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More Renewable Energy Sources Used by Americans in 2012

Americans used more natural gas, solar panels and wind turbines and less coal to generate electricity in 2012, according to the most recent U.S. energy charts released by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.

19 Jul 2013

DOE, Sandia and Texas Tech Commission Scaled Wind Farm Technology Facility

Sandia National Laboratories and Texas Tech University commissioned the DOE/Sandia Scaled Wind Farm Technology (SWiFT) facility today at the Reese Technology Center in Lubbock, Texas.

11 Jul 2013

Siemens Ships 'Made-in-Canada' Wind Turbine Blade to South Kent Wind Project

Siemens has officially shipped its first ‘made-in-Canada’ wind turbine blade from its manufac-turing facility in Tillsonburg, Ontario. After a send-off from employees, who have proudly crafted the piece by hand, the 49 metre blade left the plant and made its way along area high-ways en route to the region of Chatham-Kent where it will be used in the commissioning of the South Kent Wind project.

8 Jul 2013

Navigant Research Forecasts Over 241GW Additional Wind Power Capacity from 2012 to 2017

With the addition of 44.9 gigawatts (GW) in new installations in 2012, world wind power capacity grew to approximately 285.7 GW, an increase of 18.6 percent in the total wind power installation base.

5 Jul 2013

Wind and Solar Energy can Provide Greater Benefits to Ohio, West Virginia and Western Pennsylvania

You may think the best place to build a wind farm would be on the Great Plains, and the prime spot for a solar plant would be in the Southwest. But that's not the case according to Carnegie Mellon University researchers.

26 Jun 2013

Hydropower Can Serve as Backup for Wind Turbines

Theoretically, hydropower can step in when wind turbines go still, but barriers to this non-polluting resource serving as a backup are largely policy- and regulation-based, according to Penn State researchers.

26 Jun 2013

Consumers Energy Enters Contract with GE to Supply Wind Turbine Generators for Cross Winds Project

Consumers Energy is Michigan’s largest supplier of renewable energy and will be adding more to serve its customers. The company has signed a contract with GE to supply 62 wind turbine generators for the Cross Winds Energy Park in Tuscola County.

24 Jun 2013

MTS to Supply Simulation System to RWTH Aachen University’s Center for Wind Power Drives

MTS Systems Corporation, a leading global supplier of high performance test systems and position sensors, today announced that it will collaborate with GE Power Conversion to supply a simulation system to RWTH Aachen University for its Center for Wind Power Drives (CWD).

21 Jun 2013

Nordex to Install 134.4 MW Amakhala Emoyeni Wind Farm in South Africa

A major order will enable the wind turbine manufacturer Nordex to further expand its business in South Africa. The independent power producer CENNERGI has placed an order with Nordex for the delivery and turnkey installation of the 134.4 MW “Amakhala Emoyeni” wind farm. CENNERGI’s principal shareholders are the South African mining group EXXARO Resources and India’s Tata Power.

15 Jun 2013

High-Tech Kite Generates Wind Energy

The electricity from our sockets could soon come from a high-tech device flying in the sky. The innovative research project to generate wind energy with the aid of a kite won over the “Venture Kick” jury; it is providing CHF 10,000 of support for the Empa spin-off “TwingTec”.

15 Jun 2013