Windustry Presents Awards to Those Growing Community Wind and Distributed Clean Energy Washington DC. – At the 2019 Distributed Wind Conference, Windustry presented their annual Community Wind and Distributed Clean Energy Awards. The three awards are selected and presented by a national Peer Group of Community Wind and Sustainable
On the 10th birthday of its 1.5 MW wind turbine, Jiminy Peak Mountain Resort in Massachusetts is highlighting what wind power has brought to the table for one of the few resorts in the U.S. powered 100% by renewable energy. In 2007, when Jiminy Peak installed a $4 million
This podcast has to do with the emergence of wind and solar hybrid developments, specifically the first one in the United States which is the project in Red Lake Falls, MN. Dan Juhl is coordinating this first development alongside General Electric and has quite an optimistic vision in regards to
April 2017By Iowa Lieutenant Governor Kim Reynolds When you imagine a future for wind energy nationwide, look no further than my home state of Iowa as a shining example of what could be. Iowa has a goal – and a plan to achieve it – to be the first state
Originally published here by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory on April 11, 2017. On April 11, the Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) released a fifth round of Requests for Proposals under DOE’s Distributed Wind Competitiveness Improvement Project (CIP), an annual competitive solicitation through NREL geared to
Release originally published here on April 11, 2017 by the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy. Distributed wind is used at or near where it is generated, and has gained a strong footing in the marketplace among commercial, industrial, and utility customers. In total, U.S. wind turbines
Originally posted here on January 17, 2017; modified March 15, 2017 The U. S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) intends to release requests for proposals (RFPs) during the third quarter of fiscal year (FY) 2017 (by April 30, 2017). The topics will include Component Improvements and
Watch the documentary produced as part of The Atlantic’s American Futures project. November 3, 2016By The Atlantic A move towards sustainable energy is often talked about as an issue for big government, especially during the 2016 election. However, across the United States, progress is being made in biofuel, wind, and solar power at
The amount of wind energy available in the United States is continuously growing bringing the nation closer, bit by bit, to the wind energy goals set out in the U.S. Department of Energy’s Wind Vision Report—35% of the nation’s end-use electricity demands coming from wind energy by 2050. Use the
Offshore wind is one of the nation’s largest untapped energy sources By Bobby Magill, Climate Central on December 9, 2016 In a few days, the water-bound wind turbines off of Rhode Island’s Block Island are expected to generate electricity commercially for the first time, and New Englanders are set to become the first