Minneapolis-based National Wind has acquired Romuld Wind Consulting… a wind resource assessment and energy analysis firm from Grand Forks, North Dakota. The new division, called National Wind Assessments, will help the company work with customers and and current development projects. This company press release has more: “The addition of Romuld Wind Consulting is a great opportunity to further build our …
Announcing WIREC 2008
The United States will host the Washington International Renewable Energy Conference March 4-6, 2008. The conference, which has been held previously in Bonn and Beijing, is an opportunity for government, private sector, and non-governmental leaders to jointly address the goal of advancing renewable energy. Under Secretary of State for Democracy and Global Affairs Paula Dobriansky hosted stakeholders in the renewable …
Westar Building Kansas’ Largest Wind Energy Program
Westar Energy has launched a more than $500 million plan to develop three wind farms in Kansas, totalling 300 megawatts… or the equivalent of the energy to power 88,000 homes. This story on the WIBW web site says it will be on three separate sites: a 6,000-acre wind farm near Scott City, 12,000 acres southeast of Concordia, and a 5,000-acre …
Aspen Airport Offsets Some of Its Carbon Footprint with Biofuels
Aspen, Colorado has been a favorite destination for many in the jet-set for some time, but all those jets are not good for the mountain resort area’s environment. Airport officials, knowing they can’t do much right now about the planes’ pollution, are making moves to offset as much of the carbon footprint as possible. This story in the Aspen Daily …
Financial Firm ING Purchaes Wind Credits
Dutch-based insurer and financier, ING Group, will buy wind energy credits to make up for the power it will use at its American locations. This article in the Hartford (CT) Courant says the company is having to buy the wind energy credits because it can’t directly buy the wind power for its properties: Initially, the Dutch financial services firm will …
Wind Energy Database Proposed
Congressman Randy Neugebauer from Texas has proposed and the U.S. House has approved a study to look into his measure to put a public database online to find out what kind of wind turbines could go up without causing problems for aviation sites. This story in the Wichita Falls (TX) Times Record News says it will help the industry and …
The Greenest Team in Football
The Philadelphia Eagles don’t just wear green jerseys (although, what was up with those UGLY uniforms this past weekend?). They also are living the green lifestyle. This story on the ABC News web site says the team is probably the greenest franchise in American sports: When the lights come on for an Eagles game at Lincoln Financial Field, 30 percent …
USDA Hands Out $18.2 mil in Renewable Energy Grants & Loans
USDA Rural Development officials have announced that 345 proposals in 37 states have been tapped to get about $18.2 million for renewable energy and energy efficiency projects. This release from the Ag Department says the $13.4 million in grants and $4.8 million in loan guarantee/grant combinations are being awarded through USDA’s Section 9006 Renewable Energy Systems and Energy Efficiency Improvements …
Iowa Governor Promotes Wind Power in Europe
Iowa Governor Chet Culver has made a trip to Europe to address wind energy issues at several events in Germany, Denmark, and Spain, delivering major speeches at the American Wind Energy Association Panel and the Husum Wind Conference – the largest wind trade show in Europe. This press release from Culver’s office says he is the only elected official from …
Off-shore Power in Texas Takes a Different Twist
Texas is used to having companies bidding for off-shore energy rights in the Gulf of Mexico, but this time it’s the wind, not oil, fueling the process. This story in the Dallas Morning News says its a new process for almost everyone involved: This is the first time in the U.S. that leases for offshore wind production are being put …