Surge of prototype projects could signal dramatic growth in ocean energy industry The global ocean energy sector is at a turning point, with over 45 wave and tidal prototypes expected to be ocean tested in 2010 and 2011, after only a dozen were installed in 2009, according to a new IHS Emerging Energy Research market [...]
Wind turbines in Midwestern farm fields may be doing more than churning out electricity. The giant turbine blades that generate renewable energy might also help corn and soybean crops stay cooler and dryer, help them fend off fungal infestations and improve their ability to extract growth-enhancing carbon dioxide [CO2] from the air and soil. A [...]
Although financing comes in all shapes and sizes for wind, solar, and other renewable energy projects, there are basic ingredients that investors use for evaluation. The following items are generally required for due diligence after an initial review of a project to see if it is within the general scope of an investor’s parameters. It [...]
Mortenson Construction recently wrap-ped up work on Iberdrola Renewables’ Penascal II wind farm on the Texas coast, a project that involved adverse weather conditions during construction, including hurricane-type weather. By Paul MacDonald Just a few hours west of where one of the largest environmental disasters in U.S. history occurred this past summer off the Louisiana [...]
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