GM Adds Wind Energy to Power Factories in Mexico Yesterday General Motors (GM) announced it will add wind power to its energy portfolio for the first time in the history of the company. The construction of the 34 megawatt wind farm in Palo Alto, 325 miles (526 km) from Mexico City, will begin during the … Continue reading GM Adds Wind Energy to Power Factories in Mexico
Can Wind Energy Be Counted On To Help Meet Obama’s Carbon Goals? The wind energy sector is perpetually facing headwinds. But despite the challenges, those producers say that they are well prepared to help the country meet carbon reduction goals under the White House’s Clean Power Plan. That plan, which was unveiled last summer and … Continue reading Can Wind Energy Be Counted On To Help Meet Obama’s Carbon Goals?
As wind boom continues, CREZ capacity in question A little more than a year ago a $7 billion expansion of Texas’ power grid was completed to accommodate the flurry of new wind farms under construction. But as wind power continues to boom across the plains of West Texas and the Panhandle, the system — named … Continue reading As wind boom continues, CREZ capacity in question
Google buys Altamont wind energy to power Googleplex LIVERMORE — Google has spent $1.5 billion around the world on clean energy projects cutting the pollution from millions of users clicking on search links, watching YouTube videos and sending emails, but now it’s found a powerful electricity source close to home. The company will announce Wednesday … Continue reading Google buys Altamont wind energy to power Googleplex
America can boost role of wind energy America leads the world in wind power — and it’s doing so with one arm behind its back. Today, 39 states, have utility-scale wind turbines. Combined, these 39 states generate more wind energy than any other country in the world. Read full article at The Detroit News
How utilities are transforming their fuel mixes More than 80% of utility executives foresee distributed energy resources changing their company’s fuel mix in coming decades, according to Utility Dive’s new report, the State of the Electric Utility 2015. Nearly as many (79%) see their companies adding utility-scale solar. A very large majority see additions of … Continue reading How utilities are transforming their fuel mixes
Energy Policy Director: Wind Energy isn’t Cheap and Alone Can’t Meet Our Needs According to Steve Transeth, senior policy director for the Michigan Jobs & Energy Coalition, the general public has some “major” misconceptions about wind energy – particularly about its costs and adequacy. “It sounds good,” Transeth said at a meeting held by the … Continue reading Energy Policy Director: Wind Energy isn’t Cheap and Alone Can’t Meet Our Needs
Report: Wind and solar energy have tripled since 2008 We worry a lot about the problem of climate change. And we try to fix it — again, again and again — by changing how the country uses energy. What we don’t stop and ponder enough, though, is that the country is changing how it uses … Continue reading Report: Wind and solar energy have tripled since 2008
Obama 2016 Budget Includes $48 Billion In ‘Green Energy’ Subsidies President Obama’s budget proposal for 2016 asks Congress for $4 trillion, including about $48 billion in tax incentives over the next decade for various green energy programs. “In order to secure America’s energy future and protect our children from the impacts of climate change, the … Continue reading Obama 2016 Budget Includes $48 Billion In ‘Green Energy’ Subsidies
American Wind Energy Rebounded In 2014: AWEA The American Wind Energy Association has released its fourth quarter 2014 wind energy industry report, and it was good news for the American wind energy industry in 2014, with more than four times more wind energy coming online than the year previously. Read full article at Clean Technica
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