Efforts to introduce renewable energy have begun to accelerate worldwide. These forms of energy do not promote climate change and are important from an energy security perspective. What's the situation with renewables in Japan?

These photos show one of the two turbines at the 100.5 MW Grand Ridge Energy wind facility in La Salle County, Illinois, about 80 miles southwest of Chicago, which experienced blade failures on July 23-24, 2010.

Thursday, 19 August
Illinois’s solar power scene is headed for brighter times after Governor Pat Quinn passed two laws on Tuesday(19 August 2010)  that strengthen homeowners’ solar installation rights and direct utilities to meet existing solar purchasing deadlines.

First, the wind power issue is the development of China's wind power industry prominent bottleneck. According to the China Electricity Council statistics, in 2009 China's total wind power installed capacity reached 22 million kilowatts, and the network unit is only 16.13 million kilowatts, and the network unit is not more than 1 / 4.

Nripen Kalita, inventor (40 years) is a resident of Jiakur Village, Kukurmara in Kamrup district of Assam. Due to adverse economic conditions, he could study only up to the Higher Secondary Level. His family comprises of his wife, son and two daughters.

According to statistics released by trade organisation RenewableUK, wind power generation increased by almost one third last year in comparison to 2008.

During 2009, the UK produced 9,304Gwh of electric power from wind energy sources - which is enough to provide power to more than two million homes, the organisation claims.

Gilegel Gibe II Hydro Power Project constructed at a point 250 kms south west of the capital at over 5.2 Billion Birr was inaugurated on Wednesday in the presence of top government officials and resident ambassadors.

The Gilgel Gibe II project, the largest ever built power station in the country, can generate 420 mega watt of electricity.

Makassar, S Sulawesi (ANTARA News) - Construction service company PT Bumi Karsa plans to build two micro hydro power plants in Gowa and Palopo districts, South Sulawesi, at a total cost of Rp68 billion this year.

The construction of the Gowa power plant with a capacity of 2 megawatts would cost an estimated Rp28.5 billion, Fajaruddin, the company`s director for western region, said here on Friday.