According to a group of energy industry experts, the European Union will derive almost one-fifth of its total power from offshore wind farms by 2030, starting from almost none today. The transition will come as the EU attempts to transition from nonrenewable sources of energy to renewable, cleaner energy sources.
 
The European Wind Energy Association revealed that offshore wind energy capacity will jump from around 1.5 gigawatts today to 150 gigawatts in 2030. A new law has decided that the EU must derive double or 20 percent of its total energy from renewable energy sources by 2020, with other potential energy …read more

The Obama administration has set aside more than $500 million for the economic stimulus of renewable energy development projects, and Spanish company Iberdrola SA will receive the largest portion of these funds. Iberdrola SA will receive $236 million to build wind farms throughout Texas, Oregon, and Minnesota, while a Pennsylvania wind project will receive $59 million.
 
In all, twelve different projects will receive a portion of the funds, with 59 percent of the money going to Iberdrola’s various projects throughout the three states. This money, which comes from a $3 billion fund that the Obama administration set aside for economic recovery, …read more

Just in time for Earth Day, Welwind Energy is busy drumming up funding on Wall Street. From March 12 – 16, the Company met with various financing groups and investor relations firms in New York City. They also held a meet and greet with numerous members from the investment community.
The Company has ongoing discussions regarding possible financing for its projects, which center on providing the best resource option available for renewable energy, protecting our environment, empowering communities, bolstering local economies and respecting the rights of future generations. The company was founded to build, own and operate wind farms on an …read more

Patti Prairie is the forward-thinking, visionary CEO of Brighter Planet.
On interviewing for her environmental organization:
Brighter Planet is an environmental services start-up committed to finding practical solutions to climate change. We’re scrappy by necessity and idealistic by choice. As a growing company, we look for those rare folks to join our team who have a sense of adventure about helping to build a movement for a more sustainable future. Who have their feet on the ground and their head in the clouds. Who can inspire and be inspired. Who are sometimes square pegs in round …read more