"The wind energy project is expected to create 175 construction jobs as well as permanent employment for operations and maintenance. In addition to the people employed directly, GE said, models suggest “that a wind project of this size would typically support the equivalent of 2,200 full-time jobs in the United States for one year—about half of which would be in-state—and create 25 permanent jobs.”
"Although there have been no turbine-related security incidents yet reported, Dr. Dorothy Robyn, deputy under secretary of defense, says they cause an "unacceptable risk to training, testing and national security". What with this and Senator Feinstein banning solar panels as well, it looks like the US may as well resign itself to getting most of its energy from setting fire to dead stuff for the foreseeable future. "
"A Colorado company is introducing a system that will allow wind turbines to generate power even when the wind is not blowing. The SmartGen hybrid gas-wind turbine enables wind turbines to produce energy at periods of low wind.."
"..small-wind turbines are becoming one of the many gadgets consumers crave. The New York City-based company next month plans to make available a one-kilowatt version of its Eddy small-wind turbine, which will cost $6,600 before installation. With good wind conditions, the grid-connected turbine can generate at least 1,500 kilowatt-hours a year, offsetting most homes' total electricity use, Blitterswyk said."
according to the recent report Harnessing the Potential of Open Trade...in the Wind Energy Industry from the World Resources Institute, off-shoring wind industry manufacturing to places where labor is cheap has no significant cost benefit over domestic manufacturing because of transport costs. The U.S. wind manufacturing base can, therefore, be expected to grow as long as the industry does.
"Sureblades, run by four former Vestas staff on the Isle of Wight, is pinning its hopes on a new type of blade that will be 100% recyclable."
Eco Factor: Zero-emission recumbent trike powered by solar and wind energy.
"Principle Power have just released their feasibility study proving that the WindFloat is capable of carrying large scale turbines in rough waters without becoming destabilized.
Read more: New Wind Float Stable Enough to Hold World's Largest Wind Turbine | Inhabitat - Green Design Will Save the World "
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