All Posts Tagged With: "wind turbines"

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NCAR Wind Forecasting System Saves
Millions for Xcel Energy

The National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) has developed a highly detailed wind energy forecasting system enabling the utility to capture energy from turbines far more effectively and at lower cost. The system, which Xcel Energy formally took over last month, saves ratepayers several million dollars yearly.

14Nov2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Wind Turbines Coming to Home Depot

Southwest Windpower, the manufacturer of the grid-connected Skystream 3.7 unit, got its financial footing from Denver-based investment company, Altira Group. We view the Home Depot deal as yet another sign that the market for “personal’ clean energy products is real and growing, and the Big Box Boys know it.

13Jul2011 | admin | 1 comment | Continued
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DOE Funding Helps to Develop Next Generation Wind Turbines — NREL, Boulder Wind Power Taking Part

“The projects announced today will help the United States to lead the global wind energy industry in this critical technology area, diversify our domestic energy portfolio, and create new jobs for American workers,” said Secretary Chu.

29Jun2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Front Range Firm Unveils Hybrid
Wind-Gas Power Technology

The SmartGen™ system can be retrofitted to existing wind turbines, enabling them to generate power at their rated capacity 100% of the time, according to Hybrid Turbines.
It can also be incorporated into new turbine designs and scale up to very large 4 MW onshore and offshore wind turbines.

3Jun2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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You Can Go Home Again — A Colorado Energy Veteran Leads RePower’s Rise

Colorado Energy News recently caught up with RePower USA’s Steve Dayney, nearly six months after the initial announcement that his wind turbine company would be relocating from Portland to Denver.

8Feb2010 | admin | 1 comment | Continued
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Largest Wind R&D Study Underway at NREL

NREL and Siemens Power Generation “flipped the switch” starting the blades on a Siemens 2.3 megawatt wind turbine installed as part of a cooperative research and development agreement (CRADA) for testing turbine aerodynamics, structure and reliability.

25Oct2009 | admin | 0 comments | 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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Stimulus Could Benefit Big Turbine Manufacturers

“Dollar-wise, the big guys will get the bulk of it,” said Hugh Wynne, an analyst with Sanford C. Bernstein, about the package which has spending and tax breaks for power lines, wind mills and smart meters.

12Feb2009 | admin | 2 comments | Continued


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