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GigaOm
Utilities are sought-after customers, because they are facing a growing need to manage the variable supply of wind and solar electricity, and they can use batteries to store solar and wind energy and release it when demand peaks.
Needed study could delay Crisfield wind project
By LIZ HOLLAND CRISFIELD, Md. - The construction of a wind energy system to power Crisfield's sewage treatment plant will likely be delayed after city officials learned this week they must first pay for a study on how it will affect the power grid.
Daily Yonder
A bill that would put a two-year moratorium on new wind energy projects has made it out of a committee in the Idaho House of Representatives. The complaints against wind are that it is increasing costs for utility customers and decreasing land values
Maui Now
Auwahi Wind Energy is requesting a conservation district use permit to realign a road at its planned wind farm project site at Ulupalakua, to accommodate large machinery and vehicles. The new alignment of Papaka Road includes road grading, resurfacing,
"Danotek Receives Order for Electro Hydraulic Steering System Units from ...
CANTON, MI (February 21, 2012) — Danotek Motion Technologies (Danotek), a developer and manufacturer of highly efficient and reliable permanent magnet (PM) rotating equipment for the global wind energy, distributed generation, and electric vehicle
Bloomberg
The global wind power market rose 6 percent to 41 gigawatts last year, led by China, the Global Wind Energy Council said in a report on Feb. 7. Suzlon currently has orders worth $7.5 billion, according to a Feb. 11 statement.
The Economist
It is already much the world's biggest user of hydroelectric power, has almost as many new nuclear-power plants planned as the rest of the world put together, and is expanding solar and wind energy. But, according to projections by McKinsey,
Congress fails to renew wind power tax credits
The effects on the fast-growing wind energy industry are expected to be devastating, including major layoffs and delayed or cancelled projects. The current income tax credit of 2.2 cents per kilowatt hour of wind power will now expire at the end of
MD offshore wind bill goes before House lawmakers
ANNAPOLIS, Md.—Legislation to spur offshore wind energy in Maryland is on the schedule for House lawmakers in Annapolis. The House Economic Matters committee is scheduled to hear testimony Thursday on the bill, which has already been heard by a Senate
Can wind farms and forests mix?
According to forecasts of the European Wind Energy Association, onshore wind energy will produce the lion's share of energy from renewable sources in Europe by 2020 and continue to be the most cost-effective of all types of energy from renewable
North Carolina Offshore Wind: The Risks, Rewards And Recommendations
The panel's report also cites a study by the University of North Carolina that found that training flights, radar communications and submarine detection make large areas off the state - especially in Onslow Bay - incompatible with offshore wind energy
Solar ETFs Flare Up In 2012
This alternative energy source pales in comparison from a cost perspective relative to investments in traditional fossil fuels, hydropower, and even wind energy. However, the higher upfront costs may be well worth it over the long-run as solar energy
Lego owners splash $500 mln on green power
the deal represents a key widening of its investor base to include corporate groups for the first time. By investing in the project, Lego will be allowed to use a customer label certifying that it uses wind energy, Lego said. Continued...
