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PPG Introduces HYBON 2026 Fiberglass Roving for Wind Power Use

PPG Industries has introduced HYBON 2026 fiber glass roving for use
in wind energy and other global markets. This high-performance fiber glass enables manufacturers to make larger wind turbine blades, which help to increase turbines' energy output

26 Aug 2009

ABB Solution to Integrate Wind Power into Mexican Electricity Grid and Improve Reliability

ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won an order from Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CFE) to provide a Static VAr Compensator (SVC) solution to help strengthen the transmission grid in southern Mexico

25 Aug 2009

National Wind Solutions Buys Biodiesel Plant

The key to green energy is the ability to create power from sources that are renewable – plant materials, natural oils, sun and wind. Now that NWND has closed the purchase of a fully operational biodiesel plant in Texas, it is ready to move toward the production of truly green and renewable bio-diesel fuel

12 Aug 2009

Segway Inventor Takes His Private Island Off The Grid

Segway inventor Dean Kamen has resolved to live only on the energy he can produce with the island's renewables - a wind turbine, solar panels, and his own redesign of the Stirling engine. The key to using energy within his means is cutting energy consumption

30 Jul 2009

Increased Demand for Wind Power Means Contract Changes for American Superconductor Wind Turbines

American Superconductor Corporation, a global energy technologies company, today announced that it has amended its multi-year contract with Beijing-based Sinovel Wind Corporation Limited, China's largest wind turbine manufacturer, to enable Sinovel to meet increased demand in China for its 1.5 megawatt (MW) wind turbines

30 Jul 2009

Revolutionary Prototype Wind Turbine Based On Work of Nicola Tesla Unveiled

Solar Aero Research, a New Hampshire non-profit alternative energy research corporation, today unveiled the proof-of-concept prototype of its revolutionary wind turbine

29 Jul 2009

Wind Power to be Advanced by New Partnership

It is predicted that wind energy could provide as much as 13 per cent of global electricity demand in 2020 and as much as 25 per cent in 2030. A partnership announced today aims to advance wind-power technology using composite materials

23 Jul 2009

Tennessee Tech Uni Gets Funding for Wind Power Research

Wind power received a gust of support as the U.S. Department of Energy announced funding for 28 new wind energy projects, including an award to Tennessee Tech University for more than a quarter million dollars

20 Jul 2009

Japanese Pro Baseball's 2009 All-Star Games to get Green Electricity from Mazda

Mazda Motor Corporation will provide electricity generated from renewable sources, such as wind power, solar power, and biomass, for two all-star games organized by the Nippon Professional Baseball Association (NPB) in Japan

15 Jul 2009