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ArcelorMittal SA fulfils a pivotal role in wind energy sector in
Mr Kotze said that “ArcelorMittal South Africa's role in round two of the wind energy programme is to supply steel for 20 wind towers to a Vestas Wind Farm called the Grassridge Wind Energy facility situated in Eastern Cape. The total requirement for these ...
Breaking Energy
Wind energy is affordable. Wind prices for power contracts signed in 2013 and levelized wind prices (the price the utility pays to buy power from a wind farm) are as low as 2.5 cents per kilowatt-hour in some areas of the country. This is the lowest ever price ...
Wind energy sets new record by generating 22% of UKs electricty
Trade association RenewableUK says a record high of 22% of the UK's electricity was generated by wind last Sunday, beating the previous 24-hour record of 21% set earlier this month. Before that, the record stood at 20%, set on 20th December 2013.
Missouri utilities look to Kansas for wind energy
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Two Missouri utilities are looking to Kansas companies to help meet carbon dioxide emission targets proposed by a federal agency. In June, the Environmental Protection Agency released a proposal that offered specific ...
Wyoming wind farm won't need federal tax credits to be viable
The most expansive onshore wind energy farm in the United States will not need federal tax credits in order to be commercially viable, according to report by the Casper Star-Tribune. The private firm Power Company of Wyoming LLC has plans to place 1,000 ...
New festival in Crosbyton celebrates wind power
CROSBYTON — Wind energy is in West Texas, and so is a new way to celebrate it. Whirligig Weekend — Crosbyton's new wind festival — is set for Saturday in the downtown area. “It's to educate people on wind energy,” City Administrator Margot Hardin said.
Wind energy reaches record levels
The share of wind power within the UK's generation mix reached a record high of 22 per cent on Sunday due to strong power output of almost 6 GW and typically low summer weekend demand. The new record share surpassed the 21 per cent stake wind held ...
Wind Energy veteran Gary Kanaby joins Wetzel Engineering as director of sales ...
PFLUGERVILLE, Texas, Aug. 20, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Wetzel Engineering Inc. (WEI), a specialized systems engineering company serving the international wind energy industry, announced that industry veteran Gary Kanaby has joined the company as ...
Indian State Of Andhra Pradesh Plans To Add 5000 MW Solar Power Capacity ...
The state government is working on a comprehensive renewable energy policy that would see 5,000 MW of solar power and 4,000 MW of wind energy capacity installed by 2019. The policy is expected to be released in a month's time. To kick off things, the ...
McCormick Place opts for wind power
Last year, though, the 2.6 million square-foot McCormick bypassed its successful inch-by-inch strategy, announcing plans to offset all of its electricity usage with wind energy. It purchased Green-e Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) generated from wind ...
Wind Turbine Syndrome? Courts Aren't Buying It
“Of course wind turbines make noise, and we all know that noise can be annoying,” said Melissa Whitfield Aslund, a scientist at the Canadian consulting firm Intrinsik, whose clients include wind energy developers. “Once sited properly, where you have ...
Today's Energy Solutions
Improved technologies, falling production costs, and government incentives are creating a wind energy boom in Michigan. The Detroit Free Press says utility companies have been pleasantly surprised by the low cost of wind power – dropping from more than ...
Ring of Fire
Part of the consistent support the report is referring to is the production tax credit (PTC) that wind energy companies receive. The $13 billion annual credit encouraged growth and helped the wind industry attempt to compete with big oil, coal, and natural gas.
