Green Energy
- We Can And Should Obtain 30% Of Our Electricity From Wind Power By 2030
By Amelia Schlusser, Staff Attorney A new report released by Environment Oregon’s Research and Policy Center calls for the U.S. to obtain 30% of our electricity from wind power by 2030. The report, titled More Wind, Less Warming: How American Wind Energy’s...
- Green Power Energy Wind To Replace Burning Fossil Fuels
Green power energy wind is one of the best and most efficient forms of renewable energy. Wind power has been around for a long time as it was used for windmills and sailing. Most times wind was used to produce a movement such as moving a ship...
- Wind Power
What is Wind? Wind is the movement or flow of gaseous elements around earth surface. One of the most important characteristics of wind is its velocity. Another characteristic of wind is energy. It is affected by high and low pressure of air...
- Feed-in Tariffs Do More For Wind At Less Cost To Ratepayers Than Rps, Says German Agency
In a recent report, the German Renewable Energy Agency says that across Europe countries using feed-in tariffs develop more wind energy and pay less for it than countries using quota systems. In North America, the quota model is known variously as Renewable...
- Wind And Solar Power Paired With Storage Could Power Grid 99.9 Percent Of The Time
Article published in www.sciencedaily.com on december 10th 2012 Renewable energy could fully power a large electric grid 99.9 percent of the time by 2030 at costs comparable to today's electricity expenses, according to new research by the University...
Green Energy
Denmark, Wind power
Denmark has an impressive track record when it comes to the adoption of renewable energy, and the nation has been working quickly to develop its substantial offshore wind potential. Last month, with the installation of their 36th 3.6 megawatt (MW) Siemens wind turbine, the nation reached an impressive 1 GW wind-power capacity – enough to power 25 percent of the nation. Moreover, they aim to be 50 percent powered by wind farms within the next eight years, not simply through the installation of renewable energy infrastructure, but through a holistic adoption of energy-efficient policies and technologies.
Denmark’s aim to be 50 percent powered by offshore wind by 2020 suggests that the country’s adoption of renewable energy and sustainable infrastructure is running ahead of schedule—just last year a government report stated a goal for 35 percent by 2020, and an extraordinary 100 percent from renewables by 2050. The latest turbine installation brought the capacity of Denmark’s Anholt closer to the total 400MW generation planned for the facility, which is one of five significant wind farms in Danish waters.
According to Forbes, however, this is set to soon be eclipsed as the government puts out a call for bids for an additional 1,500 MW (1.5 GW), of offshore wind. In the near term, wind power will be accompanied by biomass and gas power, in an effort to take all coal-fired plants offline within 20 years. But Denmark, fast to embrace the enormous wind potential of the North Sea, has met with a few bumps as they develop greater reliance on offshore farms.
The New York Times explained “A major concern is that the supply of electricity might exceed demand for about 1,000 hours each year by 2020 unless there are substantial changes in the way electricity is managed in Denmark,” management which currently relies on exporting excess wind power to support hydroelectric systems in nearby Norway and Sweden, and then buying renewable energy back in times of lower supply or in other words “Norway and Sweden’s hydro systems serve as large batteries in a larger interconnected system.” But there have been rare instances of this system failing — for a few hours over the winter, Denmark’s surplus was so great that they had to pay other countries to take their wind power.
As for the adoption of broader sustainable practices, Copenhagen provides an extraordinary example of ambitious planning with an aim to achieve carbon neutrality by 2025 through a number of strategies. Nationwide, the government appears equally hopeful. The government hopes to have 200,000 electric vehicles on the road by 2020, and recently installed Europe’s first nationwide electric car charging network. Better Place estimates that there could be 20,000 electric cars on Danish roads by 2014—which will far from make up the majority of traffic in a nation of 5.5 million people, but it’s still a substantial start.
According to Forbes, however, this is set to soon be eclipsed as the government puts out a call for bids for an additional 1,500 MW (1.5 GW), of offshore wind. In the near term, wind power will be accompanied by biomass and gas power, in an effort to take all coal-fired plants offline within 20 years. But Denmark, fast to embrace the enormous wind potential of the North Sea, has met with a few bumps as they develop greater reliance on offshore farms.
The New York Times explained “A major concern is that the supply of electricity might exceed demand for about 1,000 hours each year by 2020 unless there are substantial changes in the way electricity is managed in Denmark,” management which currently relies on exporting excess wind power to support hydroelectric systems in nearby Norway and Sweden, and then buying renewable energy back in times of lower supply or in other words “Norway and Sweden’s hydro systems serve as large batteries in a larger interconnected system.” But there have been rare instances of this system failing — for a few hours over the winter, Denmark’s surplus was so great that they had to pay other countries to take their wind power.
As for the adoption of broader sustainable practices, Copenhagen provides an extraordinary example of ambitious planning with an aim to achieve carbon neutrality by 2025 through a number of strategies. Nationwide, the government appears equally hopeful. The government hopes to have 200,000 electric vehicles on the road by 2020, and recently installed Europe’s first nationwide electric car charging network. Better Place estimates that there could be 20,000 electric cars on Danish roads by 2014—which will far from make up the majority of traffic in a nation of 5.5 million people, but it’s still a substantial start.
- We Can And Should Obtain 30% Of Our Electricity From Wind Power By 2030
By Amelia Schlusser, Staff Attorney A new report released by Environment Oregon’s Research and Policy Center calls for the U.S. to obtain 30% of our electricity from wind power by 2030. The report, titled More Wind, Less Warming: How American Wind Energy’s...
- Green Power Energy Wind To Replace Burning Fossil Fuels
Green power energy wind is one of the best and most efficient forms of renewable energy. Wind power has been around for a long time as it was used for windmills and sailing. Most times wind was used to produce a movement such as moving a ship...
- Wind Power
What is Wind? Wind is the movement or flow of gaseous elements around earth surface. One of the most important characteristics of wind is its velocity. Another characteristic of wind is energy. It is affected by high and low pressure of air...
- Feed-in Tariffs Do More For Wind At Less Cost To Ratepayers Than Rps, Says German Agency
In a recent report, the German Renewable Energy Agency says that across Europe countries using feed-in tariffs develop more wind energy and pay less for it than countries using quota systems. In North America, the quota model is known variously as Renewable...
- Wind And Solar Power Paired With Storage Could Power Grid 99.9 Percent Of The Time
Article published in www.sciencedaily.com on december 10th 2012 Renewable energy could fully power a large electric grid 99.9 percent of the time by 2030 at costs comparable to today's electricity expenses, according to new research by the University...