wind power
Europe ’supergrid’ hopefuls cast fate to wind
The Friends of the Supergrid group of companies says that tying together offshore wind farms would compensate for the variability of wind power.
A quiet giant moves in; Canada’s wind energy market has attracted NextEra Energy, a big American player, which has set its sights on growth in Ontario, citing policies like the province’s ‘feed-in tariff’ that guarantees prices and long-term contracts – The Globe And Mail
A massive Florida-based electric company is emerging as a key player
in Canada’s burgeoning wind power market. FPL Group, through its NextEra Energy Resources renewable energy arm, is
quietly building up a portfolio of wind farms across the country, and has major
expansion plans, particularly in
Wind power has production limitations in Maine – Kennebec Journal
Certainly, the power generated from wind turbines does not help Maine
residents. The power we produce from wind goes to the New England Grid and comes back
to us more expensive than power generated by other means. So why are we even
thinking about doing it? Wind power will not close down one
Crownbutte Joins Wind Spirit Project
Crownbutte Wind Power Inc. announced its commitment to participate in Grasslands Renewable Energy’s innovative Wind Spirit Project. The Wind Spirit Project is expected to address the obstacles facing large-scale use of wind and solar power in the Great Plains.
Expensive alternative – The Ottawa Citizen
Re: Seeing the wind, Feb. 23. Wind power is being foisted on the unsuspecting Ontario consumer by
one of the worst premiers we have ever had. Having squandered
hundreds of millions on bailouts for the sinking auto sector, he is
now prepared to throw our money at an expensive “alternative”
Fair blows the wind for Chemical Corporation ; Changing the oil in Britain’s rapidly growing ranks of wind turbines is big business – Western Mail (Cardiff, Uk)
Wind power is the fastest growing UK energy source. In 2007 it
provided just 2.2% of the UK’s electricity supply. By the end of the decade
that will have grown to around 30%. The manufacture of turbines and the operation of wind farms are both
dominated by a small number of largely foreign-owned
The Switch to deliver two direct-drive 3 MW prototypes to Schuler Group
As Schuler Group continues its strong advance into the wind power market, the company has placed an order with The Switch for two direct-driven 3 MW drive trains. The custom-built The Switch Drive™ permanent magnet generator and full-power converter prototype packages are scheduled for delivery and testing in April 2011.
Seeing the wind – The Ottawa Citizen
Wind power is sneaking up on Ontario in a way we haven’t seen
before, and by and large this is something to be celebrated –
except the price. First, the benefits: Wind power is terrific because it is clean
energy, producing no emissions. Across the province, wind turbines
are sprouting up. They
Study ranks Kansas 2nd in nation for wind power – The Wichita Eagle
For years, Gov. Mark Parkinson has been telling anyone who would
listen that Kansas has the third-largest potential in the nation for generating
wind power. Now, he’ll have to rewrite his speech. Kansas is now No. 2 for wind potential, according to data released Friday by
the Department of
Companies get chance to benefit from boom – The Journal (Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, Uk)
A CONFERENCE opens in the North East tomorrow to help the region’s
firms claim a slice of the lucrative offshore wind power boom. North East companies have already won over pounds 150m worth of offshore
wind farm contracts. The region’s skills base in the offshore oil and gas and
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