Wind farms shut down for migrating birds
A Texas windfarm is testing a radar system that detects flocks of migrating birds and can shut down the wind turbines to protect the birds. A combination of bad weather and migratory birds leads to the deaths of at least 7,000 birds a year on wind farms in the United States. The new radar system is designed to calculate the odds of bird death and shut down the wind farm if they are unacceptably high. The impact of renewable energy generators on wildlife has become an issue in high sun and wind areas that are often ecologically senstitive.
UK government to fathom depth of marine energy potential
UK government to fathom depth of marine energy potential A new study will provide the British government with data on how much renewable power the seas could generate. From the BusinessGreen, part of the Guardian Environment Network Digg it From the BusinessGreen, part of the Guardian Environment Network guardian.co.uk, Friday 1 May 2009 15.32 BST Continue Reading →
BHP Billiton plans biggest pit of all at Olympic Dam
BHP Billiton plans biggest pit of all at Olympic Dam Jamie Walker and Michael Owen | May 02, 2009 Article from: The Australian BHP Billiton has shrugged off the global economic blues to press ahead with plans to turn its Olympic Dam mine in South Australia into the largest open cut on earth and help Continue Reading →
BHP’s Olympic Dam dilemma: fuel nuclear risks as a uranium quarry or trade as a copper mine?
BHP’s Olympic Dam dilemma: fuel nuclear risks as a uranium quarry or trade as a copper mine? Date: 1-May-2009 BHP Billiton should use the Olympic Dam mine expansion Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) process to set out a path that avoids the risks and responsibilities associated with uranium exports and positions the mine to trade as Continue Reading →
Ethanol producers press for higher limits
Ethanol Producers Press for Higher Limits By Steven Mufson Washington Post Staff Writer Friday, March 6, 2009; Page D01 The nation’s ethanol producers are urging the Obama administration to raise the 10 percent limit on ethanol in motor fuel to 15 percent or more, a move they hope will create new demand at a Continue Reading →
Advanced Anaerobic Digestion: More Gas from sewage Sludge
April 27, 2009 Advanced Anaerobic Digestion: More Gas from Sewage Sludge One UK water company is using Advanced Anaerobic Digestion in its wastewater treatment process to generate biogas and is using this in an on-site CHP unit. by Graham Neave Northumbria, UK [Renewable Energy World Magazine] At a time of heightened concerns about waste, climate Continue Reading →