Archive for the Wind Energy Category
New Wind energy facts
The production of energy through the usage of wind turbines is becoming more and more common around the world and is helping to contribute to both the reduction of energy costs for millions of people as well as the reduction in the world’s reliance upon conventional fossil fuels. Here are some int
Prairie grouse could hamper wind energy growth
A little prairie grouse could give the wind energy industry big fits. Should the lesser prairie chicken become listed as threatened or endangered — and it's close now — there would be significant restrictions on companies hoping to plant towering turbines across a five-state region believed t
Report: Minnesota should capitalize on wind energy
Minnesota can capitalize on wind energy and spark job growth in a down economy with the right amount of government support, according to a recent report by think tank Minnesota 2020. Minnesota, the fourth largest provider of wind energy in the nation, could create more than 2,200 jobs and gen
Residents close to wind farms should receive energy bill discounts
Residents should be offered discounts on their energy bills and free energy efficiency measures when wind farms are built in their community, the Local Government Association said today. Using a "community tariff" to share the financial benefits of renewable energy generation with local communiti
Wind power gathers speed
Michael Fogel is not a newcomer to the renewable energy initiative. In fact, his West Virginia home has been fitted with the green-friendly gadgets since the 1990s, with more on the way. But the same cannot be said for his West Bloomfield Township home. Fogel, 67, is hoping township officials wil
Green Energy Technologies’ First WindCube(R) Rooftop Wind Turbine Enters Service
In a ribbon-cutting ceremony today, Green Energy Technologies LLC, Ohio's only OEM wind turbine manufacturer, unveiled the first commercially installed WindCube(R), now in service on the roof of the new Crown Battery Renewable Energy Center in Port Clinton's Lake Erie Business Park. Based on init
Skyline Turbine contributes to UVA Learning Barge
On January 16th Skyline Turbine delivered two Air Breeze turbines to the UVA learning barge. An interdisciplinary team of University of Virginia students and faculty are collaborating with community partners on an innovative service-learning project to design and build a floating, sustainable clas
Tilting At Wind Farms
A way to make wind power smoother and more efficient that exploits the inertia of a wind turbine rotor could help solve the problem of wind speed variation, according to research published in the International Journal of Power Electronics. Wind power is being touted as a clean and inexhaustible e
Europe’s Energy Future Changed Today
For the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA), the Renewable Energy Directive, agreed today, confirms Europe as the leader of the energy revolution the world needs. The target means that more than one third of EU electricity must come from renewables in 2020 and wind energy will be the biggest con
Billionaire Tom Golisano says his new company will keep more money in host towns
By Michael Regan : reganm@gnnewspaper.com Amid references to his hockey team and jokes that fired up the nearly 200 in attendance, billionaire Tom Golisano, owner of the Buffalo Sabres and founder of the successful Paychex company out of Rochester, promoted his newest entrepreneurial endeavor, Em
