By National Wind Watch There is a real possibility of a future with hundreds of Industrial Wind Turbines (IWTs) surrounding the greater Ottawa area. Quite a picture. Let me tell you a story. I live in the small community of North Stormont, just south of Ottawa. I have lived and worked in the Ottawa area…
By National Wind Watch Wind farm developers are being urged to factor local seabird population trends into plans to avoid contributing to species decline, says new ZSL-led study. Offshore windfarm developments could avoid adding to the plight of wild birds such as the black-legged kittiwake, by ensuring that the most recent data on local populations…
By Sophie Vorrath Wind and solar have delivered “substantially lower” wholesale electricity prices in South Australia, but it has yet to flow through to consumers. The post SA renewables surge bringing down energy prices, but consumers miss out appeared first on RenewEconomy. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Renew Economy
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By National Wind Watch Apex Clean Energy has been working for several years now to install a wind turbine farm in multiple townships throughout Montcalm County. Apex is a current investor of the MEA and has contributed financially to the MEA since 2020. Carr has publicly spoken in support of Apex’s project and he has…
By WPED Staff The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), solar, wind, and other renewable energy sources (i.e., biomass, geothermal, hydropower) provided 96.3% of the domestic electrical generating capacity added in January and February 2022, according to a review by the SUN DAY Campaign. According to the latest issue…
By John Engel Follow @EngelsAngle Renewable energy sources generated more electricity than nuclear energy in the U.S. for the first time in 2021, data shows. Renewables — wind, hydropower, solar, biomass, and geothermal — generated 795 million MWh of electricity last year, while nuclear accounted for 778 million MWh, according to data from the Energy…
By National Wind Watch Optimism abounds about the future of wind power, with a clean-energy boom powering robust growth in an industry that businesses and governments agree is key to slowing climate change. But a nagging problem could keep the sector from fulfilling that promise: Turbine makers are still struggling to translate soaring demand into…
By Dennis Wamsted After passing coal as power source, Texas wind and solar now have natural gas in their sights. The post Wind and solar generated record 34% of power in Texas last quarter appeared first on RenewEconomy. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Renew Economy
By Michael Mazengarb Wind and solar projects will create significantly more jobs than new coal or gas plants, new analysis shows. The post Graph of the Day: Smashing Barnaby’s coal versus renewable jobs myth appeared first on RenewEconomy. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Renew Economy
By National Wind Watch A wind turbine has been severely damaged by a fire. The turbine burst into flames at about 17:45 BST on Sunday, at French Drove in Thorney, in the Cambridgeshire fens. Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue Service sent crews from Crowland and Deeping Market to the fire, which had taken hold on one…
By Joshua S Hill Wind reaches new milestone in US, beating out both coal and nuclear power for a single day. The post Graph of the Day: Wind beats both nuclear and coal for first time in US appeared first on RenewEconomy. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Renew Economy
By John Engel Follow @EngelsAngle Uzair Memon can vividly remember when his phone started ringing off the hook. It was Feb. 14, 2021. Memon and his wife were celebrating Valentine’s Day when the chief commercial officer of digital services for GE Renewable Energy started fielding calls from concerned wind turbine owners and operators as an…
By Renewable Energy World Researchers at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory reported that the amount of new electric capacity in interconnection review queues nationally is “growing dramatically,” with more than 1,400 GW of total generation and storage capacity seeking connection to the grid. They said that more than 90% of that capacity is for zero-carbon…
By Harun Asad Surging global energy prices are supercharging the already rapid pace of growth in solar, wind, and battery storage projects, according to the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis US 2022 Power Sector Outlook. The post Report: Surging Energy Prices Accelerating Pace of Wind, Solar, Battery Adoption appeared first on Environment +…