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Congress deals major blow to wind power industry
"We simply have not seen that strong demand for new power generation," said Daniel Shreve, director and partner of MAKE Consulting, a wind energy consultancy with an office in Chicago. "In the last four to five years, despite the fact that you haven't
NJC Wind tech program seeks applicants
(Courtesy Photos) Northeastern Junior College (NJC) is once again looking for candidates for its five week, accelerated, Summer Wind Energy Institute. The Institute runs during the summer months and provides intensive wind tower technology training.
Inside Obama's Energy and Environment Budget
Obama's Energy Department budget proposal delivers some positive news, such as $310 million for the “Sunshot Intiative to make solar energy cost competitive nationwide without subsidies by the end of the decade” and $95 million for wind energy,
Wind operators, RNP protest latest BPA proposal
By Christina Williams A coalition of wind energy operators sent a letter Monday to US Energy Secretary Steven Chu outlining their complaints with the Bonneville Power Administration's new proposal to partially compensate them for the time their
Case study: how one company increased testing efficiency for wind turbine ...
According to the World Wind Energy Association, the world market for wind turbine installations set a new record during 2011 - reaching a total size of 42 GW (37.6 GW in 2010). And according to preliminary data gathered by WWEA, total capacity
Inside Climate News
"Our campaign continues," Denise Bode, chief executive of the American Wind Energy Association, said in a statement. "By all reports, wind champions on both sides of the aisle in both the Senate and House ... are now working to get the job done by
The futility of emissions reduction targets
The UK is a long way behind but also has ambitious targets for wind energy. The published figures show that Danish emissions totalled 61.4 Mt CO2eq in 2010, up slightly from the previous year. This translates to 11.1 t CO2eq per capita.
UW graduate students unravel wind energy mechanics
Heather Sauder and George Randolph, both in the College of Engineering and Applied Science, won the 2011 Energy Education for the People writing contest and received $1000 for their entry "Is Wind Energy Right for Me?" The annual competition seeks
Farm bureau gives fracking lease tips in Green
Arnold has worked with farmers all over Ohio to develop more efficient energy uses and develop natural resources, including wind energy in the western part of the state. Oil and gas has been the focus in northeast Ohio though.
Vattenfall reveals how batteries enable “islanding”
It is one avenue being explored as the capacity of wind energy and other intermittent renewable resources pose challenges for grid operators around the world. Vattenfall is one company looking at enabling islanding through the use of batteries.
Boulder Weekly
offshore drilling, encourage use of dirty oil shale, force a decision on the Keystone XL tar-sands pipeline, and derail public investments in public transportation, they couldn't even compromise on a simple short-term tax credit for wind energy.
Arise Windpower report for the period 1 January – 31 December 2011
Together with Platina Partner LLP (”Platina”), Arise acquired wind energy company Jädraås Vindkraft AB (”JVAB”), with a permit for the construction of up to 116 wind turbines. · Net sales during the quarter amounted to MSEK 59 (21).
Greentech Media (blog)
The economic impacts will, according to a study by Navigant Consulting for the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA), be large enough to have state, regional and national economic repercussions. Without a PTC, Navigant predicted, the country will
