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America has an addiction. Denmark's alternative energy producers may have the cure
February 3, 2006 in The Copenhagen Post

The excitement amongst Danish alternative energy producers was tangible late Wednesday night as US president uttered the words 'America is addicted to oil' and that something must be done about it.

Also filed under [ Denmark]

Syntroleum and Sustec Announce Coal-to-Liquids Joint Venture
January 31, 2006 by Press Release in Business Wire

TULSA, Okla., Jan 31, 2006 -- BUSINESS WIRE Syntroleum Corporation (Nasdaq:SYNM) and Sustec AG, a private company based in Basel, Switzerland, announced today ....a joint venture aimed at converting coal and other carbonaceous materials such as petroleum-coke, residual fuel oil and biomass into ultra-clean fuels.

Also filed under [ Pollution| Europe]

Gassing up
December 12, 2005 by Will Rodgers in Tampa Tribune

A four-letter word that riles environmentalists, but is all the buzz around power company boardrooms these days, as the cost of cleaner-burning natural gas soars and utilities look to build new power plants to meet customer demand.

Also filed under [ Energy Policy]

County stiffens rules for wind turbines
December 7, 2005 by Andrew Silva, Staff Writer in www.sbsun.com

In a battle over blades and breezes, the county Board of Supervisors on Tuesday tightened rules regulating home wind turbines that produce electricity.

Also filed under [ Zoning/Planning| California]

Conference points to need for easier power plant siting
December 3, 2005 by David Gram, The Associated Press in The Burlington Free Press

... spending on efficiency measures costs about 3 cents per kilowatt-hour saved, while the wholesale cost of power has climbed above twice that... .

BOSTON -- New England's economic prosperity is at risk if the region does not step up efforts to build new electrical generating plants, but much more aggressive energy conservation is needed as well, a regional conference on energy policy was told Friday.

Also filed under [ Energy Policy]

First of Five Wind Turbines Raised in New Jersey
December 3, 2005 in renewableenergyaccess.com

The installation of a 1.5 MW wind turbine marks the first of five turbines slated for Atlantic City, New Jersey. While not an offshore project, this is the first multi-MW wind farm located in a coastal area of the U.S.

Also filed under [ Energy Policy| New Jersey]

Wind turbine plan proposed in county
December 3, 2005 by Barry Adams in Wisconsin State Journal

Dane County could someday be home to the tallest wind turbines in the state.

Also filed under [ Zoning/Planning| Wisconsin]

More wind power
December 2, 2005 by MARVIN BAKER, Staff Writer in Minot Daily News

Suddenly wind farms are beginning to pop up across North Dakota, and two new projects have been announced this week in northwestern North Dakota.

Also filed under [ Energy Policy| North Dakota]

Wind farm to churn out renewable energy
November 30, 2005 by Phillip Lin in DAILY BRUIN

The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power's board passed a contract to acquire a $239-million wind farm in Kern County which is being developed by a private contractor later this year.

Also filed under [ California]

John Deere project turns gears for wind farms
November 30, 2005 by Diane Strand in The Midweek, Inc.

Jim Meenagh, with John Deere’s corporate office, said the times are a-changing, fuel costs a fortune, and “many progressive people” are looking at alternative energy sources such as wind power. One example is John Deere Credit (JDC). The company is looking to support and expand wind power — and there are many opportunities in the Midwest, Meenagh said.

Also filed under [ Illinois]

Fighting the wind - Proposed wind farm draws opponents
November 30, 2005 by MICHAEL STRAND in Salina Journal

LINDSBORG — Three opponents of large-scale wind farms explained their reasons Tuesday night in Lindsborg to a group of about 50 people.

Also filed under [ Zoning/Planning| Kansas]

Wind Power Debate
November 29, 2005 in PBS

A Science Unit report on the controversy over a proposed wind farm to be built off the coast of Massachusetts in the middle of Nantucket Sound.

Also filed under [ Impact on Landscape| Impact on Economy| Energy Policy| Massachusetts]

Invenergy Secures Wind Turbines for 2006 Projects Contracts With General Electric for 350 MW
November 29, 2005 by PR Newswire Association LLC in http://www.invenergyllc.com

CHICAGO, Nov. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Invenergy Wind LLC announced that it has contracted with General Electric Company ("GE") to purchase 350 MW of wind turbines for use in projects slated for construction in 2006.

A real-life water, wind laboratory Turbines focus of study on desalination plant
November 21, 2005 by Carolyn Y. Johnson in The Boston Globe

Researchers seeking to make the ocean's salty brine drinkable using wind power will spend the next year using the town of Hull as a case study to help other water-needy, windswept coastal areas filter freshwater from the sea.

With one wind turbine already spinning, another to be installed in January, and a third offshore turbine being considered, Hull is an ideal laboratory for modeling a desalination plant that runs off a combination of renewable energy and the electric grid, according to James Manwell, director of the Renewable Energy Research Laboratory at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.

Also filed under [ Energy Policy| Massachusetts]

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