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India's Suzlon energy encounters headwinds at home

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:02:13 +0000

Suzlon Energy Ltd., the world’s fifth-largest wind- turbine maker by sales, is facing complaints in its home market of India over technical problems with turbines, only months after blades it sold to U.S. buyers began cracking.

CPV Renewable Energy & Siemens Sign Wind Turbines Deal

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:02:08 +0000

CPV Renewable Energy Company LLC announced that it has purchased forty-four 2.3-megawatt (MW) wind turbines from Siemens Power Generation for delivery in 2009. The turbines will be allocated to the Keenan wind project in Woodward County, Oklahoma.

Source:CPV Renewable Energy & Siemens Sign Wind Turbines Deal

Carbon Credit Loan Concept Considered For Citizens Curtailing Carbon Footprint

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:02:03 +0000

Carbon Credit Trading Schemes will transfer trillions of dollars of wealth to 100s of thousands of people, governments, organizations and companies. And many of the critics of such schemes call it a bunch of hot air; maybe they should call it a bunch of hot polluted air? Nevertheless, no matter how you feel about the carbon credit trading initiatives and plans for the future to prevent the ever elusive Global Warming, which no one can scientifically prove beyond a reasonable doubt, why not consider this future taken to the extreme?

Alternative and Renewable Energy Sources

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:01:59 +0000

The world as we know it today is changing and evolving in its technology. The field of energy is a complicated place for the common consumer to find something they want to use. As rising gas prices begin to pressure many consumers to buy less and less food or spend less on things they would like to have the times are becoming stressful.

The Facts & Benefits of Buying a Heat Pump

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:01:40 +0000

Significant savings can be achieved by installing a Heat Pump system. A small amount of primary energy is used to create over three to four times the same amount of Heat Energy for use within your property.

U.S. wind power strangled by antiquated power grid

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 17:05:38 +0000

When the builders of the Maple Ridge Wind Farm spent $320 million to erect nearly 200 windmills in upstate New York, the idea was to get paid for producing electricity.

CPV Renewable Energy & Siemens Sign Wind Turbines Deal

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 17:05:31 +0000

Source:CPV Renewable Energy & Siemens Sign Wind Turbines Deal

What's Old is New Again - The Magic of Metal Recycling

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 17:05:10 +0000

Americans use 100 million steel cans and 200 million aluminum beverages cans every day, according to the National Energy Education Development Project. Without metal recycling, the country might be afloat in metal. The choices seem simple: The metal can be burned in waste-to-energy plants, dumped in a landfill, or recycled.

Oakland's First Residential Green Building Legislation

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 17:04:09 +0000

As home builder associations nationwide are making more of an effort to produce environment friendly housing, so too has the Home Builders Association of Northern California. The HBANC met with Ignacio De La Fuente, Oakland City Council President, to create the city’s first residential Green Building legislation.

Please Don't Hate Me Because I Love Packaging

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 11:02:22 +0000

Seriously, people, packaging makes the world go round. It’s something that you take for granted every time you brush your teeth, drink a beer or take a pill. All those products are delivered to you for your consumption because of the packaging.