Wind Energy Challenges in the UK The Energy Collective
Wednesday, June 19th, 2013 | Filed under Wind EnergyBy captain_carbon I recently visited Cumbria in the scenic northwest of England as part of my wind power in the landscape project. Community wind initiatives are facing challenges in the UK even though they are supported by the UK government. The Energy Collective – The world's…
Links to more information:
Wind energy could power some homes in Avon Lake
Wednesday, June 19th, 2013 | Filed under Wind EnergyThe project, known as the Icebreaker, aims to reveal the economic growth potential that can be grasped through offshore wind energy. The endeavor is one of the first of its kind in the United States and serves as the only offshore wind initiative in …
Links to more information:
Post FIT Decision Turbine OEMs Mull Over Options For Ontario Wind Energy
Wednesday, June 19th, 2013 | Filed under Wind EnergyThe Ontario government's recent decision to end the province's feed-in tariff (FIT) program for large-scale renewable energy projects – in favor of a competitive-procurement mechanism – has introduced a jolt of uncertainty for provincial wind turbine …
Links to more information:
City of Charleston Embraces Offshore Wind Welcomes Opportunity
Wednesday, June 19th, 2013 | Filed under Wind EnergyThe City's acknowledgement of the value of wind energy reinforces the extensive work done to date on offshore wind energy in South Carolina and sets the stage for a successful future in the promising industry. Moreover, it affirms the values held by …
Links to more information:
2 6B Cape Wind alternative energy project gets 200M investment from Danish
Tuesday, June 18th, 2013 | Filed under Wind EnergyThe weather conditions off New England are comparable to those off Denmark, and he believes the region will prove a similarly good place for offshore wind energy, he said. “It fits very well into our business portfolio,” Pedersen said. Copyright 2013 …
Links to more information:
Wind continues to grow as alternative energy source in Oklahoma
Tuesday, June 18th, 2013 | Filed under Wind EnergySome states, notably those in the Southeast, have virtually no wind power production. At the eleventh hour in 2012, Congress extended the Wind Production Tax Credit, a subsidy worth 2.3 cents per kilowatt-hour. The months leading up to the extension …
Links to more information:
Google's Next 'Moonshot' Project Is To Generate Green Energy By Collecting
Tuesday, June 18th, 2013 | Filed under Wind EnergyGoogle is working with Makani Power, the Californian start-up wind-power company it recently acquired, on the project, which uses complicated robotics to generate electricity. Speaking at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity on Tuesday …
Links to more information:
Prestigious World Wind Energy Award for Vergnet
Tuesday, June 18th, 2013 | Filed under Wind EnergySimple Power is delighted to announce that the Board of the World Wind Energy Association (WWEA) has presented the prestigious World Wind Energy Award 2013 to its partner, Vergnet Eolien, at an award ceremony in Havana, Cuba. The accolade is …
Links to more information:
Google banks on airborne wind turbine device to help address future world
Tuesday, June 18th, 2013 | Filed under Wind EnergyGoogle has found a new way to play a part in the future of the world's energy production needs, this time working on a "radically cheaper" wind energy project from its 'secret' innovation facility Google X. Speaking at the Cannes Lions Festival, top …
Links to more information:
Finavera Reports Results of Annual General and Special Shareholder Meeting
Tuesday, June 18th, 2013 | Filed under Wind EnergyFinavera Reports Results of Annual General and Special Shareholder Meeting. VANCOUVER, Jun 18, 2013, 2013 (Menafn – Canada NewsWire via COMTEX) –Finavera Wind Energy Inc. ('Finavera') is pleased to announce the results of its Annual General …
Links to more information: