When the U.S. Senate returns from recess, we hope one of the first things it addresses is wind energy. Wind turbines are pictured in this February 2008 file photo on the property of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory’s National Wind Technology Center located at the base of the foothills just south of Boulder. We were … Continue reading PTC: Act quickly on wind power tax credit
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Wind farm tax credits should be extended
Mitt Romney, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, may have tilted at the wrong wind turbines when he said he would allow wind energy tax credits to expire. The incentive for erecting wind turbines is very popular in Iowa and other Midwestern states that are harnessing the wind power of the prairie zephyrs. Iowa is especially … Continue reading Wind farm tax credits should be extended
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Lack of encouragement hits wind energy in Andhra Pradesh, India
Though the state has the potential to generate 14,497 MW of wind power at 80 metre height, it is able to utilise the capacity to generate just 245 MW. This is due to lack of initiative from the state government and the decision of the Centre for Wind Energy Technology to withdraw concessions to industrialists … Continue reading Lack of encouragement hits wind energy in Andhra Pradesh, India
Continue readingNorth American Wind Energy Academy to meet at UMass
A national wind energy advocacy group is holding its first meeting in Massachusetts next week. The three-day meeting of the North American Wind Energy Academy is scheduled to start Tuesday at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst. The academy is an organization of universities, research laboratories and businesses dedicated to coordinating wind energy research and … Continue reading North American Wind Energy Academy to meet at UMass
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LM Wind Power to Cut Jobs in Little Rock
LM Wind Power, a Denmark-based wind blade company, is slashing jobs at its Little Rock factory, sparking concerns over the future of the wind industry in Arkansas. On Friday the company announced it was laying off 234 Little Rock workers. “Arkansas has done better than a lot of other states in this down economic time … Continue reading LM Wind Power to Cut Jobs in Little Rock
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Start of Construction of the First Windreich AG Offshore Wind Farm on Schedule
Dipl.-Wirt.-Ing. (FH) Willi Balz, who gathered the around 800 million in equity required for Global Tech I, and Tim Kittelhake, who performed all of the project work to date, are delighted about the punctual start of construction of the first 400 MW North Sea wind farm, Global Tech I initiated by Windreich AG. “We keep … Continue reading Start of Construction of the First Windreich AG Offshore Wind Farm on Schedule
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Wind Energy Update: Germany Marks Intent in Offshore Wind Power
Have we just witnessed Britain simply not wake up early enough to take the lead on offshore wind construction? Or is Germany just making proactive strides to get the edge on those late Brits? More than 20 offshore wind parks have been approved in the North Sea and three more in the Baltic, all outside … Continue reading Wind Energy Update: Germany Marks Intent in Offshore Wind Power
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Wind power and marine energy in Northern Ireland
Rates of support for offshore wind energy will reduce as the cost of the technology comes down during the decade. Energy Minister, Arlene Foster today announced the banding levels for support under the Northern Ireland Renewables Obligation (NIRO) which will come into operation on 1 April 2013. The NIRO is the government’s mechanism for incentivising … Continue reading Wind power and marine energy in Northern Ireland
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NextEra Sells Wind Farm To Wisconsin Energy
The wind farm, with 20 wind turbines, is located near Dodgeville, Wisc., opened in 2001. The wind energy will be sold to Wisconsin Power & Light and We Energies. Under state law, We Energies must generate about 8% of its electricity from renewable sources by 2015. http://www.nexteraenergyresources.com/home/index.shtml
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Ex-Im Approves $32.1 Million in Financing For Export of U.S. Wind Turbines to Brazil
The wind blades will be used to complete a 180-megawatt wind farm in the Brazilian state of Bahia and another 211-megawatt wind farm in the Brazilian state of Ceara. In line with its congressional mandate to increase support for renewable-energy exports, the Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank) has authorized a $32.1 million … Continue reading Ex-Im Approves $32.1 Million in Financing For Export of U.S. Wind Turbines to Brazil
Continue readingWind energy: PTC advances in U.S. Senate with overwhelming bipartisan support
Extension of critical tax relief to save 37,000 jobs in wind power and continue growing U.S. manufacturing advanced in the Senate Finance Committee today with strong bipartisan support. By an overwhelming bipartisan margin of 19-5, the Committee passed an extenders package that included an extension of the federal wind energy Production Tax Credit (PTC). On … Continue reading Wind energy: PTC advances in U.S. Senate with overwhelming bipartisan support
Continue readingWind power bonanza can improve our air quality
The Lone Star State leads the nation in wind-generated power. With an installed capacity totaling more than 10,000 megawatts, Texas boasts a wind generation fleet dwarfing that of most countries. This wind power bonanza can improve our air quality, but it also potentially impacts utility bills and the reliability of the state’s power grid. To … Continue reading Wind power bonanza can improve our air quality
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Wind power being wasted in China
16 percent of the electricity generated by wind turbines in northern China went unused in 2011, causing a loss of 6.6 billion yuan ($1.03 billion), the State Electricity Regulatory Commission (SERC) said Thursday. Unused wind energy generated electricity amounted to 12.3 billion kilowatt-hours in northern China’s wind farms in 2011, SERC said in a report. … Continue reading Wind power being wasted in China
Continue readingNova Scotia minister optimistic about job growth at wind farm parts plant
Wind turbines generate power on Dalhousie Mountain. Nova Scotia’s economic development minister says he remains hopeful that a wind farm parts manufacturer that the provincial government has a stake in will generate more jobs even though it’s fallen short of anticipated employment targets. The government announced in 2010 it would spend $60 million as part … Continue reading Nova Scotia minister optimistic about job growth at wind farm parts plant
Continue readingWind energy policy advances in U.S. Senate with overwhelming bipartisan support
Extension of critical tax relief to save 37,000 jobs in wind power and continue growing U.S. manufacturing advanced in the Senate Finance Committee today with strong bipartisan support. By an overwhelming bipartisan margin of 19-5, the committee passed an extenders package that included an extension of the wind energy Production Tax Credit (PTC). On critical … Continue reading Wind energy policy advances in U.S. Senate with overwhelming bipartisan support
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SGS Conducts End of Warranty Inspection of Borusan Wind Power in Turkey
In January 2012, SGS was appointed a contract to conduct end of warranty inspection services for twenty Vestas V90-3MW wind turbines by Borusan EnBW Energy. During the project, which consisted of three two-week subprojects to be completed between March and May of 2012, SGS examined the wind turbines at the Turkish Borusan Wind Energy Power … Continue reading SGS Conducts End of Warranty Inspection of Borusan Wind Power in Turkey
Continue readingWisconsin Energy to buy wind farm with 20 wind turbines
Wisconsin’s largest electric utility will spend $27-million-to buy an existing wind farm in the southwest part of the state. Wisconsin Energy, the parent of We Energies, has agreed to buy the Montfort Energy Center near Montfort in Grant County. Next-Era Energy Resources of Florida currently owns the facility. It opened 11 years ago, and it … Continue reading Wisconsin Energy to buy wind farm with 20 wind turbines
Continue readingMitt Romney looks set to declare war on America’s wind energy industry
Mitt Romney confirms he would end US wind power subsidies. Mitt Romney and Barack Obama draw up battle lines over US wind farm tax credits. Mitt Romney looks set to declare war on America’s wind energy industry, further emphasising the dividing line between the presumptive Republican presidential candidate and President Barack Obama on energy issues. … Continue reading Mitt Romney looks set to declare war on America’s wind energy industry
Continue readingABB wins $ 55 million wind power order in Brazil as renewable energy demand grows
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won an order worth around $ 55 million to supply three new substations and transmission infrastructure for the Brazilian utility Eólicas do Sul. The order was booked in the second quarter. Brazil has traditionally relied heavily on hydropower for its electricity supply. This project is part … Continue reading ABB wins $ 55 million wind power order in Brazil as renewable energy demand grows
Continue readingWind turbines for Schools project has banner year in 2011
The following article is one in a series of case studies included in AWEA’s recently published Small Wind Turbine Market Report Year End 2011. As the United States dramatically expands wind energy deployment, the industry is challenged with developing a skilled workforce to support it. In 2008, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) issued a … Continue reading Wind turbines for Schools project has banner year in 2011
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