Murray Energy, the largest private-owned coal company in the United States, has been quietly bankrolling opposition to the 20.7 megawatt (MW) Icebreaker Wind project set to be built on Lake Erie in a move that, while not illegal, can easily be described as deceptive.
Into the Wind By Peebles Squire Across the country, warmer than normal temperatures are sending people rushing to the thermostat to turn up the air conditioning. As a result of increased demand, prices for electricity on the spot market shot up, doubling in the Mid-Atlantic and Midwestern regions. There was one place, … [continued]
Wind power has great potential as a form of renewable energy, but in order to really efficiently produce it, turbines need to be optimally positioned and dimensioned. A newly designed 200-meter high wind measuring mast that delivers precise data will be able to help with that, by very accurately forecasting energy yields […]
A team of engineers from Stanford University have used a sophisticated weather model to plan the optimal placement of four interconnected wind farms planned for the east coast of the United States. “It is the first time anyone has used high-resolution meteorological data to plan the placement of offshore … [continued]
A lot of wind critics assert that wind power isn’t reliable. The wind power video above, however, does a great job of pointing out the differences between wind power variability and variability of traditional power sources, among other things. Paul Gipe of Wind-Works also recently got into this topic, in more detail, as compared to nuclear power…
