Wind Turbines

New focus on wind turbine site

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 14:24:46 GMT

Residents who breathed a sigh of relief two months ago after it emerged that developers had pulled out of a windfarm scheme have been left stunned after another company confirmed it is interested in the site.

Lies In The Wind

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 15:10:57 GMT

This past election season every politician on both sides of the isle had them in their commercials.

Westward ho! We went on a travelling adventure

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 14:08:02 GMT

"Travel the USA, in your Chevrolet, America is asking you to call," crooned Dina Shore, and in Aug.

"The answer my friend is blowin' in the wind The answer

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 15:22:35 GMT

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'Fish technology' draws renewable energy from slow water currents

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 14:02:51 GMT

ANN ARBOR, Mich.-Slow-moving ocean and river currents could be a new, reliable and affordable alternative energy source.

Woodward to expand Loveland operation

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 13:54:13 GMT

The good news behind the impending departure of 180 General Electric workers to Longmont is that Woodward will be expanding its operations in Loveland.

AMSC Partners With Shenyang Blower Works For Development Of 2 Megawatt Wind Turbines (ElectricNet)

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 09:29:35 GMT

American Superconductor Corporation, a leading energy technologies company, and Shenyang Blower Works (Group) Co., Ltd. (SBW), a leading Chinese industrial equipment manufacturer, signed an agreement today for co-development work that positions SBW to become a leading supplier of wind turbines for the Chinese marketplace

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Erie County may use wind turbines for power (The Morning Journal)

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:12:13 GMT

VERMILION ? Government facilities in Erie County might use wind turbines for power in the future.

Forum mulls wind farm health effects:

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 13:33:40 GMT

Michael Nissenbaum says, with lots of headaches. Then comes a chronic feeling of annoyance and irritability.

Wind panel sets noise-level protocol

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 13:26:30 GMT

The town wind law committee created to produce a zoning amendment to deal with wind farms added a sound measurement protocol and changed setbacks from roads during its meeting Thursday afternoon.

Wind law gets OK (Carteret County News-Times)

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:21:34 GMT

BEAUFORT ? It?s taken nine months of public hearings, multiple drafts and countless e-mails of information, but Carteret County finally has an ordinance regulating wind turbines and communication towers.

State justices back Gregoire on wind farm

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 13:22:05 GMT

Gov. Chris Gregoire had authority to approve a Kittitas County wind farm over the objections of local officials, the state Supreme Court ruled Thursday in Olympia.

Vestas receives wind turbine order for 58MW in Greece (Energy Business Review)

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:37:15 GMT

Vestas Wind Systems has received an order for two projects totaling 29 units of the V90-2MW wind turbine. The projects have a total installed capacity of 58MW, and the turbines for the projects will be delivered during 2009.

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Ethical banks win new customers - Reuters UK

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 13:13:00 GMT

BRUSSELS/LONDON (Reuters) - As the financial crisis hit a climax in Belgium with the split-up of its largest bank Fortis in October, new clients were rushing to a small, "ecologically correct" bank. Triodos -- investing not in derivatives but in ...

Educate yourself about wind turbines (Owen Sound Sun Times)

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 13:18:19 GMT

Editor: There is a lot of information out there on industrial wind turbines. A great deal of it comes from the Canadian Wind Energy Association. [...]

Forum mulls wind farm health effects - Bangor Daily News

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 12:59:00 GMT

FORT KENT, Maine ? It commonly begins, Dr. Michael Nissenbaum says, with lots of headaches. Then comes a chronic feeling of annoyance and irritability. As it progresses, nausea, vertigo and lapses in concentration become common. It culminates with ...

New wind turbines at least 30% more efficient, Earth one step closer to salvation (Engadget)

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 13:34:37 GMT

Still addicted to oil like the rest of the world? You might reconsider wind power rehab now that a startup called ExRo has developed turbines that it says are consistently 30% -- and in some situations as much as 100% -- more efficient than the standard kind. The traditionally-used mechanical transmissions have been replaced with an inexpensive electric alternative that can adapt to changes ...

G8 should include SA, China, India, others, panel says - Engineering News

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 07:01:00 GMT

The Group of Eight major industrialised countries should be doubled to include South Africa, Brazil, China and India and other nations to better tackle global challenges like climate change and economic stability, a blue chip panel said on Thursday ...

WAPA buying wind power from Basin - In-Forum

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 07:24:00 GMT

BISMARCK, N.D. The agency that distributes hydroelectric power generated by Missouri River dams is planning to buy wind power for the first time. The Western Area Power Administration says its deal to buy up to 50 megawatts of wind power per year ...

Wind farm opponents air new argument (UPI)

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:14:58 GMT

WINDSOR, Ontario, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- Southwestern Ontario opponents of what could become the largest wind farm site in Canada raised new concerns the turbines would endanger private airstrips.

Consumers Energy Secures 28,000 Acres for Wind Energy In Mason and ... - WWJ Newsradio 950

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 23:03:00 GMT

Consumers Energy said this week it had secured more than 28,000 acres of easements in Tuscola and Mason counties for potential wind generation development and is starting the process of testing sites. Construction started today on four meteorological ...

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EU renewables industry optimistic about 2020 outlook ? - EurActiv.com

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 07:46:00 GMT

Despite gloomy economic forecasts, manufacturers of solar panels, wind turbines and other non-fossil fuel technologies?say?they are?ready to deliver more than the bloc's target of sourcing 20% of energy needs from renewables by 2020. "We can ...

Turbines: No secrecy - North Devon Gazette & Advertiser

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 07:32:00 GMT

SIR - Regarding wind turbines at Bickleton (Gazette, November 12): I find it strange that people have "stumbled upon" this matter and consider they have come across "leaked" documents. There was a supplementary and planning meeting on August 18 ...

Woodstock discusses wind farm (The Lewiston Sun Journal)

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 10:08:33 GMT

WOODSTOCK - Thirty people attended a special informational selectmen's meeting Wednesday regarding a proposed Spruce Mountain wind farm. Todd Presson and Trevor Childs from Patriot Renewables of Quincy, Mass., said the wind farm would have five turbines.

Wind project gets townships? OK - New Age-Examiner

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 03:36:00 GMT

EATON TWP - Supervisors on Thursday granted a conditional use permit for BP Alternative Energy to build up to 17 turbines in the township. The turbines would be part of a larger facility that could have as many as 87 turbines within the boundaries of ...

Wind law gets OK (Carteret County News-Times)

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 11:21:43 GMT

Google CEO wants more open and transparent government - Raw Story

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 22:42:00 GMT

Google chairman Eric Schmidt called on Tuesday for more openness and transparency in government and for it to embrace the power of the Internet. "Basic information that the government uses is unavailable," Schmidt said in an address hosted by the New ...

Lessons From Germany - Time

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 05:46:00 GMT

Wind turbines in Dardesheim, eastern Germany. Clustered along the banks of the River Spree in central Berlin, Germany's parliament buildings are designed to make the most of natural light and the flow of air. Electricity and heat are provided by ...