“Threatened” Prairie Chicken endangers wind energy projects</h1> <article> <h1>“Threatened” Prairie Chicken endangers wind energy projects</h1> <p>Meribeth Deen — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 00:45:01 +0000</p> <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-image"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> </div> </div> </div> <p>The United States Fish and Wildlife Service has listed the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesser_Prairie_Chicken">Lesser Prairie Chicken</a> as a threatened species and by next September, will decide whether or not to list it as endangered. If it does, energy projects in Texas, Kansas, Oklahoma, Colorado and New Mexico could come to a grinding halt.</p> <p><a href="http://www.energyboom.com/wind/%E2%80%9Cthreatened%E2%80%9D-prairie-chicken-endangers-wind-energy-projects" target="_blank">read more</a></p> </article> <article> <h1>THE “BACKBONE” OF OFFSHORE WIND ON THE EAST COAST</h1> <p>Meribeth Deen — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 21:31:41 +0000</p> <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-image"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-imagecaption"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p>When it is complete, the Atlantic Wind Connection will carry as much as 7000 megawatts of power between Virginia and New York, and from offshore wind farms.</p> </div> </div> </div> <p><a href="http://www.trans-elect.com/">Trans-Elect Development Company</a> is moving forward on the <a href="http://atlanticwindconnection.com/">Atlantic Wind Connection</a>, a $1.3 billion dollar step to making offshore wind energy a reality on the east coast of the United States. </p> <p><a href="http://www.energyboom.com/wind/%E2%80%9Cbackbone%E2%80%9D-offshore-wind-east-coast" target="_blank">read more</a></p> </article> <article> <h1>2013, a good year for offshore wind energy in the US</h1> <p>Meribeth Deen — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 00:22:39 +0000</p> <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-image"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> </div> </div> </div> <p>Recent announcements by the US Department of Interior and the Department of Energy indicate that 2013 could pave the way for major development in the of offshore wind-energy industry.</p> <p><a href="http://www.energyboom.com/wind/2013-good-year-offshore-wind-energy-us" target="_blank">read more</a></p> </article> <article> <h1>Republicans and Democrats advocate for wind energy, together</h1> <p>Meribeth Deen — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 19:00:41 +0000</p> <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-image"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-imagecaption"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p>Vestas Wind Systems has four plants manufacturing turbines in Colorado. The company has cut its North American workforce by nearly 1000 this year.</p> </div> </div> </div> <p>Twenty-three state governors have come together to ask that Congress renew the <a href="http://www.windustry.org/community-wind/toolbox/chapter-10-tax-incentives">Wind Energy Production Tax Credit (PTC)</a> that expires at the end of this year. Congress, however, remains at odds and unwilling to compromise on just about every key issue on the table, including this one.</p> <p><a href="http://www.energyboom.com/wind/republicans-and-democrats-advocate-wind-energy-together" target="_blank">read more</a></p> </article> <article> <h1>Wind farm development delayed by territorial dispute between First Nations</h1> <p>Meribeth Deen — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 03:52:51 +0000</p> <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-image"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> </div> </div> </div> <p>Plans to build a 36 turbine-windfarm north-west of Sue Sault Marie, Ontario, are on hold while local first nations dispute over who the territory traditionally belong to.<br /></p> <p><a href="http://www.energyboom.com/policy/wind-farm-development-delayed-territorial-dispute-between-first-nations" target="_blank">read more</a></p> </article> <article> <h1>NRDC Studies: U.S. Wind Economy is Rich and Getting Richer</h1> <p>Nathanael Baker — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 21:29:21 +0000</p> <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-image"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> </div> </div> </div> <p>Two new reports published by the environmental advocacy group the National Resources Defense Council (NRDC) show just how vital the wind industry is to America's economy.</p> <p><a href="http://www.energyboom.com/wind/nrdc-studies-us-wind-economy-rich-and-getting-richer" target="_blank">read more</a></p> </article> <article> <h1>U.S. Presidential Election: Major Swing States Could Come Down to Wind Energy</h1> <p>Nathanael Baker — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 23:29:11 +0000</p> <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-image"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-imagecaption"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p>A portion of a wind farm located in Northwestern Iowa. Consisting of 259 turbines, it produces 192,750 kw of energy.</p> </div> </div> </div> <p>Wind energy could go a long way in determining who wins this year's Presidential election.</p> <p><a href="http://www.energyboom.com/policy/us-presidential-election-major-swing-states-could-come-down-wind-energy" target="_blank">read more</a></p> </article> <article> <h1>Does NREL Have the Plan for Clean Energy Scaling?</h1> <p>Mike Casey — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 16:10:46 +0000</p> <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-image"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> </div> </div> </div> <p>I’ve begun thinking that one of the defining questions for clean energy is, “What’s the plan?” Not a company plan, but a country plan -- one that realistically maps us to an economy that gets the vast majority of its energy from wind, solar, geothermal, and that has us drastically minimizing waste.</p> <p><a href="http://www.energyboom.com/wind/does-nrel-have-plan-clean-energy-scaling" target="_blank">read more</a></p> </article> <article> <h1>Floating Offshore Wind Turbine Project in Maine Assessed by Department of Interior</h1> <p>Margery Moore — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 17:51:00 +0000</p> <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-image"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-imagesize"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> large </div> </div> </div> <p><a href="http://www.statoil.com/en/About/Worldwide/NorthAmerica/Pages/default.aspx\">Statoil North America</a>, a company that has been <a href="http://www.statoil.com/en/TechnologyInnovation/NewEnergy/RenewablePowerProduction/Offshore/Hywind/Pages/HywindPuttingWindPowerToTheTest.aspx\ ">experimenting with offshore wind projects in Norway</a>, is being assessed for a similar project in Maine b</p> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-imagecaption"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p>Wind farm in Cape Cod, Massachusetts</p> </div> </div> </div> <p><a href="http://www.energyboom.com/wind/floating-offshore-wind-turbine-project-maine-assessed-department-interior-0" target="_blank">read more</a></p> </article> <article> <h1>Nova Scotia’s Largest Wind Farm Project Will Add 100 Megawatts to the Province’s Grid</h1> <p>Meribeth Deen — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 21:30:32 +0000</p> <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-image"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-imagecaption"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p>Wind turbines at the Dalhousie Mountain Wind Energy Project in Nova Scotia power 15 thousand homes.</p> </div> </div> </div> <p>Two family-run businesses are teaming up to build Nova Scotia’s largest wind farm, and have recently gained environmental approval and financial support from the province.</p> <p><a href="http://www.energyboom.com/wind/nova-scotias-largest-wind-farm-project-will-add-100-megawatts-provinces-grid" target="_blank">read more</a></p> </article> </main></body></html>