A research study warns of the potential negative effects of wind turbines on the animals’ habitats. Bats don’t like wind turbines. They are avoiding the expanding number of forest-based wind projects in Finland. Researchers from the Universities of Turku and Helsinki found that two bat species kept a distance of up to 1 km or …
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In 2022, the U.S. took significant action to encourage the development of its offshore wind industry. The federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) held auctions for leases for the privileges to develop the waters off California, North Carolina, and New York. The auctions put the United States’ objective of installing 30 GW of offshore …
European companies invest as the U.S. recognize the possibilities of offshore wind Read More »
The natural conditions and potentials of the African continent can become an important factor in the new green energy map of the world. It is a continent that has natural resources that can be invested in but at the same time a very large need for energy in several segments. The need for energy in …
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Solinc company started its life in Naivasha, Kenya. It was East Africa’s only PV panel producer in 2011. The distribution of solar panels to retail markets was Solinc’s area of expertise at the time. As the company has grown over the years, Solinc now deals with large solar installations and the wholesale supply of panels …
Solinc captures the Kenyan’s sun with their solar panels Read More »
Company Lekela produces electricity using renewable resources, mainly wind power. Their focus is the advancement of the projects from mid or late-stage development into long-term operation. Lekela, also, builds utility-scale projects that provide people throughout Africa with desperately needed renewable energy. If wind powers Lekela Power, then Lekela powers Africa. Wind power is a serious …
Wind powers Lekela Power, Lekela (em)powers Africa Read More »
For thousands of years, people have used the power of water, the power of river currents by spinning water wheels to prepare grains and fabric. The history of hydropower is as long as civilization. Over 2,000 years ago, the Greeks employed water wheels to mill wheat into flour, and in the third century B.C., the …
The greatest source of renewable electricity generation in the world, hydropower, or hydroelectricity, is anticipated to continue playing a key role in decarbonizing the power system and enhancing the system’s flexibility. The most popular renewable source of electricity is hydroelectric power. China is the nation that generates the most hydroelectric power. United States, Brazil, Canada, …
Did you know hydropower supplies much of the world’s electricity? Read More »
Although we consider hydropower a clean energy source, using it to generate significant amounts of power has an impact on the environment. Hydropower contaminates neither the air nor the water. However, hydropower plants have the potential to significantly alter the environment, as well as homes, land usage, and natural habitats near the dam. Hydropower has …
Hydropower may harm the environment, but not necessarily Read More »
While hydroelectric energy has both advantages and disadvantages, there is no doubt that hydropower is an effective way to generate power for a sustainable future. Besides, did you know that 16.6% of the electricity produced worldwide comes from water? Although hydroelectric energy is undoubtedly a plentiful source of readily available energy, it has both advantages …
Five disadvantages: Hydropower is great, but building a dam is not always Read More »
They connected the final producing unit of the hydro plant to the grid. And this marks the official completion of China’s second-largest hydroelectric project on the upstream branch of the Yangtze River. The state broadcaster CCTV published this. With sixteen 1-gigawatt (GW) turbines, the Baihetan hydroelectric facility is the second-largest hydropower generator in China and …
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