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World Council for Renewable Energy: Renewable energy against New Nuclear Power
After the occurrences at several nuclear power plants in the past such as the ones at Chernobyl and Three Mile Island, including the recent events in Japan, the representatives of the World Council for Renewable Energy (WCRE) met to discuss how to further develop the renewable energy sector. However, some of them continue to sustain a further development of the nuclear power, even if it has shown its dramatic consequences.
read more... 22/03/2011
Largest wind turbines testing centre opened in the Netherlands
A new testing facility was opened in Netherlands, at the Wageningen University and Research Centre which will provide management and testing services for innovative wind turbines manufacturers. The testing centre is the largest facility of its kind in Europe and it was built by the Dutch Company, Ecofys Wind Turbine Testing Services (WTTS).
read more... 18/03/2011
New legislation is necessary to have a fully decarbonized power sector by 2050
According to a recently released report by the European Commission called “Roadmap to a low carbon society”, there is a need for a new renewable legislation in order to achieve a reduction by 80-95 percent of carbon emissions by 2050.
read more... 17/03/2011
New concept of 20MW wind turbines to be seen on the wind energy market by 2020
According to a recently released report by UpWind project funded by the European Union, the wind energy market could be completed with 20 MW wind turbines innovation by the end of 2020.
read more... 16/03/2011
Iceland’s geothermal energy to Europe through the longest sub-sea electric cable in the world
The Iceland’s state energy company, Landsvirkjun plans to manufacture the longest sub-sea electric cable in the world that could allow Iceland to export its abundance of geothermal energy to interested European countries. This is not a “knowhow” in the renewable energy industry with the first researches undertaken since 1980.
read more... 14/03/2011