Every Wednesday morning, as most of West Michigan commutes to work, a group of believers in alternative energy gathers at a perch in the… By Dave Alexander (mlive) [mappress] Source: mlive, December 30, 2010
With reference to Vestas Wind Systems A/S’ company announcement No. 51/2010 of 30 December 2010, Vestas has received an order from PROKON Energiesysteme GmbH for 70 V90-2.0 MW turbines for a series of wind energy projects in Poland. The V90-2.0 MW turbines will be placed at several wind farms across
With reference to Vestas Wind Systems A/S’ company announcement No. 50/2010 of 30 December 2010, a German customer has placed a large order with Vestas for turbines for various projects in Hessen, Mecklenburg-West Pomerania and Brandenburg in Germany. At the customer’s request, additional details ab
Massachusetts and federal officials have designated a 3,000-square-mile swath of ocean south of Cape Cod and the Islands as available to… By Patrick Cassidy (southcoasttoday) [mappress] Source: southcoasttoday, December 29, 2010
The biggest headlines for the U.S. wind industry in 2010 held promise and foreboding for 2011. 1. Triumphant 2009 U.S. growth turns dismal. By Herman K. Trabish (greentechmedia) [mappress] Source: greentechmedia, December 29, 2010
The Obama administration has stuck a huge “for lease” sign in vast swaths of federal waters south of Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket. By Jay Fitzgerald (bostonherald) [mappress] Source: bostonherald, December 29, 2010
Residents of Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket better get used to a lot of wind farms surrounding their resort islands. By Jay Fitzgerald (bostonherald) [mappress] Source: bostonherald, December 29, 2010
Life on the green front has been admittedly glum in 2010. A series of deadly spills and explosions, only the least of which was the BP Gulf mess, haven’t yet led to serious reforms; what’s more, the climate bill died a tortured death in the U.S. Senate this summer. All while we are on track [&hellip
Reviewing a year’s worth of work can focus the mind on important developments. That seems especially true for wind power, which in 2010 was embraced by, among other organisations, Ikea, Google, Bacardi and the US Army. With those eclectic endorsements in mind, here are 10 developments from 2010 that
Wind single biggest contributor to renewable electricity supply Reports 37% rise on Q3 2009 ‘Renewables within reach of the 10% target’ Energy statistics for quarter 3 of 2010 released today by the Department of Energy and Climate Change show biggest ever contribution from renewables to the United K
The boss of Scottish and Southern Energy has claimed that expertise north of the border could be of huge benefit to the renewables industry. Speaking to the Press and Journal newspaper, Ian Marchant said Scotland is “blessed” with some “outstanding” sources of renewable energy. “The expertise we hav
Chancellor George Osborne is under pressure to direct the Crown Estate commissioners to finance a spin-off fund to ensure communities across the north benefit from offshore wind, wave and tidal power projects. The proposal – from Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross Liberal Democrat MP John Thurso
A Gainesville company is developing some high-tech ways to survey birds off the Atlantic coast through a federal grant to help regulators consider the effects of offshore wind turbines. The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement — or BOEMRE — has awarded a $2.5 million gr
Echoing a recent exchange at the Island Energy Plan Committee, the Electric Utility Task Group discussed options for reducing island electricity costs should a cable from the Deepwater Wind Block Island project fall through. Task group Chair Barbara MacMullan said that she didn’t think the town shou
