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Record wind power generation in Spain

Posted by petespeller — 9 October 2012 at 12:04pm - Comments
Technicians put up wind turbines in Spain
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On a windy night in September, whilst most people were sleeping, wind power reached a record of 64.2% of Spain’s electricity demand.

Article tagged as: climate change, energy, renewable energy, spain, wind, wind power

Zombies sneak under the wire

Posted by Graham Thompson — 10 February 2012 at 9:54pm - Comments

Thursday we issued a zombie warning – we had concerns that armies of undead arguments were likely to crawl from their graves onto ITV’s ‘Tonight: the real cost of going green’. Did you spot any?

Well, perhaps not entire armies - ITV were a bit more sensible than we expected. And they were a lot more sensible than the Panorama crew who based a whole documentary on a KPMG report on the costs of renewables, which they never actually saw, and which KPMG have now decided not to release. Overall, Tonight was relatively even-handed. Perhaps the KPMG fiasco has taught the media to be a bit less trusting of dubious pronouncements on green energy. 

Nevertheless, a few zombies did manage to sneak under the wire.

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Greenpeace reaction to Vestas offshore wind turbine factory plan in UK

Last edited 11 May 2011 at 4:04pm
11 May, 2011

Greenpeace today welcomed the announcement by Vestas that they will build a factory for offshore wind turbines in Kent employing up to 2,000 people.

John Sauven, executive director of Greenpeace UK said:

“This is excellent news and shows that there are real jobs and huge opportunities for the UK in renewable energy. The government now needs to create the right regulatory framework to build a sustainable green economy.

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The case against coal - frequently asked questions

Last edited 13 September 2010 at 6:42pm

According to leading US climate scientist, the NASA director Professor James Hansen:

"The single greatest threat to the climate comes from burning coal. Coal-fired generation is historically responsible for most of the fossil-fuel CO2 in the air today - responsible for about half of all carbon dioxide emissions globally."

Below you can find out more about why we urgently need to the halt the new coal rush, and Greenpeace's  case for real solutions to climate change and energy insecurity.

Does carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology mean that cleaner coal exists and is a viable low-carbon fuel?

The industry says CCS is viable. Why should I take your word over theirs?

Why are the politicians so convinced CCS will work?

If China and India are inevitably going to burn coal for decades to come then don't we need to become a world leader in 'clean coal' technology and export it to them?

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Turbines are go! British wind power hits record levels

Posted by jossc — 8 September 2010 at 4:55pm - Comments

Great news - Britain's wind farms generated record levels of power on Monday, providing 5 per cent of all power supplied to the National Grid over the course of the day.

The Grid confirmed that 40.5GWh out of a total 809.5GWh was provided by wind farms over the 24-hour period, with wind output peaking at 1,860 megawatts at 8.30pm.

A National Grid spokesperson said that, including direct output from turbines not conected to the grid, "about 10 per cent of total electricity demand would have been met by wind power. It is a pretty big landmark for the industry."

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Vestas wind turbine factory occupation - Greenpeace comment

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22 July, 2009

Commenting on the occupation by workers of the Vestas wind turbine factory on the Isle of White, the head of the Greenpeace climate change campaign Robin Oakley said:

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