I've covered the passive tête — à — tête between the US and China over who is the leading
wind energy industry in the world.
Wind Energy Industry Market Report: First Quarter 2011 America's wind power industry installed 1,118 megawatts of new capacity in the first quarter of 2011 alone and entered the second quarter with another 5,600 MW under construction.
Companies in the
American wind energy industry recently announced they will donate $ 1 million to Hurricane Harvey repair and rebuilding as keystone partners of Habitat for Humanity's Habitat Hammers Back initiative.
The European offshore
wind energy industry needs to attract between $ 50 billion and $ 69 billion over the next seven years to meet a target of 25 GW of offshore wind power.
«That this industry - wide best practice has been voluntarily adopted demonstrates how the U.S.
wind energy industry holds itself to a higher standard,» said John Anderson, Senior Director, Permitting Policy and Environmental Affairs, for AWEA.
North American Wind Power — Friday, July 27, 2012 In response to a proposed national study by Health Canada on wind turbine sound and human health, the European, American, Canadian and
global wind energy industry associations have issued a statement pointing to 17 reviews of independent research and evidence that all conclude wind farms are not harmful to human -LSB-...]
To work with AWEA staff on the development of wind resource assessment related materials to the benefit of the AWEA wind resource assessment seminar, AWEA membership and
wind energy industry at large.
The lesser of the two big announcements GE Renewable Energy had for the conference — being held in Chicago across May 7 to 10, and bringing together
wind energy industry leaders for the largest wind energy event in the Western Hemisphere — was an agreement with Iowa utility Alliant Energy to build two Iowa wind projects — the 170 MW English Farms wind farm and the 300 MW Upland Prairie wind farm.
The state is ideal for the
offshore wind energy industry — both power generation and manufacturing of windmills — because of its coastal winds and its location in the middle of the East Coast metropolis, he said.
Probably the most impressive highlight was a repeat of news the AWEA released in January of 2015 at the time of their fourth quarter 2014 report, which showed that the American
wind energy industry brought over four times more wind energy online in 2014 than in 2013.
Washington, D.C., — The U.S.
wind energy industry announced, on the eve of National Wildlife Day, a best management practice establishing a new voluntary operating protocol, which is expected to reduce impacts to bats from operating wind turbines by as much as 30 percent.
According to the US Wind Industry Annual Market Report, the US
wind energy industry added 23,000 jobs in 2014, and began 2015 with 12,700 MW worth of wind energy projects under construction — «a record for the start of any year,» the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) concluded.
In fact, the
Texas wind energy industry was recently reported to have provided 6.2 % of the state's share of electricity in 2009, which grew to 10.6 % in 2014.
Untapped opportunities for Canada's
expanding wind energy industry to enhance grid reliability and add value for consumers in the shift to a low - carbon future were in the spotlight as more than 230 wind energy professionals attended the Canadian Wind Energy Association's (CanWEA) fourth annual and largest - ever Operations and Maintenance (O&M) Summit, held January 30 - 31 at the Hilton Mississauga.
The research represents one of the first tallies of eagle deaths attributed to the nation's
growing wind energy industry, which has been a pillar of President Barack Obama's plans to reduce the pollution blamed for global warming.
Ohio House passes legislation Jim Provance — The Blade — November 22, 2014 COLUMBUS — Ohio's
fledgling wind energy industry is balking at a largely ignored provision of a massive environmental bill overwhelmingly approved in the House this week, arguing it is designed to throw one more wrench into its turbines.
Between 2007 and 2009 the U.S.
wind energy industry opened, announced, or expanded over 100 facilities, bringing the total of wind turbine component manufacturing facilities now operating in the U.S. to over 200.
Businesses are being offered the chance to purchase power direct from one of Scotland's largest onshore wind farms in a move that could throw a lifeline to the UK's
onshore wind energy industry, Swedish...
Tucked away in the 2007 Farm Bill, now inching its way through the legislative process toward a presidential signature, is a section that could transform this country's
small wind energy industry.
Wind Energy Industry Market Report: Fourth Quarter 2011 The U.S. wind industry installed 3,444 megawatts during the fourth quarter of 2011, bringing total installations in 2011 to 6,810 MW.
[34 - 41] In addition to providing funding, the Government of Canada in collaboration with wind industry stakeholders has developed the Wind Technology Road Map (Wind TRM)[42] which Natural Resources Canada defined to be an ``... industry - led, government supported initiative that has developed a long - term vision for the
Canadian wind energy industry...» [43]
One of the most significant opportunities for Canada's industrial supply base, over the next decade, lies in providing products and services to the North
American wind energy industry.
The U.S.
wind energy industry installed a record 13,124 megawatts (MW) of electric generating capacity in 2012, which brings the total wind power in the U.S. to 60,007 MW.
The strategic value of Canada's vast clean energy resources was in the spotlight as key political and
wind energy industry leaders gathered for the Canadian Wind Energy Association's (CanWEA) annual Spring Forum, held April 4 - 5 at the Hilton Lac - Leamy Hotel in the National Capital Region.
However, given that the
US wind energy industry's second quarter is always lacklustre, the focus this quarter is less on how much was installed than on how much is about to be installed.
Until now, the
U.S. wind energy industry has watched European countries build offshore wind turbines by the thousands as efforts to build wind farms off the coast of the U.S. stalled.
Texas, a powerhouse in
the wind energy industry, is to get another wind farm, this time in Cameron County.
Still,
the wind energy industry continues to plug along, installing 7 gigawatts of production capacity in 2016.
With an estimated 17,000 Texans already employed in the state's
wind energy industry, Texas is in the process of installing an additional 5,200 megawatts.
AWEA also releases an AWEA U.S Wind Industry Annual Market Report each year, providing a comprehensive look at the U.S.
wind energy industry, including wind projects, wind turbine and component manufacturing, market rankings and key industry players, market trends, and impact of the U.S. wind energy industry.