Wind

  • Globeleq, the emerging markets power company, has inaugurated its 44 MW Eolo de Nicaragua S.A. (Eolo) wind farm in Nicaragua, strengthening its position as the leading renewable energy company in the Central American region.
  • A third of Lee County Board members have taken a stand on the controversial proposal for a wind farm in the county's southwestern corner.
  • To the casual observer it was initially believed the structure erected outside of the city's Museum of Nature and Science was some kind of exhibit or sculpture.
  • State officials hope scientific and economic data could convince states, such as Colorado, to purchase wind energy originating from Wyoming.
  • The chairman of the Lee County Board still supports a proposed wind farm, but he is pushing a compromise that would include strong conditions on the project.
  • The Cherokee Nation has approved plans to team up with four other tribes to develop a 90-turbine wind farm in Kay County.
  • A proposal meant to lower energy costs for Mainers beginning this winter doesn't go far enough in cutting heating bills to satisfy Gov. Paul LePage, his energy director said Tuesday, and doesn't address some of the governor's key concerns about wind power and hydroelectricity from Canada.
  • The Lake Land College Board of Trustees during Monday's meeting learned that upgrades to the campus infrastructure have shown on average $112,687 in energy savings over the past four years.
  • The largest wind farm with installed capacity of 143 MW was built in the Turkish province of Balikesir, T
  • A Superior Court judge affirmed most of the Clifton planning board's October 2011 decision to approve a $25 million wind farm on Pisgah Mountain, but also remanded the matter back to planners to review tower heights and sound levels.
  • The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) has awarded a contract to Siemens Government Technologies, Inc. (Siemens) to construct the federal government's largest wind farm.
  • The developer of a proposed wind farm in northeastern Indiana is increasing the number of turbines it wants to install as part of a $336 million complex on about 37,000 acres.
  • Five years ago, Illinois passed legislation requiring electric suppliers to buy more renewable energy such as wind and solar power and then pass those costs on to customers.
  • The debate over wind farms dominated a standing room-only meeting Thursday meant to take comment on Tipton County's comprehensive plan.
  • Researchers and Xcel Energy have joined forces to try to tighten up one of the key uncertainties in the renewable energy business: the weather forecast.
  • On an arid mountain in Eureka County, Nev., a mining company believes it's struck the 21st-century equivalent of gold.
  • It's too early to tell if a massive new wind project announced Wednesday by Iowa's largest energy company will be a boon for Hutchinson's Siemens Wind Energy plant.
  • The zoning board of appeals declared two town-owned wind turbines a nuisance in a 4-1 vote Thursday night.
  • Innergex Renewable Energy Inc. (TSX:INE) ("Innergex" or the "Corporation") announces that its partner, the Mi'gmawei Mawiomi, the Assembly of Mi'gmaq communities of Quebec, has been allocated 150 MW for a wind energy project in the Gaspé Peninsula, in Quebec, Canada.
  • U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley had a pretty unique perspective on MidAmerican Energy's announced $1.9 billion wind energy project Wednesday.