All Posts Tagged With: "American Wind Energy Association"

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Bird Deaths Haunt Wind Energy —
Interior Puts Forth a Plan

Environmentalists are facing a conundrum: To fight green energy projects that they see as detrimental to their cause or to work with the developers and the authorities to minimize damages. The U.S. Dept. of Interior has made some suggestions that it thinks will help alleviate bird deaths associated with wind energy.

23Apr2012 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Production Tax Credit Not Part of Tax Bill

Despite the best efforts of the renewable energy industry, lobbyists and supporting politicians, the payroll tax cut extension Congress is finalizing this week will not include a key subsidy for renewable energy. Uncertainity reigns in the offices of wind energy officials as they look to 2013.

16Feb2012 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Is Distributed Wind the Answer?

U.S. small wind added 25.6 megawatts of new capacity in 2010, a big number for an industry that typically adds capacity in increments of one to ten kilowatts at a time. What do the big numbers from small wind’s annual report mean? The numbers, just released at the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) Small and Community Windpower Conference, showed impressive growth. They also showed impressive resilience with a strong performance in a troubled economy.

20Sep2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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New Study Presents Positive Outlook for Integrating
Renewables Into the Grid

“This is further validation of what we’ve been saying - that obtaining 20% or more of America’s electricity from wind turbines is an achievable and desirable goal for our economy, environment, and energy security. Now the only question is whether Congress and the Administration will step up and enact the policies that will allow us to get there.”

24May2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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U.S. Wind Industry Enjoyed Record Growth in 2009

It installed more than 10,000 megawatts throughout the country in 2009. Not surprisingly, Mineapolis-based Xcel Energy leads in utilities’ use of wind power, and that position should strengthen with the recent passage of the 30% renewable energy standard here in Colorado.

9Apr2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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>> Wind Turbine Business Tracks >>>

New Denver transplant, RePower USA has inked a deal for nine wind turbines to be installed at a Michigan community wind farm project in Michigan, while Broomfield’s RES Americas has substantially completed the 44 MW Wild Horse Expansion Wind Project in Kittitas County Washington.

19Nov2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Pike Research Reports on U.S. Wind Turbine Growth

Power generated by wind in this country crossed the 25 GW mark last year with an addition of more than 8 GW from 2007 — the largest individual increase of any country in the world.

12Oct2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Cleantech Industry Warns U.S. Moving Too Slowly in Transition to Green Economy

At this week’s National Clean Energy Summit executives from the renewable energy industry warned unless the federal government closes a hole in climate legislation, the energy won’t reach homes that need it.

11Aug2009 | admin | 1 comment | Continued
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Commentary –
Vestas Closes British Wind Plant, Expands to Colorado

Vestas will move its operation to Colorado because the U.S. market is much bigger and more vibrant – and will go head to head with General Electric and Mitsubishi to take advantage of Barack Obama’s program to subsidize wind farms as well as state-based utility clean energy mandates.

31Jul2009 | admin | 1 comment | Continued
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Colorado Ranks Eighth in the Country for Wind Power

While the state had 1,068 megawatts of wind power generating capacity installed as of the end of the first quarter, the report also shows that Colorado has no wind projects currently under construction.

30Apr2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued


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