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Conference will explore wind and solar energy in Iowa
Kutztown Borough reviews alternative energy ordinance The Kutztown Borough Planning Commission presented recommendations to amend the proposed Alternative Energy Facilities ordinance to the Kutztown Borough Council recently. Read more on Kutztown Area Patriot GVSU energy center schedules renewable energy show of Michigan products File photoGrand Valley State University’s Michigan Alternative and Renewable Energy Center.MUSKEGON — … Continue reading
State’s energy answer not blowing in the wind
Nanticoke power plant part of ‘long-term strategy’: energy minister The Nanticoke Generating Station will remain part of Ontario’s long-term energy strategy but it won’t be as dominant player it once was, Ontario’s Energy minister. “It’s part of our long-term strategy and is part of our contingency planning,” Brad Duguid said in an interview with QMI … Continue reading
Green Power Easy – The Easy Guide to Solar and Wind Power
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Home Energy Conservation Tips, Small Wind Turbine
WindEnergy7.com – This is some of our Small Wind Turbine training video dealing with conservation tips. Since we train customers, dealers, and installers nationally, we have many training videos full of content like this. The support and training that we provide with a Small Wind Turbine is second to none. Our patented rooftop small wind … Continue reading
Can South Africa Catch the North African Wind?
bySipha Ndawonde, Frost and SullivanAfrican Power, Mining and Oil ReviewPublished: 2010-07-01 South Africa –The announcement earlier this year of the renewable energy feed-in-tariff for South Africa was a progressive step by energy policy makers. The value of these tariffs even surpassed the expectations of most stakeholders involved in the renewable energy industry. While South Africa … Continue reading
Small Wind, Big Breakthrough
Small Wind Certification Council Announces the First 13 Turbines to Begin Certification Process The small wind industry took a big step as the Small Wind Certification Council (SWCC) announced the first 13 turbine models that have begun the process of SWCC certification to the American Wind Energy Association Small Wind Turbine Performance and Safety Standard. … Continue reading
E.ON, First Wind, enXco and Geronimo Wind to discuss wind energy project selection issues
By Jon Harman Boston’Not in my backyard’, or NIMBY-ism, is a very real and prevalent challenge facing the renewable energy world. It causes serious delays in delivering on-time and on-budget projects, and in some cases, has led to projects being cancelled. Now, however, new visual simulation tools can help allay stakeholder fears and keep projects … Continue reading
Will the Gulf oil spill help or hurt US offshore wind?
The Deepwater Horizon disaster may deep six U.S. offshore wind projects, according to Jim Lanard, managing director of offshore wind energy developer Deepwater Wind who recently spoke at the American Wind Energy Association’s annual wind power conference. “My experience has been that people immediately jump to the conclusion that when they talk to developers like … Continue reading
DOE: Grid can tap more wind, solar
Large amounts of solar and wind power could be added to the western U.S. power grid without significant spending if utilities make operational changes, the U.S. Department of Energy said Thursday. The DOE report, conducted by the National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL) over a three-year period, focused on how the WestConnect power grid would respond … Continue reading