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nuclear electricity vs renewable energy sources: As a result of high costs, low demand, and recent disasters, global nuclear generation capacity falls

(13/12/2011)

The latest Vital Signs Online (VSO) report from the Worldwatch Institute indicates that due to increasing costs of production, a slowed demand for electricity, and fresh memories of disaster in Japan, production of nuclear power fell in 2011. Despite reaching record levels the previous year, global installed nuclear capacity, the potential power generation from all existing plants, declined to 366.5 gigawatts (GW) in 2011, from 375.5 GW at the end of 2010. Not surprisingly, this drop in in... [more]

Niobrara Energy Park: Niobrara Hybrid Energy Park could become a national center of learning in how to best manage the hybrid fossil plus renewable energy infrastructure

(04/04/2011)

The Niobrara Energy Park is a 640-acre project that will integrate natural gas and renewable energy generation facilities, including solar and wind energy, with data centers and energy research. With zoning approvals by Weld County Commissioners in place, the greenfield project is now process-shovel-ready. Commissioner Dave Long said of the park, “I’ve said in the past that Weld County is the energy center of Colorado, but this may make Weld County the energy center of the West, if not the na... [more]

Neptune Proteus tidal stream generator: First Neptune Proteus tidal stream generator produced on Wearside

(19/01/2010)

A new chapter is set to unfold in one of North East England's former thriving shipyards as the first of a new generation of tide driven energy generators recently completed. The first tidal generator to be manufactured at the site of Sunderland's former shipbuilding yards is now complete and will be shipped to Humberside where it will be put into action in a series of trials. The million-pound Neptune Proteus tidal stream demonstrator has been built on Wearside by family-run Wear Dock and Eng... [more]