How Iowa Became the Nation’s Leader in Wind Energy Nearly a decade ago, Iowa farmer Randy Caviness had an epiphany. In the gas- and diesel-driven machinery that tilled his 4,000 acres of corn and soybeans, the propane tanks that flanked area farms, and the electricity that powered his entire property, he saw vast energy consumption. … Continue reading How #Iowa Became the Nation’s Leader in Wind Energy
Utility-Scale Solar Surpasses Wind in California for First Time in 2015 Recent analysis from Vaisala, a global leader in environmental and industrial measurement, reveals that in 2015 energy from grid-connected, utility-scale solar plants surpassed wind for the first time in California. While this is an exciting milestone for the solar industry, the rise of solar … Continue reading Utility-Scale Solar Surpasses Wind in California for First Time in 2015
MidAmerican Energy pours $3.6B more into wind MidAmerican Energy took a giant, $3.6 billion step Thursday toward its goal of meeting all of its customers’ power needs with green energy such as wind and solar. With the investment, the Des Moines utility’s largest, MidAmerican would get 85 percent of its energy from wind, CEO Bill … Continue reading #MidAmerican_Energy pours $3.6B more into wind
When it comes to wind power, see all the ways Texas blows away other states The American Wind Energy Association just issued its annual report for 2015. (Yeah, we’re already through the first quarter of 2016. But data doesn’t accumulate itself.) Texas remains at or near the top in pretty much every category mentioned in … Continue reading When it comes to wind power, see all the ways #Texas blows away other states
New 400 MW wind farm planned for southwest Kansas; will supply cheap power to KC area TOPEKA — A European utility company is teaming up with a Lenexa-based wind farm developer to build a 400-megawatt wind farm in southwest Kansas. Enel Green Power North America, the American subsidiary of Enel S.p.A., based in Italy, and … Continue reading New 400 MW wind farm planned for southwest #Kansas; will supply cheap power to #KC area
Offshore wind needed for New York’s 50% energy goal, energy czar says Price has long been an obstacle to U.S. offshore wind development, but Bloomberg notes that could change in coming years. A recently released University of Delaware study found that offshore wind costs could fall as much as 54% by 2030. If Massachusetts committed … Continue reading Offshore wind needed for New York’s 50% energy goal, energy czar says
Storing Solar and Wind Power — in Molten Salt Alternative energy development has become major new policy goal of the United States, and innovators throughout the country are taking this goal seriously. Sustainable, reliable alternative energies require more than just generating power. It also needs to be stored. Gas is easy. It is already in … Continue reading Storing Solar and Wind Power — in Molten Salt
ERCOT Approaches 50% Wind Penetration Mark ERCOT continues to creep closer to the 50% mark for wind penetration, reaching 48.28% of load on March 23. The Texas grid operator said last week it generated 13,154 MW of wind energy at 1:10 a.m., when the overall load was 27,245 MW. The ISO’s previous high for wind … Continue reading ERCOT Approaches 50% Wind Penetration Mark
Eye on Energy: Wind Farm Maintenance North Dakota is home to ten operating wind farms — with an eleventh scheduled to be built sometime this year. In today’s Eye on Energy, Tim Olson reports that one of those wind farms is taking a quick break from generating power. (Tim Olson, KX News) You only have … Continue reading Eye on Energy: Wind Farm Maintenance
Wind and solar are growing at a stunning pace (just not enough to stop climate change) There’s good news and gloomy news on climate change in this new report on renewable energy from Bloomberg New Energy Finance. First, the celebratory stuff. Renewable energy — mostly wind and solar, plus a little geothermal and biomass — … Continue reading Wind and solar are growing at a stunning pace (just not enough to stop climate change)
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