Wind Energy

Wind Power Investments Grow in North America

Wind Power Investments Grow in North America

Wind energy projects are starting to take-off in North America based on several drivers including federal government incentives, angel funding and financial partnerships. Through its Texas subsidiary ...

November 23, 2009

Construction Firm Adding Wind, Solar to Demonstrate Possibilities to Customers

Construction Firm Adding Wind, Solar to Demonstrate Possibilities to Customers

A.L. Huber, an Overland Park, Ks.-based construction company, has added a 5 kilowatt wind turbine to demonstrate the feasibility of such projects to customers. In ...

November 23, 2009

National Grid Again Rejects High Costs of Offshore Wind

National Grid Again Rejects High Costs of Offshore Wind

National Grid for the second time has turned down a proposal from a Rhode Island offshore wind developer that wants ...

November 20, 2009

Texas, China Wind Partners May Build U.S. Factory to Appease Critical Lawmaker

Texas, China Wind Partners May Build U.S. Factory to Appease Critical Lawmaker

A massive West Texas wind farm that came under scrutiny for its plans to incorporate Chinese wind turbines - yet still qualify for federal ...

November 20, 2009

UK to Ease Rules for On-Site Renewable Energy Installations

UK to Ease Rules for On-Site Renewable Energy Installations

Aimed at helping cut carbon emissions, the UK has proposed new planning rules that will allow home owners, offices, schools, stadiums and railway stations to install ...

November 18, 2009

Intel Eyes Wind, Electric Cars

Intel Eyes Wind, Electric Cars

Seeing a fit for its processing prowess in emerging industries, Intel is considering getting into wind forecasting and even information management for electric cars. While ...

November 18, 2009

Ford Adds Two Wind Turbines to Power Belgium Plant

Ford Adds Two Wind Turbines to Power Belgium Plant

Expanding its on-site wind power portfolio sprinkled throughout the UK and Germany, Ford of Europe has added two wind turbines, each with a height of ...

November 17, 2009

Mafia Ties to Wind Fraud in Italy Investigated

Mafia Ties to Wind Fraud in Italy Investigated

Italian finance police have arrested two prominent businessmen -- including one with ties to a former investor in the Cape Wind project in Nantucket -- in ...

November 17, 2009

Offshore Wind Power Capacity Estimates Rise, Yet Support Seems Weak

Offshore Wind Power Capacity Estimates Rise, Yet Support Seems Weak

Offshore wind power development is starting to gain a foothold in the renewable energy industry thanks to several new reports that cite big potential capacity. But ...

November 13, 2009

For Aesthetics, 8 Miles About Right for Offshore Wind

For Aesthetics, 8 Miles About Right for Offshore Wind

One of the big gripes with coastal wind power is the effect that giant turbines would have on the view. ...

November 10, 2009

Pilot Utility Pricing To Charge More During Peak Hours

Pilot Utility Pricing To Charge More During Peak Hours

Wind energy may benefit from a pilot program that would charge utility customers more for using electricity during the peak hours of 2-8 p.m. Proposed ...

November 9, 2009

IT Bolstered by U.S. Energy-Efficiency Agenda

IT Bolstered by U.S. Energy-Efficiency Agenda

Information technology departments are focused on greater energy efficiency and using more renewable energy sources now more than ever as the Obama Administration pushes its energy-efficiency ...

November 3, 2009

TX, NY and MD Schools Top EPA’s Green Power Schools Ranking

TX, NY and MD Schools Top EPA’s Green Power Schools Ranking

Schools in New York, Texas and Maryland top the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's inaugural ranking of the top 20 primary and secondary schools nationwide that ...

October 27, 2009

30 States Could Meet Power Needs With Renewable Energy

30 States Could Meet Power Needs With Renewable Energy

All 36 states with either renewable energy goals or renewable energy mandates could meet them by relying on in-state renewable fuels, according to an updated report ...

October 26, 2009

GE Pushes for Multilateral Free Trade on Cleantech

GE Pushes for Multilateral Free Trade on Cleantech

General Electric Co. (GE) says a trade deal in environmental goods and services, separate from the World Trade Organization's (WTO) Doha round of talks to open ...

October 22, 2009

U.S. Adds Nearly 1,700 MW of Wind Capacity in Q3

U.S. Adds Nearly 1,700 MW of Wind Capacity in Q3

The U.S. wind energy industry has installed 1,649 megawatts (MW) of new power generating capacity in the third quarter, which is higher than either the second ...

October 21, 2009

Feds Create Framework for Property Tax Financing of Renewables

Feds Create Framework for Property Tax Financing of Renewables

More businesses should be able to take advantage of property tax financing to fund installation of renewable energy, as well as energy ...

October 20, 2009

Catholic Health Taps Into Wind for NY Facilities

Catholic Health Taps Into Wind for NY Facilities

About 10 percent of the electricity used at facilities operated by Catholic Health in New York will be derived from wind energy. Under a ...

October 15, 2009

‘Starbucks Rule’ Factors into Wind Farm Location

‘Starbucks Rule’ Factors into Wind Farm Location

When it comes to choosing a potential site for a wind farm, there's an informal guide that calls for not placing a wind farm ...

October 12, 2009

PacifiCorp Tries to Reduce Incentive for Small Wind Developers

PacifiCorp Tries to Reduce Incentive for Small Wind Developers

Companies that produce less than 10 megawatts of wind power may be denied the full rate that PacifiCorp pays other ...

October 8, 2009

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