Daryoush Allaei of start up SheerWind talks with us about scrapping rotating-blade turbines and taking a completely new approach to wind power.
Renewable Energy
Why Durban Really IS A Historic Success
EarthTechling columnist Susan Kraemer argues on 2020 being a good target for nations moving towards a global clean energy economy through climate policy.
Feds Tell BPA It Can’t Cut Off Wind Power
Federal regulators rule the Bonneville Power Administration discriminated against wind generators when it shut down turbines in favor of its own hdyropower.
Turning High-Rise Rooftops Into Wind Farms
We chat with a founder of wind power startup Eastern Wind Power to learn about the firm’s 50-kilowatt vertical-axis wind turbine for building rooftops.
Analysis: Explaining the Cape Wind/FAA Ruling
While a recent court ruling may be a setback for Cape Wind, it reveals the complex interplay between federal agencies in permitting offshore wind in the U.S.
First Biofuel-Powered U.S. Commercial Flight
United subsidiary Continental flies Houston to Chicago using fuel derived from algae oil, while Alaska plans 75 biofuel flights beginning Wednesday.
U.S. Wind Power Surges In Third Quarter
Led by Colorado’s 501 megawatts, U.S. wind power installations surged in the third quarter of 2011, according to an American Wind Energy Association report.
Wind And Solar Wars
As unappealing as it may seem, the fact that China is playing to win threatens US clean energy manufacturing and, by extension, the much bigger fight.
Energy Corridors And The Turkish Zeybek Dance
Turkey, which is in the middle of the energy corridor from the Caucasus to the Balkans, from Russia to Europe, must take renewable energy under its own wings, like the Zeybek dance.
The Marines And Seals Are Doing It: Clean Energy
U.S. Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus recently gave the rationale behind his service’s embrace of clean energy – and it’s not because it’s trendy.
The Clean Energy View From South Korea
There are increasing links between the U.S. and South Korea aiming to strengthen bilateral cooperation in clean energy technology research and development.
Ohio’s Renewable Energy Mandate Creates Jobs
Ohio has already lost hundreds of thousands of good manufacturing jobs, and weakening or eliminating its alternative energy portfolio standard could make it worse.
Sustainable Energy For All: An Interview With Richenda Van Leeuwen Of The United Nations Foundation
The United Nations is pursuing a program that focuses upon the dual challenges of delivering energy for all and combating climate change.
The Blame China Game
A group of manufacturers who can’t compete with today’s solar panel prices are seeking to erect trade barriers to make the US a ‘safe market’ for their own more expensive solar panels.