[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5DCsyoTejs] Here, I summarize a business plan that contemplates the development of synthetic fuels from off-peak wind, water, and CO2. This is exciting stuff, as it uses entirely proven chemical processes, the thermodynamics make sense, and the demand to …
Category: Wind Energy
Wind Energy and Compressed Air Energy Storage
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzOyhqJA7AQ]Here’s a summary of a business plan in which an entrepreneur hopes to implement compressed air energy storage (CAES) in conjunction with a set of wind farms. CAES shows some promise as an energy storage solution, though considerable work …
Strategic Marketing Decisions for Windfuels
It always feels good to get back in the saddle, so to speak, plying one’s original trade. I spent a few hours yesterday with 2GreenEnergy client Dr. David Doty, CEO of Windfuels, and 2GE Associate Terry Ribb, talking about naming, …
Lots of Diversity at the American Wind Energy Association Show
I spent a few happy hours walking around the wind power show here in Anaheim yesterday, put on by the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA). Whenever I go to the major wind and solar trade shows, I’m struck with a …
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Report from UK’s Committee on Climate Change
I try to follow some of the international news scene on renewables, as well as what’s happening (or not happening) here, domestically. The common thread to most of this is that a great deal of the rest of the world …
Wind Farms with Compressed Air Energy Storage
I’ve added a hot new business plan to the list I’m now featuring. I spoke yesterday with Joe Speace, CEO of “Project Renewable Energy” near Kansas City, whose doing a capital raise for a wind farm that will feature compressed …
[The Vector] Wind Energy — Tilting at the Leaders in Windmills
General Electric has shown its intent to become the leading player in offshore wind power. At the start of July GE signed an agreement with two Scandinavian energy companies to install and test four floating 4MW wind turbines off the coast of Norway. The rotors on the turbines will be 110 meters in diameter, and each turbine will be capable of generating power for 1,000 homes.
[The Vector] Financing for World’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm
Financing arrangements for the first phase of the world’s largest offshore wind farm were agreed on 8 June. It will eventually have a capacity of 1,000 MW.
Hot Webinar on Power Transmission
I try to stay up on the more exciting goings on in power transmission because of its obvious relationship to the penetration of clean energy generally. Less than 2% of our current grid-mix in the US is renewables at this …
Take a COOL Guess – the Fun Quiz on Clean Energy (and Global Warming Remedy). Today’s Topic: Wind Turbines
Question: Approximately what percentage of the theoretical maximum amount of energy of the wind, flowing past the familiar three-blade turbines, is extracted and moved into the turbine shaft? Answer: Can be found at http://2greenenergy.com/cool-guess-answers/8732. Relevance: We come across numerous attempts …
