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]
Illinois Governor Pat Quinn yesterday announced a project labor agreement between Rock Island Clean Line and Flora, Ill.-based Southwire that over a three-year period “will support wind turbine and transmission manufacturing in Illinois and create 1,450 union construction jobs. “The Rock Island Clean Line will enable some $7 billion worth of investments in new wind energy projects to move forward, which today cannot be constructed due to lack of transmission,” according to an IGNN press release.
It shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone that wind power is growing fast in the United States (and worldwide). Under the Bush administration, a goal of getting 20% of our electricity from wind by 2030 was set and we are currently ahead of schedule on that. However, a lot of people wonder, where are these wind turbines being made? Is this creating jobs in the U.S. or in China?
The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) recently sent out a news release regarding the industry’s 2010 successes and challenges. Of course, no lasting progress was made on a comprehensive national strategy to promote clean energy, but even despite this, wind energy made several significant advances in 2010 and continues to … [continued]
