Wind Power
Onshore and offshore wind farms, turbine technology (Vestas, Siemens Gamesa), capacity factor, curtailment.
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Village Homes: Planned Community and Sustainable Design in Davis, California
Village Homes is a planned community in Davis, California, designed by Mike and Judy Corbett as a model for sustainable living.
Africa Renewable Energy Initiative
Overview of the Africa Renewable Energy Initiative (AREI), launched in 2015 to install 300 GW of renewable energy by 2030.
Wind turbine: Technology, history and global deployment
Comprehensive overview of wind turbine technology, history, efficiency, types, materials and costs.
Market transformation: Energy efficiency policy and strategy
Market transformation is a policy strategy to promote self-sustaining energy efficiency by removing structural barriers.
Biomimetics: Principles, History and Engineering Applications
Biomimetics is the imitation of biological systems to solve human problems. This article covers its history, principles, and applications in...
Skyborn Renewables
Skyborn Renewables is a global offshore wind developer headquartered in Hamburg, Germany, with a pipeline exceeding 20 GW.
Deep water source cooling
Deep water source cooling uses cold deep water as a heat sink for air conditioning, offering high efficiency and renewable energy benefits.
RETScreen: Clean Energy Management Software
RETScreen is a clean energy management software suite developed by the Government of Canada for assessing renewable energy and efficiency pr...
Cogeneration: Technology, Efficiency and Global Deployment
Cogeneration (CHP) simultaneously generates electricity and useful heat, achieving thermal efficiencies above 80% and reducing global carbon...
Home Power: Magazine
Home Power was a bi-monthly American magazine based in Ashland, Oregon, covering home-scale renewable energy and DIY systems from 1987 to 20...
Microbial fuel cell: Principles, types and applications
Microbial fuel cells generate electricity from organic matter using bacteria. This article covers history, types, and applications in wastew...
Magallanes Renovables: ATIR Tidal Turbine Technology and Commercial Deployment
Spanish developer Magallanes Renovables creates the ATIR floating tidal stream turbine, tested in Orkney and awarded UK CfD contracts.
Global Wind Atlas: Data, Methodology and Applications
The Global Wind Atlas is a web-based tool by DTU Wind Energy and the World Bank providing high-resolution wind data for global energy planni...
Thermal energy storage: Technologies, systems and applications
Overview of thermal energy storage technologies including sensible, latent, and thermo-chemical methods for balancing renewable energy grids...
Biomass briquettes: Production, cofiring and global deployment
Biomass briquettes are compressed biofuels made from green waste, used for heating, cooking, and electricity generation with lower emissions...
Donghai Bridge Wind Farm
China's first commercial offshore wind farm, located in the East China Sea near Shanghai with a capacity of 102 MW.
Energy in Common: Microfinance for Renewable Energy
Energy in Common (2009–2013) was a not-for-profit issuing microloans for renewable energy technologies in the developing world.
Renewable Energy (journal)
Peer-reviewed journal on renewable energy, published by Elsevier since 1984.
Atlantic Array: Proposed Offshore Wind Farm in the Bristol Channel
Atlantic Array was a 1.2 GW offshore wind farm proposal in the Bristol Channel, cancelled in 2013 by RWE npower.
Off-the-grid: Systems, technologies and sustainable living
Off-the-grid living involves independence from public utilities using renewable energy, water management and waste treatment systems.