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on July 17, 2010
The debate in Britain continues on the merit of wind farms. The importance of a renewable energy resource has never been clearer, but there are many who have picked their sides and are sticking to their guns. Alongside these debates come the calls to scrap the nuclear defence system Trident, a move that would save multiple billions a year, and while this seems to be heralding in a new age of energy and power there are some that see the left wing at work in both these and the calls for wind farms to be built around the country.
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While many of the blinkered like Jeremy Clarkson see them as a "monstrosity", the Guardian have printed a few pictures which should surely change the minds of the thinkers. The UK is surrounded by water, so what exactly is the problem with covering the coasts off the shipping lanes with these wind turbines, a move which would free up our foreign policy, our money and one which would set a cleaner precedent for governments to come.
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on June 28, 2010
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China is winning the competition in the energy sector. The Chinese have invested a lot into the wind and solar industries. But India would like to catch up, especially in the solar industry. But India is determined to catch up in energy, and they've started a big push in the solar industry.
India hopes to be generating 20 GW of electricity from solar power by 2022. If you're involved in alternative energy, now is the time to call India. This is an excellent time to find a few partners on the sub-continent and become involved in India's solar industry. Find yourself an India calling card and start building some business relationships.
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Wind
on June 11, 2010
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The recession has been hard on the wind industry, according to Renewable Energy World. And while construction of wind turbines is in the news on a regular basis, the industry's biggest problem is at the other end of the pipeline. The recession has lowered demand for electricity and utility companies aren't interested in buying the power wind turbines generate at the moment.
Lower demand for electricity impacts the wind industry especially hard because utilities companies buy electricity from wind farms as a way of satisfying increased customer demand. When demand doesn't increase, utilities don't need wind energy - and usually aren't obligated by state or federal energy policy to buy it.
It doesn't help the wind energy's situation that natural gas prices have fallen by 65% in the past two years.
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