Environmental Impact Assessments for Offshore Wind Farms While wind power from offshore wind farms has proven itself to be a viable component of renewable energy portfolios, it is not without its drawbacks. Measuring and mitigating the effects of offshore wind farms requires comprehensive environmental impact assessments. How are such assessments carried out and what should they cover?

K Road Power Acquires 25-megawatt McHenry Solar Project From SunPower K Road Power has acquired the 25-megawatt McHenry Solar Project that SunPower designed and is currently constructing in Modesto, California. The project is creating up to 144 construction jobs and injecting approximately $18.7 million into the local economy during construction.

Gujarat's Charanka Solar Park Drenched with sunlight, India is pressing forward in making maximum use of that limitless resource. This past week, the west Indian state of Gujarat added another 214 MW to what is now the world's largest photovoltaic power field. Gujarat's 214 MW Charanka Solar Park covers 1,000 acres of desert.

First Solar Restructures Operations First Solar has announced that it is restructuring its operations in order to reduce costs and in response to deteriorating market conditions in Europe. The company will close its manufacturing operations in Frankfurt and reduce its global workforce by approximately 30 percent.

Renewable Energy Not Responsible For Major Price Hikes Instituting renewable energy systems costs money. But this cost is tiny compared to the huge investment required to meet peak demand and replace aging poles and wires, and is not responsible for major price hikes in consumer electricity bills, according to Australia's Clean Energy Council.

Renewable Energy Turns Telecom Towers Green Providing cell phone coverage in rural areas typically calls for off-grid telecom towers. How are these towers powered? Often, using diesel generators. India's Bharti Infratel is working to change that through a series of renewable and green energy initiatives to power its growing infrastructure of telecom towers.

Germany's Renewable Energy Challenges And Opportunities A decision is expected by the end of March on changes to Germany's cornerstone law - the Renewable Energy Sources Act. Drastic reductions to solar subsidies are still on the table, but even this scenario cannot curb Germany's march forward in renewable energy.

Solar Parking Canopies Save Buses And Money The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority has begun sheltering its buses while helping to power its maintenance facilities at the same time with solar parking canopy systems. The systems produce a total of 2.1 megawatts of power.

Pathways to a Lower Carbon & More Electrified Future Imagine a world with abundant clean energy: less risk of climate change, no peak oil, and more renewable ways to provide power to an exploding global population. The Waterloo Global Science Initiative's Equinox Summit: Energy 2030 examines the possibilities.

Renewable Drop-In Gasoline Coming To A Car Near You Primus Green Energy has produced its first sample of renewable drop-in gasoline through a process that transforms herbaceous and woody biomass into high-octane gasoline. The biofuel is virtually indistinguishable from gasoline produced from fossil fuels.

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