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Belo Monte Dam – Alternatives

WWF-Brazil released a report in 2007 stating that Brazil could cut its expected demand for electricity by 40% by 2020 by investing in energy efficiency. The power saved would be equivalent to 14 Belo Monte hydroelectric plants and would result in national electricity savings of up to R$33& billion (US$19& billion). Ex-director of ANEEL Afonso [...]

Kruger Inc. – Energy

Kruger Energy is a subsidiary of Kruger Inc.. They develop energy projects that use natural resources instead of fossil fuels. They have developed: hydroelectric, wind power, biomass cogeneration and biogas energy plants. Kruger Inc. and Kruger Energy manage 10 production sites producing 300 megawatts Wind energy sites *Port Alma Wind Farm *Montérégie Project Hydroelectricity Sites [...]

Intermittent energy source – Introduction

Intermittent energy source is a term usually used to refer to some sources of renewable energy, such as wind and solar, (but not to geothermal generated electricity or hydroelectricity), because these sources of electric power generation may be uncontrollably variable or more intermittent than conventional power sources in normal operational conditions. Intermittency is a problem [...]

Index of sustainability articles – W

Waste management – Waste vegetable oil – Waste water treatment – Water conservation – Water crisis – Water purification – Wave farm – White flight – Wind power – Wind power in the United Kingdom – Wind turbine – World energy consumption – World largest cities Adapted from the Wikipedia article Index of sustainability articles, [...]

Brownsville, Wisconsin – History

Brownsville was founded around 1878. It originally had a Factory at the corner of West Avenue and Main Street where Michels Corporation exists today. It originally had a railroad running through it and a station name Thetis Station. The Church was located next to the cemetery. Today Brownsville is seeing the arrival of Wind Turbines [...]

Vaneless ion wind generator – Introduction

vaneless ion wind generator or power fence is a proposed wind power device that produces electrical energy directly by using the wind to pump electric charge from one electrode to another, with no moving parts. Wind energy is usually extracted to make electricity by means of a wind turbine. The bird deaths, vibrational noise, and [...]

Green-collar worker – Introduction

green-collar worker is a worker who is employed in the environmental sectors of the economy. Environmental green-collar workers (or green jobs) satisfy the demand for green development. Generally, they implement environmentally conscious design, policy, and technology to improve conservation and sustainability. Formal environmental regulations as well as informal social expectations are pushing many firms to [...]

Genesis Power Limited – Developments

*Genesis is developing the 480 MW Rodney Power Station, a gas fired combined cycle power station midway between Helensville and Kaukapakapa. *Genesis is a founding member of Awatea, the New Zealand marine energy association. *Consents have been granted for the 25MW Awhitu Wind Farm, south of Auckland. *Genesis has announced its intention to seek consents [...]

Mesalands Community College – Introduction

Mesalands Community College, located on in Tucumcari, New Mexico, is a two-year higher education institution offering instruction at the associate’s degree level. Program offerings include Business, Wind Energy Technology, Farrier Science, Fine Arts Bronze, Paleontology, Agri-Business, Animal Science, Automotive and Diesel Technology, and Building Trades. It is the home of the North American Wind Research [...]

Carbon project – Project selection

The most important part of developing a carbon project is establishing and documenting the additionality of the project – that the carbon project would not have otherwise occurred. It is also essential to document the measurement and the verification methodology applied, as outlined in the project development document. Developing a carbon project is appropriate for [...]

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