Germany Posts Record Solar Installations

Germany Posts Record Solar Installations (Reuters) – Germany will add a record of up to 3 gigawatt (GW) of photovoltaic capacity this year due to unexpectedly strong demand in the final months of 2009, the head of Germany’s BSW solar industry association said on Monday. Carsten Koernig told Reuters the late surge would take the [...]

UK Climate Science Statement

UK Climate Science Statement From: The Guardian Partial text of the joint statement from the Met Office, the Natural Environment Research Council and the Royal Society on the state of the science of climate change ahead of the Copenhagen climate conference. Please use the Guardian link above for the full text. The UK is at [...]

Vote Earth Countdown to Copenhagen

Vote Earth Countdown to Copenhagen This is your chance to tell the world leaders you want a deal, at the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, 7-18 December 2009. You can vote at the Earth Hour site. Similar Posts: Earth Hour 2009 – Vote UK Climate Science Statement COP15 – Copenhagen Climate Change Conference Dec [...]

Wind Exceeds 50 Percent of Spanish Electrical Demand

Wind Exceeds 50 Percent of Spanish Electrical Demand From AEE Wind Energy covered more than 50 percent of the electricity demand the whole of Sunday morning, November 8th and generated 11,546 megawatts. Wind generation broke again a record, for several moments 0n the morning of Sunday 8th, with 53 percent coverage of the demand, with [...]

60 Million in the Dark in Brazil

60 Million in the Dark in Brazil Associated Press,Wednesday, November 11, 2009 Heavy rain, lightning and strong winds caused blackouts that left nearly a third of Brazilians — 60 million people — in the dark, officials said Wednesday as they scrambled to restore confidence in the country’s infrastructure before soccer’s 2014 World Cup and the [...]

How Home Solar Photovoltaic PV Works

How Home Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Works Interested in a small solar photovoltaic (PV) project for your home, cottage or camp ground? Here’s a quick overview of how it works and how to setup your own small solar PV system. Solar PV vs Solar Thermal Solar Photovoltaic systems use sunlight to produce electricity. You can then [...]

GreenDrinks – People Sharing Ideas in 600 Cities

GreenDrinks – People Sharing Ideas in 600 Cities The concept is quite easy to understand… people get together once a month to talk about a common interest, “green” and share a cold beverage at the same time. Per the International Website: These events are very simple and unstructured, but many people have found employment, made [...]

Freecycle – Keep It Out of the Landfill

Freecycle – Keep It Out of the Landfill Freecycle – keeping good items out of the landfill. The idea is very simple – have something you no longer need? Give it away for free, to someone who needs it. And with the use of the internet and Yahoo Groups, the whole exchange has become very [...]