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ELY, Nev. (AP) — An eastern Nevada wind farm could face a fine of up to $200,000 over the death of a golden eagle. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is investigating the bird's death at the Spring Valley Wind Farm near the Utah border, 350 miles east of Reno, spokesman Jeannie Stafford said.

In San Diego County's first such "net-zero" energy project, enough solar power cells are being installed to produce all the energy needed for average users as well as the common areas at the 4-acre site just east of Interstate 15 at Mira Mesa Boulevard.

All eyes are zeroed in on East Africa geothermal development these days as various governments unveil capacity goals and project plans. The most recent announcement comes from Rwanda – it is set to start drilling three exploratory wells near the Karisimbi volcano. The $27 million venture is scheduled to commence April 15th and last six weeks, according to local reports

Banks Renewables recently submitted plans for the eight turbine wind farm at High Cumnock to East Ayrshire Council - also confirming that they will increase the community's share in revenue from 1.5 per to 2.5 per cent with a minimum investment of Ł5,000 ...

The National Renewable Energy Laboratory estimates that the offshore wind potential in this location is the highest on the East Coast, allowing for a huge amount of renewable energy to be created. Although some obstacles remain in making the farms a ...

Around Bromo, geothermal energy potential is estimated at 500 MW. Hintay, who is also the Honorary Consul of the Republic of Indonesia in Turkey, also plans to take over the Ijen geothermal area currently managed by PT Medco Cahaya Geothermal, ...

Indonesian news report about an investment by a Turkish group that is planning to invest up to $2.5 billion into geothermal power development at Mount Bromo in East Java. The Turkish businessman, Emin Hitay is further said to plan additional projects as ...

We can't get hold of the paperwork to claim the feed - in tariff We had solar panels installed in December by Safe Solar Ltd, but despite phone calls and a letter they have not sent the documents to enable us to qualify for payments under the feed - in - tariff scheme. SC, Driffield, East Yorkshire Safe Solar went into administration this month, but the Microgeneration Certification Scheme, which

FELDHEIM, Germany (Reuters) - Nations as diverse as North Korea and the United States have sent delegations to visit a tiny village in former East Germany to see how it has transformed the way it uses energy.

Economically, the idea of converting heating systems to burn switchgrass biofuel instead of oil makes good sense as switchgrass is cheaper than heating oil, especially in the North East where heating oil prices are generally higher. Looking at the total cost of ...

De-regulating solar feed-in tariffs (FiT) across south-east Queensland is one of the options for the State Government to consider in the final report on solar FiT's by the Queensland Competition Authority (QCA). The report “Estimating a fair and Reasonable ...

These include gross feed in tariffs, the removal of any compulsory tariffs in the state's south-east corner, and the imposition of time-of-use tariffs for solar customers. It also revealed that the Department of Energy Supply and Water (DEWS) had proposed ...

Renewable energy people want an investigation of oil company pricing. The oil companies want Congress to repeal the 6-year-old Renewable Fuel Standard that is the ... "What's wrong with a little bit of promoting of alternative energy -- and it's 10 percent of what you burn in your car -- instead of importing 10 percent more from Venezuela or places in the Middle East where they hate us and are using the money to kill us?" A repeal of the fuel standard would have huge implications for Iowa, where 60 percent of its

The International Renewable Energy Agency (Irena) has welcomed the activation of the world's largest operational Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) facility to date, as the Middle East turns to clean energy to fuel future growth. The Shams 1 thermosolar plant, ...