Posts tagged: wind power

Over Half of Germany’s Renewable Energy Owned By Citizens & Farmers

Courtesy: Thomas Kohler/treehugger.com   Germany‘s promotion of renewable energy rightly gets singled out for its effectiveness, most often by me as an example of how to do things well versus the fits and starts method of promotion common in the US. Over at Wind-Works, Paul Gipe points out another interesting facet of the German renewable [...]

Saturday January 14th, 2012 in , , , , , , , , | No Comments »

Hawaii Wind Farm Gets Battery Backup

by Lauren Craig image via: A123 Systems A123 Systems, a Massachusetts-based developer and manufacturer of advanced lithium-ion batteries, has announced that it will supply a 11-megawatt (MW) Grid Battery System to Sempra Generation for use at its Auwahi Wind project in Maui, Hawaii. Power from the 21-megawatt (MW) Auwahi Wind project will be purchased by Maui [...]

Saturday January 7th, 2012 in , , , , , , , , | No Comments »

Wind Power Hits Important Milestones in 2011

Photo credit: Don Kelsen The American Wind Energy Assn. said U.S. wind power achieved several important milestones in 2011. Among the accomplishments, two states — Iowa and South Dakota — were the first to get an average of 20% of their electrical power from wind energy, the AWEA said. The 20% threshold was first mentioned as an important [...]

Friday January 6th, 2012 in , , , , , , , , , , | No Comments »

The Time of Wind Power for Homes Has Come Round Again

Courtesy: planetsave.com  Many years ago, wind power was commonly used for domestic purposes. Don Cervantes tilted at windmills that were being used for domestic purposes. In the British colonial era, wind generators were used to charge batteries that powered radios and allowed people to keep in touch with the powerful wartime speeches of Winston Churchill. [...]

Wednesday January 4th, 2012 in , , , , , , , , | No Comments »

ZINC-AIR BATTERIES: THE Solution For Utility-Scale Energy Storage?

Guest Post by Mathias Maehlum   Courtesy: eosenergystorage.com We expect to see a steady increase of both solar and wind energy in the coming years, part of the solution to cut our dependence on non-renewable and polluting energy sources. However, we face several challenges when it comes implementing solar panels and wind turbines on utility [...]

Thursday December 29th, 2011 in , , , , , , , , , | No Comments »