Scotland is planning to install the largest tidal turbines this summer in the waters off Orkney. The AT-1000 turbine is 22.5 meters tall with 18 meters rotor diameter and a weight of 130 tones. Each turbine is expected to provide constant supply of 1MW were the turbine has low rotation speed which is good for the environment.
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Abu Dhabi will build the world’s largest concentrated solar power plant which will offset 170 thousand tonnes of carbon dioxide annually. The new power plant will spread on 2.5 square kilometers and will have a capacity of 100 megawatt, it will be complete within 2.5 years and will cost about 600 million dollars.
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Light emitting diode (LED) technology which is starting to make its way to the market is expected to be widely used in the next decade. The adoption of this new technology will save $120 billion, will eliminate the need for 24 new large power plants and will decrease carbon emissions. US Department of Energy (DOE) has plans to spur growth in the LED technology adaptation by contests, R&D projects and market-based projects.
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The EU, which is made up 27 member countries, keeps moving forward and it is on its way of reaching 20 percent of its energy to be supplied by renewable resources by 2020. The EU will meet its other two goals as well of increasing energy efficiency by 20 percent and decreasing emissions by 20 percent.
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In Detroit, A new gym opened, this gym is for homeless men and women and it has some donated ping pong tables, treadmills and other equipment which was donated. In addition, 10 stationary bikes that generate electricity were purchased and the electricity produced from it goes back to the facility and reduces by that the electricity costs.
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The wind farm project which is planned to be about 13 miles off the coast of Rockaway island has made a significant progress as a request for information for its plan was issued. The wind farm is expected to generate 350MW with an option of total of 700MW power supply.
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Australia will build the largest wind farm in the country with 2GW power supply. The project will cost 2 billion dollars and will include 598 turbines.
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Research team from the University Of Waterloo managed to create lithium-sulphur battery which stores three times more power than conventional lithium-ion batteries. The new battery expected to be much cheaper than currently available batteries and achieve long lifetime and stability. Options of mass production in the near future are being reviewed.
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New York State aims for getting 45% of its electricity from renewable sources by 2015. To reach that goal, the state will install 100MW of solar power on rooftops of private and public buildings which will be willing to participate in the project.
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By the year 2012, one quarter of Kenya electricity will be arriving from a new wind fram which will produce 300 MW. The total cost of this project, which will be funded mostly be the African Development Bank (AfDB), is about $760 million.
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