Adding Up Renewable Energy: Do The Benefits Of Renewable Energy Sources Stack Up?
(ElectricNet: Fri, 17 Aug) Do the overall efficiencies of renewable energy sources, such as wind, solar, and geothermal add up in terms of their complete life cycle from materials sourcing, manufacture, running, and decommissioning" Researchers in Greece have carried out a life cycle assessment to find the answer

Go Solar, Wind Or Geothermal If You Want Renewable Energy With Life-cycle Efficiency
(Science Daily: Mon, 13 Aug) Do the overall efficiencies of renewable energy sources add up in terms of their complete life cycle from materials sourcing, manufacture, running, and decommissioning? Using these criteria, researchers have identified the three viable renewable energy resources as solar energy, wind power and geothermal energy.

Shimane nuclear power plant to be checked after fault lines confirmed
(Japan Today: Sun, 19 Aug) MATSUE — Chugoku Electric Power Co is planning to reassess the quake resistance capability of its shoreline Shimane Nuclear Power Station that it says is confirmed to be located close to an area with 10 active fault lines under the sea, company sources said Saturday.

Report says renewable energy would lift economy
(Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Thu, 16 Aug) Moving to "a renewable energy economy" would create more than $6 billion in new economic activity, including a $460 million increase in net farm income, and create more then 44,000 new jobs in Pennsylvania, according to a study released yesterday.