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Tag Archives: Germany
End of the year energy links
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
Posted in Links, Renewable Energy
Tagged Germany, Netherlands, renewable energy, solar power, storage systems
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The Problem of Anti-Windpower Prejudice
The Guardian has an interesting article about a condition known as “windfarm sickness” which is apparently spreading in the neighbourhood of some windfarms in Australia. Found via Jay Lake. Interestingly, windfarm sickness mainly occurs in the vicinity of a couple … Continue reading
Posted in Links, Renewable Energy
Tagged anti-windpower prejudice, Australia, English, Germany, USA, wind power
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2012 – The Solar Power Year in Review
In 2012, the photovoltaic cells on our roof generated 14345 kilowatt hours of energy, which earned us more than 7000 Euros and also saved more than 11000 kilograms of CO2. That’s ten kilowatt hours more than in 2011. After more … Continue reading
The Rise of the Post-Panamax Vessel
Urban Omnibus, an online architecture magazine, has a very interesting article about dredging the waterways of New York City as well as about Post-Panamax container vessels and the race to build port facilities suitable for these giants of the sea. … Continue reading
Posted in Links, Ship Building
Tagged container shipping, English, Germany, interesting ships, Post-Panamax, ships
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Green Energy as a Job Engine
The photo chosen by the Daily Telegraph may make him look like Gollum‘s younger brother, but the UK minister of energy Greg Barker is certainly on to something, when he stresses the economic opportunities offered by alternative energy sources such … Continue reading
Posted in Links, Renewable Energy
Tagged English, Germany, Hamburg, metrics, solar power, UK, wind power
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Fukushima One Year Later
March 11 is the one year anniversary of the Japanese earthquake and tsunami which killed between approx. 20000 people and also caused a meltdown in the Fukushima Daiishi nuclear power station. The nuclear meltdown at a plant deemed safe due … Continue reading
Posted in Links, Renewable Energy
Tagged anti-nuclear protests, English, Germany, India, Japan, nuclear dinosaurs, nuclear disasters, nuclear power, nuclear risks, solar power, USA
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The Global Switch to Renewable Energy
In spite of the Fukushima disaster, the Japanese government is planning to restart those of the country’s nuclear power plants that are currently down for maintenance and stress tests as well as to extend the maximum lifetime of Japanese nuclear … Continue reading
Posted in Links, Renewable Energy
Tagged English, Germany, Japan, nuclear power, solar power, tidal power, UK, wind power
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Late August Energy Links
As dyed in the wool PC-users, the resignation of Apple CEO Steve Jobs has left us largely cold, even as it caused uproar in the tech world. Now the MIT’s Technology Review, usually a very pro-nuclear power site, states that … Continue reading
Posted in Links, Renewable Energy
Tagged alternative energy, English, Germany, Japan, linkdump, nuclear power, solar power, technology, wind power
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Increased Radiation at Gorleben – Erhöhte Strahlung in Gorleben
The proposed longterm nuclear waste storage facility in an abandoned salt mine near the town of Gorleben in Lower Saxony has been controversial ever since it was first proposed, as the people of Gorleben are vehemently opposed to both the … Continue reading
Posted in Links, Renewable Energy
Tagged anti-nuclear protests, Australia, bilingual, Germany, Gorleben, nuclear power
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Two Energy Links
I visited the Deutsche Welle homepage for a completely different reason today, but I came across two interesting articles on renewable and atomic energy: The first article is about Metsamor, a nuclear reactor based on a Soviet design from the … Continue reading
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Tagged Armenia, English, Germany, nuclear power, wind power
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