Renewable Energy Development

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Entries for October, 2008

Wind Power | Sherbino Wind Farm

The Sherbino Wind Farm is a 150MW project sited in Pecos County in Texas and the first phase has been brought on-line to full commercial operation. Heading the project is BP Wind Energy in partnership with Padoma Wind Power, a subsidiary of NRG Energy.
This project is the first of what could become a maximum capacity […]

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Renewable Energy From Nanotechnology - Solar Botanic’s Nanoleaf

A press release came out today from a UK company called Solar Botanic announcing the granting of patents as well as more patents pending covering Biomimicry, Nanoleaf Technology and Energy transfer materials. It’s an extremely interesting announcement that opens up a whole new realm of renewable energy using nanotechnology in such a way that solar […]

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Tidal Power | RITE Project Puts Tidal Turbine In East River

A new tidal turbine has been installed in the East River of New York City which is the third attempt at tapping the strong tides that flow though it.
This is the first turbine of a proposed 300 which the city hopes to install in the waterway. Unlike the typical river which flows in a constant […]

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Biomass| Bay Front Power Plant Upgrade Proposal

The Bay Front Power Plant in Ashland Wisconsin is about to undergo a $70 million overhaul courtesy of financing by Xcel Energy. The power plant has already been retrofitted so that two of its three boilers can burn multiple fuels for power. The proposal by Xcel is to convert the third coal-fired boiler to burn […]

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