This project will serve as model for community participation
in wind energy in developing / emerging countries.
However, the
boom in wind energy faces a hurdle — how to effectively and cheaply store energy generated by turbines when the wind is blowing, but energy requirements are low.
State - of - the - art wind forecasting techniques allow utilities and grid operators to anticipate and plan for increases or
decreases in wind energy output.
For every direct job
created in the wind energy industry, there are spin - off jobs created in the value chain in areas like construction, transportation, provision of aggregate, etc..
The federal credit, first enacted in the 1990s and extended half a dozen times over the years, has helped trigger a long
boom in wind energy.
Wind turbines: A pilot project intended to bolster real - world data
in wind energy research, promote public interest in renewable technology, and generate clean power for Center operations.
Warren Buffet agrees with you 100 % and he admits that subsidies are the only reason he
invests in wind energy as they are not profitable and don't make any sense otherwise.
One recent study used higher resolution atmospheric models and found that several regions over the US experienced an
increase in wind energy of around 2 %.
Denmark became a world leader
in wind energy technology out of necessity, after the 1973 oil embargo, when the nation decided to build up its wind energy base given its lack of other resources such as coal or natural gas.
Our friends at Ecotech Institute have put together just such an information resource: their new, free ebook on
careers in the wind energy industry.
Po - Wen Cheng holds Germany's first chair
in wind energy at the University of Stuttgart.
After years of lagging behind neighboring states, South Dakota is suddenly poised for dramatic
growth in wind energy production.
[21] He sponsored a bill to get $ 800 million research
program in wind energy technologies, which would benefit GE in his district.
His experience
in the wind energy field includes employment in the academic, non-profit, and for - profit development arenas, including a faculty appointment as the Director of the Virginia Wind Energy Collaborative at James Madison University (JMU).
The findings are «amazing,» agrees Cristina Archer, a
specialist in wind energy meteorology at California State University, Chico.
Energy is no less expensive for citizens in Denmark than it is for citizens in other countries, and the nation has paid for its position as a world leader
in wind energy through billions of kroner in subsidies, taxes on its citizens, and government investment.
The importance of this question was highlighted once again when the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency released its letters permitting Bank of America to build a hotel, PNC Bank to build a mixed - use project, and Union Bank to take an equity
position in a wind energy facility.
Utilities and Fortune 500 brands both continue to scale up investments
in wind energy because it makes good business sense.
Yet the 27 - year - old Kamaoa Wind Farm remains a relic of the boom and inglorious bust of America's so - called «wind rush», the world's first major
experiment in wind energy.
Organised by WindEurope and the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC), Global Wind Day — to be held on 15 June — also gives members of the public the chance to
participate in the wind energy success story via the annual photo competition.
Her work
in the wind energy area during the past two years has been dedicated to investigating and researching the claims, and separating the facts from the highly misleading and highly publicized fiction about wind energyówhich is the goal of this self - financed article.
The US Energy Information Agency apparently agrees, and predicts very little growth
in wind energy from 2013 through 2019.
«Our ability to compete with the United States for investment
in wind energy projects and manufacturing opportunities will decline as a result of this budget.
The Kincardine Independant Kincardine council has passed a motion to officially acknowledge the health problems reported by residents who live
with in wind energy developments in the municipality.
Personally, I have serious doubts we can rule out future increases or decreases
in wind energy over the UK.»
It purchases three times the energy it actually
uses in wind energy credits, essentially putting energy back into the economy.
With wind forecasting, changes
in wind energy output are factored into grid operations much like variations in demand — both change over a matter of 30 minutes or even hours (not a matter of seconds, such as when fossil - fuelled or nuclear plants experience an unexpected outage, or a tree falls on a transmission line).
This level is intended for companies new to Canada's wind energy industry, or companies waiting for their
business in the wind energy industry to expand beyond initial levels.
Dale E. Berg, a member of the technical
staff in the wind energy technology department at Sandia National Laboratories, replies
Kansas is first for increasing its share of renewable energy in electricity and North Dakota leads
in wind energy per capita
Nevertheless, the US is currently making impressive
headway in its wind energy industry, and will no doubt remain a global player for many years to come.
WEICan advances research
in wind energy across Canada through technical testing and consultation; research, development and demonstration; and outreach.