The spill boosts U.S. offshore wind: 5GW for Maine 2030
The recent approval by the federal government’s first American project for offshore wind farm, Cape Wind project, and the immeasurable ecological disaster of oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico appear to have given a boost to final implementation...Read More
DoE awards $62 million to CSP
The DoE (Department of Energy) announced May 7, 2010 a budget of $62 million over a period of five years for low cost solar technologies, namely solar thermal concentrator (CSP), the objective that 10-15% of electricity is from solar by 2030....Read More
Renewable Energy: 33% target in 2020?
In 2002 California set the target to increase to 20% by 2010 the share of renewables in total electricity production. In 2008, Governor Schwarzenegger has added to this a goal of up to 33% for 2020. But the current situation (ratio of 13%...Read More
Californian Wind Energy Needs a Boost
If the sun certainly attracts media attention, the wind is not, however, remains in California. The state has the third largest installed wind from behind Texas and Iowa in the United States. Indeed for many years California has pursued an aggressive...Read More