Category Archives: Renewable Energy

The Wind Tree – a new striking wind power generator for urban environments

Posted on January 26, 2015 by ABC

France is not really a country you associate with renewable energy, considering how steadfast the French cling to nuclear power. Hence I was quite surprised to come across this CNN article about the so-called Arbre à Vent a.k.a. “Wind Tree”, … Continue reading →

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Amazon uses wind power to supply its datacentres

Posted on January 21, 2015 by ABC

I have long been a satisfied user of Amazon, both as a reader and self-published writer. However, Amazon does not only sell books and other things. They are also a provider of server and cloud storage space via Amazon Web … Continue reading →

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A new way of cleaning solar panels

Posted on January 8, 2015 by ABC

One of the problems with solar panels is that they tend to get dirty, which hampers their effectiveness. And cleaning solar panels is not always that easy, because roof-mounted solar panels are often difficult to access. One possible solution to … Continue reading →

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End of the year energy links

Posted on December 30, 2014 by ABC

This is the blog I’m always neglecting, but I promise that I’ll get better in 2015. Meanwhile, here are some links to recent alternative energy news: The big news this week was that 2014 was the first year that renewable … Continue reading →

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Solar power beats coal in Australia

Posted on July 8, 2014 by ABC

The Guardian has an interesting article by Giles Parkinson about how rooftop solar power is conquering Australia and changing the entire energy landscape down under. Found via Damien Walter. Basically, rooftop solar cells like those on our own roof are … Continue reading →

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The unexpected benefits of offshore wind farms

Posted on February 28, 2014 by ABC

American researcher Mark Jacobson has come up with a plan called the Solutions Project to convert the entire US power supply to renewable energy. It’s a great project in itself, particularly considering that the US is still far too wedded … Continue reading →

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2013: The Solar Power Year in Review

Posted on February 2, 2014 by ABC

In January 2014, the solar cells on our roof generated 170 kWh of electricity. That’s on the low end for January. Indeed the only two Januaries that were worse were years where we had heavy snow, which covered the solar … Continue reading →

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Experiments with magma-powered energy in Iceland

Posted on February 1, 2014 by ABC

The Iceland Deep Drilling Project, an experimental geothermal energy project in Iceland, accidentally struck a pocket of magma while drilling and managed to utilize the heat of the magma to generate steam. Found via Jay Lake. This is very fascinating. … Continue reading →

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KWK Wochenende 2014

Posted on January 31, 2014 by ABC

Auch dieses Jahr werden wir wieder am KWK Wochenende vom 21.02 bis zum 23.02.2014 teilnehmen. Das KWK Wochenende ist eine Aktion der Firma Senertec und erlaubt es Besuchern, Kraft-Wärme-Kopplungsanglagen in Aktion und vor Ort zu sehen. Mehr Informationen gibt es … Continue reading →

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US continues to favour nuclear power

Posted on December 14, 2013 by ABC

An Oregon based company, which has developed a mini-nuclear reactor the size of a semi-trailer, has just been awarded 226 million US-dollars from the US Department of Energy. Link found via Jay Lake. Seen from a German POV, it is … Continue reading →

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