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Bonn, Germany (SPX) Apr 03, 2009At first glance, the rotor blade appears to be flawless, but the expert knows that outward appearances cannot be trusted. He taps the surface and listens. A full, deep sound tells him that the laminate is homogeneous, while a more flat, hollow tone indicates irregularities in the material. Delaminated and hollow sections of a certain size near the surface can also be detected by running an ... more Indiana Firm Lands Wind Farm Contract
Indianapolis IN (SPX) Apr 03, 2009Horizon Wind Energy has selected Bowen Engineering as the balance of plant contractor for the Meadow Lake wind farm in White County, Indiana. This 200 megawatt facility is the first of several wind farms Horizon is developing in Indiana. "Horizon is a leader in wind energy, and our team is pleased to work with such an outstanding firm," said Bowen Operations Manager Dennis Ward. ... more Little Rock Wind Announces Plans To Develop Community-Based Wind Farms
Ortonville MN (SPX) Apr 03, 2009National Wind has announced the formation of Little Rock Wind, its 7th Minnesota-based, community-owned wind energy company. The Company has been formed in partnership with several Big Stone County community members, who formed a board of advisors that will work with National Wind to develop up to 150 megawatts of wind energy generation within the county. Little Rock Wind will be hol ... more Massachusetts Energy Board Votes To Approve Cape Wind 'Composite Certificate'
Boston MA (SPX) Apr 03, 2009In a unanimous vote, the Massachusetts Energy Facilities Siting Board (Siting Board), the agency created by the Legislature to ensure the siting of needed and least environmental impact energy facilities, voted yesterday to grant Cape Wind a Certificate of Environmental Impact and Public Interest (Certificate) that effectively rolls up all nine state and local permits related to the electric cab ... more Green-e Energy Certifies TXU Energy's Texas Wind Commercial Renewable Product
San Francisco CA (SPX) Apr 03, 2009The 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 r ... more |
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Bourne MA (SPX) Mar 20, 2009Onset 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, 2009National 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, 2009The 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 Wind Power Advantageous When Coupled With Grid Improvements
Novi MI (SPX) Mar 13, 2009Wind-generated electricity from the upper Midwest will become cost-competitive with power generated from more conventional fuel sources like coal, while providing substantial reductions in greenhouse gas emissions when connected to the nation's electricity grid via new extra-high voltage transmission lines, a new study by The Brattle Group has concluded. The study, "Transmission Super High ... more South Carolina To Begin Offshore Wind Study
Georgetown SC (SPX) Mar 13, 2009Officials with Santee Cooper, Coastal Carolina University and the South Carolina Energy Office have announced the launch of weather buoys that will measure wind off the coast of Georgetown and Little River, a significant step that positions South Carolina as a leader in the rapidly developing national wind energy landscape. Six buoys and two land-based stations will measure wind speed, dir ... more |
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Harrisburg PA (SPX) Mar 05, 2009A 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, 2009TRC 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 Principle Power And EDP Team Up Phased Offshore Wind Power Project
Seattle WA (SPX) Mar 05, 2009Principle Power is pleased to announce the signing of a Memorandum of Agreement with Energias de Portugal ("EDP") for the phased development of a deep-water offshore wind power project sited of the coast of Portugal using the WindFloat. WindFloat, conceived by Marine Innovation and Technology and owned by Principle Power, is a patent pending floating foundation for offshore wind turbines w ... more Offshore Wind China 2009 Conference And Exhibition
Shanghai, China (SPX) Mar 05, 2009The Offshore Wind China 2009 Conference and Exhibition (Offshore 2009 Wind China) will be staged at Shanghai International Convention Center. As China's first offshore wind event, Offshore 2009 Wind China aims to discuss and present related laws and regulations, policies, market, technologies and products based on the prospect and reality of offshore wind development both at home and abroa ... more First Wind's Stetson Wind Expansion Project Approved
Boston MA (SPX) Mar 05, 2009First Wind has announced it has received approval from the Maine Land Use Regulation Commission (LURC) to build a 25.5 megawatt (MW) expansion of the Stetson Wind project outside of Danforth, Me. First Wind filed its permit application with LURC for the Stetson Wind expansion project on Tuesday November 4th, 2008. The commission held a hearing and provided approval. "The first phase ... more
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