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Analysis: Wind up, but for how long?
Washington DC (UPI) Apr 14, 2009
Despite the current economic climate, wind-farm construction and turbine manufacturing are blowing along at surprisingly high rates - at least for now. In 2008, the U.S. wind industry hit a new record, installing 8,358 megawatts of new wind-energy capacity at a price tag of $17 billion, according to the American Wind Energy Association, a national trade association. But the new ... read more
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    Agile IP Secures Patent Rights For Vertical Wind Energy
    London, UK (SPX) Apr 07, 2009
    Vertical Wind Energy are using Agile IP, a London firm of patent attorneys to secure patents for their modular design vertical wind turbine. Vertical Wind Energy's Steven Peace, said: "We provide innovative solutions for wind generated power, using a design that overcomes the inherent problems with traditional horizontal axis wind turbines. With Agile IP we are securing patents for our des ... more

    Navajo Receives Finance Commitment For Its 200MW Xinjiang Wind Farm Project
    Atlanta GA (SPX) Apr 07, 2009
    Navajo Wind Energy has announced that it has received a letter of intent to finance its 200 MW wind farm project located in Xinjiang, China. The value of the 200 MW project is in excess of US$450,000,000. As previously announced, Navajo has come to a terms agreement with Mingchuang Energy Manufacturing Co. Ltd. to create a joint venture partnership on projects located in China. Both compan ... more

    Study urges coastal wind farms
    Washington, April 3, 2009
    Wind farms placed off U.S. coastlines could contribute significantly to meeting the nation's energy needs, says an Interior Department study. Turbines off the Atlantic Coast potentially could produce 1,000 gigawatts of electricity, enough to meet 25 percent of the nation's electrical demands, the study says. Turbines located off the Pacific Coast also hold great potential but wou ... more

    Telltale heat
    Bonn, Germany (SPX) Apr 03, 2009
    At 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, 2009
    Horizon 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

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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 ... more

    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

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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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