store pick up OR even if you pay for shipping it’s only $8.49 and get 10,120 points – a money maker either way!
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Here’s one I got with the points -Shipped is $8.49 and I earn $10.12 in ponts (I DO NOT WANT TO REDEEM $1.99 IN POINTS OR I WON’T EARN NEW POINTS)
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Friday, 25 July 2014
A blustery reception for wind turbines as locals voice their opposition
An energy developer has Meath GAA onboard for its project, but local people are not so receptive to the plan, writes Special Correspondent Michael Clifford.
THEY carried the pipe the day after Enda Kenny sat down with them for two hours. The pipe, as it has come to be known, measured 190m and was assembled to give locals an illustration of the size of the proposed wind turbines. Dozens of people put shoulders to the pipe, lugging it from St Michael’s GAA club down through the main drag in Carlanstown. The assembled gathering, running into the high hundreds, came from the village, outlying areas, and three neighbouring villages to observe the funereal procession.
Protests over energy projects are now commonplace throughout rural Ireland, but the dispute in north Meath is very different. This time, the whole county is being dragged in. The developer has pledged to help construct a €2.5m centre of excellence for the county’s GAA.
Element Power will donate €375,000 towards the construction of the facility, in Dunganny, outside Trim, many miles from the affected communities. The 59 clubs in the county will vote on the offer on August 11, but less than a dozen clubs are located in the broad area of the proposed windfarm. The county board executive has recommended acceptance of the offer.
Depending on where you stand, the offer is either astute or cynical. Investment in communities has become a major plank of developers’ strategy for new energy projects. Having the GAA onside in a planning application, in a county where the association is particularly strong, would be a major boost. Apart from the sponsorship offer, Element has pledged to invest €3.5m in the community over the lifetime of the farm.
What has really angered the local clubs and communities is that the county board executive has recommended acceptance. “I’ve worked my life for the GAA,” says Dermot Curtis of the Rathkenny club. “All we’re asking is that the executive stay neutral. We can live without this [sponsorship]. We can manage. If the GAA takes this money it will be destroyed in this county.”
His sentiment is echoed by others who have come together to oppose the project. Personnel from clubs in the vicinity of the proposed farm are working furiously to, as they see it, tell their colleagues elsewhere in the county of the implications for voting to accept.
“The board is mesmerised by money,” says Michael Newman, chair of the North Meath Wind Information Group, formed to oppose the project. “But the amount is chickenfeed. It works out at €25 per club a week for five years. We could raise €1,200 on a good night’s fundraising. That’s what they’re selling out for. And what if Element goes bust in the next five years, or doesn’t get planning permission?”
For the county board, the issue is straightforward. It was first approached by the developer a year ago, but only received a concrete offer early in the summer.
“When an opportunity like this comes along we have a responsibility to put it to the clubs,” says NMWIG public relations officer Martin O’Halloran. “The executive has recommended acceptance, but we won’t get involved in any debate. We want the clubs to make the decision. It is a divisive issue but the clubs will decide on its merits.”
The matter first came up at the July board meeting, but after some disagreement, it was put back for decision to next month.
Energy projects elicit the most primal emotions among those who believe they will be adversely affected. Health is the primary concern, particularly from noise pollution and the concept of shadow flicker, which adversely affects light. Beyond that, many see it as a harbinger of a darker future for their way of life.
The area in question is relatively low-lying, with rolling drumlins anchored by the villages of Castletown, Rathkenny, and Carlanstown. Only Lobinstown rises up out of the rich, green pastures, a picturesque cluster of homes of small businesses.
Locally, the sponsorship offer is seen as one of three cynical elements in the project. The 47 proposed turbines were part of the Midland Energy Project, involving 1,500 turbines across seven counties, which was designed to export wind power to the UK.
In April, the then energy minister, Pat Rabbitte, announced the project was not going ahead. A week later, it began to dawn that Element Power was intent on pushing on with this phase for the domestic market. The NMWIG sees the proposal as an attempt to salvage the larger project that had to be abandoned.
Planning for the proposal is to be sought in the coming weeks, under existing guidelines which date from 2006. Following major controversy across the country in recent years, and the threefold increase in the size of turbines in the interim, new guidelines are being prepared. These were due to be ready in September, but this week, it was announced that the deadline had been postponed.
Irrespective of that, Element’s project will be processed under the old guidelines, which, locals believe, are entirely out of time.
“How can they do that,” asks Marina Reilly, from Castletown. “It’s an industrial project for what is a rural, but highly residential area.”
The mother of two says she is petrified about the future. “My husband came home from the information meeting the company had recently, and he showed us the pictures [of the proposed turbines and locations]. We were so shocked we couldn’t eat our dinner.”
As is now standard in these situations, the group has educated itself on wind energy to a frightening degree. International and domestic reports are presented as evidence of the rightness of their cause.
Unlike other groups, NMWIG even managed to snaffle a meeting with the Taoiseach. Ten days ago, Enda Kenny met a delegation in the Kells office of local Fine Gael TD Helen McEntee. The meeting was scheduled to last 20 minutes, but they ended up having his ear for two hours.
Marina Reilly gave him a piece of her mind. “I badgered Enda Kenny about the health problems,” she says. “I asked him for an assurance that health will be taken into account, because health matters aren’t in the existing guidelines. He said he would.”
The following day, they carried the pipe through Carlanstown.
From Element’s point of view, it’s just trying to do its business, while being sensitive of local perceptions and disruption. The company has introduced an innovative “near neighbour” fund, in which anybody within 1km of the farm will be entitled to a grant of up to €5,000 for their homes.
“We believe the community fund should benefit the specific region and community where the windfarm is located,” the company’s development manager Kevin Hayes says.
“We are presently drawing up a model to disburse the community fund based on an extensive consultation programme with various community groups and other stakeholders in north Meath over the last year.”
He confirmed that the sponsorship offer for the centre of excellence was dependant on the project going ahead.
Farmers and landowners on whose land the turbines will be sited have already been signed up. Around €20,000 rent per annum per turbine is the going rate. As elsewhere, the rent agreements have opened up fissures in the community. Sources say that relations between the locals who are opposed, and the beneficiaries of lucrative rents, “have cooled”. All within the NMWIG reject totally any standard rumours that there has been intimidation of landowners.
The most immediate objective for the NMWIG is to ensure the clubs reject the sponsorship offer. Time constraints have ensured that only one local club has managed to formally delegate rejection, but those involved say all others in the locality will definitely oppose.
How the clubs from beyond the immediate area vote will be fascinating to observe. Sponsorship money, in today’s world, is difficult to come by. On the other hand, the ties that have bound the GAA into an unrivalled community organisation have always relied on strength and loyalty at grassroots level. That loyalty would be tested like never before in north Meath if the offer is accepted. If so, it could be that, in time, wounds will heal and the association will continue as before. Or it could be much worse than that.
At a gathering of members of NMWIG on Thursday, one local man referenced the dire performance of the county team in last week’s Leinster final against Dublin. “Unlike the Meath team last Sunday, we won’t be lying down,” he says.
Wind farms
There was anger and confusion yesterday after it emerged that Minister for Environment Alan Kelly may overturn a decision by Donegal County Council to make large tracts of Donegal out-of-bounds for windfarm development.
Last month County Councillors voted to vary the County Development Plan in favour of restricting wind farms.
They voted by 18-11, with one abstention, to create a set-back distance of 10 times the tip height of proposed turbines from residential properties and other population centres.
However, Mr Kelly wrote to the council CEO Seamus Neely on Monday informing him that, in making their decision, the council has “ignored or not taken into account” the advice of his department.
As a result, another public consultation will take place in the county before Mr Kelly decides whether or not to formally overturn the council’s decision.
His draft direction also relates to two other variations made by councillors last month.
The council voted 16-13 to accept the inclusion of Fresh Water Pearl Mussel areas at Clady, Eske, Glaskeelin, Leannan, Owencarrow, and Owenea as areas not favoured for wind farm developments.
On the third vote, councillors decided by 21-9 that turbines could only be erected in areas that their ‘zone of visual influence’ did not include Glenveagh National Park.
Speaking yesterday, a spokesman for the Glenties Wind farm Information Group described the minister’s decision to consider overturning the councillor’s variation as “incredible” and without legal basis.
He said last month’s variation was a “triumph for democracy” and a vindication of the 3,326 people who made submissions in support of them.
“The draft Ministerial Order against the variation is an incredible decision by the minister,” said the spokesman. “He did not challenge the executive when they made the current development plan in 2012 and declared 2,300 townlands were ‘preferable’ for windfarm development.
“But now he is challenging the people of Donegal. In his draft direction to the CEO this week, the minister said that the council did not have due regard to the 2006 planning guidelines, even though these guidelines are under review and will not be published by September, as originally planned.”
The spokesman also rubbished Mr Kelly’s assertion that the variation was “not evidence- based” and did not give proper regard to the 2006 guidelines.
A spokesman for the minister said yesterday he could not elaborate on the draft issued to the council as a statutory process must now begin.
A spokesperson for the council said they are currently examining the minister’s notification.
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A blustery reception for wind turbines as locals voice their opposition
Thursday, 24 July 2014
Energy Department Announces Distributed Wind Competitiveness Improvement Project Awards
The Energy Department and the Department’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory today announced funding for projects led by Pika Energy, Northern Power Systems, Endurance Wind Power, and Urban Green Energy that will help drive down the cost of small and medium-sized wind energy systems. Through the second round of the Competitiveness Improvement Project (CIP), the teams will receive a total of $1.35 million between them. In support of the Energy Department’s Clean Energy Manufacturing Initiative, this funding aims to help U.S. manufacturers improve their turbine designs and manufacturing processes to reduce hardware costs, improve efficiency and eventually earn certification from accredited third-party certification bodies, which issue easy-to-understand labels showing a turbine has met performance and safety testing requirements set by the wind industry.
Comprising more than two-thirds of all wind turbines installed in the United States in the last decade, distributed wind energy systems provide clean, renewable energy to consumers and reduce their energy bills. Distributed wind systems are typically installed on residential, agricultural, commercial, industrial, or community sites, and can range in size from 5 kilowatts (kW) to multiple megawatts depending on their application. While these wind systems vary widely in size, the CIP focuses on small and medium-sized turbines up to 250 kW in rated capacity. Here are the projects announced today for funding:
- Pika Energy of Westbrook, Maine, will improve the performance of their existing components and manufacturing process. Pika will scale up their existing turbine components to roughly twice their current size to produce a turbine capable of producing more energy at a reduced end-user cost. Pika will also implement the use of an injection molding technique for manufacturing in order to produce lighter and stronger components.
- Northern Power Systems of Barre, Vermont, will develop and deploy an innovative blade designed for low wind speed applications. Northern Power Systems will also model and test an advanced control method that will help increase the amount of energy produced by their turbine.
- Endurance Wind Power of Spanish Forks, Utah, will test the prototype of their expanded rotor that allows for a larger wind-sweep area, leading to a more efficient turbine.
- Urban Green Energy of New York City, New York, will test their vertical axis wind turbine against the American Wind Energy Association’s Small Wind Turbine Performance and Safety Standard. The standard was created by the small wind turbine industry, scientists, state officials, and consumers to provide consumers with realistic and comparable performance ratings of competing products.
This second round of CIP awards builds on the success of the first round awarded in 2013, through which Bergey Windpower identified the component improvements necessary to optimize a turbine for increased performance and reduced end-user costs, while Pika Energy developed an advanced blade manufacturing process they plan to further improve in this second round.
The Department’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy accelerates development and deployment of energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies and market-based solutions that strengthen U.S. energy security, environmental quality, and economic vitality. Learn more about the small wind and distributed wind turbine industry in the United States by visiting the Energy Department’s distributed wind webpage.
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EPA Radiation Monitoring Back Up To Snuff: Inspector General
The Environmental Protection Agency has upgraded its RadNet system for detecting radioactive fallout, the EPA’s Office of the Inspector General reported today, two years after the inspector general criticized the agency for lapses in management and maintenance of the system.
“Corrective actions taken by the EPA in response to our recommendations have increased the availability of critical data needed to assess radioactive threats to the public and the environment,” according to today’s report from the OIG. “There are more air monitors in the network now and a greater percentage of the total monitors are operating properly.”
When the meltdown began at the Fukushima nuclear plant on March 11, 2011, twenty percent of EPA’S 124 Radnet monitors were out of service, and half of monitors had not undergone a filter change in more than eight weeks. Filters are supposed to be changed twice weekly, a service the EPA depends upon volunteers to perform.
A wave of fallout from Fukushima crossed the US in March and April of 2011, depositing iodine-131, cesium-137, strontium-89 and other radionuclides of concern.
“Relaxed quality controls” left the system vulnerable, the inspector general said in 2012, and compromised EPA’s ability to protect the environment and public health.
In 2013, EPA had improved the number of monitors in service to 92.9 percent. The agency has added eight new monitors, and it has plans to add eight more—including one for South Carolina, the only state currently without one.
EPA has also increased the frequency of sampling and reduced the longest time a monitor has gone without a filter change from 339 days in 2011 to 46 days in 2013, according to the inspector general.
Radnet’s 132 stationary air monitors sniff the air and send hourly readings of beta and gamma radiation to EPA’s National Analytical Radiation Environmental Laboratory. After volunteers—often high-school science teachers—collect the air filters, NAREL tests them for the presence of specific radionuclides.
EPA also conducts separate tests of precipitation, drinking water and pasteurized milk.
In accordance with the Patriot Act, EPA identified the Radnet system in 2004 as “critical infrastructure” for homeland security.
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Tuesday, 22 July 2014
To Unlock Wind, Build Transmission Lines Linking the Plains to the Cities
A vital factor affecting the economics of any energy source is transportation: where is the fuel extracted, where is it used, and how does it get from point A to point B?
An example is the case of Texas versus North Dakota, both of which have experienced a boom in oil and gas production from shale since the introduction of hydraulic fracturing.
Texas, with its long history of oil and gas development, is riddled with underground oil and gas pipelines connecting remote areas of the state with regional trading hubs.
Many U.S. oil (red) and gas (blue) pipelines are clustered in and around Texas, which not only produces but also refines much of the country’s petroleum supply. Unconventional shale regions like Pennsylvania and North Dakota have significantly less oil and gas infrastructure. (Source: ProPublica)
North Dakota, on the other hand, was not traditionally a major oil and gas producer, so it has far less pipeline infrastructure in place than Texas. The result: between May 2012 and May 2013, $1 billion worth of natural gas was flared at well sites in North Dakota—burned off essentially as a waste product. For the most part, drillers in North Dakota operate a well to extract higher priced oil, which can be shipped via rail, albeit sometimes with disastrous results.
Fossil fuels are not the only energy source that can fall victim to transportation constraints. In fact, in many ways these constraints are far more onerous for renewable energy.
Like oil and gas resources, renewable energy regions are often located far away from major population centers. A prominent example is the U.S. wind belt, which stretches through the Great Plains from North Dakota to Texas. While this region is one of the greatest wind energy resources on the planet, it also happens to lie in the very center of the continental U.S., far from the coasts, where most Americans live.
The U.S. wind belt, which runs from North Dakota to West Texas through the Great Plains, is one of the greatest wind resources on the planet. However, it is located far away from major U.S. population centers, so transmission lines are needed to ship wind from the plains to the cities. (Source: NREL)
What makes renewable energy different from oil and gas is that renewable “fuel” (in the form of wind, water, or sunlight) is converted into electricity on-site, and, to date, there is only one feasible way to move lots of electric energy across the country: high-voltage transmission lines. If the requisite transmission infrastructure is not in place, a wind farm’s electricity output might have to be voluntarily turned down to avoid overloading what transmission lines do exist. And unlike the case of oil, no train or truck can come to the rescue.
Simply put, without the adequate transmission infrastructure in place, there is no way to bring wind energy from the plains to the cities, and wind will not produce at its full potential.
It seems like a no brainer then—build transmission lines. Unfortunately, a new transmission line can cost over $1 million per mile, and that’s for the equipment alone, before any of the NIMBY (not in my backyard) related costs that tend to plague major transmission projects. Moreover, unlike oil and gas pipelines, it’s impossible to control whose electricity is flowing on whose power line. Electricity flows through the entire grid at close to the speed of light, going where it pleases based on the voltage and resistance between various nodes of the grid. For this reason, the cost of transmission lines is typically socialized, even where electricity market competition has been introduced. This is good for raising the capital required to build the transmission infrastructure we all need, but it can also introduce partisanship and bureaucracy, slowing the whole process down.
Nevertheless, experience shows us that if government and private industry get their act together and carve out a path for renewable energy transmission lines, the wind energy developers will follow. In 2008, Texas allocated $4.93 billion dollars for the CREZ (Competitive Renewable Energy Zones) transmission project, which connects West Texas and the Panhandle to the population centers of Dallas-Fort Worth, San Antonio, and Austin. While the final price tag of the project climbed to $6.8 billion, it has helped Texas maintain its decisive lead in total installed wind energy among the 50 states. And there’s plenty of room to spare. The 3,600 miles of new lines can deliver up to 18,500 megawatts of power from West Texas to the state’s cities, about 50 percent more than the amount of wind power installed in Texas today. In fact, Texas grid operators are currently reviewing 21,000 megawatts of new wind projects, including a planned 1,100-megawatt wind farm near Lubbock that will be the nation’s largest.
While new transmission lines may be costly, in many regions of the U.S. they are a required precursor to unlocking wind energy’s true potential. The example of Texas shows that if we build new lines, the wind developers will follow. States that wish to encourage renewable energy development should work to invest in the requisite transmission infrastructure, so that wind energy growth is not held back by external constraints.
Image credits: ProPublica, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), ERCOT
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Ruffalo brings energy message to NASCAR crowd
Mark Ruffalo had a big smile on his face as he signed ticket stubs and posed for pictures at Chicagoland Speedway. A steady stream of fans approached the actor from all angles, but he made it look as if it was a small party with a bunch of old friends.
Ruffalo felt right at home at his second NASCAR race.
“This culture is really familiar to me,” he said. “These are like my people. I grew up an hour and a half away from here in Kenosha, Wisconsin. So this is my kind of family. This is what my people are like.”
Ruffalo, 46, served as the grand marshal for Saturday night’s Nationwide Series stop, but he also came out to support Leilani Munter in the ARCA race. Munter’s PrairieGold Solar No. 66 Toyota included an ad for Ruffalo’s The Solutions Project on the car.
Ruffalo and Stanford professor Mark Jacobson helped create the organization in 2011 to advocate for the transition to 100 percent clean, renewable energy. NASCAR has stepped up its environmental efforts over the years, and Ruffalo said he found a receptive audience at the race.
It helped that Ruffalo had the perfect spokeswoman in Munter, who has a degree in biology and drives an electric Tesla Model S off the track. Munter also has solar panels on her house, and her motto is “Never underestimate a vegetarian hippie chick with a race car.”
Using a solar-based system in her pit area that is also used by the U.S. military, Munter finished 12th in the ARCA race.
“What we want to say to people and what she is a perfect example of is you know we really don’t have to give up anything,” Ruffalo said. “You don’t have to give up NASCAR because we’re moving to a carbon-free structure and infrastructure of carbon-free energy environment. You can still have those things.”
Ruffalo’s newest movie is “Begin Again,” in which he plays a divorced, middle-aged record executive struggling in the modern music industry. It also stars Keira Knightley as a British singer who captures Ruffalo’s attention, and Hailee Steinfeld as his teenage daughter.
He received an Emmy nomination this month for his compelling performance in “The Normal Heart,” an HBO film adapted from Larry Kramer’s 1985 play about the early years of the AIDS crisis.
“It was probably one of the most important things I’ve done,” Ruffalo said. “It had such a responsibility to get that story right for the millions of people who have died since that time, a lot of them senselessly, and then the survivors.”
One of his current projects is “Avengers: Age of Ultron,” which is scheduled for release on May 1, 2015. Ruffalo, who plays The Hulk, said the sequel to the Joss Whedon-directed 2012 blockbuster finds the group of superheroes in a tough spot following the end of Shield, the organization that brought them together in the first place.
“Joss is in his full height of his powers. This movie is much more sprawling and epic than the first one,” he said. “They’re really in an existential, dire crisis. It has a darker quality. The Avengers are really struggling with their own shortcomings and the dissolution of Shield and where they go and who they are in the world. There’s a lot of negativity towards them.”
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Indoor Air Pollutant Levels Often Surpass -- by 5 Times or More -- Outdoor Levels
NEW YORK, July 19, 2014 /PRNewswire-iReach/ — Air Filtration News – With the average American spending some 90 percent of their time indoors, the quality of indoor air is of paramount importance for health, productivity, and comfort. Yet while many individuals are aware of — and rightly concerned by — high levels of outdoor air pollution, one statistic may surprise and even shock them: Indoor levels of air pollutants are often 2 to 5 times higher than outdoor pollutant levels. And at times, they can be more than 100 times higher.
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That sobering figure comes from no less a source than the United States Environmental Protection Agency, which has conducted multiple studies of human exposure to air pollutants. It also reaffirms what other organizations have been concluding: poor indoor air quality is one of the top environmental risks to health. Indeed, it has been linked to asthma and other severe respiratory diseases, as well as heart disease, cancer, and strokes. The World Health Organization recently estimated that 4.3 million deaths in 2012 could be linked to poor indoor air quality.
The problem is particularly troubling as children can face an even greater risk than adults. According to the EPA, children are more susceptible to air pollution because they breathe a greater volume of air relative to their body weight. They also spend much of their time in schools, which can have four times as many occupants for a given amount of floor space as an office building, the EPA says, and generally less maintenance.
The more encouraging news is that indoor air quality can be improved — and the health risks dramatically reduced — through proactive strategies that include efficient, high-performance air filtration. A leading cause of indoor air pollution are the harmful particles that enter and travel within the indoor environment. Eliminate these particles and much of the risk is eliminated, as well.
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Saturday, 19 July 2014
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New wind farm consultations
Whirlwind Renewables, a Yorkshire based independent wind energy business, is bringing forward plans for a wind farm at Low Bonwick between Skipsea and Bewholme.
Prior to submission of a planning application, the firm is undertaking public consultation on their proposals and will be holding a series of public exhibitions.
The first will take place on Friday August 1 from 3pm to 8pm at Floral Hall, Hornsea and the second will be on Saturday August 2 from 12.30pm to 4.30pm at Skipsea Village Hall.
Villagers can find out more about the proposals, have an opportunity to influence them and make their views known by attending the events or by visiting a consultation website at www.bonwickwindfarm.co.uk
The period of public consultation ends 15th August 2014
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A North Haven clean energy technology company was awarded a grant to develop a regenerable indoor air filter on Monday.
Precision Combustion Inc. (PCI) received the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Small Business Innovation Research Phase I Grant for gaseous pollutant removal to ensure a healthy and comfortable indoor environment.
PCI’s regenerable air filter removes gaseous pollutants from indoor air while reducing the requirement for outdoor air and lowering building operating costs.
Most modern buildings maintain indoor air using particulate filters and makeup air. However while makeup air is the primary approach in controlling gaseous pollutants, it may be ineffective if the outdoor air is polluted.
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Tuesday, 15 July 2014
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Sunday, 13 July 2014
Solar Power to Street Lights in Jajpur Dist
BHUBANESWAR: With a view to promote green and renewable energy, Tata Steel Rural Development Society (TSRDS) has launched a project to install solar street lights in Jajpur district.
The organisation has installed over 800 solar street lights in Dangadi and Sukinda blocks in the first phase. In Kalinganagar, where the steel major is setting up a six million tonne per annum (mtpa) integrated steel plant, about 400 solar street lights have been installed, benefiting people in 39 tribal villages. Earlier, these villages remained in darkness after nightfall due to absence of street lights.
Besides, 15 home lights were installed at various community centres located in the area. In Sukinda, more than 400 solar street lights have been installed.
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MANILA, Philippines – Carlos Anton clocked the fastest time of the day in the fifth round of Circuit Showdown that saw over 100 entries vying for honors in various divisions at the Clark International Speedway.
Anton erased the old track record with a time of two minutes, 00.871 second in the event held in honor of its founder, the late Enzo Pastor, who was killed by an unidentified assailant recently.
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The top three finishers in the time trial portion of the day were Enrico Ayllon, Cres Manuel Liceralde and Ron Valero (Bracket G), Jose Moreno Jr., Pio Alberto and Alan Santos (Bracket F), Ely Lagman , Moses Dumaguin and Inigo Anton (Bracket E), Frankiln Ong , Ton Ton Ramos and Jerico Tiu (Bracket D), Eggy Ong, Ian Macdonald and Patrick dela Rosa (Bracket C), Edward Pujol, Michael Bryan Co and Emerson Ocampo (Bracket B) and Miko Maristela, Ferdie Sia and Noel delos Reyes (Bracket A).
In the Club Class, with their GT86/BRZ’s, Pauland Dumlao took home the gold, followed by Paolo Rodriguez and Paolo Cuerpo.
The grid races tested the wit and mettle of drivers who had to deal with wet and dry tracks.
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Saturday, 12 July 2014
Oklahoma commission considers wind, solar issues
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma Corporation Commission is planning to seek public input on the placement of wind farms and the regulation of rooftop solar panels.
The commission’s public utility division held the second of two hearings Friday for an upcoming notice of inquiry on wind and solar issues, The Oklahoman reported Saturday (http://bit.ly/VXaQcu ).
Issues up for discussion include what kinds of notification landowners near wind farms should get before the projects begin, as well as how to strengthen Oklahoma’s existing law for the decommissioning of wind farms. Other concerns include the impact on wildlife, property values and the economic benefits of wind farms.
The notice of inquiry was requested by Senate President Pro Tem Brian Bingman, R-Sapulpa, after several wind-related bills failed to advance in the Oklahoma Legislature.
Brandy Wreath, director of the public utility division, said the notice of inquiry is a good venue for deciding which issues are important, but it has limitations. Some issues, such as state tax incentives for wind generation, fall under the jurisdiction of the Oklahoma Tax Commission.
“We’re hoping to take lots of comments, answer questions and fine-tune those questions at the technical conferences,” Wreath said. “The end result will be recommendations to the Oklahoma Corporation Commission.”
Wreath said it will be up to the commission to propose new rules or the Legislature to change the law once the notice of inquiry ends.
Commission staff added distributed generation issues to the agenda following the passage of legislation that allows regulated electric utilities to establish a new customer class and rate structure for users with rooftop solar panels or small wind turbines. The law goes into effect on Nov. 1, but the commission is required to approve tariff changes for distributed generation customers before the end of 2015.
Wreath said the distributed generation part of the notice of inquiry will help regulators at the Corporation Commission decide what utilities should include in their applications for new tariffs for rooftop solar or small wind turbine users.
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Information from: The Oklahoman, http://www.newsok.com
Oklahoma commission considers wind, solar issues
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