Renewable Energy Sources In The News - 22 July 2008
Wind farms: now we’ve got the biggest in Europe
Scotland’s First Minister heralded as ‘saint of renewables’, but as site for 152 turbines gets the go-ahead is this the right direction on green energy?
ALEX Salmond declared Scotland on the brink of a renewable energy sources revolution yesterday as he started a project for development of the largest wind farm in Europe.
At the World Renewable Energy Congress in Glasgow The First Minister gave a green light to a 152-turbine project in South Lanarkshire. The chairman of the congress then hailed Mr Salmond as the “saint of renewable energy”.
The Future of Wind Power (Excerpt of Speech by John Kaweske to Democratic Leaders in Washington D.C.)
The Future of Wind Power is of paramount importance to the energy needs of the United States. We must begin to embrace alternative renewable energy sources that do not pollute or destroy our planet.
A new report from the United States Department of Energy claims that wind turbines could generate 300 gigawatts by 2030, which would power about 20 percent of the US electrical grid.
The forecasting scenario would require tremendous growth in the wind industry, which currently produces about 17 gigawatts of electricity, or a little over one percent of total capacity.
All by itself, such a change could reduce carbon dioxide emissions from electricity generation (think: coal and natural gas plants) by 25 percent and drop water consumption by four trillion gallons. These benefits could be achieved at a cost of about six bucks per person a year, say the report’s authors.
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