National Wind, LLC, based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, has received the 2009 Minnesota Environmental Initiative (MEI) Green Business and Environmental Management Award. The award recognizes National Wind’s for partnering with communities to build utility-scale wind farms. MEI is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to build partnerships that create solutions to environmental problems throughout Minnesota. MEI’s Executive Director, Mike Harley congratulated …
Hope Meets Destiny
The nation’s first eco-sustainable city, which will use biodiesel, ethanol, solar and wind sources to power the community and its green industries (such as building solar panels), has been selected as one among 16 founding projects of the for former President Bill Clinton’s Climate Positive Development Program. This press release from Destiny, Florida says the Clinton Climate Initiative (CCI) program …
DF Cast – Conservation through Exploration
Getting ready to take off on your summer vacation? Planning to drive 100… 200… 1,000 miles from home? How about 60,000 miles? That’s been Brian Brawdy’s 11-month long road trip fueled with biodiesel, solar and wind power… plus he captures rainwater when he can to drink. Brawdy has been using a Ford F-350 diesel pickup truck with a camper in …
Duke Energy Enters the Wind Industry
Duke Energy continues to expand its renewable energy portfolio with the acquisition of a 70-magawatt wind power project in Pennsylvania known as the North Allegheny Windpower Project. Gamesa Energy USA was the original wind turbine manufacturer and project developer. This marks the first wind energy project for Duke Energy in the Eastern US; however, they have other wind projects including selling wind power …
Ramona Tribe To Build Renewable Energy Eco-Resort
Looking to take an eco-friendly vacation? Well, your resort options just got bigger with the announcement that Catalyx Inc., has been contracted to build a 100% Eco-Tourism resort owned by the Ramona Band of the Cahuilla Indian Tribe. This energy friendly resort will be located in the Anza Valley which is near San Diego, California. It is designed to operate …
Wind Turbine Blade Test Center Gets $25 Mil Grant
Progress on what could become the country’s first commercial facility in the United States able to test wind turbine blades longer than 50 meters should take a big step forward with some help from a $25 million federal grant. This story in the International Business Times says the U.S. Department of Energy is giving the state of Massachusetts the money …
Proven Energy Becomes Small Turbine Wind Leader
The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) has recognized Proven Energy, based in the west of Scotland (U.K.), as one of the world’s largest manufacturers of small wind turbines. A small wind turbine is defined as those with capacities of 100 kW and under. Proven Energy sold more than 5,800 kilowatts of wind energy worldwide in 2008, making them one of the most …
Wind Energy Web Conference
More than 25 North American experts will discuss opportunities, trends and challenges related to community wind energy projects during an online web conference May 26 and 27 offered by Green Energy Web Conferences. Presenters at the web conference include experts from organizations ranging from the American Wind Energy Association, Windustry and the World Wind Energy Association to the U.S. Departments …
NREL Recipient of Recovery Act Funding
“The goal is to set America on a course for a secure and sustainable energy future.” DOE Energy Secretary Steven Chu The alternative energy industry is already receiving the monies set aside to help spur the economy and reduce America’s dependence on fossil-fuel based energy sources. The National Renewable Energy Laboratory was the recipient of $110 million in funding, announced …
Kansas to Get Wind Turbine Plant
Citing its central location… in relation to the United States and the country’s wind power industry… officials at Siemens say they will build a wind turbine equipment factory in Hutchison, Kansas. This Reuters story says the German company expects to employ about 400 people: The new plant will manufacture nacelles, or the structures that house a wind turbine’s generating components, …