Home Wind Systems, Rooftop Kits Selling at Brisk Pace
30 Jul 2010 10:59pm
We put in our home wind turbines in the fall and started making power. Then, Congress passed the bailout bill this fall, it added a 30% tax credit for small-wind projects. So, our investment qualifies for a tax credit there. Additionally our electricity company announced electricity rate hikes of 15% for each of next three years. That's about 50% alltogether. Electricity costs, rising sharply but with LED Bulbs and ...
Mass. AG reaches deal with Cape Wind to cut costs - BusinessWeek
Mass. AG reaches deal with Cape Wind to cut costsBusinessWeekMassachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley has reached a deal with the Cape Wind offshore wind energy project that she says will save consumers up to Coakley lowers Cape Wind cost for ratepayersBoston Globe (blog)Lawmakers challenge state permitting processCape Cod TimesStatement...
New wind farms down nationally - Abilene Reporter-News
GazetteNETNew wind farms down nationallyAbilene Reporter-NewsFewer wind farms are being built nationally and in Texas, according to a quarterly report from the American Wind Energy Association. Shifting power on wind: Legislation to speed permitting for energy projects GazetteNETThe Incredible Shrinking Energy BillEnergy TribuneBigger Blad...
Mass. lawmakers agree on wind energy permits bill - Boston Herald
Mass. lawmakers agree on wind energy permits billBoston HeraldBy AP Massachusetts lawmakers have reached a compromise on a bill designed to streamline the permitting process for new wind energy facilities. Mass. Lawmakers Scramble Prior To End Of SessionWBZLawmakers await results of high-stakes secret negotiationsEagle TribuneMass. lawmakers
Rep. Bradford hosts solar, wind energy experts as they testify for lawmakers ...
PRLog.Org (press release)Rep. Bradford hosts solar, wind energy experts as they testify for lawmakersThe Times Herald?Since Pennsylvania passed its Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards Act in 2004, wind energy has played an increasingly important role in the states Austin and Texas in unique green-power effortSan Angelo Standard TimesSolar...
Panel approves new OG&E wind farm in northwest Oklahoma - NewsOK.com
kjrh.comPanel approves new OG&E wind farm in northwest OklahomaNewsOK.comHowever, by 2013 or 2014, the lower-cost wind energy is expected to produce a net decrease in customers bills, OG&E said. OG&E set a goal of quadrupling Green light for $400m wind project in northwest OklahomaBrighterEnergy.orgOG&Es Crossroads Wind Farm Gains Regulat...
Rosemount turbine won't get much of a breeze - Minneapolis Star Tribune
Rosemount turbine wont get much of a breezeMinneapolis Star TribuneThats because the goal of a turbine to be built there this year is not to feed the electrical grid, but to conduct research on ways to generate wind energy and more »
Michigan backs wind turbine project with $3.5M - BusinessWeek
Michigan backs wind turbine project with $3.5MBusinessWeekMichigan has given a Centers of Energy Excellence designation and $3.5 million in funding for a wind turbine component project in Eaton Rapids. and more »
Giant wind farm unveiled in Mojave Desert - BusinessWeek
Telegraph.co.ukGiant wind farm unveiled in Mojave DesertBusinessWeekTerra-Gen Power plans a ceremonial groundbreaking Tuesday on the Alta Wind Energy Center in Mojave, about 60 miles northeast of Los Angeles. Wind farm mega-project underway in Mojave DesertLos Angeles TimesWind Drives Growing Use of BatteriesNew York TimesGround broken for
China's Renewable-Energy Clout - Forbes
ForbesChinas Renewable-Energy CloutForbesAs solar and wind energy are moving from niche businesses to big global industries, companies around the world could realize big rewards if they became and more »
Energy Bill, Focusing on Conservation, Can't Shake Calls for RES - New York T...
Washington PostEnergy Bill, Focusing on Conservation, Cant Shake Calls for RESNew York TimesMany see an RES as an achievable goal that could spark construction of manufacturing plants for wind turbines and drive the development of clean energy. Senate unlikely to seek boost for wind or solar energyNews10.netNo RES in Senate Energy BillRenewa...
US wind energy popular, but lacks investment - CNET (blog)
CNET (blog)US wind energy popular, but lacks investmentCNET (blog)Wind turbines in Tehachapi, Calif. The town could become home to the nations largest wind energy farm. Despite public approval, US wind US renewable energy industry in call for actionFinancial TimesWind installations drop 71% in the first half -- and the forecast past 2010 ...
First Wind secures $117m loan guarantee for Hawaii wind farm - BrighterEnergy...
TreehuggerFirst Wind secures $117m loan guarantee for Hawaii wind farmBrighterEnergy.orgThe company based in Boston was awarded the loan guarantee following negotiations with the US Department of Energy. The wind farm is currently being built Californias Kern County Will Host the Largest Wind Farm In the USTriple PunditChinese Demand Could B...
UK Government Encourages Local Creation of Wind Energy - Triple Pundit
Triple PunditUK Government Encourages Local Creation of Wind EnergyTriple PunditLike many governments on both sides of the pond, the UK has ambitious renewable energy goals but is struggling trying to meet them. One issue is wind: Wind energy now represents 2.5% of all UK electricity productionREVEBill Carmichael: Governments power failureYo...
Pickens, Home Depot Beat Wind-Turbine Makers in Energy Measure - Bloomberg
Pickens, Home Depot Beat Wind-Turbine Makers in Energy MeasureBloomberg?The US wind industry is in distress,? Denise Bode, chief executive officer of the Washington-based American Wind Energy Association, said in a statement. Some win, some lose under energy billsFort Worth Star Telegramall 11 news articles »
Fury over four planned wind turbines near Gillingham - BBC News
Fury over four planned wind turbines near GillinghamBBC News... said: "Our months of environmental studies and 15 years of wind speed data from various sources show that this is a good site for wind energy.
Oklahoma utility gains approval for new wind farm
30 Jul 2010 at 11:06am --> The Oklahoma Corporation Commission has approved construction of another wind farm for Oklahoma Gas and Electric. OG&E says the "Crossroads" wind farm will be built near Canton in Dewey County and will include at least 86 wind turbines to generate electricity.
Villagers object to wind turbines
30 Jul 2010 at 8:36am --> A new campaign is launched against a proposal to build six 394ft (120m) high wind turbines.
Wind turbines: Becalmed?
30 Jul 2010 at 5:39am --> You have to wonder if this report on the wind turbine industry has implications for Arkansas's young industry. U.S. wind capacity is up strongly. But The bad news, if you were waiting for it, is that new installation of wind turbines in the first quarter of 2010 was a mere 539 megawatts, the lowest figure since 2007. The recession plays a ro...
Letter on wind turbines twisted the facts around
29 Jul 2010 at 9:58pm --> Being concerned with the volume of errors and partial truths in Robert Hornung's article re: wind turbines in July 14 issue, I searched original documents for my information. I'll share as many points as space will allow.[...]
PowAIR Sail installs wind turbines at Carousel Center
29 Jul 2010 at 1:29pm --> SYRACUSE - PowAIR Sail, Inc., a Syracuse-based manufacturer specializing in vertical-wind turbines for the residential and commercial markets, announced this week it has installed three units on the roof of the Carousel Center.
Ridgeline Planning to Build More Wind Turbines in Eastern Idaho
28 Jul 2010 at 11:48pm --> Wednesday night Ridgeline Energy is looking for the Bonneville County Planning Commission to approve a new project that will call for 75 new wind turbines to be built in Bonneville County.
Wind turbines installed atop of Carousel Center
28 Jul 2010 at 5:52pm --> Shoppers at Carousel Center may notice something new on the roof when they arrive. Three PowAIR Sail wind turbines have been set up atop the shopping center.
Wind turbines expected to be generating power in the near future
28 Jul 2010 at 1:28pm --> Dennis Geherman hopes one day to receive a big fat cheque in the mail. Two years ago, , the county resident started thinking about ways to save a few bucks on his power bill so he installed a couple of wind turbines on his land along Highway 43 just west of Grande Prairie.[...]
56 wind turbines coming to Mason Co.
26 Jul 2010 at 11:00pm --> Consumers Energy plans to install 56 wind turbines in Mason County to generate 100.8 megawatts of electricity.
Wind turbines 'set for increase'
24 Jul 2010 at 11:18pm --> The number of wind turbines in the UK is set to increase, Energy Secretary Chris Huhne has indicated.