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Posted by: Lisa on October 26, 2009 9:11:24 AM
Note : http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/natural_resources/article6888947.ece
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Posted by: Lisa on October 22, 2009 11:36:02 AM
There are much cheaper ways to reduce carbon dioxide emissions than subsidizing renewable energies. CO2 abatement costs of PV are estimated to be as high as $1,050 per ton, while those of wind power are estimated at $80 per ton. By contrast, the current price of emissions certificates on the European emissions trading scheme is only 13.4 (Euro) per ton. ...Moreover, the prevailing coexistence of the EEG and emissions trading under the European Trading Scheme (ETS) means that the increased use of renewable energy technologies generally attains no additional emission reductions beyond those achieved by ETS alone.
Note : http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fpcomment/archive/2009/10/21/germany-s-renewable-myth.aspx
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Posted by: Lisa on September 23, 2009 3:52:14 PM
The German army has identified a series of wind park projects as a threat to national security and blocked investments worth 1.5 billion euros because it fears spinning wind turbines will interfere with its radar systems.
The Bundeswehr has launched an investigation into the impact of the wind turbines planned for northern Germany's coastal area amid concerns they could compromise air defense -- because they could in theory provide a shield for enemy aircraft.
Note : http://www.reuters.com/article/internal_ReutersNewsRoom_BehindTheScenes_MOLT/idUSTRE58M40B20090923
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Posted by: Lisa on July 24, 2009 9:58:21 AM
Massive wind turbines seem to be killing more and more migratory bats, prompting research into these neglected creatures and efforts to minimize the toll. ...The deaths have led to a flurry of research on migratory bats and their behavior. "The problem with bats and wind energy has pushed a lot of work that wouldn't have occurred otherwise," says Edward Arnett of the Austin, Texas-based nonprofit Bat Conservation International. Indeed, at a January conference in Berlin on migratory bats, wind farms were a dominant theme. Scientists are racing to figure out what brings the bats in contact with wind turbines, and what can be done to save them.
Note : http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/short/325/5939/386
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Posted by: Lisa on July 12, 2009 7:18:15 PM
Residents near Dortmund were evacuated this week after the ground collapsed around a geothermal heat pump, while in another German town, almost 190 buildings have now been damaged by a geothermal project gone awry.
Note : http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,4473382,00.html?maca=en-rss-en-ger-1023-rdf
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Posted by: Lisa on June 30, 2009 8:00:00 PM
The six offshore wind turbines that REpower Systems began erecting near Germany's coast in 2004 make their older cousins look like pinwheels. Each one has three 61.5-meter blades, which in a good breeze make one revolution every 5 seconds, producing 5 megawatts of electric power. Inspired by Germany's bold vision for capturing offshore wind energy, these majestic machines are designed to withstand anything the famously unforgiving North Sea can dish out.
And yet, these turbines have never felt the spray of salt water.
Note : http://www.spectrum.ieee.org/energy/policy/germanys-green-energy-gap/0
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Posted by: Lisa on June 28, 2009 7:59:55 PM
Fresh concerns have emerged over the future of BP's alternative energy business after a fire broke out at one of the company's largest solar power installations in Germany.
The incident on June 21 destroyed nearly 200 sq m of one of the world's largest roof-mounted solar panel arrays on a warehouse complex in Bürstadt, near Mannheim.
Note : http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/natural_resources/article6597693.ece
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