All Posts Tagged With: "wind energy"

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New Mexico: Wind Industry, Conservation Groups Partner to Protect Wildlife

The industry and environmental groups, joined by state agencies and others, formed the New Mexico Wind and Wildlife Collaborative to draw up and disseminate best practices to preserve habitats and species.

11May2012 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Suspension of Massive Offshore Wind Project
a Market Indicator

“An analysis of current conditions indicates that a viable commercial market in the United States is still farther out, as much as three or four years away, at the earliest,” the companies said, making further investment impractical.

9May2012 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Wind-Power Sector Loses Luster With Investors

U.S. investments in turbine farms and wind-energy businesses tumbled 38 percent last year to $9.7 billion, according to data from Bloomberg New Energy Finance. Venture capitalists have practically left the sector altogether. They invested only $177.6 million in wind startups last year, down 71 percent from the year before.

6Mar2012 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Drive Like the Wind

Many people think of electric vehicles as electricity consumers. But the PNNL researchers say a partially charged vehicle sitting at work or at home represents a potential asset for grid operators; a vehicle’s ability to start and stop charging, to adjust for varying windpower, could serve as a shock absorber on the grid.

27Sep2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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IN-DEPTH: Renewable Project Finance –
How to Decide Whether to Use Investment or Production Tax Credits

Companies are scrambling this year to use another carrot that Congress passed with the economic recovery legislation, the up-front cash grant in lieu of the investment tax credit for wind, biomass and geothermal projects. Observers expect the grant program to expire at year’s end.

14Sep2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Truths About Wind Energy & Carbon Reduction

A recent Wall Street Journal article (“Wind Power Won’t Cool Down the Planet.” Robert Bryce, August 23, 2010) critical of wind energy is reflective of a number of popular media stories circulating to promote studies commissioned by the fossil fuel industry. The article rejects the widely known carbon benefits of renewable resources and cites studies that require a careful look.

3Sep2010 | admin | 1 comment | Continued
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NREL, EPA Partner to Develop Renewable Energy on
Potentially Contaminated Sites

The project will analyze the feasibility of developing wind, solar, or small hydro projects at 12 sites, as well as determine the potential generating capacity, return on investment and economic viability.

25Feb2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Fort Collins’ Power Provider Adds Electricity
from Wyoming Wind Farm

The Silver Sage project near Cheyenne is delivering electricity to Platte River Power Authority, which serves Fort Collins, Longmont, Loveland and Estes Park. The new power more than doubles Platte River’s wind generation resources.

2Oct2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Wind Turbine Company Moving to Denver

Lured by tax credits and Colorado’s renewable-energy programs, RePower USA Corp is relocating its headquarters from Portland to Denver. The offical announcement will be made at a 2 PM press conference today at the Capitol.

14Aug2009 | 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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NREL to Receive $110 Million in Fed
Stimulus Money

Upated at 2 pm: The facility finally gets the word on just how much funding will be heading its way thanks to the economic stimulus package — $10 million toward its wind-power testing facility and $100 million for construction and upgrades, plus the opportunity to apply for grants from another $83 million earmarked for wind-research projects.

29Apr2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Vestas Breaks Ground in Brighton

The two facilities include a wind turbine blade manufacturing process which will employ roughly 650 people, and a nacelle assembly plant with 700 employees, according to the Danish company. Both are expected to be operational in 2010.

25Mar2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Pike Research–
Renewables DG Market to Exceed $60 Billion
within Five Years

The Boulder-based market research firm says global system revenues for sub-utility scale Renewable Distributed Energy Generation (RDEG) rose 76% in 2007 and 2008 to an estimated $29.9 billion by the end of last year.

19Mar2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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