The second-largest wind farm in the country officially opens in Oregon; it’ll produce 2 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity annually.
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Greens Point To Jobs To Make Case For Wind PTC
The National Resources Defense Council issues a new report promoting the jobs benefits that would accrue if Congress extends a key wind-energy tax credit.
On Wind, Obama Sees A Clean Energy Winner
Once, Solyndra was going to make clean energy an albatross for President Obama. But with wind the focus, everything seems to have changed.
Sorry, Mitt; With GOP Aid, Wind Tax Credit Advances
Despite their presidential candidate’s opposition, two wind-state Republicans join with Democrats in a Senate committee vote to extend the PTC one year.
Chinese Wind Tower Importers Ordered To Pay Up
The U.S. slaps big new antidumping duties on Chinese – and Vietnamese – makers of the giant towers used at utility-scale wind power farms.
Wind Power And Health: Canada Takes A Hard Look
Instead of reviewing the literature on wind turbines and their impact on human health, Canada plans to conduct actual new scientific research.
Can Solar And Wind Power Save Our Rivers?
Making conventional electricity takes a lot water, and a report from the River Network says we can give our waterways a break by embracing wind and solar.
Bring On The Giant Turbines – They’re Greener
Wind turbines are getting larger and a new study says that’s good, because they produce more energy with reduced life-cycle greenhouse-gas impact.
Wind Power Bigs Promise To Be Nice To Birds
The industry, taking a break in its fight to retain a key tax incentive, says it’s committed to implementing recently established siting guidelines.
Noisy Massachusetts Wind Turbine Shut Down
The debate about wind turbines, noise and health takes a new turn in Massachusetts, with the state recommending a turbine be shut down for further testing.
Record Wind Power Deal For Aussie Energy Firm
Australian energy provider Origin Energy plans to take all the power generated by a 90-turbine wind farm with an installed capacity of 270 megawatts.
Small Wind-Turbine Maker Sees ‘Energy Clusters’
The company behind a small-scale wind turbine that can be fitted to residential buildings has proposed creating community energy clusters.
US Wind Power Surges: Boom Before The Bust?
U.S. wind power installations shot up in the first quarter, but the industry fears what might come when a key tax incentive expires at the end of the year.
Wind Farms, Global Warming Connection Lukewarm At Best
Scientists behind a study of how wind farms impact local area temperatures release a Q&A trying to disentangle the take away from how certain media are covering the report.