A vibrant domestic wind energy industry not only creates a market for components to be used at wind farm projects around the country, it allows for made-in-the-USA wind turbines to be exported.
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Wind turbines: As Congress delays PTC extension, Gamesa announces furloughs
Spanish wind turbine manufacturer Gamesa announced furloughs of 165 U.S. workers last week, adding that it hopes to recall them once Congress renews the federal wind energy Production Tax Credit (PTC).
Continue readingCape Wind farm begins major offshore operations
?We are excited Fugro is involved with this pioneering project in helping catalyze and build a supply chain for the emerging U.S. offshore wind power industry?, McNeilan added.
Continue reading‘Green Illusions’ ill-informed about wind power
Experience with integrating large amounts of wind energy in the U.S. and Europe shows that system-wide changes in wind farm output occur over periods of several hours and can be predicted well enough.
Continue readingWind farm in Hawaii enters commercial operations
First Wind on July 5 said construction of the 21 MW Kaheawa Wind Power II project in West Maui, Hawaii has been completed and commercial operations have started.
Continue readingFirst Wind announces completion of Kaheawa wind farm
First Wind, an independent U.S.-based wind energy company, today announced that construction of the 21 megawatt (MW) Kaheawa Wind power project has been completed and commercial operations have begun.
Continue readingWind energy: Pew program director calls PTC ‘wildly successful,’ urges extension
Globally, the wind power industry has grown by 600 percent since 2004, Cuttino says, and with America global leadership stake, the time for Congress to act is now.
Continue readingUS debate over extending PTC continues to create wind power uncertainty
The American Wind Energy Association has said that a recent study by Navigant Consulting found that extending the PTC would allow the wind turbines sector to grow to 100,000 jobs in just four years.
Continue readingSalazar Announces Onshore, Offshore Wind Power Milestones
3,000 megawatt Wyoming wind farm and Rhode Island, Massachusetts Wind Energy Area take key steps forward.
Continue readingWind energy: S.D. technical school president on edge about PTC extension
South Dakota was #1 nationwide in 2011 in percentage of electricity generation coming from wind power, at 22.3 percent, according to the AWEA U.S. Wind Industry Annual Market Report.
Continue readingWind Farm: Boulder Chamber of Commerce backs PTC extension
The Boulder (Colo.) Chamber of Commerce has announced its support for an extension of the federal wind energy Production Tax Credit (PTC).
Continue readingAs Congress delays in extending PTC, some wind farm developers take aim at Canada
The lack of certainty going forward in the U.S. wind power market due to impending expiration of the federal wind energy Production Tax Credit (PTC) is causing some wind farm developers to look to Ontario.
Continue readingThe Wind Coalition hires Jeff Clark as Executive Director
The Wind Coalition, an American Wind Energy Association regional partner organization based in Austin, Tex., announced the hiring of veteran government affairs professional Jeff Clark as its new Executive Director.
Continue readingWind Farm: petition leadership for immediate PTC extension
Highlighting the bipartisan nature of wind power was a recent dialogue between Karl Rove, former senior advisor to President George W. Bush, and Robert Gibbs, former Press Secretary and advisor to President Obama.
Continue readingWind turbines: Sierra Club’s Hamilton backs PTC, American jobs
The wind power industry has already created 75,000 good American jobs, making it a critical part of the clean energy economy.
Continue readingWind turbines: 16 Republican House freshmen petition leadership for immediate PTC extension
Republican, Democratic and Independent voters broadly support wind power and its expansion.
Continue readingWorkshops to teach about solar power, wind energy
Mt. San Jacinto College will be conducting solar energy and wind power workshops this month for Hemet Unified School District students to help provide awareness of “green” technology careers in renewable energy.
Continue readingNordex builds Sweden?s largest wind farm
Anti-icing system secures 150 MW wind energy order. Skellefteå Kraft places 3rd wind turbines order with Nordex.
Continue readingIndonesia’s wind energy plans
Indonesia is all set to develop the wind energy as the large-scale wind farm being built in Sukabumi. The large-scale wind turbines plant in the country will be exactly set up at Sukabumi in West Java end of this year.
Continue readingWhat About Wind Energy and Electric Vehicles? By Denise Bode, AWEA CEO
More wind power and electric cars will bolster our national security, improve electric reliability, create new manufacturing jobs, save consumers money, and revitalize rural communities.
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