All Posts Tagged With: "Wind Power"
Turbine project aims to link education, real world
The mission of the spinners is to increase educational awareness of renewable sources of power, said Ruth Douglas Miller, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering at K-State. Each machine has a 12-foot diameter and produces two kilowatts, approximately the energy needed to power a hair dryer.
8Dec2008 | ecofriendly | 0 comments | ContinuedWind power meets record demand in Spain: industry group
Spain, along with Germany and Denmark, is among the three biggest producers of wind power in the European Union. It aims to triple the amount of energy it derives from renewable sources by 2020.
8Dec2008 | ecofriendly | 0 comments | ContinuedSpanish wind power record
The record for electricity production from wind power was beaten again on 24th November at around 0500am when around 43% of power in Spain (9,253 MW) was covered. By the end of the year wind power will have covered 11% of Spain’s needs. Spain is the third-largest generator of wind power in the world, with about 16,000 MW of installed capacity with plans for 20,000 MW by 2010.
4Dec2008 | ecofriendly | 0 comments | ContinuedRajasthan to attract Rs8,000 cr investment in renewable energy
“Suzlon Gujarat Wind Park Ltd, with a proposed investment of Rs 4,910 crore leads the table followed by Enercon (India) Ltd and Wish Wind Infrastructure Ltd with an investment of Rs1,072 crore and Rs888 crore respectively,” a source said.
2Dec2008 | ecofriendly | 0 comments | ContinuedTatas to invest more in wind power
“We will be making investments in wind power sector to take the production capacity to 500MW from the 200MW. We have started to concentrate more renewable energy and are planning to increase our production capacity from the present 14 percent to 25 percent in the next couple of years,” said Tata Power managing director Prasad R Menon.
29Nov2008 | ecofriendly | 0 comments | ContinuedPlanned wind park to supply electricity to 30,000 households
“People’s worries are mostly rooted in insufficient knowledge of wind parks. We would like to debunk the myths that our opponents are spreading,” said Tomáš Lacko, an authorized representative of Green Energy Slovakia. SITA
28Nov2008 | ecofriendly | 0 comments | ContinuedOklahoma City to host state’s first wind energy conference
“We had been looking at the explosion of wind energy in Oklahoma and that report solidified Oklahoma’s standing as a national leader,” Strong said. “That report showed that Oklahoma would either be the national leader or would be second to Texas.”
25Nov2008 | ecofriendly | 0 comments | ContinuedWind Farm – Mr Mayor this would show you are a man with Vision.
What’s more, this inexhaustible domestic resource helps break our dependency on gas and other fuels to fire our generators. Unlike oil, we can’t run out of wind. Plus there’s no geopolitical “risk premium” we have to pay… there is no OPEC breathing down our neck… no taxes or royalties we have to pay anyone. As a bonus, wind is inflation proof — once you build the plant, your energy cost is virtually fixed — no surprises from volatile fuel prices.
22Nov2008 | ecofriendly | 0 comments | ContinuedInternational research project focusing on the impact of wind power development is up and running
“We are trying to come up with a method that is efficient and scientifically robust,” Hale said. “The research won’t be applied exclusively to Texas but to all of North America.”
20Nov2008 | ecofriendly | 0 comments | Continued