Colorado Legislature Approves 30% by 2020 Renewable Energy Standard – Only California’s is Higher
Distributed generation for utilities is part of the mandate. Photo: Solar Dave via flickr.
Now this is getting somewhere… Climate Progress reports that the Colorado House of Representatives has passed an increase in the state’s <a href="http://www.treehugger.com/files/2010/02/higher-national-renewable-…Read the full story on TreeHugger
Texas Sets New Wind Power Record with 6,272-Megawatt Peak
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For a Little While, %19 of the State’s Electricity Came from Wind Power
It looks like the wind is blowing strong these days in Texas. On Sunday Feb. 28th, it broke a wind power electricity generation record with 6,242 megawatts on the ERCOT grid, and that record was broken again 5 days later on Friday March 5th with a 6,272 megawatts peak, and this is just for ERCOT, it doesn’t include wind turbines on the “Panhandle” part of the state because they are…Read the full story on TreeHugger
T. Boone Pickens Planning a New Wind Farm (500 MW), But Not in Texas Panhandle
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Official Announcement in 30 Days, Construction Begins this Year
After the unraveling of his plans for a huge wind farm in Texas, T. Boone Pickens could have just given up and decided to instead focus more of his energies in trying to convince the politicians in Washington that the U.S. should move to <a href="http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/07/pickens-pla…Read the full story on TreeHugger
US Gains 2500 Gigawatts of Wind Power Potential Thanks to Taller Turbines
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A new analysis of the United States’ wind power potential for the lower 48 states has been released by AWS Truewind and shows that increases turbine height mean the nation gains an additional 2,500 gigawatts of onshore power….Read the full story on TreeHugger
Will Democratic Senators Stunt US Wind Power Growth in the Name of Manufacturing Jobs?
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A group of Democratic senators, led by New York’s Chuck Schumer, is seeking to prevent further stimulus money going to renewable energy projects that are not made with 100% made in the USA parts. The AP quotes Schumer as saying, “We can’t jump-start our economy and pull ourselves out of this recession if we are putting Chinese workers ahead of American workers.” …Read the full story on TreeHugger
Sweden to Build 2,000 New Wind Turbines, Aims for 50% Renewables by 2020
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You Don’t Need a Weatherman to Know…
Sweden’s Enterprise and Energy Minister Maud Olofsson announced that 2,000 new wind turbines will be built in the in the Scandinavian country over the next 10 years. This would add a projected 10 terawatt hours (TWh) per year of renewable energy generation to the country’s grid, which is already very low-carbon because it gets most of its power from nuclear and hydro….Read the full story on TreeHugger
Philippe Starck’s Stylish Wind Turbine For Your Yard
In keeping with Philippe Starck’s philosophy of creating practical objects with a sense of aesthetics and functionality, the designer has created a couple chic wind turbines, named Revolutionair. The hip French designer first unveiled his sketches in 2008, working with Italian generator company Pramac to make them a reality. This sleek look offers another image of the classic three-blade turbine we’ve come to love – and some hate. If Starck’s designer windmills were whirling around mountaintops, wou…Read the full story on TreeHugger
Climbing a Wind Turbine (Video)
Image credit: First Wind
From massive floating wind turbines to these stunning urban wind turbines, we TreeHuggers like nothing better than to geek out over new ways to generate clean, green electricity. But unless you’re a crazy base jumper or a <a href="http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/01/r…Read the full story on TreeHugger
Prospecting Tools for Smarter Renewable Energy Development
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Solar panels and wind turbines represent a huge opportunity for the immediate implementation of clean, renewable, energy. That said, neither solar nor wind can be the ideal solution in all places. Determining when to use which tool, Good writes, is critically important for a successful large-scale renewable energy system….Read the full story on TreeHugger
3TIER Maps Show Effect of El Niño on US Wind Speeds in 2009
Wind speed variance from average across the United States for all of 2009 (above) and for the last quarter of the year (below).
3TIER was released a number of interesting maps and simulations for the renewable energy industry in the past, and now have released another set. They show how average wind speeds in the US have varied because of E…Read the full story on TreeHugger
