Go slow on OK’ing wind farmsWatertown Public OpinionBecause wind is variable, a dependable power system is required. In South Dakota, those are the Big Stone power plant plus natural gas power plants, such as one recently built north of Brookings near White. Wind power makes those systems inefficient.
Washington ExaminerWind power to overtake coal power in TexasWashington ExaminerWind energy is expected to overtake coal in Texas after Friday’s news that two large coal-fired power plants are set to close in the next year. The utility firm Luminant announced that it would close the Sandow Power Plant and the Big Brown Power Plant …Two Coal Plants Closing Their Doors In Central TexasNorth American WindpowerTexas’ largest power generator speeds up coal’s decline with closure of two more plantsDallas Newsall 27 news articles »
Popular MechanicsWind Power Is Coming to Cargo Ships – Popular MechanicsPopular MechanicsGlobal shipping is a huge problem for the environment, but up til now no one has really tackled how to make the massive industry less harmful. A Finnish boat is&nb…
Windpower MonthlyMongolia doubles capacity completing second siteWindpower MonthlyAt present, Mongolia has a power-supply capacity of 1,130MW, consisting of 88% coal and just 8% renewable energy, including hydropower sources, according to a 2015 report…
BurlingtonFreePress.comLawmakers vote against setbacks for wind turbines in VermontBurlingtonFreePress.comMONTPELIER – Vermont lawmakers have voted against a regulation that would require large wind projects to be located thousands of feet from neighboring …and more »
NBCNews.comOne Giant Wind Farm Could Power the Entire PlanetNBCNews.comBut as this year’s historic hurricane season has shown, the world has plenty of wind. In fact, new research by scientists at the Carnegie Institution for Science in Stanford, California suggests that one stupendous wind farm floating in the North …
QuartzLike solar, wind power is now cheaper than coal-based electricity in IndiaQuartzAfter a steep fall in solar power prices in India, it is now the turn of wind energy. During an auction conducted last week by the state-run Solar Energy Corporation …
VICE NewsThe shipping industry may finally be turning to wind powerVICE NewsThe Estraden is a Finnish cargo ship that sails the North Sea six times a week. And though it burns oil, it is sailing in the sense that its engines are powered in part by the …
Windpower Engineering (press release)Siemens Gamesa inaugurates new wind-turbine blade plant in …Windpower Engineering (press release)Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) has officially inaugurated its new wind-turbine blade factory in Tangier (Morocco), an event chaired by Morocco’s …and more »
Windpower MonthlyMytrah reviews unauthorised multi-million dollar loanWindpower Monthly… before updating shareholders, the utility said. The company’s share price fell by nearly 13% on 10 October. Mytrah Energy has 615.3MW of online projects in India, according to Windpower Intelligence, the research and data division of Windpower Monthly.
OregonLive.comPacifiCorp facing regulatory blowback on wind power plansOregonLive.comStaff advisers at Oregon’s utility regulator threw cold water on PacifiCorp’s plan to spend $3.5 billion, one of its biggest upgrades ever, on wind turbines and a new transmission line. The Public Utility Commission staff say the utility had failed to …
Windpower MonthlySiemens Gamesa opens African blade factoryWindpower MonthlyMorocco is aiming to generate 52% of its electricity from clean energy sources by 2030. Wind power is targeted to account for 20% of the total. According to Windpower Intellige…
Southernminn.comIs wind power living up to potential?Southernminn.comTurbine. Northfield’s two colleges have a combined three wind turbines. According to Carleton College, one of its two turbines provides 30 percent of the college’s annual electricity. (News file photo). ST. PAUL — Wind power is not living up to …Is wind power living up to potential? Conservative groups says no …Bemidji Pioneerall 4 news articles »
New York Daily NewsLet sun & wind power Puerto Rico’s futureNew York Daily NewsIn the wake of Hurricane Maria, Puerto Ricans are grappling with an intensifying humanitarian crisis. But given the chance, the island could emerge from this disaster as a global leader in the transition toward clean energy. Unfortunately, it will …and more »
TechCrunchMicrosoft just purchased all of GE’s newest Irish wind farm capacity …TechCrunchMicrosoft signed an agreement with GE today to purchase every last bit of the wind energy from GE’s brand-new 37-megawatt Tullahennel wind farm located in..Microsoft is going to buy all the wind power from this GE siteCNBCMicrosoft to buy all the power from new Irish wind farmFinancial TimesMicrosoft buys 15 years worth of energy from GE’s Irish wind farmEngadgetWindpower Engineering (press release) -ZDNet -The Stack -Microsoft News Centerall 67 news articles »
Washington PostThere’s enough wind energy over the oceans to power human civilization, scientists sayWashington PostNew research published on Monday finds there is so much wind energy potential over oceans that it could theoretically be used to generate “civilization scale power” — assuming, that is, that we are willing to cover enormous stretches of the sea with …Can Deep Water Wind Farms Power The World?OilPrice.comOffshore wind farms have powerful advantage over land-based turbines, study findsScience MagazineEnergy for the Planet: Open Ocean Wind Turbines Could Provide …NewsweekNew Atlas -Mother Nature Network -Quartz -Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciencesall 101 news articles »
Belle River Wind Up And Running In OntarioNorth American WindpowerBelle River Wind, located in Lakeshore, Ontario, is expected to generate enough clean energy to power approximately 35,000 Ontario homes each year. The project operates under a 20-year p…
Lincoln Journal StarWind energy’s expansion in Nebraska creates sharp new divideLincoln Journal StarThe pushback was clear last year, when Lancaster and Gage counties approved noise restrictions that effectively halted several proposed wind farms. At the state level, a Nebraska lawmaker is trying to temporarily stop commercial wind projects in the …and more »
CNBCMicrosoft is going to buy all the wind power from this GE siteCNBCMicrosoft and General Electric (GE) have entered into a 15-year power purchase agreement in Ireland, it was announced Monday. The deal means that the tech giant will purchase all the wind energy produced at GE’s new, 37 megawatt (MW) Tullahennel …Microsoft just bought all the electricity from this wind farm for 15 years to power cloud computingZDNetMicrosoft to buy all the power from new Irish wind farmFinancial TimesMicrosoft, GE announce 15-year wind energy deal in IrelandSeeking AlphaVentureBeat -Irish Times -StreetInsider.comall 12 news articles »
Phys.OrgBanking sun and wind energyPhys.OrgWhen renewable energy is stored in large amounts and for a long time, it is usually done using hydrogen. The electricity generated by a solar panel or a wind turbine is transmitted to an electrolyser unit, whi…
