Wind Energy
Wind energy is a renewable energy source used to create electricity and mechanical power from wind motion. We include stories about the production of wind energy and its use.
Empire State Building Awarded LEED Gold Certification
The Empire State Building has been awarded LEED Gold for Existing Buildings certification.
It is the tallest and almost certainly the best-known building in the U.S. to ...
Policy and Enforcement Briefing: Unspent Stimulus, Chorus of Criticism over Ozone, NY Fracking Study
About one-third of the money authorized for an energy efficiency program in the 2009 economic stimulus bill has not yet been spent despite promises to immediately create ...
DOE Announces $246m for Renewables, EVs
The Department of Energy has announced $245.9 million in loan guarantees and grants for a variety of renewable energy and electric vehicle projects.
Energy secretary Steven Chu ...
Level 3 Buys 100% Renewable Power for Three Data Centers
Level 3 Communications has taken three colocation facilities 100 percent renewable.
The communications services provider has signed up to a 100 percent green energy product ...
China, U.S. Keep Renewable Investment Top Spots
China and the United States have maintained the top two places in Ernst & Young’s Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness Index.
The Chinese government has announced in the ...
Policy and Enforcement Briefing: Regulation Repeals, Exxon in the Arctic, Wind Energy
The leadership of the GOP majority in the U.S. House of Representatives told its membership that it will seek to repeal or delay ...
Volkswagen Plans $1.45 Billion Renewables Investment
Automaker Volkswagen is planning on investing almost 1 billion Euros ($1.45 billion) in renewable energy, according to a report by the Financial Times Deutschland (via Reuters).
The ...
BMW Factory to Use 100% On-Site Wind
Automaker BMW is to power its Leipzig, Germany, factory using wind power alone.
The company plans to build four turbines at the Leipzig facility that should provide ...
Policy & Regulatory Briefing: $3m for Hazmat Spill, Offshore Wind, Carrier and Trane Warning on HCFC-22
Klaus Genssler, chief operating officer of U.S. Oil Recovery L.P., has agreed to pay $3 million to settle a Harris County, Texas, lawsuit. The ...
Cowboys Home Games Go Wind-Powered
The Dallas Cowboys will buy enough renewable energy to power the stadium on game days, the team has announced.
The football franchise has signed an ...
IKEA Buys Scottish Wind Farm
IKEA UK has purchased a wind farm in Scotland and is planning to install 39,000 solar panels on the roofs of its stores, as it strives to get all of its power from renewable sources.
The ...
Alternate Energy Choices and Challenges in Vermont
The small state of Vermont isn’t often a hotbed of national news. Nonetheless, the Green Mountain State does pride itself on its ...
Small Country that Became a Big Leader
For the last 200 years, the United States has been considered the engine of the world’s progress. While traveling the world ...
Flagship Lord & Taylor to be 100% Wind-Powered
Lord & Taylor is buying 100 percent wind power for two New York stores, an initiative that is says will ...
BMW Dealership Installs BC’s First Commercial-Scale Wind Turbine
A BMW dealership near Vancouver has become the first business in British Columbia to install a commercial-scale turbine, according to a newspaper report.
The Auto ...
Policy & Regulatory Briefing: Smog Rule Delay, BPA Testing, Calif. Renewables
EPA spokesman Brendan Gilfillan said Tuesday that the agency will not finalize the Clean Air Act health standard for ground level ozone, or ...
Policy & Regulatory Briefing: SEC Climate Disclosure, San Fran Gold, EPA Sued Over Smog
Wyoming senator John Barrasso on Wednesday reintroduced a bill to stop the Securities and Exchange Commission’s policy of requiring companies to reveal their climate change risks. The Hill article says the lawmaker would rather ...
Policy and Regulatory Briefing: Light Bulb Redux, Calif. Carbon Futures, Lead Testing
The House on Friday took up the light bulb standards issue again, and this time the GOP-led campaign against 2007 energy efficiency laws won. The House approved, by voice vote, a measure that will ...
10,000 MW of Renewables Pass Military Muster
Over 10 gigawatts (10,000 MW) of renewable power have cleared a significant hurdle, with the Department of Defense’s finding that 229 such projects will ...
Renewables Briefing: SunPower, Deepwater Wind, Paint-On Solar Panels
SunPower Corp. has begun construction on a massive, 1.1 million square-foot project on the roof of the Gloucester Marine Terminal's refrigerated warehouse in ...
