GE Energy has agreed to deliver $1 billion worth of wind turbines to Chicago-based Invenergy LLC for projects in North America and Europe. In this article posted on the Business Review website, says GE cites it as the biggest commitment ever for wind turbines in one year: Under the deal, GE Energy, based in Atlanta, will deliver 400 of its …
WI Governor Proposes Energy Independence Plan
Wisconsin’s governor is proposing an aggressive plan to make his state a leader in renewable energy. From the text of Gov. Jim Doyle’s speech, he has called for lawmakers to approve his strategy to increase his state’s homegrown power through the Wisconsin Energy Independence Fund: Over the next 10 years Wisconsin will invest $150 million to help our businesses, our …
Reading, Writing, and Wind Power
Some schools in Minnesota are getting educated to the power of wind energy, as they look to stretch their dollars to meet the demands of rising energy costs. This story on the TwinCities.com web site talks about a district in Washington County and how officials are looking at putting up a wind turbine on school property… a growing trend in …
Biofuels Dominating Renewable Energy Patents
Patents for biofuels dominated renewable energy patents in 2007… outdistancing patents for solar and wind combined. According to this article on cleantech.com, since 2001, nearly 2,800 biofuel patents were published in the U.S. with 1,045 of those coming in 2007 alone. That compares to 555 for solar and 282 for wind power last year. Overall, the number of patents for …
Minnesota Trying to Lure Danish Wind Company
Minnesota might already be the home of the NFL’s Vikings, but lawmakers in that state are trying to lure some modern-day descendants of the marauders to set up a wind energy research center. This story from Forbes says they’re coming up with money to lure a major wind turbine producer to the state: House Speaker Margaret Anderson Kelliher and several …
Dakota Wind Announces Start-Up Plans
Dakota Wind Energy, LLC, has announced plans to form South Dakota’s first utility scale community-owned wind project. The project has the potential of generating 750 megawatts of energy and will spread over 700 square miles of farmland in Roberts, Marshall, and Day counties. This press release from the company says it will take advantage of the under-used wind power South …
New Office for National Wind
Large-scale community-based wind power generation company National Wind has opened up a new office at the company’s corporate center in Grand Forks, North Dakota. And according to this company press release, National Wind is adding four new staff members to help the “company meet its rising external customer demand for wind services” Fred Romuld and Debbie Jacklitch-Kuiken, join the Grand …
ND Gov Disputes National Geographic with Renewable Energy Successes
North Dakota Governor John Hoeven is strongly disputing the contents of a National Geographic article that paints the Northern Plains state in a less-than-flattering light. The article entitled “The Emptied Prairie” talks about how so many towns have been abandoned because of tough times. But in a letter to the editor of the National Geographic, Hoeven points to how biofuels …
Nacel Unveils 80 MW Power Plan
Nacel Energy has unveiled a plan to put up 80 megawatts of wind power generation, enough to power more than 25,000 homes, over the next three years. This story from CNNMoney.com says the community-based wind power company will help local communities cash in on the growing wind energy industry: NACEL Energy President Brian Lavery stated: “The development of 80 MW …
Babcock & Brown Wind Up Wind Energy
One of the largest wind farms in the U.S. has reached full operation. Babcock & Brown and BP have successfully reached full capacity with their wind farm in Weld County, Colorado. The 300.5 megawatt wind-power facility has been delivered on time, on budget and without a single lost time incident during its construction. General contractor Mortenson Construction has received industry …