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.
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.
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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.
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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 ...
Cape Wind and Offshore Wind Power Generation
On the face of it, it seems hard to imagine a better match between a region and its energy needs than New ...
SC Johnson Cuts GHGs 27%, Meets Climate Leaders Goal
Consumer chemical firm SC Johnson has announced that it has achieved its greenhouse gas reduction goal set through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's ...
Whole Foods, News Corp, Adobe Lead Renewable Procurement
News Corporation, Kohl’s, TD Bank and Adobe Systems are sector leaders in renewable energy purchasing, and Whole Foods is a “global wind energy champion”, according ...
Policy & Regulatory Briefing: Boiler Rule Delay, Obama's 56 mpg Plans, Asbestos Exports
The Environmental Protection Agency has further delayed issuing its final air toxics standards for boilers and certain solid waste incinerators, until April of next ...
Renewables Briefing: L’Oréal, Snyder’s-Lance, Cape Wind
L'Oréal USA is partnering with GeoPeak Energy in a purchase power agreement (PPA) to install a 1.4 MW photovoltaic solar system at L'Oréal’s ...
Premier Healthcare Alliance Adds Group Buy for Wind Turbines
The Premier healthcare alliance has added wind power to its group buy program by offering discounts on wind turbines from Southwest Windpower of Flagstaff, Ariz.
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Compliance & Standards Briefing: Demand Response, Aviation Biofuel, Ratings
Ceres and Tellus Institute are working to create a single standard for rating company sustainability performance. They have started a coalition, the Global Initiative ...
Policy & Regulatory Briefing: NJ Target Cut, China Subsidy, Methane MOU
New Jersey governor Chris Christie yesterday announced plans to scale back the state’s targets under its renewable portfolio standard, the New York Times ...
Renewable Briefing: Qwest Center, UTC, Google
The Octagon, a New York City waterfront apartment building, has become the first residential property in New York State to be powered and heated ...
GE Natural Gas Plant ‘Will Help Meet Renewable Goals’
GE has announced a "first-of-its-kind" natural gas power plant that rapidly ramps up and down in response to fluctuating output from wind ...
