Alberta, home to the dirtiest oil on earth, is beginning to transition to renewable energy. It has awarded contracts totaling $1 billion to three companies for 600 megawatts of wind power by 2019.
At the American Wind Energy Association’s (AWEA) WINDPOWER 2011 conference in California this week, wind energy giant Vestas unveiled a new and improved design of its most popular wind turbine.
Following up on my overview post on the cost of wind power, here’s a little discussion on some more intricate matters related to wind power.
What’s the cost of wind power? Well, of course, it depends on where you are and who you ask. But I’m going to do my best here to share some reliable information and put it in a useful context for you.
