Tag: AWEA

Those who have never been to one of the annual AWEA (American Wind Energy Association) shows might want to check out this fascinating exhibit of engineering. 

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I’m very fond of the people at AWEA, the American Wind Energy Association, and I’m also quite keen on well-made infographics that speak to the job growth potential represented by the wind industry, and by renewable energy more generally.  For …

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Sorry if this comes across as out-of-touch, but I’ve never had any particular love affair with Las Vegas.  When I was consulting to IBM and one of  its joint ventures in the late 1990s, my team and I spent three …

Las Vegas Is Home To Huge Conventions on Renewable Energy – And Essentially Everything Else Read More »

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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 …

Lots of Diversity at the American Wind Energy Association Show Read More »

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A near full-scale prototype of an airborne wind energy system that generates power from constant, high-speed, high-altitude winds will be tested in Piedmont, Italy, in the coming weeks. When fully operational, KiteGen should be capable of generating 3MW of power. …

[The Vector] Low Cost Power from High Altitude Winds Read More »

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Leadership action that Vectoris following was announced shortly after Obama’s Oval Office speech. It comes from former Senator Tom Daschle (Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress) and a coalition of clean energy industries. Coalition members include, among others, the …

[The Vector] Former Senator Daschle and Newly-Formed Clean Energy Coalition Call on Obama for Action Read More »

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The EIA chart below shows the percentage of all energy and renewable energy categories produced and consumed in the U.S. Note which are the leading categories of renewables and the relationship to wind.

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