U.S. Wind Energy Calls for Renewable Energy Standard (IEEE Spectrum)
This week the American Wind Energy Association assembled a bunch of energy industry executives to make a pitch to the press for a national renewable energy standard , that is, a mandate requiring utilities to generate certain proportions of electricity from renewable sources by certain dates.
OMS Students Take Second Place At Wind Energy Competition (Oswego County Today)
Oswego Middle School recently took second place at a wind energy competition held at C-NS High School.
Development of wind energy transmission lines important, difficult, speakers say (Midland Reporter-Telegram)
Creating additional transmission lines for wind energy in northern and western Texas is vital not only to the development of the industry, but also to the state's future economy, speakers at a Permian Basin Petroleum Meeting said Tuesday.
Letter of the day: Clean wind energy should be one of Michigan's priorities (Detroit Free Press)
Michigan has nearly 1,000 miles of shoreline where clean wind energy is available. Why is it taking us so long to take advantage of this?
Concerns voiced by residents help Adams County Board decide to review setback rules in wind-energy ordinance (Quincy Herald-Whig)
The Adams County Board plans to revisit its newly adopted wind energy ordinance to determine if changes are needed in setback rules and public-notification provisions.
Texas Breaks Wind Energy Record (GOOD)
Good news from the Lone Star State: Texas set a new record for US wind energy generation late last week when at 6:37am on Friday wind turbines provided 19 per cent of the electricity mix – the equivalent of 6,272MW - to its main grid. The figure, which did not include power generated in its windy Panhandle region, is expected to increase significantly in the coming years as the state plans to ...
Research and Markets: North American Wind Energy Market - Investment Opportunities: Promise of Steady and Sustainable ... (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
DUBLIN----Research and Markets has announced the addition of Frost & Sullivan's new report "North American Wind Energy Market - Investment Opportunities" to their offering.
Texas breaks US wind energy record (vnunet.com)
Cath Everett, BusinessGreen , Monday 8 March 2010 at 12:59:00 Lone Star State generates nearly a fifth of electricity from wind power Texas set a new record for US wind energy generation late last week when at 6:37am on Friday wind turbines provided 19 per cent of the electricity mix – the equivalent of 6,272MW - to its main grid. The figure, which did not include power generated in its windy ...
Plans to establish Ireland’s national wind energy academy in Donegal (Irish Examiner)
A NATIONAL wind energy academy is to be established in Donegal as part of the county’s efforts to market itself as the number one area in the country for wind energy.
AWEA Supply Chain Manager To Explore Renewable, Wind Energy At WESTEC, March 23-25, In Los Angeles (ElectricNet)
Energy is Matt Garran's forte. A supply chain manager for the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA), Garran will offer insights on how manufacturing companies can grow in the renewable energy and wind industry at WESTEC 2010, Thursday, March 25 at the Los Angeles Convention Center