Posted on 25 February 2010
Mitsubishi’s newest project, a massive wind turbine factory, will do more than build state of the art clean energy; it will create lots of jobs. Lord Mandelson said the Mitsubishi investment, coming on top of a similar recent investment by Clipper Windpower of the US, gave the UK a real opportunity to become a world [...]
Posted on 26 January 2010
The United States is now even closer to the point where 2% of its electricity will come from wind turbines. That may seem like a small number, but considering that growth came during the recession, hopefully it is a sign of better things to come.
The American Wind Energy Association, in its annual report, said [...]
Posted on 17 December 2009
The American Wind Energy Association has released a report that says that the noises produced by wind turbines are not health threatening. The report disputes that the frequencies of the produced turbine noise are lesser compared to the level normally heard in cities and metropolitan environments.
The study was conducted by a panel of acoustical experts, [...]
Posted on 13 December 2009
General Electric has won a contract to build the biggest wind farm in the United States in Oregon. The wind farm will be located in Shepherds Flat, Oregon and when completed will be the biggest wind farm in operation in the world.
The wind farm will cover 30 square miles and will produce 845 megawatts [...]
Posted on 23 November 2009
Cell phone company Core Communications will start to use small vertical-axis wind turbines to power their cell phone towers.
Core will use turbines from Helix Wind that can generate electricity in winds as slow as 10 mph. The turbines will power the towers and any extra electricity will be sold to the grid. giving [...]
Posted on 18 November 2009
Adding to the 50 wind farms are currently in operation around Australia, Capital Wind Farm was officially launched by Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, NSW Premier Nathan Rees and Minister for Climate Change, Senator Penny Wong.
The Capital Wind Farm is the largest wind farm in New South Wales. It will boost Australia’s wind power capacity [...]
Posted on 03 November 2009
The Maldives announced plans this week to build a wind farm that can supply 40% of its electricity needs. This is all part of the low-lying country’s pledge to become the world’s first carbon neutral nation.
The plan is intended to inspire other countries to make similar commitments to renewable energy and to cutting emissions of [...]
Posted on 30 October 2009
The 600-megawatt wind farm, which is scheduled to begin construction in March of next year, is a joint venture between Shenyang Power Group of China, U.S. Renewable Energy Group, and Austin, Texas-based Cielo Wind Power LP.
The $1.5 billion USD project will be largely funded by Chinese financiers. China has been accelerating construction of wind [...]
Posted on 05 October 2009
The 781.5 MW Roscoe wind complex has been completed. Built by E.ON Climate & Renewables, the $1 billion farm covers 100,000 acres of land across four counties in West Texas and will be able to power more than 230,000 homes. The company erected the 627 turbines and made deals with 300 different land owners [...]
Posted on 28 August 2009
Major investments last year helped the United States surpass Germany to become the world’s leader in wind power, according to a report recently released by the U.S. Department of Energy. Wind now delivers nearly 2% of the nation’s electricity supply. For the fourth year in a row, the United States is home to the fastest-growing [...]