Headline News:
- University of Queensland is saving $50,000 a year in mowing costs at its Gatton campus solar farm by using sheep to keep the vegetation down. The ABC reports that to mow the grounds used to take 4 days and cost a significant chunk of change. Now, ten sheep help cut mowing costs and seem to be enjoying doing so. [Energy Matters]
Solar panels and sheep at the biggest solar park of the Benelux. Photo by Antalexion. CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikimedia Commons.
- Wind energy still accounts for an extremely small share of all federal energy incentives, according to the most comprehensive review of energy incentives to date. AWEA’s compilation of all available data shows that for every dollar spent on federal energy incentives, wind energy received less than 3 cents. [Windpower Engineering]
- Five renewable projects in Wales are drawing local investor interest. The largest, by Awel Co-op, is building two wind turbines to generate power for 2,500 homes. It is offering 5% per year in interest for 20 years, in return for investment of £50 upwards. The co-op has already raised £1.23 million of the £2 miilion it needs. [BBC News]
- Last week, the Sierra Club issued a report that looks at communities that are planning to move or already have moved to 100% renewable energy in at least one sector, as part of its “Ready for 100” campaign. The cities and towns featured are located around the nation, although the three largest are in eco-conscious California. [pv magazine]
- It looks like the Koch brothers really are beginning to lose their grip. Last Friday, the Department of the Interior brought the hammer down in favor of offshore wind development in North Carolina, where the fossil-fuel-friendly industrialist brothers are used to wielding an outsized influence on energy policy. [CleanTechnica]
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August 16 Green Energy News posted first on Green Energy Times
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