The earliest known wind power system was design around 3000 years ago in ancient Persia. Some researchers and historian believes that the origin of the first wind power system is from Sistan. Sistan is a province in the northeast of ancient Persia. Today, it is a region between Iran and Afghanistan. In that time, the Continue reading →
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U.S. wind power faces an uncertain future as lawmakers grapple over whether to extend a key tax credit that has for years helped the business compete financially with fossil fuels. The Production Tax Credit (PTC) is set to expire at the end of this year, and the American Wind Energy Association estimates that more than Continue reading →
Swiss power and automation technologies group ABB got a $50 million order from Electric Transmission Texas L.L.C. to provide electrical equipment for strengthening the transmission company’s power grid and thereby ease the integration of wind power. ABB will design and install four of its static var compensators or SVC’s at two ETT sites. via ABB Continue reading →
In a world where everything relies on energy, switching from regular energy sources to wind power is a smart option. Today, wind energy represents 2.5% of worldwide electricity, which means that lots of people have already realized the advantages of using wind power for their homes or even for their businesses. It is estimated that Continue reading →
So I had it in mind to write about some scary things people are saying about smart meters with Halloween in the air. But then announcements kept blowing in about some pretty interesting wind projects and that sounded like a better treat. (But if you want a great take on the scary stuff, check out the Continue reading →
Ontario’s Hydrogenics has won a contract to supply a hydrogen production, storage and fuel cell system to the German city of Herten, the Mississauga-based company announced today. Developing the means to manage intermittent electricity generation from wind power farms has been a key challenge for grid operators, one that Herten city officials decided was best Continue reading →
IBM’s signing on as a member of EcoGrid EU, a consortium of companies that is planning a European Union (EU) smart grid demonstration project that will source at least 50% of its electrical power from renewable sources, such as wind, solar and biogas, the Armonk, NY-based information technology leader announced Oct. 13. via IBM Joins Continue reading →
The penetration of renewable energy technology in the U.S. is expected to increase dramatically over the next decade, as many states are implementing policies to expand this sector. However, the variable – and oftentimes, unpredictable – production of certain renewable energy resources – such as wind and solar – poses integration challenges for bulk-power system Continue reading →
Although the deployment challenges of developing offshore wind power generation facilities are significantly greater than on land, developers, manufacturers, governments, and investors are now turning their attention to offshore wind farms as a means of further expanding wind power capacity. The reasons for this interest are several: Some of the world’s best wind resources are located offshore, and many of the Continue reading →
Integrating intermittent renewable energy sources like wind into the electric grid has been one of the big challenges facing the smart grid initiative. Now, scientists at DOE’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) say they have what could be a workaround: plug-in EVs. via Managing Intermittent Wind Energy with EVs | OPALCO.
The sun doesn’t always shine and the wind doesn’t always blow, but guess what? Coal plants don’t work all the time, either. Advanced grid management practices proved effective in easing power shortages twice this year in Texas with wind energy-generated electricity, according to Michael Goggin, the electric industry analyst for the American Wind Energy Association Continue reading →
A study released Thursday by the University of Calgary heralds a dramatic reduction of carbon dioxide emissions in Alberta that would result from the widespread adoption of windpowered cars. The paper isn’t suggesting the development of a family sedan equipped with a main sail or jib, however amusing the notion. via Research urges using wind Continue reading →
New England is blessed with bountiful on- and offshore wind, solar energy resources and an emerging smart energy industry that is making our energy use more efficient. Development of these resources will not only meet the renewable energy goals of the New England states, but also provide a welcome source of future economic development and Continue reading →
The numbers on wind’s year in 2010 are already in, but researchers at one of the nation’s premier laboratory facilities have found some important indicators of which way the wind is blowing by digging into them. “The heart of this document is in tracking cost, price and performance trends,” said Ryan Wiser of the report Continue reading →
Google, the world’s leading proponent, provider and consumer of cloud computing, has more than 1 billion search users. The company also supports roughly 200 million Gmail users and tens of millions of users (many of them the same) via Google Apps, where software and services are hosted on powerful computers. Google also run applications on Continue reading →
With the aim of advancing integration of electric vehicles with Denmark’s electric power grid, which has extensive wind power generation capacity, the team will look into buffering intermittent renewable energy resources. It will work to integrate the power grid and electric vehicles as part of the Smart Grid initiative. via Denmark to examine vehicle to Continue reading →
Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems (UAMPS) welcomed members, partners and local officials to an on-site celebration of the organization’s first wind development—the Horse Butte Wind Project—in Bonneville County, Idaho. Located about 15 miles east of Idaho Falls, Horse Butte spans more than 17,600 acres, and will produce clean energy for municipal power customers in five Continue reading →
The primary use of wind power of relevance to climate change mitigation is to generate electricity from larger, grid-connected wind turbines, deployed either on- or offshore wind farm.Wind energy offers significant potential for near-term 2020 and long-term 2050 greenhouse gas GHG emissions reductions. A number of different wind power technologies are available across a range of Continue reading →
Wind turbine manufacturers are feeling the industry performance pinch for the first time after five years of good times in China, the world’s fastest-growing wind power market, said industry experts. Following recent incidents where a total of 1,346 wind turbines were disconnected from the power grid on April 17 in Gansu and Hebei provinces, China Continue reading →
Corky Hilliard mounted 19 solar panels atop her Austin home last month and expects to pay less than $4,500 — about a quarter of the initial cost estimate. “My God, I mean, why wouldn’t you do this?” said Ms. Hilliard, whose neighbors on both sides have also added solar arrays. via Solar-Power Incentives Get Results Continue reading →
