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Wind Stocks Sector Snapshot; Finavera, GE Progress toward Proposed Investment in British Columbia Wind Farm
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Fond du Lac County says wind farms support local businesses
Wednesday 02/16/ By Leave a Comment
From a letter to the Legislature’s Joint Committee on Administrative Rules from Fond du Lac County in support of PSC proposed wind siting rules, not the rules proposed by Gov. Scot Walker: Utility scale wind farms in Wisconsin have meant a lot … [Read more...]
No controversy over wind energy in Muskegon, MI
Tuesday 02/15/ By Leave a Comment
From an article by Dave Alexander in the Muskegon (MI) Chronicle: MUSKEGON – When the head of the Grand Valley State University alternative energy center asked for the city of Muskegon’s help in establishing an offshore wind research buoy in … [Read more...]
Renewables In and Out of Obama Budget
Tuesday 02/15/ By Leave a Comment
There are renewable winners and losers in the FY2012 budget proposed this week by President Obama. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says the president has included funding in the budget “To promote the domestic production of renewable energy, we … [Read more...]
GE Buys Technology to Build Bigger Wind Towers
Sunday 02/13/ By Leave a Comment
General Electric has acquired technology that will help it build taller wind towers. This company press release says this next generation technology from Wind Tower Systems, LLC (WTS) is necessary as wind turbine blades have been getting longer: WTS … [Read more...]
GE: a busy bee with turbines and towers
Sunday 02/13/ By Leave a Comment
Looks like GE's been busy lately, though for one of the world's largest companies that in itself is nothing new. GE recently installed its 15,000th 1.5-MW turbine at the Crow Lake wind farm in South Dakota. What is: For one, the turbine manufacturer … [Read more...]
Fond du Lac County, host of 168 wind turbines, supports PSC siting rules
Sunday 02/13/ By Leave a Comment
Testimony of Sam Tobias Director of Planning and Parks Fond du Lac County Before the Joint Committee for Review of Administrative Rules February 9, 2011 (starts at 3:45:30 pm on Wisconsin Eye) Thank you for the opportunity to speak before you today … [Read more...]
Offshore turbine foundations: “Nothing beats a Titan 200 jack-up”
Friday 02/11/ By Leave a Comment
Wind Energy Update speaks to Colin Hardy, on behalf of Offshore Wind Power Systems of Texas, about the Titan 200 offshore wind turbine foundation – a solution he believes is the only viable option for the UK’s Round 3 wind farms.Read … [Read more...]
Polls: Anti-Wind NIMBYs Are Small Minority
Friday 02/11/ By Leave a Comment
From an article by Brian Keene on The Huffington Post: I’ve written before about the pseudo-controversy that NIMBYs kick up over wind projects. And it’s too bad that the media indulge them. It’s the squeaky wheel that gets the … [Read more...]
Wind Turbines Spaced Twice As Far Apart Generate More Power – Reduce Visual Impact, Too?
Friday 02/11/ By Leave a Comment
Take out the middle turbine (above) for a better idea on how far apart turbines should be for optimal power production, based on this new research. Photo: FranceHouseHunt.com/Creative Commons Some new research on the importance of proper spacing … [Read more...]