By Karl-Erik Stromsta in New York Wind project has been heavily criticised by the recently elected government in the Canadian province of Quebec Read Full Article Here For more great articles: www.rechargenews.com
By National Wind Watch Wind turbines that could soar 600 feet above the Atlantic Ocean may soon produce power used by Virginia homes and businesses. On the surface, it seems that capturing ocean’s trade winds to create electricity could catapult Virginia into a 21st-century example of green energy production. But below the surface, the State…
By [email protected] (Eric C. Evarts) Producing renewable electricity is cheaper than running old coal plants, a new report from investment firm Lazard shows. Lazard reports that new wind farms in the U.S. can produce power for $29 to $56 per megawatt-hour, compared to $27 to $45 for existing coal-fired powerplants, according to a report last…
By Andrew Lee Wind OEM gets first Australian order for V150-4.2MW from Tilt Renewables project that won in Victoria tender Read Full Article Here For more great articles: www.rechargenews.com
By [email protected] California has been a haven for solar developers for years. Beginning in 2006, the gigawatts’ worth of solar in its yearly queue of requests rivaled the state’s gas capacity. Wind hasn’t been far behind. And four years ago, energy storage additions began to creep in. According to Prajit Ghosh, head of global strategy…
By [email protected]entechmedia.com California has been a haven for solar developers for years. Beginning in 2006, the gigawatts’ worth of solar in its yearly queue of requests rivaled the state’s gas capacity. Wind hasn’t been far behind. And four years ago, energy storage additions began to creep in. According to Prajit Ghosh, head of global strategy…
By National Wind Watch As a mechanical engineer with 15 years experience in wind energy, I oppose installation of industrial wind power in Western New York, specifically the Farmersville proposed Invenergy wind farm. Wind turbines exert large disturbances into the fluid conditions of the air, like a boat wake extending downwind, many rotor diameters, from…
By National Wind Watch BLACKWELL – Operators of a northern Oklahoma wind farm are abandoning a creative tax avoidance scheme that was drawing statewide scrutiny because of its potentially damaging impact on Oklahoma school funding. Representatives of Rock Falls Wind Farm LLC told The Oklahoman on Friday that they will pay more than $2.2 million…
By National Wind Watch Australia’s most populous state of New South Wales outlined plans on Monday to speed development of A$2.6 billion ($1.9 billion) worth of transmission capacity to hook up more wind and solar power. The move comes as renewable energy developers have run into problems lining up agreements to hook up new solar…
By National Wind Watch BELLEVUE – Apex Clean Energy, which has an office in Bellevue, plans to invest millions into Erie and Huron counties over a 30-year period through the Emerson Creek Wind Project. “Wind turbines pay property tax – with 70 percent going to the school districts – so you’re going to see a…
By Frank Andorka The Energy Show: By Barry Cinnamon We have all seen those big power plants outside cities that provide power — historically from coal, oil and nuclear and now more recently, natural gas. These utility power plants have served us well for over a century. But technology is passing them by. These old…
By Joshua S Hill MHI Vestas announced on Wednesday that it has been selected by offshore wind developer and operator Parkwind to provide its 9.5 megawatt (MW) wind turbines for the 219 MW Northwester 2 Offshore Wind Power Plant set to be built off the coast of Belgium in the North Sea. Read Full Article…
By National Wind Watch The impact of wind farms on flying species has been well documented, with turbines reducing the number of birds and bats in an area and disrupting migration routes. But a new study finds that the impacts of turbines are more far-reaching than previously thought, acting almost like a new apex predator…
By Alexandre Spatuzza in Buenos Aires Wind farm is first to reach operation since failed 2010 programme was revived under new renewables push Read Full Article Here For more great articles: www.rechargenews.com
By National Wind Watch In October 1986, I presented a keynote address to the Community Noise Conference held in Toowoomba, co-sponsored by the Queensland Division of Noise Abatement and Air Pollution and the Australian Acoustical Society. The title of my talk was “Health Hazards of Noise.” In my talk, I spoke of noise as not…