I’m on my way to Portland, OR this morning to do a marketing needs assessment for Xzeres, an important player in small wind (anything under 200 kilowatts). This is a beleaguered industry if there ever were one; there have been …
Trip North to See Xzeres, Important Player In Small Wind Read More »
Those keeping track of the Atlantic Wind Connection and its dreams to build out 60 gigawatts of off-shore wind in the shallow waters off the mid-Atlantic coast will want to check out this article. The analysis suggests that the cost …
Here’s a renewable energy idea that frequent commenter Tim Kingston sent me. It doesn’t seem reasonable, but I thought I’d ask the physicists out there to comment. It’s a device that emits tiny droplets of water from electrical conductors (copper …
From Machine Design: New Device for Extracting Energy from Wind Read More »
Confused about some of the facts on wind energy? Does it work as well as they say? There are tremendous benefits for having wind energy, and here are some of the top facts on the productivity of it. Number One …
From Guest Blogger Tina Samuels: Wind Energy Isn't All Hot Air Read More »
I’m not sure how people in the wind industry react to news like this concerning the Production Tax Credit (PTC); I guess it’s hard to look a gift horse in the mouth. Personally, I find the continuing flip-flopping of incentives …
There are those who think that renewable energy is overhyped, won’t scale, is doomed if federal incentives get whacked, etc. Just don’t tell Siemens. One of the world’s 50 largest companies, Siemens shows no signs of curtailing its commitment to wind; …
We sure hear a lot about DONG Energy, arguably the world’s most progressive large energy company, majority-owned by the Danish government, but sporting numerous large private owners as well. Through its investment in renewables, including this 210 MW offshore wind …
DONG Energy's Offshore Wind Project Shows Ongoing Commitment to a Low-Carbon Future Read More »
Here’s an article that speaks to the on-again-off-again aspect of legislation in the U.S. with respect to incentives for renewables – in this case, wind energy. Apparently, it’s hard to find sources of capital when there are last-minute, unpredictable changes …
Wind Energy's Last-Minute Extension of the Production Tax Credit Read More »
Regular readers at 2GreenEnergy.com may have noticed the flurry of five quick blog posts over the last week or so on WindStream, a client of ours in the “microwind” space (i.e., small, inexpensive wind turbines). I thought I’d provide this …
An old friend from college wrote me a few minutes ago, and commented: Well we kicked the fiscal cliff down the road a bit so we can do some more kabuki theater a couple of months later…. CNN loves it. …
