Tag: wind power

Wind-powered cargo ship Neoliner sails into Baltimore

At a time when global shipping is under scrutiny after multiple cargo ship explosions and fires linked to fuel loads, lithium batteries, and overloaded containers, the debut of the Neoliner Origin signals a dramatically different path for maritime transport.

Ecomondo vs. COP: Where the Climate Transition Actually Happens

In Rimini, the performance drops away. Nobody wins Ecomondo with a pledge or a photo op. You win if your system works, if your process scales, if a municipal department or multinational buyer signs a deal to decarbonize their operations.

The wind farms of the Middle East

In recent years, the Middle East has emerged as a significant player in renewable energy, embracing the potential of wind power to diversify its energy mix and reduce reliance on fossil fuels.

Green Development Reviews the Social & Economic Benefits of Carbon Reduction

Green Development LLC is at the forefront of combating the social costs of carbon emissions through its large-scale renewable energy projects in Rhode Island.

Wind turbine power company nixed for biosphere risks in Israel

Israel is known as a solar energy pioneer, but wind in some locations, is not lacking in the small Middle East nation. But after seeing the research and the environmental impacts of wind energy companies, offshore wind turbines, and on land turbines, the Israeli government has rejected a plan for a local company Energix which works with wind turbine energy suppliers such as Vestas and Siemens. 

Strandbeest: beach-blown plastics that have a life of their own

Theo Jansen transforms plastic bottles and conduit into skeletal frames - complete with movable joints, wings, and bellies -...

Find the wind in Iran with these handy energy maps

Iran is most known in global news for its nuclear ambitions. But the country has resources for wind energy,...

Hawa Akkar Wind Farm to Illuminate 60,000 Lebanese Homes in First for Country

Lebanese renewable energy have fallen short of its ambitious goal of reaching 12 percent of Lebanon's energy needs by...

Flip America’s Cup Loss Into an Environmental Win: Here’s How

The 2013 America's cup will be long remembered as one of the closest matches in sailing history and one...

Egypt’s Green-Roofed Bio Boat Entirely Wind and Solar Powered

Among nature's most devoted heroes throughout the Middle East and North Africa, the Hurghada Environmental Protection and Conservation Association...

Jordan’s Feed-in-Tariff for Renewable Energy is an Arab World First

Jordan is the first country in the Arab world to offer its residents an opportunity to earn money through...