I received an email from the American Wind Power Association (AWEA) regarding its WINDPOWER 2012 conference in Atlanta this week. I’m going to repost that below, since I think it’s worth a share, but first, I just want to highlight a few points myself: The PTC is a critical … [continued]
by the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) WASHINGTON – Two Cabinet secretaries met with 14 leaders of the U.S. wind manufacturing, construction, and development sectors at the White House today, advancing a bipartisan effort to extend the wind energy Production Tax Credit before Congress recesses for the summer, and … [continued]
It seems that green industries are sometimes held to a higher standard than other industries on all environmental matters. For example, even though wind and solar energy are worlds better than their fossil fuel alternatives (in many ways), they are fiercely attacked when they create any environmental or wildlife harm. … [continued]
According to a recent press release from the National Science Foundation, large wind farms in certain areas in of this country appear to affect local land surface temperatures. The news is based on a paper published today in the journal Nature Climate Change. Liming Zhou, an atmospheric scientist at the State … [continued]
by the American Wind Energy Association WASHINGTON – In a year of partisan politics, two leading partisans will seek common ground at the biggest annual gathering of the wind industry – which is counting on bipartisan support to continue its rapid growth in the United States. Karl Rove and … [continued]
The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) released its 2012 annual market report on wind energy at the end of last week. For a succinct look at some of the industry’s key stats and facts, here’s a bullet-point list of them I’ve put together for you (more wind power lists … [continued]
Market statistics released Tuesday by the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) show that over 41,000 megawatts (or 41 gigawatts) of new wind power was installed globally in 2011, bringing the overall total of installed capacity around the world to more than 238,000 megawatts (238 gigawatts) by the end of 2011.
This represents an increase of 21 percent with an increase in the size of the annual global market of just over six percent.
US wind power capacity surged 31% in 4Q and 17% annually in 2011, according to the AWEA’s latest industry report. Wind energy now supplies 20% of electricity in Iowa and South Dakota, while more than 100 wind projects in 31 states and Puerto Rico are under construction at present. Looming expiration of the wind power PTC threatens the economic growth and job creation that’s under way, however.
The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) has produced new video content on its website under the banner, WindTV. This well-produced video provides an interesting look at the life of Matt Crawford, an Iowa lead wind energy technician. It also offers a glimpse into his country’s wind energy jobs, an important consideration as the production tax credit for wind energy is set to expire at year-end.
As indicated in the previous post by the American Wind Energy Association (Top 10 Wind Energy Stories of 2011), below the picture are 5 wind energy trends the association recommends we watch out for. I’ll just add that I think there will be more and more media attention on … [continued]
