Wind Energy Industry Installs 1,400 MW in 3rd Quarter of What will be Another Record Year
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. wind energy industry installed 1,389 megawatts (MW) this quarter, bringing to 4,204 MW the total of wind power projects completed in what is expected to be another record year, the American Wind Energy Association announced today in its 3rd quarter market report. Read more
Researchers Seek to Reduce Bat Deaths at Wind Turbines
The Bats and Wind Energy Cooperative (BWEC),
a unique government-industry-conservation group alliance, has begun testing the effect of stopping wind turbines during low wind conditions to avoid killing bats. Read more
Wind Energy Industry Creates Jobs, Shines as Growing Bright Spot in the Midst of Faltering Economy
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Coming on the heels of Congress’s recent one-year extension of the single major Federal policy to support renewable energy, a flurry of announcements of new U.S. wind manufacturing facilities show wind power continuing to provide a critically important stimulus to the faltering U.S. economy, the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) said today. Read more
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PowerPoint Presentation For 20% Wind Report Now Available
The U.S. Department of Energy's 20% Wind Energy by 2030: Increasing Wind Energy's Contribution to U.S. Electricity Supply report concludes that wind power is capable of becoming a major contributor to America's electricity supply over the next three decades. An overview of the report is now available as a PowerPoint slideshow.
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AWEA Presents "Voices For Wind Power"
This short video features “voices for wind power” -- testimonials from people living near wind farms or with wind turbines on their land. Wind power enjoys widespread support, including in communities where wind turbines are installed. Watch Voices for Wind Power.
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