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Illinois rest areas not good for wind power
Champaign, Ill. (UPI) Mar 25, 2009
Scientists say they assessed more than 50 Illinois highway rest areas and weigh stations as possible sites for wind turbines and found none acceptable. University of Illinois Professor Patrick Chapman and graduate student Piotr Wiczkowski performed the study for state officials who wanted to determine the feasibility of using wind to provide electricity at the sites. Wiczkowski ... read more
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    Clean Telecoms Is The Next Big Thing
    New York NY (SPX) Mar 20, 2009
    No one can deny that green and clean agendas are rising to the surface in the mobile communications market. ABI Research forecasts that in 2009 over 800,000 base stations will utilize alternative energy solutions such as wind or solar energy, and that nearly 70 million mobile devices will be ethically disposed of or will be recycled in 2009. To meet the growing need for detailed market inf ... more

    Wind Energy Gives Europe A Competitive Advantage
    Marseille, France (SPX) Mar 20, 2009
    "Wind energy can replace a large proportion of the polluting and finite fuels we currently rely on," explained Andris Piebalgs, EU Energy Commissioner, at the opening session of the European Wind Energy Conference and Exhibition (EWEC) organised by the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA). "It makes good sense to invest in indigenous sources of power which hedge against unpredictable fo ... more

    Onset Announces Wind Sensor Adapters
    Bourne MA (SPX) Mar 20, 2009
    Onset Computer has announced a line of new Wind Sensor Adapters for connecting the company's research-grade weather stations to RM Young's wind speed and direction sensors. The new adapters extend the range of wind monitoring applications that are possible with Onset weather stations, while broadening the company's weather sensor product offerings. "While we already offer a number of ... more

    National Wind Receives Positive Patent Evaluation
    Houston TX (SPX) Mar 20, 2009
    National Wind Solutions has announced that it has received a positive preliminary evaluation report related to the patent portfolio it has optioned for its Zero Emissions Fuel Cell subsidiary. Prepared by a well known research university with extensive experience in fuel cell development, the report is an important step in determining the Company's technology development plan. "We ar ... more

    Green-e Energy Certifies TXU Energy's Texas Wind Commercial Renewable Product
    San Francisco CA (SPX) Mar 20, 2009
    The Center for Resource Solutions has announced that TXU Energy's commercial renewable product, Texas Wind, is now Green-e Energy certified. Texas Wind comes from 100% wind generation within the state of Texas. TXU Energy joins the growing network of renewable energy providers that offer products certified by Green-e Energy, the nation's leading certification and verification program for renewab ... more

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    Norfolk Wind Energy And National Wind Develop Central Minnesota Wind Project
    Bird Island MN (SPX) Mar 13, 2009
    National Wind and Norfolk Wind Energy has announced plans to develop a new community wind project in Renville County, Minnesota. National Wind will act as the project manager for Norfolk Wind Energy, and will assist in the development of 40 megawatts (MW) of community-based wind power in central Minnesota, with the opportunity to expand the project. If constructed, the planned wind develop ... more

    Duke Energy Wind Power Project in Wyoming Moves Ahead
    Charlotte NC (SPX) Mar 13, 2009
    Duke Energy's plan to build a 66-turbine wind power project near Casper, Wyo., remains on schedule to start construction this spring, thanks to a unanimous vote by a state environmental commission to approve the project's permit. On March 5, the Wyoming Industrial Siting Council voted in favor of Duke Energy's application for a permit to build the Campbell Hill Windpower Project. Under the ... more

    Chinese Wind Power Equipment Market
    Washington DC (SPX) Mar 06, 2009
    In terms of the great growth of China's economic development, the shortage of energy supply has been revealed as a major issue and developing new energy sources to become the only way to respond the matter. The wind power is the most matured technology of these new energy power generations, and also has the fundamental conditions of largely development and great outlook for commercial developmen ... more

    Presque Isle Facility's Poses Little Threat To Nearby Birds And Bats
    Harrisburg PA (SPX) Mar 05, 2009
    A nearly two-year independent study has concluded a wind turbine poses no overt threat to bird and bat life while it generates supplemental power and serves as an educational aid at the Tom Ridge Environmental Center at Presque Isle State Park in Erie. "Undertaken by a scientific team from fall 2006 to spring 2008, this intense bird and bat mortality study supports the Bureau of State Park ... more

    TRC Completes EIS For Proposed Cape Wind Project
    Lowell MA (SPX) Mar 05, 2009
    TRC Companies has announced the recent completion of the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) prepared for the U.S. Minerals Management Service (MMS) for the first proposed offshore wind energy project in the United States. The release of the FEIS moves the Cape Wind Project, a proposed 130-turbine wind farm off the shore in Nantucket Sound, Mass., closer to federal approval. The pr ... more

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    Electricity Systems Can Cope With Large-Scale Wind Power
    Delft, Netherlands (SPX) Feb 25, 2009
    Research by TU Delft proves that Dutch power stations are able to cope at any time in the future with variations in demand for electricity and supply of wind power, as long as use is made of up-to-date wind forecasts. PhD candidate Bart Ummels also demonstrates that there is no need for energy storage facilities. Ummels will receive his PhD on this topic on Thursday 26 February. Wind ... more

    China Wind Systems Begins Production At New Facility
    Wuxi, China (SPX) Feb 17, 2009
    China Wind Systems has announced that it has begun producing forged products at its new facility in Wuxi City after successfully completing equipment test runs. Pursuant to preliminary agreements signed in September, China Wind Systems has delivered sample products to Wuxi Lida Gear Manufacturing, Gansu Keyao Electrical Power, and Hangzhou Advance Gearbox all of which have inspected and ... more

    Desert Claim Revision Projected To Deliver Power For 57000 Homes
    Ellensburg WA (SPX) Feb 11, 2009
    Power for 57,000 homes, more distance between turbines and residences, and a major contribution to Kittitas County's economy. That's the future's triple benefit projected from enXco's revised layout for its Desert Claim wind farm, said David Steeb, project director. A revised application with the layout is expected to be delivered to the state Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council ... more

    Stimulus To Drive Wind Expansion
    Houston TX (SPX) Feb 10, 2009
    Wind energy companies remained among market leaders last year by posting strong gains in 2008 in spite of a major down turn in market growth. According to the American Wind Energy Association, energy produced by wind generation grew 50% and created over 13,000 new jobs in 2008. The stimulus plan passed by the House of Representatives includes the extension of $13 billion in tax ... more

    Texas Approves Five Billion Dollars To Deliver More Wind Power
    Washington DC (SPX) Feb 06, 2009
    Back in 2006 when Texas overtook California to lead the nation in wind power few would have predicted the break-neck pace of development that would follow. Today, just three years later, wind turbines generating 8005-megawatts, more than all the turbines spinning in California, Iowa and Minnesota, have outstripped the capacity of the high-voltage grid to move the power from windy west Texas to ... more

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