Ventower Industries has broken ground on its 115,000 ft2, state of the art, wind-tower manufacturing facility. Earlier this year, the company’s design, the Ventower, won an advanced-energy manufacturing tax credit under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. The company was one of 12 to received support from Michigan’s congressional
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A nonprofit organization advocating for farmers and ranchers recently released a study analyzing available data and cost-benefit studies to assess the effects of legislation aimed at the changing climate and agricultural economies of Arizona, Colorado and New Mexico. American Farmland Trust or AFT, Washington, D.C., sponsored the research to advance
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A portable mill can machine wind towers that now have diameters from 10 to 14 ft, and to a surface-flatness tolerance of 0.002 in. The Climax CM6000 mill can also create a 60 rms micro finish, exceeding the current requirements of the wind-power industry and in particular tower fabricator Hitachi Canadian
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A family of enclosure lights, including compact LED and fluorescent versions, come in versatile and easy-to-install packages. Panelite LED and Fluorescent Lights, from Pentair Technical Products, Anoka, Minn., are for quick installation in any enclosure. Their efficient design fits easily inside enclosures where space is often a premium. Terminal blocks
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This month brought another exciting piece of news for those of us hoping the US will transition to renewable energy in the years ahead. Not only did the US add a record amount of wind capacity in 2009, but new data show that the potential supply of wind power is almost
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With all the talk of going green, the question had been thrown out many times if there will ever be a time that we can use nothing but renewable energy to power our world. A small island in Denmark is trying answer that question with a resounding yes as they power up
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GE Energy Financial Services in Stamford has taken a $65 million stake in a 152-megawatt wind farm near Woodward, Okla., and it is pursuing an energy purchase agreement for a proposed hydroelectric plant in British Columbia, Canada.
CPV Renewable Energy Co., an affiliate of Competitive Power Ventures Inc., has started construction of the CPV Keenan II wind farm, with the goal of finishing it by December. The project has secured a 20-year power purchase agreement with Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co., and is expected to generate enough electricity to power about 45,000 average Oklahoma homes.