For both laptop and desktop computers, Dell plans to cut power consumption as part of its required work on compliance with the EPA’s EnergyStar 5.0 standard, reports Mark Hachman of pcmag.com. HP earlier said it would cut power use of “volume” PCs by 25 percent, relative to 2005. In those terms, Dell’s reductions would be […]

Source:Gold Miner's Son Seeks Energy Refuge in Solar

Italian energy major Enel is planning to install some 115 wind turbines off the coast of Sicily in what will be one of the first offshore wind projects in the Mediterranean. A request for an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) has been delivered by Enel to the Ministry of the Environment and the Region of Sicily for the country’s first offshore wind project.

Source:Enel Plans Italy's First Offshore Wind Farm

Reversing its own earlier decision, the Utah Public Service Commission (the “Commission”) has concluded that a wind power project must obtain a certificate of public convenience and necessity (”CPCN”) for a 90-mile transmission line proposed in connection with a wind farm to be built in southwest Utah. Order on Petition for Rehearing, Docket No. 08-2490-01.

Source:Utah Public Service Commission Asserts Jurisdiction over Wind Farm Transmission Line

If You enjoy reading about greenhouse gas and climate change , than this article is for you. This article will show you how the aviation industry is affecting climate change.