Category Wind
Environmental groups criticize Wind energy project
Oct 15 – McClatchy-Tribune Regional News – Trevor Brown Wyoming Tribune-Eagle, Cheyenne A proposal to build the country’s largest wind energy project south of Rawlins is drawing heat from environmental groups. The Laramie-based Biodiversity Conservation Alliance is considering legal action because of its concerns that the Chokecherry Sierra Madre Wind Energy Project would devastate local […]
New push for green energy
By Ahmed Al Omari, Gulf Daily News: A GREEN power plant that relies solely on wind and solar energy is on the drawing board, it emerged yesterday. Minister of State for Electricity and Water Dr Abdulhussain Mirza, announced plans for the project yesterday at the opening of the 2012 Renewable Energy Forum. He said the […]
Layoffs at Wind Facilities Now Occurring
By Bill Opalka, Energybiz: Vestas has cut staff at two Colorado blade factories, citing low demand for new wind equipment in 2013 as the federal production tax credit expires at the end of the year. With the approaching deadline to renew the production tax credit fast approaching, the same types of lay-offs could occur at other wind-related […]
Kenya: Vision 2030 Endorses Lake Turkana Wind Power Project
By Charles Gichane, All Africa: The Vision 2030 Delivery Board will sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Lake Turkana Wind Power (LTWP), endorsing the largest single private investment in Kenya’s history, amounting to Sh75 billion. The project will provide 300 Megawatts (MW) of reliable, low cost wind power to the Kenya national grid, equivalent […]
Wind energy industry set for massive expansion
By Frank McDonald, Irish Times: Since 1992 wind’s share of the electricity market has been increasing and it now stands at 18% THE NUMBER of wind turbines dotting the landscape looks set to double between now and 2020, according to reliable estimates. There are more than 1,100 turbines in operation in Ireland, mostly at 176 […]
Wind energy could provide 30,000 new jobs by 2020, claims lobby group
By Barry O’Halloran, Irish Times: WIND ENERGY could create 30,000 new jobs by 2020, according to an industry lobby group, which yesterday called on State agencies to establish specialist units to promote the sector. The Irish Wind Energy Association (IWEA) published a report arguing that the Republic could export 6,000 megawatts (MW) of electricity – […]
President Obama revokes sale of four wind farms to Chinese nationals
By Bill Opalka, Renewablesbiz: The Obama administration on Sept. 28 ordered companies controlled by Chinese national to divest themselves of four Oregon wind projects acquired earlier this year, deeming them too close to restricted airspace near a naval training facility. In an executive order, Obama ordered Ralls Corporation, a company owned by Chinese nationals, to […]
EU wind capacity hits 100 gigawatt mark – industry
By Reuters: Installed EU wind capacity has reached the 100 gigawatt mark – the equivalent of power generated from 39 nuclear plants or a train of coal stretching from Buenos Aires to Brussels – but financial risk threatens growth, industry body EWEA said. “We have just in the past couple of weeks passed 100 gigawatts […]
Google’s wind-powered data center
By SFGate: The amount of electricity sucked down by data centers has been one of the tech world’s dirty little non-secrets for years. Packed with equipment running nonstop, data centers can use more energy than many small towns. And they’re only as green as the local power grid that feeds them. If the grid relies […]
LM Wind Power to cut 345 jobs, blames industry downturn, lack of political support
By Christopher Bjorke, Grand Forks Herald: LM Wind Power, one of Grand Forks’ largest manufacturers, announced Tuesday that it would lay off more than 300, citing weak demand and uncertain political support for the industry. The reductions include 200 full-time production workers, 15 administrative staff workers and approximately 130 temporary workers and contractors, according to the […]
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