Mr. Zaelke served as president of the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) in 2006-07 and has served on the board of directors of AWEA since 2002.
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California grows wind energy market
The renaissance of California’s wind power market will be a hot topic at WINDPOWER this year, and many of the speakers will focus on the business opportunities. 600 MW of wind turbines are currently under construction.
Continue readingJapan – Best wind energy than nuclear power
Wind power now supplies 2.3 gigawatts, or 0.4 percent, of Japan’s energy. But the Japanese Wind Energy Association aims to boost that to 50 gigawatts by 2050.
Continue readingSCA and Fred. Olsen Invest in Wind Energy in Northern Sweden
The area has a potential annual wind power production of about 2 TWh.
Continue readingWestern Wind Energy: Wind farm takes shape
Western Wind Energy is in the business of owning and acquiring land sites, generation assets and technology for the production of electricity from wind power and solar power.
Continue readingWind energy Vergnet brings 275 kw wind turbines to the US
With more than 700 wind turbines on six continents, we specialize in distributed generation or ?community wind farm?, enabling our customers to harness wind power.
Continue readingWind energy doesn?t blow all the time
The anti-wind farm people are at it again, saturating the media with claims that wind power is ?worthless? because wind doesn?t blow all the time. Nothing could be further from the truth.
Continue readingWhy wind power’s variability isn’t a problem
Mr. Varrone explains in very simple terms how the electric utility system works and how it deals with the addition of a variable energy source like wind energy.
Continue readingNordex builds Sweden?s largest wind farm
Anti-icing system secures 150 MW wind energy order. Skellefteå Kraft places 3rd wind turbines order with Nordex.
Continue readingEuropeans back single European energy network
Here at the European Wind Energy Association we fully endorse a European energy network.
Continue readingFPL Honored by POWER Magazine as an Industry Leader for Solar Power Plants
Florida Power & Light Company’s West County Energy Center and DeSoto Next Generation Solar Energy Center were recognized at an awards ceremony last night as Top Plants for 2010 by POWER magazine.
Continue readingREpower?s wind turbines are free of neodymium
Neodymium is necessary for the production of permanent magnets which are often used in systems with permanent magnet generators and full converter.
Continue readingRenewableUK – Response to CCC report: no alternative to offshore wind energy
Wind power iIndustry warns against ‘moderating’ offshore wind farm target. Nuclear cost assumptions ‘optimistic’. UK’s world leading offshore wind turbines sector needs confidence, not doubt and prevarication.
Continue readingChina fine-tunes wind energy industry with new guidelines
China’s wind power manufacturing industry will undergo significant changes in the wake of new industrial restructuring guidelines which will come into effect on June 1.
Continue readingKCP&L will boost wind energy portfolio by 65 percent
KCP&L is pumping up its wind power portfolio by more than 65 percent. KCP&L will start buying power from the wind farm once wind turbines are operational.
Continue readingWind energy Vestas in Kent, UK
The UK represents the world?s largest offshore wind power market and as such has a massive offshore wind farm project pipeline.
Continue readingEuropean Electric Vehicles Charging Infrastructure Market Set to Boom
Local governments are granting customers a variety of incentives to purchase an electric car.
Continue readingReVolt Technology Completes ?2 Million Round of Funding
This funding provides the resources necessary for the cost share requirements of our ZFAB development programs aimed at various electric vehicles aplications.
Continue readingRare earths – Enercon produces wind energy without neodymium
Enercon wind power converters (WECs) generate electricity in an environmentally friendly way without the use of the controversial element, neodymium.
Continue readingHybrid And Pure Electric Cars 2011-2021
Electric vehicles just became exciting. For 111 years, electric cars that rely only on a battery – “pure EVs” – have had a range of only 30-50 miles
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