MIT analysis suggests generating electricity from large-scale wind farms could influence climate — and not necessarily in the desired way. Wind power has emerged as a viable renewable energy source in recent years — one that proponents say could lessen the threat of global warming. Although the Amer
The U.K.’s leading renewable trade association RenewableUK Thursday called on the government to increase its financial support for marine… [mappress] Source: nasdaq, March 04, 2010;
The White House is seeking more than $12 million in the fiscal 2011 budget for a project to drive down the cost of electricity from shallow… [mappress] Source: DOE, March 04, 2010;
A Warwickshire engineering company is going head to head with a Japanese firm to design and build a cheaper way of testing offshore wind… [mappress] Source: birminghampost, February 26, 2010;
Federal regulators have received leasing proposals from two Virginia companies seeking to develop offshore wind farms capable of supplying… [mappress] Source: canadianbusiness, February 25, 2010;
Andrew Mill, CEO of Narec, responds to the announcement by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) of an £18.5 million grant to fund an offshore wind test site at Narec in Blyth, Northumberland: “We very much welcome this funding award and the continued support we have received from
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers wants Duke Energy to conduct an environmental impact study of its offshore wind power project in Pamlico… [mappress] Source: charlotteobserver, February 24, 2010;
While the EU announced that it will exceed its target to produce 20 percent of its energy from renewable sources by 2020, a new study by… [mappress] Source: global-adventures, February 24, 2010;
A radical windmill design could hold the key to making offshore wind power more economical and helping the UK meet its ambitious renewable… [mappress] Source: guardian, February 22, 2010;
BWEA (RenewableUK), the UK’s leading trade association, welcomed today’s announcement from US company Clipper Windpower on plans to build the world’s largest turbine blade in Newcastle, for its proprietary 10 megawatt (MW) Britannia wind turbine. Each Britannia turbine will be able to satisfy the an
The Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) has issued an order approving a $1.36 million energy efficiency grant for a wind energy research project at Grand Valley State University’s Michigan Alternative and Renewable Energy Center (MAREC). MAREC, in partnership with the University of Michigan Me
