April 27, 2009 11:04 AM
Although it’s by no means yet a reality, last week New York Power Authority President and CEO announced steps are being taken to examine the viability of wind farms off the shores of Lake Erie and Lake Ontario, called the Great Lakes Offshore Wind Project. Although it’s by no means [...]
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April 21, 2009 11:25 AM
The “Green Jobs Economy” isn’t just a buzz phrase – it’s starting to kick in. This week, Mariah Power, creator of Windspire Wind Turbines, announced it is taking over a Michigan plant formerly used by the auto industry, and creating 100 jobs in the renewable energy industry. The “Green Jobs [...]
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March 31, 2009 11:22 AM
Are traditional wind farms already outdated? If everything they say about maglev wind turbines is true, then yes. One magnetic levitation wind turbine can replace a thousand traditional wind turbines, and can do it using less than 100 acres of land. Because, like the maglev trains, the turbine rotates on [...]
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March 18, 2009 10:13 AM
Although it may be difficult to tell from the blurry aerial shot to the left, the collapse of a wind turbine in Altona, New York was nothing short of a disaster. Apparently a wiring anomaly is to blame for the wind turbine, made by General Electric and operated by Noble [...]
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February 18, 2009 10:29 AM
The United States may soon have a new rival in the global wind competition, and it’s none other than Bulgaria. Recently, many energy companies from all over the world have been setting up shop in Bulgaria to make use of its unique geography and border on the Black Sea. The [...]
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February 4, 2009 1:16 PM
WePower Pacwind, the wind turbine manufacturer, has decided to branch out into the eco-powered advertising world with the Windvertising branded media turbines.After the huge success that WePower’s PacWind has seen with its Ricoh Eco-Powered Billboard in Times Square, the wind turbine manufacturer has decided to branch out into the eco-powered advertising world with [...]
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12:54 PM
Although everyone was expecting Obama’s Presidency to lead to America taking the lead in the green energy revolution, it turns out the U.S. has already taken the lead from Germany.Although everyone was expecting Obama’s Presidency to lead to America taking the lead in the green energy revolution, it turns out [...]
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January 30, 2009 12:31 PM
You might not think about it on Sunday, but the big game uses 187 thousand kilowatts of energy between lights, sounds, and all of the broadcasting systems, and this year, all of the power is coming from renewable sources.What would the biggest sporting event in America be without a touch [...]
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January 29, 2009 1:59 PM
A report released a few days ago by the American Wind Energy Association has shown the percent change from 2006 to 2008 in state-by-state wind turbine growthA report released a few days ago by the American Wind Energy Association has shown the percent change from 2006 to 2008 in state-by-state [...]
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January 20, 2009 9:43 AM
A name that’s becoming synonymous with wind energy these days is WePower PacWind. They supplied the wind turbines on Jay Leno’s Green Garage, and they’re also the suppliers of the first eco-powered Ricoh billboard in Times Square. And now, WePower is announcing their turbines will not only power millions of [...]
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