The public deserves to know problem #OK
By National Wind Watch The operators of a wind farm east of Enid continue to work to find out why one turbine suffered a catastrophic failure. Sometimes during the night of May 31-June 1, one blade on the turbine broke off and landed about 100 yards away in a cornfield. The turbine has been fixed…
‘Wind turbines can impact human and animal health’ says noise boffin speaking in NI #NIR
By National Wind Watch A low frequency noise boffin is speaking in Co Tyrone about the possible impact of wind turbines on people’s health. Professor Mariana Alves-Pereira is a specialist in biological responses to infrasound and low frequency noise. Her research in Portugal found that a family living near turbines had impaired brain function, while…
Offshore wind project still doesn’t add up #MD
By National Wind Watch As Jeffrey M. Grybowski of Deepwater Wind has a vested interest in an offshore wind project that I criticized, it is not surprising that has chosen to spin the facts to his advantage (“Offshore wind power has a bright future in Md.,” July 18). In contrast, I have no such vested…
Turbines only enrich billionaires #WY
By National Wind Watch Help me, please. Explain why Wyoming voted for Trump. We currently are building the Barack Obama Legacy Wind Farm (aka Chokecherry/Sierra Madre) and soon we will have the Barack Obama Legacy Wind Farm #2 (too many names to list here) in Shirley Basin. Eternal shrines to the legacy of Obama saving…
Better to ask forgiveness than permission: Bulgaria to ban new construction on Cape Kaliakra #BGR
By National Wind Watch Bulgaria’s Environment Minister Neno Dimov said on July 21 that the country has reached a settlement with the European Commission in relation to a conservation lawsuit that Bulgaria lost in the European Court of Justice. In its January 2016 ruling, the court found that Bulgaria failed to protect unique habitats and…
Detroit Renewabel Energy to be Acquired by a Consortium
By Press Release Created in 2010, Detroit Renewable Energy is an integrated renewable energy system comprised of Detroit Thermal, Detroit Renewable Power and Hamtramck Energy Services. The post Detroit Renewabel Energy to be Acquired by a Consortium appeared first on Solar Thermal Magazine. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Solar Thermal Magazine
Bat, bird deaths focus of wind farm study #MT
By National Wind Watch Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks is leading a study of how a NorthWestern Energy-owned wind farm called Spion Kop is affecting bats and birds east of Great Falls. One of the initial findings is that the project has been harder on bats than a pre-construction study predicted, with bats possibly mistaking…
Berkeley Lab to Lead Multimillion-Dollar Geothermal Energy Project
By U.S. DOE In geothermal systems, heat acquired from water circulating in rock fractures deep in the Earth’s crust is extracted for conversion to electricity. The post Berkeley Lab to Lead Multimillion-Dollar Geothermal Energy Project appeared first on Solar Thermal Magazine. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Solar Thermal Magazine
Chevy Bolt Production — An Insider’s Viewpoint
By Steve Hanley Reports that Chevrolet is cutting production of the Bolt to reduce inventories may be overstated. We have heard from a worker at the factory who has a different perspective. Read on to learn more. Chevy Bolt Production — An Insider’s Viewpoint was originally published on CleanTechnica. To read more from CleanTechnica, join…
Report: Toyota to begin mass production in China in 2019 of EVs based on C-HR
By mmillikin Japan’s Asahi Shimbun reports that Toyota will begin mass production of EVs in China in 2019, using the C-HR crossover (earlier post) as the base. The report says that production volume will be determined by regulations and available subsidies, but that initial volumes will likely be more than 1,000 units per year. The…