Tag: wind energy

The impact of wind farms on the price of nearby houses has been an issue of hot contention for years now, with advocate groups on both sides of the issue claiming the high scientific ground with competing reports and mounds of anecdotal evidence to boot. A new study conducted by the reputable London School of […]

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Originally published by Clean Technica The United States may lag behind Europe and China when it comes to building offshore wind farms and connecting them to the grid, but there’s one aspect of the industry we remain very competitive in – announcing prospective projects. While the installed total capacity of offshore wind is now over 7,000 megawatts (MW) worldwide, […]

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By Kate Sheppard, Huffington Post The growth of wind power in the United States is putting a significant dent in emissions, according to a forthcoming report from the American Wind Energy Association. Wind generation avoided 95.6 million metric tons of carbon dioxide in 2013, which is equivalent to taking 16.9 million cars off the road. […]

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Senate Finance Committee leaders unveiled a new draft of a bill to extend tax breaks Thursday morning, a version that includes the renewable energy production tax credit (PTC) that benefits the wind energy industry. The PTC was included in the new “chairman’s mark” that Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), the panel’s chairman, and Sen. Orrin Hatch […]

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According to the CleanEdge 2013 U.S. Clean Tech Leadership Index, renewable energy from wind, solar, geothermal, biomass, and other sources, accounted for forty-nine percent of U.S. added electricity capacity during 2012. This was the largest percentage ever. Wind capacity was forty-one percent of the growth. Natural gas–not considered a renewable–accounted for thirty-three percent of added […]

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WCTA member Pterofin is featured in a Geekwire Q&A.  Find the story here.

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Washington State has an unexpected advocate pushing for wind-energy technology, according to Recharge.   Congressman Dave Reichert is running for his fifth term in the House of Representatives from Washington State’s eighth congressional district and including wind in his all-of-the-above energy-independence strategy. Reichert introduced legislation last year to extend the wind-energy production tax-credit (PTC) another four […]

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Saudi Arabia has officially launched its solar energy program.  It’s very ambitious; 41 gigawatts in the next twenty years (over 2,000 megawatts per year).  This will result in billions of dollars in solar energy contracts. The pie will be split as follows: 16 gigawatts for photovoltaic (PV) 25 gigawatts for Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) King […]

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Source:  Legal News Alert from the Stoel Rives Energy Development Law Group, March 14, 2012. The U.S. Army Engineering & Support Center issued a draft request for proposals for renewable and alternative energy.  The proposal is for $7 billion in funding.  The attorneys have prepared the following FAQ on the draft RFP. Q1: Is this […]

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Source:  CBS News, March 8, 2012. Governor Gregoire signed a bill into law that broadens the definition of renewable energy.  Electricity produced from older biomass facilities including pulp mills are now eligible under the renewable energy definition.  Energy generated from the byproducts of pulping or wood manufacturing processes, yard and food wastes, and untreated construction […]

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