Green energy co-operative set to install hydro-electric turbine

7 February 2012, 6:06 am

A green energy co-operative has awarded a £450,000 contract to supply a hydro-electric turbine as part of a sustainable energy scheme near Whitby.... Read More »

Going with the wind

5 February 2012, 6:27 am

The wind blowing across the prairie is a familiar part of living in this area, a force of nature. A perfect storm seems to be brewing to make it something more, to make wind energy important as an economic development force. The American Wind Energy Association released fourth quarter 2011 results r... Read More »

Water authority waiting to issue decision on Laurel wind turbine; comments close today

3 February 2012, 4:14 am

The Suffolk County Water Authority hasn’t found any scientific documentation on abnormal fire risks associated with wind turbines, its chief environmental officer Carrie Meek Gallagher said this week. The authority plans to build a 100-kilowatt wind turbine at its pumping station near Laurel Lake ... Read More »

AP Exclusive: Dominion wading into offshore winds

2 February 2012, 12:24 pm

Dominion Virginia Power is interested in building up to 400 wind turbines in Atlantic waters in what could be a powerful message for a slowly emerging domestic source of clean energy."If everything ...... Read More »

Application for €30m Clare wind farm

1 February 2012, 4:26 pm

ELECTRIC IRELAND has lodged plans for a large €30 million wind farm at its Moneypoint power station in Co Clare, where the turbines will be more than 30m (100 ft) taller than Dublin’s Spire.... Read More »

NFA - no position on wind power

1 February 2012, 4:15 am

NORTHUMBERLAND — The Northumberland Federation of Agriculture (NFA) is not urging the provincial government to suspend wind power generation like the Ontario Federation of Agriculture is, says NFA president Paul Burnham.[...]... Read More »

REenergy Electric (Suzhou) Co., Ltd. Deploys Ioxus’ Ultracapacitors for Wind Turbine Pitch Systems

24 January 2012, 5:45 am

Ioxus, Inc., a manufacturer of premium performance ultracapacitor technology for transportation, alternative energy, medical, industrial and consumer product markets, today announced it is providing ultracapacitors for pitch control and main control systems independently researched and developed by ... Read More »

Oklahoma Gas and Electric Co. completes latest wind farm

20 January 2012, 5:50 pm

The 227.5-megawatt Crossroads wind farm in Dewey County is complete, Oklahoma Gas and Electric Co. announced.... Read More »

Ionia County listed as possible relocation for wind turbine park

17 January 2012, 6:13 pm

With a looming deadline to complete a wind turbine park by the end of this year, officials with Blissfield Wind Energy LLC filed an amendment to a contract with Consumer’s Energy to relocate the project from Lenawee County to either Ionia or Gratiot counties.... Read More »

Study Suggests Wind Energy Increases Carbon Emissions

9 January 2012, 11:50 am

According to The Atlantic Wire, a study indicates that when considering factors such as the manufacture and replacement, as well as hardship on the grid, wind turbines are not the clean energy turbine that they've been touted as. Here are the details.... Read More »