Farmers and small business have found a crop to make them more money – clean energy. This according to a recent report from the Environmental Lay & Policy Center (ELPC) which just released “Farm Energy Success Stories” that demonstrate how a farm or small rural business adopted clean energy technologies and cut energy costs. Examples cited in the report include …
Site Picked for Idaho’s Largest Wind Farm
The site for the largest wind farm in Idaho has been picked by the two companies that will construct the project. KIFI-TV in Idaho Falls says Ridgeline Energy, LLC, and BP Wind Energy will soon start building the Goshen North wind farm, a facility that is expected to generate 124.5 megawatts: “We are excited about commencing Goshen North construction and …
GWEC Releases “Great Expectations” Wind Report
“It is clear that Congress must pass a strong federal renewable electricity standard so that investors, developers and state policy makers are working together to achieve a common goal,” said Iowa Governor Chet Culver today during a press call to release the findings of a new wind energy report: Great Expectations: U.S. Wind Energy Development, the Governors’ Wind Energy Coalition’s …
Deleware Introduces Clean Jobs Act
Earlier this week, Governor Jack Markell announced that he would be seeking legislation aimed at creating new green jobs, help home and businesses secure energy from alternative sources and spur the growth of emerging industries such as solar and wind power. The Clean Jobs Act would add a longer-range target to the state’s existing Renewable Portfolio Standard which sets a …
R4R – Research for Renewables Event Launched
Everyone needs an excuse to go to Italy and now you have one – Solarexpo. Solarexpo in an international conference and expo on renewable energy and distributed generation. The event will be held on May 5-7, 2010 in Italy and as part of the event, is launching the R4R – Research for Renewables event. R4R is a “research consortium” of …
Take an Energy Tour in North Dakota
You don’t hear much about North Dakota, especially about renewable energy. But today, that is changing. One of the top states for wind, they are inviting people to take an “energy tour” through North Dakota. The tour begins with a look at its oil shale production capabilities (and you thought oil shale was only for Canada). The Wall Street Journal …
GE Chief: US Must Win Global Wind Turbine Race
America is in danger of falling behind Asia when it comes to wind energy production. And the chief of General Electric says that is jeopardizing this country’s energy future. Business Week reports that in remarks to the ARPA-E Energy Innovation Conference near Washington, DC, General Electric Co. chief Jeffrey Immelt said America must not give away this growth to every …
3TIER REmaps the World
The REmapping World Initiative that was launched in March of 2008 is finially complete, this according to 3TIER. The goal of the program was to address the biggest barrier to global renewable energy adoption, which is the lack of reliable information regarding resource potential. Today, the company released the global solar map and dataset and has already released a 5 …
US Wind Energy Potential 3Xs Higher Than Thought
The potential amount of wind energy in this country is actually more than three times what is was previously thought to be. This post from the Energy Collective blog says a new analysis from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) credits the increase to improvements in wind turbines over the last decade and a half: The assessment of onshore wind …
US-China Group Announces $1.5 Bil Texas Wind Project
Two American companies have teamed with a Chinese company for a $1.5 billion West Texas wind farm project. The Austin (TX) Business Journal says Texas-based Cielo Wind Power and U.S. Renewable Energy Group out of Washington, DC have teamed with Shenyang, China-based A-Power Energy Generation Systems Ltd. subsidiary Shenyang Power Group for a 36,000 acre wind farm: A-Power will begin …