]> http://www.greenedia.com/popular/articles/wind-energy Wind Energy - Today's Popular Articles at http://www.greenedia.com en http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/78751?rsstype=populararticles&cid=36 By Joseph RommI have a new article in Salon, The car of the future is here, about plug-in hybrids. The two central points of the article are: Plug-in hybrids (and electric cars) are an essential climate strategy, enabling renewable power... Tue, 22 Jan 2008 15:33:50 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/78751?rsstype=populararticles&cid=36 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-edge-news/78717?rsstype=populararticles&cid=36 Dakota Wind Energy, LLC, recently announced its plans to take advantage of South Dakota's tremendous wind potential with the formation of the state's first utility scale community-owned wind project. The project is located in Roberts, Marshall, and D... Tue, 22 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-edge-news/78717?rsstype=populararticles&cid=36 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/new-scientist-technology/78500?rsstype=populararticles&cid=36 It sounds like a James Bond plot: A soldier pulls a cigarette from its packet, throws it in the air, and it flies off on a spying mission.But that screenplay was written by US defence research agency DARPA which is paying researchers at Oklahoma Stat... Mon, 21 Jan 2008 11:10:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/new-scientist-technology/78500?rsstype=populararticles&cid=36 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/energy-blog/78388?rsstype=populararticles&cid=36 Acconia Windpower, a Spanish producer of wind turbines, announced that it has opened a $23 million wind turbine generator production plant in West Branch Iowa. The 200,190 sq. ft. facility was constructed in seven months. The plant is scheduled to pr... Sun, 20 Jan 2008 21:53:07 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/energy-blog/78388?rsstype=populararticles&cid=36 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/energy-bulletin/78407?rsstype=populararticles&cid=36 Staff, Energy Bulletin. China drought underlines risks of relying on hydropower2007: record year for US wind industry Advocates of renewables on the 07 energy bill... Sun, 20 Jan 2008 18:20:39 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/energy-bulletin/78407?rsstype=populararticles&cid=36 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/78338?rsstype=populararticles&cid=36 A good news, bad news story about wind power in China. The Chinese government's growing romance with wind remains significantly unrequited. Many of the recently erected wind turbines remain unplugged. Either there's no grid connection nearby or g... Sun, 20 Jan 2008 11:54:01 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/78338?rsstype=populararticles&cid=36 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/78161?rsstype=populararticles&cid=36 After four years in the eco-friendly apparel business, Pangaya will be shutting its virtual doors as soon as its current inventory sells out. The business hasn't failed, owner Sean Bartlett tells TreeHugger via e-mail. It's more of an effort vs. rew... Sat, 19 Jan 2008 11:45:55 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/78161?rsstype=populararticles&cid=36 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/78114?rsstype=populararticles&cid=36 Somebody asked me the other day what the life cycle impacts of a wind turbine are and how long it would take to pay back the energy used to manufacture one of those tall majestic beasts. Considerable amounts of raw materials and energy are required ... Fri, 18 Jan 2008 17:42:49 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/78114?rsstype=populararticles&cid=36 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/78042?rsstype=populararticles&cid=36 Authorities in the Canadian Province of Ontario are reported to be preparing to lift a longstanding moratorium on development of offshore wind projects in the Ontario portion of the Great Lakes. Wind industry sources confirmed to the Toronto Star t... Fri, 18 Jan 2008 11:00:47 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/78042?rsstype=populararticles&cid=36 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/metaefficient/78049?rsstype=populararticles&cid=36 The tallest wind turbines in the U.S. have been installed in Texas the Vestas V90 turbines are 345 feet high, and are rated at 3 megawatts each. They are part of the 63 megawatt Snyder Wind Project, a wind farm that's just been installed in weste... Fri, 18 Jan 2008 09:35:22 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/metaefficient/78049?rsstype=populararticles&cid=36 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-edge-news/78004?rsstype=populararticles&cid=36 ACCIONA has opened its first wind turbine production facility in the United States. It is located in West Branch (Iowa) and will produce 200 AW-1500 turbines using ACCIONA Windpower technology in 2008 and 400 per annum in future years. The facility w... Fri, 18 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-edge-news/78004?rsstype=populararticles&cid=36 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/77927?rsstype=populararticles&cid=36 By David RobertsNow that Congress is back, there's been a mini-flurry of stories about the prospects of climate legislation this year. See Politico here and here, a really superb analysis of Lieberman-Warner's chances by Darren Samuelsohn (sub rqd),... Thu, 17 Jan 2008 17:38:46 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/77927?rsstype=populararticles&cid=36 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/77928?rsstype=populararticles&cid=36 By Sarah van SchagenTen things I didn't know about former Hollywood madam Heidi Fleiss until I read this awesome Elle story: She's a vegetarian. She calls herself a tree hugger. She owns 24 parrots. She runs a laundromat called Dirty La... Thu, 17 Jan 2008 17:06:45 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/77928?rsstype=populararticles&cid=36 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-edge-news/77808?rsstype=populararticles&cid=36 Shattering all its previous records, the U.S. wind energy industry installed 5,244 megawatts (MW) in 2007, expanding the nation's total wind power generating capacity by 45% in a single calendar year and injecting an investment of over $9 billion int... Thu, 17 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-edge-news/77808?rsstype=populararticles&cid=36 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-edge-news/77612?rsstype=populararticles&cid=36 ... Wed, 16 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-edge-news/77612?rsstype=populararticles&cid=36 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/77512?rsstype=populararticles&cid=36 By Patrick Mazza A Northwest field test of smart-grid technologies has documented tremendous potential to run a grid that delivers power far more economically by controlling peak demand. The Pacific Northwest GridWise Demonstration Project h... Tue, 15 Jan 2008 16:19:09 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/77512?rsstype=populararticles&cid=36 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/sustainablog/77354?rsstype=populararticles&cid=36 As I reported yesterday, a proposed wind farm near Cape Cod cleared a major hurdle when the US Minerals Management Service issued a favorable report in their DraftEnvironmental Impact Statement.The agency indicated that, in nearly all of the issues t... Tue, 15 Jan 2008 05:47:40 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/sustainablog/77354?rsstype=populararticles&cid=36 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/77352?rsstype=populararticles&cid=36 All too often we hear about public opposition to wind turbines, so we were thrilled back in November to hear that there was strong indications of widespread support for a plan by B&Q (the UK equivalent to Home Depot) to erect a 2mw wind turbine at it... Tue, 15 Jan 2008 04:39:47 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/77352?rsstype=populararticles&cid=36 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/sustainablog/77276?rsstype=populararticles&cid=36 Last week, the epic political battle over a proposed wind farm off the shores of Cape Cod, MA, was in the news once again. The news that Charles Vinick, head of Cape Wind opposition group, the Alliance to Protect Nantucket Sound, was going to step as... Mon, 14 Jan 2008 15:43:06 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/sustainablog/77276?rsstype=populararticles&cid=36 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/77227?rsstype=populararticles&cid=36 By Erik Hoffner The Mineral Management Service's Draft Environmental Impact Statement on the Cape Wind project is just out, and so far looks very positive, finding no environmental reasons to halt the project as it is envisioned. On a conference... Mon, 14 Jan 2008 15:41:47 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/77227?rsstype=populararticles&cid=36 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/77174?rsstype=populararticles&cid=36 By Edward MazriaThe dialogue between this country's youth and key decision-makers during the important Focus the Nation (FTN) event on January 31st has the potential to become diluted and confused. If it does, another opportunity to move a segment ... Mon, 14 Jan 2008 11:17:51 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/77174?rsstype=populararticles&cid=36 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-edge-news/77154?rsstype=populararticles&cid=36 GE Energy Financial Services announced recently that it has raised its 2010 renewable energy investing target by 50 percent to $6 billion, and has just topped $3 billion. GE Energy Financial Services, a unit of GE (NYSE: GE), crossed the $3 billion m... Mon, 14 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-edge-news/77154?rsstype=populararticles&cid=36 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/inhabitat/77062?rsstype=populararticles&cid=36 Move over sun and wind power the next frontier in renewable energy is people power! And no, we don't mean them being used as in soylent green, but rather, to use the energy generated from the movement of large numbers of pedestrians through an oc... Sun, 13 Jan 2008 17:09:27 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/inhabitat/77062?rsstype=populararticles&cid=36 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/76962?rsstype=populararticles&cid=36 By David RobertsLeader of group fighting Cape Wind project makes $203,000 last year (WTF?), quits this year to go work in the wind industry (WTF?), and hands over leadership of the group to a former coal executive (WTF?). ... Sat, 12 Jan 2008 18:39:37 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/76962?rsstype=populararticles&cid=36 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/r-squared-energy-blog/76942?rsstype=populararticles&cid=36 The bandwagon of those who insist that world oil production has peaked has really filled up in the past six months. Even big names like Matt Simmons threw caution to the wind and declared that May...[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website... Sat, 12 Jan 2008 13:31:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/r-squared-energy-blog/76942?rsstype=populararticles&cid=36 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/energy-outlook/77156?rsstype=populararticles&cid=36 Continuing my look at the energy proposals of this year's presidential candidates, let's turn to the other winner of the Iowa Caucuses, Senator Barack Obama (D-IL.) Where Governor Huckabee's proposals for energy and the environment appeared broad and... Fri, 11 Jan 2008 11:04:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/energy-outlook/77156?rsstype=populararticles&cid=36 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/sustainablog/76743?rsstype=populararticles&cid=36 According to an article in Thursday's Cape Cod Times, Charles Vinnick, president of the Alliance to Protect Nantucket Sound, the well-funded opposition organization of the proposed Cape Wind energy project, has indicated that he would transition ... Fri, 11 Jan 2008 04:36:45 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/sustainablog/76743?rsstype=populararticles&cid=36 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-technology-forum/76726?rsstype=populararticles&cid=36 www.InvestorIdeas.com, and its global investor and industry Greentech portals announce the 2008 Investorideas.com Global Greentech Online Investor Conference, March 21, 2008. The conference theme is: Insight into Global Green Investing Trends and ... Fri, 11 Jan 2008 04:09:12 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-technology-forum/76726?rsstype=populararticles&cid=36 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/76730?rsstype=populararticles&cid=36 While international aid groups are well-intentioned, they sometimes don't offer developing countries the greenest or most practical options for assistance. Take Nicaragua, where aid agencies have encouraged residents of isolated rural communities to ... Thu, 10 Jan 2008 20:43:09 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/76730?rsstype=populararticles&cid=36 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/76724?rsstype=populararticles&cid=36 By Joseph RommThe following essay is a guest post by Kari Manlove, fellows assistant at the Center for American Progress. ----- CNNmoney.com just released a summary outlook on the solar, wind, biofuel (mainly ethanol), and efficiency industry... Thu, 10 Jan 2008 20:08:40 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/76724?rsstype=populararticles&cid=36 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/triple-pundit/76660?rsstype=populararticles&cid=36 Forget about the toxic lead-lined MRI suites, and do not throw to the wind the outdated CT systems. Squash the frustration for those MRI bulbs that burn out and take far too long to replace. Medical imaging is going green, and several new techn... Thu, 10 Jan 2008 01:27:59 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/triple-pundit/76660?rsstype=populararticles&cid=36 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/cleantech-investing/76539?rsstype=populararticles&cid=36 Wanted to share some numbers with everyone, from Eric Wesoff's work with GTM's Venture Power Report. Eric tracks cleantech deals as they happen, so he always has a quick running tally on the sector, and he shared with me some of his 2007 totals. ... Wed, 09 Jan 2008 20:53:37 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/cleantech-investing/76539?rsstype=populararticles&cid=36 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/76505?rsstype=populararticles&cid=36 By Joseph RommThis post is by ClimateProgress guest blogger Bill Becker, executive director of the Presidential Climate Action Project. ----- In November 2006, California voters rejected Proposition 87, a ballot initiative to raise the oil ind... Wed, 09 Jan 2008 18:30:44 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/76505?rsstype=populararticles&cid=36 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/vc-ratings/76501?rsstype=populararticles&cid=36 Houston venture capital firm Yellowstone Capital is headed back onto the fundraising road as it looks to secure $50 million for the first closing of its second cleantech vehicle in early 2008. Yellowstone Energy Ventures II, LP and its predecessor Ye... Wed, 09 Jan 2008 16:14:17 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/vc-ratings/76501?rsstype=populararticles&cid=36 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/76515?rsstype=populararticles&cid=36 Maine's Land Use Regulation Commission has just approved what will become New England's largest source of wind energy - the Stetson Wind Project. The $100m 38-turbine wind farm, to be built on Washington County's Stetson Mountain, is expected to gene... Wed, 09 Jan 2008 13:40:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/76515?rsstype=populararticles&cid=36 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/environmental-economics/76384?rsstype=populararticles&cid=36 In the lower right column, you can see that we have offset a little over six pounds of your carbon. OK, we haven't really offset it, but CO2stats.com has gotten advertisers to offset the carbon generated by this site. Or has it? The FTC wants to... Wed, 09 Jan 2008 09:49:43 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/environmental-economics/76384?rsstype=populararticles&cid=36 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/76291?rsstype=populararticles&cid=36 By David RobertsOK, having spent an absurd amount of time bashing on a crappy article that came out while I was on vacation, let me turn my attention to an extraordinarily good one (via HillHeat): A Solar Grand Plan, by Ken Zweibel (NREL), James Ma... Tue, 08 Jan 2008 17:58:36 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/76291?rsstype=populararticles&cid=36 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/vc-ratings/76232?rsstype=populararticles&cid=36 BPL Global Ltd.'s roll-up strategy in the smart grid sector has provided a welcome exit for long-suffering investors in Serveron Corp., which was founded back in the early days of venture investment in cleantech, when hopes rode largely on expected... Tue, 08 Jan 2008 16:00:02 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/vc-ratings/76232?rsstype=populararticles&cid=36 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory//?rsstype=populararticles&cid=36 ... Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory//?rsstype=populararticles&cid=36 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/76239?rsstype=populararticles&cid=36 By David RobertsVia the The Sietch blog, some very, very cool stuff out of the University of Kassel in Germany -- the Combined Power Plant: The secure and constant provision of power anywhere and at anytime by renewable energies is now made possi... Tue, 08 Jan 2008 12:28:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/76239?rsstype=populararticles&cid=36 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/76141?rsstype=populararticles&cid=36 By Kevin DoyleIt's a whole new year! A fresh canvas to paint on. The first page of the brilliant adventure story that will be your green career in 2008. An endless progression of dreary days with that pathetic guy in the next cubicle who spends half ... Tue, 08 Jan 2008 07:10:25 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/76141?rsstype=populararticles&cid=36 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/california-energy-blog/75957?rsstype=populararticles&cid=36 American Policy Center prexy Tom DeWeese weighs in with a bitter commentary against our (lack of) an energy policy.DeWeese sort of tiptoes on the lunatic fringe in more than a few areas of his commentary (I don't really believe that municipalities ar... Mon, 07 Jan 2008 11:44:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/california-energy-blog/75957?rsstype=populararticles&cid=36 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/energy-from-thorium/75941?rsstype=populararticles&cid=36 Happy New Year! The bad news is that our planetary CO2 levels continue to rise.There's a lot of debate and hot air about CO2 and climate change. Most scientists say the debate is over, but a small group vociferously protest and say that the data ... Mon, 07 Jan 2008 09:24:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/energy-from-thorium/75941?rsstype=populararticles&cid=36 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/75891?rsstype=populararticles&cid=36 The administration's policies rarely change, be it Iraq, or taxes, or whatever, but the justification for the policies shifts with the wind:From Hype to Fear, by Paul Krugman, Commentary, NY Times: The unemployment report on Friday was brutally bad. ... Mon, 07 Jan 2008 03:33:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/75891?rsstype=populararticles&cid=36 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/75818?rsstype=populararticles&cid=36 By David RobertsThere were presidential debates on both sides tonight. I don't have cable, so I didn't watch them. However, a friend sent along this bit of transcript from the Dem, from a question on climate policy: GIBSON: All right. Let me turn... Sun, 06 Jan 2008 03:31:44 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/75818?rsstype=populararticles&cid=36 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/vc-ratings/75675?rsstype=populararticles&cid=36 Hopes of investors for a quick turnaround on biodiesel developer Imperium Renewables Inc.'s massive $113 million Series B investment round last February were dashed Thursday when the Seattle company announced that it was withdrawing a plan to go publ... Fri, 04 Jan 2008 16:39:19 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/vc-ratings/75675?rsstype=populararticles&cid=36 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/75714?rsstype=populararticles&cid=36 Full of politics, power, and deception, the story of Cape Wind, the 130-turbine offshore wind farm to be built five miles off of Cape Cod, is more turbulent than the waters of Nantucket Sound itself. Robert Whitcomb, a vice president and editorial p... Fri, 04 Jan 2008 13:42:42 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/75714?rsstype=populararticles&cid=36 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/75722?rsstype=populararticles&cid=36 Globe and MailThere is a lot of wind in the North, and not much in the way to stop it. Yet according to Katherine O'Neill in the Globe and Mail, almost all of its power now comes from very expensive diesel generators. Tuktoyaktuk Councillor Jim Steve... Fri, 04 Jan 2008 10:02:24 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/75722?rsstype=populararticles&cid=36 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-edge-news/75623?rsstype=populararticles&cid=36 Scottish and Southern Energy plc recently entered into an agreement to acquire Airtricity Holdings Limited from its current shareholders. Airtricity is a well established Dublin-based renewable energy company developing and operating wind farms in t... Fri, 04 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-edge-news/75623?rsstype=populararticles&cid=36 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-tech-blog/75437?rsstype=populararticles&cid=36 by Frank LingFarm Bill2008 has indeed begun, but work from last year remains to be finished on the current Farm Bill. Most likely this month, the Senate and House Committees will hammer out their differences and come up with a compromise bill that wi... Thu, 03 Jan 2008 15:06:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-tech-blog/75437?rsstype=populararticles&cid=36