On Carbon Emissions, No Contest Between Wind Farms & Gas Power Plants

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Fri, 17 May 2024 12:44:26 +0000

Wind farms are already winning the low carbon race, and new carbon-cutting recycling and manufacturing technologies are also emerging.

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Finland’s 3rd Largest Wind Farm Inaugurated In Pjelax

Credit to Author: Press Release| Date: Wed, 15 May 2024 01:45:15 +0000

The Pjelax wind farm of 56 wind turbines, a joint project between Finnish energy companies Fortum and Helen, was inaugurated on Tuesday, 14 May 2024. Located in the areas of Närpiö and Kristiinankaupunki in western Finland, the wind farm will produce more than 1 TWh of wind power annually, around … [continued]

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Wind & Solar, But What Else? — India Edition Transcript

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Sun, 28 Apr 2024 23:11:09 +0000

Under the auspices of the India Smart Grid Forum, the think tank founded as an umbrella organization over India’s 28 state utilities to provide thought leadership, share leading practices, and bring international insights to India, I’m delivering bi-weekly webinars framed by the Short List of Climate Actions That Will Work. With the … [continued]

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Historic Milestones, New Actions for Clean Energy on Public Lands in USA

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Fri, 12 Apr 2024 16:12:32 +0000

WASHINGTON — The Biden-Harris administration yesterday announced a series of historic milestones and actions to promote responsible clean energy development on public lands and help achieve President Biden’s goal of creating a carbon pollution-free power sector by 2035. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland yesterday announced that the Department has … [continued]

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The WindRunner Cometh: Game Over For Foes Of Wind Farms

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2024 15:15:19 +0000

A US startup has hatched a new plan to bring supersized wind turbines to onshore wind farms, opening up new opportunities for development.

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300 Million Home Sales Prove It: Wind Turbines Don’t Kill Property Values After All

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2024 15:15:16 +0000

Yet another study pulls the rug out from under the “property values” argument against wind turbines and utility-scale wind farms.

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400 US Farmers Enlisted In New Rural Wind Power Smackdown

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Fri, 01 Mar 2024 16:40:18 +0000

The Biden administration aims to recruit 400 farmers to help tap into vast reserves of untapped wind power in the US.

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Solar & Wind to Lead Growth of U.S. Power Generation in Next Two Years

Credit to Author: US Energy Information Administration| Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2024 03:30:01 +0000

In our latest Short-Term Energy Outlook, we forecast that wind and solar energy will lead growth in U.S. power generation for … [continued]

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Wind Energy Lifeline Grows In Ukraine With Phase II Of Biggest Wind Farm In Eastern Europe

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Tue, 05 Dec 2023 16:31:33 +0000

A new wind farm in Ukraine near the Russian front is the biggest investment in the nation’s power sector since achieving independence.

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Australian Wind Farms Set 1st Record in 2023

Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Fri, 16 Jun 2023 22:18:59 +0000

And it won’t be the last. Australia is moving further into winter, and that means wind power is picking up. Powered by wind in the south and abundant sunshine in the north, Australia’s renewable future is shaping up to be a positive one. As each week passes, more and more wind farms are planned, approved, […]

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