Archive for the 'Wind' Category

Wind Energy America Obtains Financing to Complete Minnesota Wind Farm

Friday, November 21st, 2008

Wind Energy America Inc. (WNEA) announced that it has started ordering parts and beginning construction and interconnection operations to complete its wind farm project in Minnesota which contains two of the Gamesa wind turbines acquired in the Boreal Ener…   RSS feeds and News widgets on Feedzilla.com

Wal-Mart agrees to buy wind power for Texas stores

Friday, November 21st, 2008

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has made a step toward being “green” with its recent purchase of wind energy to power about 360 stores and other facilities across Texas. (WMT) (DUK)   News widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com

Iowa State researchers to develop national energy/transportation model and plan

Thursday, November 20th, 2008

(Iowa State University) James McCalley, an Iowa State University professor in electrical and computer engineering, is leading a research team that’s developing new and better infrastructure designs for the country’s energy and transportation systems. The r…   RSS news feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com

Renewable Choice teams with Best Buy

Thursday, November 20th, 2008

A Boulder company selling credits for renewable energy said Wednesday it is teaming with Best Buy to offer cell phone users the chance to support wind power through a “Green Your Phone” product line.   RSS feeds and News widgets on Feedzilla.com

Breakthrough In Small Wind Technology

Wednesday, November 19th, 2008

The main work of wind turbines is to utilize the energy of wind and convert it into electricity; stronger wind is considered good for electricity production. But the speed of wind should not be too strong because it makes turbines spin too fast and in t…   News widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com

enXco Closes Financing on Shiloh II Wind Project

Wednesday, November 19th, 2008

enXco announced that it has closed on the project financing for the Shiloh II Wind Energy Project under construction in the Montezuma Hills Wind Resource Area of Solano County, California.   News widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com

Advantage for Analysts: Advantage for Analysts(R) LLC Demystifies HLBV and Simplifies Tax Equity Accounting for Renewable Energy Financing

Monday, November 17th, 2008

SAN FRANCISCO, CA (MARKET WIRE) A recent article by Advantage for Analysts (”Advantage”) in the October 2008 issue of North American Wind Power demystifies Hypothetical Liquidation at Book Value, or HLBV, the primary accounting method used for calculat…   RSS feeds and News widgets on Feedzilla.com

First Wind Begins Construction on Milford Wind Corridor Project, AWEA Names New CEO

Monday, November 17th, 2008

First Wind announced that it has begun construction of its Milford Wind Corridor Project. The Milford Wind Corridor Project will have a capacity of up to 203 megawatts (MW) upon its completion, making it one of the largest renewable energy facilities in Ut…   RSS feeds and News widgets on Feedzilla.com

ICP Solar Reports First GreenMeter Shipments

Monday, November 17th, 2008

MONTREAL, QUEBEC, CANADA – November 17, 2008 – ICP Solar Technologies Inc. (OTCBB: ICPR.OB, FRANKFURT: K1U.F), a developer, manufacturer and marketer of proprietary solar panels and products, today announced that it will begin shipping its new, patented, S…   RSS feeds and News widgets on Feedzilla.com

Barack Obama on Renewable Energy

Saturday, November 15th, 2008

Barack Obama has been elected as the 44th President of the USA and with his election, Solar Integrated Technologies rose by 30% yesterday after increases of 22% by Renewable Energy Corporation and 16% by the wind turbine maker Vestas. Barack Obama prom…   RSS news feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com

How Self-Powered Nanotech Machines Work

Sunday, November 9th, 2008

Editor’s Note: This story, originally printed in the January 2008 issue of Scientific American, is being posted due to a new study by the author, Zhong Lin Wang, on flexible nanowire energy generators.The watchmaker in the 1920s who de-vised the self-winding wristwatch was on to a great idea: mechanically harvesting energy from [...]

Goodhue Wind To Develop 78-MW Community Wind Project

Wednesday, October 29th, 2008

National Wind LLC has announced the formation of Goodhue Wind LLC, a community wind development company in Goodhue County, Minnesota. National Wind, the project’s manager, helped capitalize Goodhue Wind alongside local Goodhue County investors. Goodhue Wind intends to develop a 78 megawatt (MW) wind farm, which will supply energy to Midwestern utilities and ultimately to [...]

Keep up climate change fight amid financial crisis: wind group (AFP)

Tuesday, October 28th, 2008

The head of the Global Wind Energy Council warned Tuesday of dire consequences if governments weakened their fight against climate change due to the global financial crisis.   RSS news feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com

Intel Capital to invest $20M in solar venture

Tuesday, October 28th, 2008

Shrugging off gloom over the economic outlook, Intel Capital on Tuesday announced its first ”clean-tech” initiative in China, a $20 million equity investment in Trony Solar Holdings Co., one of China’s biggest makers of solar energy and wind power equipment.
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Tilting at Windmills: Is Small-Scale Turbine Power Viable–Or Just an Illusion?

Tuesday, October 28th, 2008

Downtown Muskegon, Mich., population just over 40,000 people, has one thing on New York City’s Times Square: a small-scale wind turbine powering a liquid-crystal display. Only this (smaller) billboard gives the time, temperature, wind direction and wind speed, along with the cumulative energy generated by the turbine, rather than featuring the latest ad from Samsung [...]