We often hear a lot about the negative aspects of wind generation and although these won’t be repeated here, they are certainly arguments that should be weighed in an assessment of wind power generation, nevertheless. This article, as the title suggests, is focusing on the positives of wind energy and the benefits it can bring. […]

Data centres, processing centres and server farms are a significant source of growing energy consumption and carbon emissions. Server use is usually under 6% of capacity and facility use is rarely at full capacity. However, servers need constant cooling from air conditioners, which is costly and consumes a lot of energy. To illustrate the importance […]

Acciona’s installed wind capacity was 6,270 MW at the end of 2010 with 4,591 MW installed in Spain and 1,679 MW installed internationally. A further 639 MW was under construction (35 MW in Spain and 604 MW internationally). The average load factor (operating capacity) of projects in operation remained at 27%, with increases in load […]

The countries of Latin America and the Caribbean have abundant and varied energy resources, including oil (13% of world reserves), natural gas (5.4%), coal (1.6%), biomass and other renewable resources, as well as great hydropower potential (22%). This apparent abundance of reserves in the region can be misleading, however, because they are highly concentrated in […]

When you use Google services, you trust us with your information. This Privacy Policy is meant to help you understand what data we collect, why we collect it, and what we do with it. This is important; we hope you will take time to read it carefully. And remember, you can find controls to manage […]

The following is a look back at the market for wind energy in 2010 and describes the outlooks and targets set at the time. The Turkish government introduced an Electricity Market Law in 2011 to liberalise the market. Support for wind was not provided until May 2005 when the Renewable Energy Resources for the Generation […]

Coal quality Indonesian coals are generally low in ash and sulphur, but on account of their low rank, they have a high content of volatile matter and moisture. The run-of-mine coal does not generally require preparation and simple crushing and screening suffices to produce a marketable product. The coal has nil or minimal coking properties, […]

Government investment in energy efficiency and low carbon technologies has been surpassed by investments in wind, solar, other renewables and biofuels, with only 6% of investment being directed towards this sector between 2005 and 2010. A CAD 1.5 billion trust fund is available for clean air and climate change initiatives including energy efficient projects that […]

Storage To resolve intermittency issues, several storage technologies are being investigated: mechanical, chemical and electromagnet. So far, large scale, low cost storage technologies with a fast response rate are not commercially available. Capacity credit Wind cannot be turned on at will, so it is not dispatchable. The relatively low capacity credit of wind power, which […]

Although natural bitumen and extra-heavy oil occur worldwide, a single extraordinary deposit in each category is dominant. These are sometimes called the Fourth Fossil Fuel. The 1.2 trillion barrels of extra-heavy crude oil deposit of the Orinoco Oil Belt, a part of the Eastern Venezuela basin, represent nearly 90% of the known extra-heavy oil in […]