Optimist Creed
Renewable Energy Provisions in Simulus Bill maintianed
From RenewableEnergyWorld.com 2.12.09 Washington, D.C., United States [RenewableEnergyWorld.com] ### The House and Senate conferees have reached a deal on the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The agreement was reached late last night and has cut the total value of the bill to US $789 billion. The bill will be a boon for the renewable energy industry. All of the provisions that were contained in the Senate version of the bill were retained.... [Read More...]
Wind changing direction, Governor calls for 2,000MW of Wind by 2020
This is a huge shot in the arm for wind power in Massachusetts, and a strong energy leadership role by Governor Deval Patrick. This will create jobs, stimulate the economy. Moving us toward energy independence and away from the dependence on fossil fuels. ### Massachusetts Governor Calls for 2,000 MW of Wind by 2020 by Carl Levesque, AWEA Massachusetts, United States [RenewableEnergyWorld.com] Providing further support to a package of previously... [Read More...]
Wind Turbine Test on top of Mt. Washington
PRESS RELEASE Energy Revolutions Corporation 1.15.09 The challenge… mounting a vertical wind turbine on top of Mt. Washington whose claim to fame is the most severe wind and worst weather on the planet. The ultimate test for the ultimate vertical wind turbine. Talk about proof of product… can you say brrrrr? The highest wind velocity ever measured on earth, 231 miles per hour, was clocked on the summit. Winds exceed hurricane force (75... [Read More...]
What is a Smart Grid?
### (1.8.09 – Reuters) – President-elect Barack Obama on Thursday said an economic stimulus package should include building a new electricity “smart grid. “Smart grid” describes a more efficient, cost-saving method of moving electricity along major long-distance transmission lines to local distribution power lines and disparate end-users in homes, businesses and schools. The estimated cost of creating a nationwide “smart... [Read More...]
Climate: A Crisis Averted
“Climate: A Crisis Averted” looks back from 2056 and recounts how ordinary citizens in 2006 — realizing that global warming was a scientific fact and not a climatic theory — take action to demand clean energy and other planet-friendly options. The movie describes how a movement called RenewUS effected real change with an action plan, or ‘call-to-arms’ on global warming. Read More →
Wind Turbine Maker Northern Power picks up $37M
From: Earth2Tech.com by Craig Rubens As wind farm developments have soared in the U.S., turbine makers are finding they can barely keep up. Northern Power Systems said its parent company, Wind Power Holdings, has completed a $37 million round of financing to boost its turbine manufacturing business, led by RockPort Capital Partners and Allen & Company. Barre, Vt.-based Northern Power says it plans to use the funding to not only scale up manufacturing... [Read More...]
ASU Wind Turbines Generate Electricity and Interest
By Michelle Schwartz Communications and Marketing Coordinator Global Institute of Sustainability Why has Arizona State University installed six parapet wind turbines on the roof of the recently remodeled Global Institute of Sustainability building? Wind turbines generate electricity from a free and clean renewable resource. They don’t add to global warming. And unlike solar power, the wind is often available both day and night. More impressive than... [Read More...]
