TU Delft simulation models offer clarity with regard to energy transition decisions EurekAlert! Fri, 17 Jun 2011 06:44 AM PDT ( Delft University of Technology ) To eliminate energy-guzzling incandescent light bulbs from supermarket shelves, a tax would be just as effective as an outright ban. Subsidizing new technology, such as LED lighting, could actually reduce its sales, as this can lead to a relatively large number of people buying a light with teething problems, giving the new technology a bad name. These results ... | Which comes first: the wind farm or the turbine? Renewable Energy World Fri, 17 Jun 2011 06:41 AM PDT Unless an offshore wind farm is optimally designed, even the most powerful offshore wind turbine will under-perform. While there will always be a trade-off between turbine performance losses and wind farm lay-out cost savings, the trick is knowing how to strike the right balance, says the latest Wind Energy Update Offshore Wind Installation and Construction Report. | Wind turbine blade maintenance: Against all odds Renewable Energy World Fri, 17 Jun 2011 06:41 AM PDT When a seven metre portion of a Vestas blade prototype broke off last year - only weeks after the company had a signed a deal to supply the same model to a 420MW wind farm in Australia - the company felt it had some explaining to do. But according to the latest Wind Energy Update Operations and Maintenance Report 2011, human error, which was ultimately the cause of the failure, is all too common ... | Pets Deserve Pain Management The Daily Easton Fri, 17 Jun 2011 06:41 AM PDT Veterinarian Patricia Hart can help manage pets' pain through the ancient Chinese art of medical acupuncture."Medical acupuncture is neither metaphysical nor does it involve energy flow, but it... | Ten Clean Energy Stocks I'd Buy Now Renewable Energy World Fri, 17 Jun 2011 06:41 AM PDT Two years ago I had a problem. In the universe of clean energy stocks I watch, I could not find any that I thought were good values. So I wrote an article saying "We're near the peak." | Letters to the Editor June 15 Nevada Appeal Fri, 17 Jun 2011 06:40 AM PDT NV Energy wins rate increase? Frugality and common sense clash with going green. Our additional costs of $5.30 a month for the average customer helps destroy our way of life. Why do we have to pay for the removal of your old refrigerator? Why do we have to pay to winterize your home? | Forecasts for the future of solar industry in N.J. vary The Star-Ledger Fri, 17 Jun 2011 06:40 AM PDT Solar industry insiders disagree on the Christie administration's new Energy Master Plan. Some describe the draft as an ominous market signal, but others say scaled-back state and federal subsidies wonât bring New Jerseyâs vibrant solar industry to a halt. | Enbridge to restart Line 6B UPI Fri, 17 Jun 2011 06:39 AM PDT HOUSTON, June 17 (UPI) -- Pipeline operator Enbridge Energy Partners said oil pipeline Line 6B was scheduled to return to service after crews completed installations in Michigan. | Apache Corp. finds more oil in Egypt UPI Fri, 17 Jun 2011 06:39 AM PDT HOUSTON, June 17 (UPI) -- U.S. energy explorer Apache Corp. said five new oil discoveries in the southwest section of the Western Desert in Egypt are encouraging developments. | | |
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