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GE Drivetrain Technologies Launches Generator And Control System Division
Chicago IL (SPX) May 12, 2009GE Drivetrain Technologies has announced that the Company has launched a wind generator and control systems division to serve its wind turbine customers around the globe. Following the success of GE Drivetrain Technologies' wind gearbox business, the Company will immediately offer doubly fed induction and permanent magnet generators in the 2 - 6 megawatt (MW) power range. GE Transpor ... more Northern Power Systems Launches Wind For Schools Package 
Barre VT (SPX) May 12, 2009Northern Power Systems has unveiled a Wind for Schools package that will help more schools produce their own wind power and engage their students and communities in realizing the benefits of renewable energy. Announced at WINDPOWER 2009, the package outfits educational institutions with a Northwind 100 wind turbine, standards-based K-12 curriculum that is customized and linked to real-time ... more Nordic Windpower Awarded Contracts For 19MW Of Wind Projects 
Chicago IL (SPX) May 12, 2009Nordic Windpower USA has announced that it has been awarded contracts for 19 of its N1000 one-megawatt wind turbines for public- and private-sector community wind projects in North and South America. The 70 meter high N1000 turbine, with blades 59 meters in diameter, will provide clean and renewable wind energy for schools, wind farms, a military base, a municipal utility, and a sustainabl ... more GE Energy AND WSI Launch Forecasting Technology For Wind Farms 
Chicago IL (SPX) May 12, 2009GE Energy and WSI Corporation are joining forces to launch more accurate forecasting tools for wind farm owner/operators and transmission/distribution providers. GE Energy and WSI have announced that they have formed an alliance. "This relationship brings together two technology platforms to further the science of wind forecasting and its use in wind farm operations," said Victor Abate ... more Quorum Introduces Wind Energy Management Software 
Houston TX (SPX) May 08, 2009Quorum Business Solutions introduces Quorum Wind Suite, a comprehensive set of solutions designed to address the key business functions associated with acquiring, developing, and operating today's wind energy business. Quorum Wind Suite assists with land acquisition, lease and easement management, royalty distribution, and visualization of operations through integrated GIS, as well as allo ... more |
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Boston MA (SPX) May 08, 2009A majority of the members of the Massachusetts Legislature, 107 in total, representing Democrats and Republicans in the House and Senate, including 28 Committee Chairmen, have signed onto a letter to Interior Secretary Ken Salazar urging him to approve Cape Wind "as soon as possible." This announcement coincides with an event in Newark, Delaware where Vice President Biden and Interior Secr ... more New wind turbine blade technology created 
West Lafayette, Ind. (UPI) May 6, 2009 Purdue University and Sandia National Laboratory scientists say they've developed a technology designed to improve the efficiency of wind turbine blades. The researchers said the technology uses sensors and computational software to constantly monitor forces exerted on wind turbine blades. "The ultimate goal is to feed information from sensors into an active control system that ... more US Wind Energy Industry Installs Over 2,800 MW In First Quarter 
Washington DC (SPX) May 05, 2009The wind energy industry installed over 2,800 megawatts (MW) of new generating capacity in the first quarter of 2009, with new projects completed in 15 states and powering the equivalent of 816,000 homes, the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) has announced in its first quarter market report. Commented AWEA CEO Denise Bode, "These brand new wind projects shine a ray of hope on our eco ... more Smart Turbine Blades To Improve Wind Power
West Lafayette IN (SPX) May 05, 2009Researchers have developed a technique that uses sensors and computational software to constantly monitor forces exerted on wind turbine blades, a step toward improving efficiency by adjusting for rapidly changing wind conditions. The research by engineers at Purdue University and Sandia National Laboratories is part of an effort to develop a smarter wind turbine structure "The ultim ... more Small Wind Energy Turbine Installed At Wayne State University 
Detroit MI (SPX) May 05, 2009Wayne State University has erected a Franklin Vertical Axis Wind Turbine (VAWT) - the first small wind energy turbine of its kind in North America - atop the university's Engineering Technology Building. Mounted on a mast that extends the unit 30 feet into the air, the VAWT's 5kW of electrical energy will initially power the computer lab in the 20,000-square-foot building. The Frankl ... more |
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Washington DC (UPI) Apr 14, 2009Despite 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 ... more Navajo Receives Finance Commitment For Its 200MW Xinjiang Wind Farm Project 
Atlanta GA (SPX) Apr 07, 2009Navajo 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 Agile IP Secures Patent Rights For Vertical Wind Energy 
London, UK (SPX) Apr 07, 2009Vertical 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 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 US Offshore Wind Decision Hailed As Big Step Forward For Clean Energy 
Washington DC (SPX) May 05, 2009In the wake of the Earth Day action by President Barack Obama and Interior Department Secretary Ken Salazar on new guidelines clearing the way for major offshore wind projects, the following statement was issued by Clean Power Now and TheClean.org. The nonprofit and nonpartisan Civil Society Institute think tank is a convener of TheClean.org. The statement issued by Civil Society Ins ... more
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