Wednesday, June 27, 2012

April 2 Green Energy News

April 2 Green Energy News
HEADLINE NEWS:

Windfarm at daybreak.

* The global wind market can expect continued growth for the rest of the decade, according the Global Wind Energy Council. They suggest the market will top 50 GW again in 2015 and reach 60 GW per year by 2018. China will lead growth, the body said, and seems on track to hit 200 GW ahead of its 2020 target. [reNews]

* In a major new report, global investment bank Citigroup has defined the current battle between cheap oil, and renewables like wind and solar, to be so fundamental it will define the future of energy. But it says renewables will win out because of basic economics, energy security, and environment and issues. [CleanTechnica]

* Some UK coal-fed power stations are at risk of halting for the summer after the doubling of a carbon emissions levy hurt the profitability of plants run by utilities. The UK carbon price support, designed to help fight global warming, increased by 88% on April 1, causing one measure of profitability to drop 53%. [Bloomberg]

* The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power can significantly expand its use of solar energy to replace the coal-fired generation the utility is dropping from its supply mix, according to a study. The department, which provides power to 3.8 million customers, gets about 42% of its electricity from coal. [Argus Media]

* The East Coast's solar irradiance was below average by as much as 5% in 2014, negatively impacting performance of its solar sites. The West Coast's irradiance levels were up to 10% higher than average. This can be seen in maps released by Vaisala, a global leader in environmental and industrial measurement. [Renewable Energy Focus]

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