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New Energy and Climate Package for Europe: The European Commission Leads the Way Towards a Massive Expansion of Wind Power.
BRUSSELS, January 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Today's Commission proposal for 20% renewable energy by 2020 paves the way for a massive expansion of wind energy in the 27 Member States and a new energy future for Europe. It proposes a stable and flexible E...
Tags: European Commission, member state, renewable energy, wind energy
Research articles 2008-01-23
FPL Energy Extends Its Position as the Leader in Renewable Energy Generation in the U.S.; Assumes Position as World's Largest Wind Energy Producer
JUNO BEACH, Fla. -- FPL Energy, LLC, a subsidiary of FPL Group (NYSE:FPL), said today it continues to extend its position as the leader in renewable energy generation in the U.S. with the addition of more than 445 megawatts of new wind capacity added to its portfolio during the first...
Tags: leader, renewable energy, wind energy
Research articles 2006-08-16
Wells Fargo buys big into green energy.
Byline: Jim Johnson Wells Fargo & Co. is becoming the largest corporate buyer of renewable energy in the United States. The San Francisco-based financial services giant said it will buy renewable energy certificates that support the...
Tags: company, renewable energy, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Wells Fargo & Co., wind energy
Research articles 2006-10-09
Safeway Partners with EPA to Buy Wind Energy for Fuel Stations, San Francisco Stores and Corporate Offices; 270 Fuel Stations, 15 San Francisco Stores and Corporate Offices to Be Powered by Renewable Energy
PLEASANTON, Calif. -- Safeway Inc. (NYSE:SWY) announced today that it will purchase 100% renewable energy to power the company's 270 fuel stations in the United States, its 15 stores in San Francisco, and the Safeway corporate campuses in Pleasanton and Walnut Creek, California. Through a partnership with the U.S. Environmental...
Tags: renewable energy, Safeway Plc., U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, wind energy
Research articles 2005-09-14
Safeway Partners with EPA to Buy Wind Energy for 71 Fuel Stations in the Seattle Division Region; 71 Safeway Fuel Stations Throughout Washington, Alaska, Montana & Idaho to Be Powered by Renewable Energy
BELLEVUE, Wash. -- Safeway Inc. (NYSE:SWY) announced today that it will purchase 100% renewable energy to power the company's 270 fuel stations in the United States, with the majority located in the Seattle Division region encompassing Washington, Alaska, Montana and Idaho. Currently, the Seattle Division operates 71 fuel stations and...
Tags: renewable energy, Safeway Plc., U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, wind energy
Research articles 2005-09-15
Ohio utility commits to W.Va. wind project.(News)
Byline: Joe Truini FirstEnergy Corp. has signed 20-year agreements to buy 250 megawatts of output from two wind power generation projects under development in West Virginia. U.S. Wind Force LLC, a Wexford, Pa., renewable energy firm,...
Tags: agreement, renewable energy, wind energy
Research articles 2006-03-27
Largest British Utility Moving into Renewable Energy, Including Wind Energy.
August 6, 2003 - Centrica plc, the U.K.'s largest energy supplier, recently announced plans to invest 500 million pounds ($805 million) in renewable energy resources during the next 5 years. Its goal is to be producing 1,000 megawatts of electricity August 6, 2003 - Centrica...
Tags: Centrica, renewable energy, wind energy
Research articles 2003-09-01
Power brokers ; EPA supplies energy at 3 Ohio facilities.(Environmental Protection Agency, Cincinnati)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
Washington - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will power three Ohio research facilities with renewable energy from wind power and landfill gas. Through an agreement with Community Energy Inc., a renewable energy marketing company, thr Washington - The...
Tags: landfill, renewable energy, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, wind energy
Research articles 2001-09-03
Ski company banks on wind power.(company's electricity use)(Brief article)
Byline: Jim Johnson A Colorado company is making the largest wind power purchase in U.S. ski industry history, a move that is equivalent to taking 2,500 cars off the road. Aspen Skiing Co.'s decision to buy...
Tags: Aspen Technology Inc., company, renewable energy, wind energy
Research articles 2006-03-27
Wind industry receives early present.(News)
Byline: Joe Truini The wind power industry is celebrating Congress' rare move to extend a tax credit before it expires, which has crippled development in the past, and the industry is calling for transmission reforms to provide greater access ...
Tags: wind energy, American Wind Energy Association, U.S. Congress, renewable energy, tax, tax credit
Research articles 2006-12-18
Two-Turbine Project Announced For California, Several Projects in Asia by GE Wind Energy.
October 18, 2003 - In September, GE Wind Energy announced that it would supply two 1.5-MW wind turbines to Coram Energy, LLC, for a wind farm in Tehachapi, Calif. The Coram energy project, with a rated capacity of 3 MW, is expected to generate...
Tags: General Electric Co., renewable energy, turbine, wind energy
Research articles 2003-10-20
Avista Will Purchase Up to 35 Megawatts of Renewable Energy Per Year from PPM Energy.
April 7, 2004 - Avista Utilities, an operating division of Avista Corp., today began receiving additional energy generated from the Stateline Wind Energy Center. Avista and PPM Energy have agreed on terms of a 10-year contract to provide up to 35 meg April 7, 2004 -...
Tags: mW, renewable energy, wind energy
Research articles 2004-04-05
Dexter School: Brookline, Massachusetts
Dexter School is a non-profit independent day school for boys. It offers pre-school through grade nine, preparing students for admission to leading secondary schools. In 2002, the school opened the Clay Center for Science and Technology with a solar photovoltaic and wind installation. The solar and wind power system costs...
Tags: School, Renewable Energy, Wind Energy, Heliotronics, Dexter School, Telecom & Utilities
Case studies
Wind Energy for Electric Power: A REPP Issue Brief
This paper focuses on utility-scale electricity generation from wind and provides an overview of the history, technologies, economics, environmental impacts, regulations, and policies related to this use of wind power. References to other sources of information are provided throughout and in a separate section at the end. Wind power has...
Tags: Renewable Energy, Power Generation, Wind Energy, Renewable Energy Policy Project
White papers 2003-07-01
Coastal North Carolina Wind Resource Assessment Project
Recent advances in wind turbine technology combined with work done by the North Carolina State Energy Office to map the wind resource in eastern North Carolina show that the Coastal region of North Carolina holds substantial wind power potential for wind energy development. This article focuses on the Coastal North...
Tags: Turbine, Renewable Energy, North Carolina, Wind Energy, Renewable Energy Policy Project, Telecom & Utilities
White papers
A Summary of the Experience of Wind Energy Support Through the NFFO: Wind Energy Fact Sheet 6
This paper provides details of the development of the wind energy market in the UK and the success of schemes supported under the Non-Fossil Fuel Obligation. The incentive for the UK Government to provide support for renewable energy technologies lies in their potential contribution to secure, diverse and sustainable energy...
Tags: Renewable Energy, Wind Energy, Crown
White papers 2002-02-26
Integrating Large Amounts of Wind Energy With a Small Electric-Power System
The cost of building and operating wind farms continues to decline. And governments increasingly encourage development of renewable energy resources. As a consequence, the amount of wind capacity is growing, raising important questions about the integration of wind output with electric-power systems. These questions have physical especially reliability and economic...
Tags: Renewable Energy, Xcel Energy Inc., Wind Energy, Telecom & Utilities, Government
White papers 2004-04-01
Siemens buys stake in renewable energy firm
German engineering firm Siemens is paying an undisclosed sum to acquire a 25% stake in BGZ Beteiligungsgesellschaft. The firm finances, develops and operates biomass, wind and solar energy plants, and had revenues of USD71m in 2008. Through its wind energy subsidiary, WKN Windkraft Nord, BGZ has installed 730MW of...
Tags: Renewable Energy, Siemens AG, Wind Energy, Editorial
Articles 2009-06-02
Windy Times for the Wind Industry
The wind industry posted a record year of growth in 2008.  But even high growth green-tech companies are being left to twist in the wind by wavering government policies. Reports SustainableBusiness.com: The U.S. wind energy industry shattered all previous records in 2008 by installing...
Tags: Dog &, Pony Editor, Management, Pony Editor, Renewable Energy, Strategy, Wind Energy
Blog posts 2009-01-29
Northern Power Systems to Negotiate on Renewable Energy Project.
April 6, 2004 - Northern Power Systems Inc. of Waitsfield, Vt., has been selected to negotiate for a cooperative research agreement with the U.S. Department of Energy's DOE National Renewable Energy Laboratory NREL to develop a 2-megawatt mW di April 6, 2004 - Northern Power Systems...
Tags: National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Northern Power Systems, renewable energy, turbine, wind energy
Research articles 2004-04-05
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