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Torresol Energy
torresolenergy.com — Torresol Energy receives the CSP Today award in the Thermosolar Innovation category. 18/11/09 ver más Spain: EIB provides EUR 80 million for GEMASOLAR’s innovative solar power project. 16/11/09 ver más Torresol Energy and SENER at the Fingerplus ... (more) Torresol Energy
Spanish Wind Farms Fulfill More Than HALF of Demand
Spanish Wind Farms Fulfill More Than HALF of Demand
globalshift.org — Strong winds off the Iberian peninsula blew Spanish wind-energy production to new heights, achieving a record 53% demand-fulfillment last Sunday. This is about the same output as 11 nuclear power plants; take that critics, who said Spanish wind-farms could never get past 14%. Best of all, the ... (more) Spanish Wind Farms Fulfill More Than HALF of Demand
How Countries Can Integrate Wind Power Smoothly Into Power Systems
sciencedaily.com — ScienceDaily (Nov. 12, 2009)— Some countries already get a substantial share of their electricity consumption from wind power: Denmark 20%, Spain and Portugal 11%, Ireland 9%, and Germany 7%. Power systems have to cope with variable electricity ... (more) How Countries Can Integrate Wind Power Smoothly Into ...
The Pursuit of New Ways to Boost Solar Development
e360.yale.edu — The solar power boom in Germany, Spain, and other places has been fueled by government subsidies. But now some U.S. states — led, perhaps surprisingly, by New Jersey — are pioneering a different approach: issuing tradable credits that can be sold on ... (more) The Pursuit of New Ways to Boost Solar Development
Eco Tech: Spanish wind farms outperform 11 nuclear power stations with record output
Eco Tech: Spanish wind farms outperform 11 nuclear power stations with record output
ecofriend.org — Eco Factor: Wind Farms generate 53% of total electricity demand. Spanish wind farms with a theoretical maximum capacity of almost 18GW generated 11.5GW, providing about 53% of Spain’s total electricity needs. The output was a new record in a ... (more) Eco Tech: Spanish wind farms outperform 11 nuclear power ...
Spain's windfarms set new national record for electricity generation
guardian.co.uk — High winds over the weekend supplied 53% of Spain's electricity – equivalent to the power output of 11 nuclear plants Wind energy provided more than half of Spain's total electricity needs for several hours over the weekend as the country set a new ... (more) Spain's windfarms set new national record for ...
Underground fires threaten Spanish wetland
guardian.co.uk — • Less than 1% of Tablas de Daimiel remains as lagoons • Fires burning underground as illegal wells dry out peat The EU has begun an investigation into a unique Spanish wetland park that is being devastated by underground fires. Local officials have ... (more) Underground fires threaten Spanish wetland
Spanish Basque Country gets EV recharging network alongside some gas pumps
Spanish Basque Country gets EV recharging network alongside some gas pumps
green.autoblog.com — The Basque Government in Spain has announced an agreement with Repsol to install recharging points for EVs at gasoline refueling stations. These EV stations would be safely separated from gasoline pumps but will be installed near already existing infrastructure. The plan was announced by ... (more) Spanish Basque Country gets EV recharging network ...
March to Socialism
glennbeck.com — Glenn Beck: March to Socialism - Green Jobs May 14, 2009 - 12:04 ET HTML clipboard VOICE: The Glenn Beck program presents more truth behind America's March to Socialism. GLENN: The number one audio book in America, the March to Socialism, at least ... (more) March to Socialism
African negotiators walk out over lack of progress at climate talks in Barcelona
guardian.co.uk — Rich countries urge African bloc not to derail negotiations after poor nations shock the UN by refusal to participate in talks Rich countries today piled pressure on Africa not to derail climate talks after the poorest countries in the world shocked ... (more) African negotiators walk out over lack of progress at ...
Where’s South Korea on the cleantech podium?
Where’s South Korea on the cleantech podium?
cleantech.com — South Korea has the strongest environmental policy framework in the world and is receiving billions of dollars of cleantech investment, but it is being overshadowed by China. (more) Where’s South Korea on the cleantech podium?
Roca Toilet Integrates Sink,  Grey Water Cistern
Roca Toilet Integrates Sink, Grey Water Cistern
treehugger.com — TreeHugger has shown a couple of toilets with sinks built into their tanks , which make you reach over the bowl to get at the sink. There have also been gray water collection tanks that go under the sink. But this is the first time I have seen an ... (more) Roca Toilet Integrates Sink, Grey Water Cistern
Renault will build Twizy EV in Spain
green.autoblog.com — Renault Twizzy ZE concept - click above for high-res image gallery Renault announced today that its Valladolid, Spain plant will become the home of a new electric vehicle based on the Twizy Z.E. concept that was show at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September. The Twizy is a peculiar ... (more) Renault will build Twizy EV in Spain
Ex-United Technologies Rocket Scientists To Build 150 MW Solar Heliostat in Sonoran Desert
cleantechnica.com — SolarReserve ; a California start-up spin-out from United Technologies’ Rocketdyne has filed an application with the CPUC to build a 150-megawatt heliostat solar farm with seven hours of after-sunset energy stored in molten salt. These are ... (more) Ex-United Technologies Rocket Scientists To Build 150 MW ...