Dept. of Energy News- Secretary Chu Op-Ed on Energy Efficiency from the World Economic Forum March 16, 2010
- Department of Energy Issues Requests for Applications for Nuclear-Related Science and Engineering Scholarships and Fellowships March 12, 2010
- Treasury, Energy Announce Guidance for Tax Treatment of Smart Grid Investment Grants March 10, 2010
- Secretary Chu Announces Up To $154 Million for NRG Energy's Carbon Capture and Storage Project in Texas March 9, 2010
- NREL News
- Tool That Tracks Solar Installations is Open to All March 12, 2010
- High-Speed Pipeline Revs Up Biomass Analysis March 8, 2010
- Light Inspires Energy Efficient Building Design March 1, 2010
- Making Wind Turbines Builds Career Interest February 22, 2010
Current and future renewable energy topics explained and discussed.
Wind Power Advantages & Disadvantages
Advantages:
* Sustainable renewable energy source.
* Fuel source exists everywhere in the world for the most part.
* Has been accomplished on a large commercial scale already.
* Can be built on a home based scale by individuals.
Disadvantages:
* Can drastically reduce local bird populations due to accidental deaths.
* Takes large amounts of land to generate useful amounts of electricity.
* Can’t be economically viable in areas that don’t generate a lot of wind.
* Some critics question if wind power is really sustainable as an energy source.