Turbines for “microclimate” winds

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Excerpt: Windmills in the Grizzly Peak foothills expected to pay for themselves in 5 years The wind that blows across the Grizzly Peak foothills northeast of Ashland is strong enough that Interstate drivers feel it buffeting against their cars. Three neighbors near Butler Creek Road are harnessing that p …

Iowa sees 41-MW wind farm

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Excerpt: A 41-MW wind farm is planned for Delaware County in Iowa. RMP Access will develop the project, which will consist of  17 Nordex N100 turbines. The Elk Wind Farm strengthens a growing local workforce in Arkansas that has reached over 70 new hires already, with the potential of increasing to 700 …

Small wind spreads to Scotland

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Excerpt: Small Wind turbine manufacturer Gaia-Wind Ltd announced the creation of a production and worldwide distribution hub in Glasgow. This £5 million investment will bring more than 50 sustainable and high quality jobs to Scotland and the Glasgow area in particular; underpinning the company's plans for …

How communities can establish wind plants

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Excerpt: An emerging group of wind-farm developers are focusing on midsized projects and in places that traditional, large-scale developers are overlooking. These community wind projects, ranging from 5 to 80 MW, are cropping up in part due to recent financial incentives and guidance from firms such as OwnEn …

How to get a Green Job in Today’s Economy

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Excerpt: Despite the global recession, soaring interest in the new energy economy is sparking tremendous opportunity for job hunters and career changers to go green. The federal government is investing billions into the renewable energy and energy efficiency sectors to help get the U.S. economy back on track …

What Factor’s Lead to Wind Power Electricity Cost?

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Excerpt: The cost of electricity from utility-scale wind systems has dropped by more than 80% over the last 20 years. In the early 1980's, when the first utility-scale wind turbines were installed, wind power electricity cost as much as 30 cents per kilowatt-hour. Now, state-of-the-art wind power plants  …

Integrating Wind Power with Utilities

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Excerpt: In a recent interview with Pacificorp Vice President of Wind Energy Mark Tallman, I asked Mark what are the biggest issues facing the wind industry today in terms of connecting with the power grid? He had basically two responses, the first was policy issues that wind turbine owners face as they atte …