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Archives: wind energy

China’s Wind Co. Profits, share price soar by 60%: 2 Turbines an Hour being Installed

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The South China Post reports some incredible figures about the profitability China's wind energy companies. A new study by the Bank of China…

The Future is Here: Massive floating Wind Turbines off Scotland by 2017

The Economist | (Video Report) "It is not just utility companies racing to respond to the rise of renewable energy. Oil and gas giant Statoil is building on four decades of offshore…

5 Signs that Wind Power in the US is suddenly going Massive

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The Iowa Utility Board has approved a $3 bn. MidAmerica wind farm project which will be the country's largest, due to come on…

Top 5 Ways Green Energy is already Helping American Workers

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - As we celebrate American workers (I prefer to honor workers today rather than the abstract "labor"), let's remember where their future lies. And…

Iowa could go 100% Green with Wind in only 14 years, w/ Few Birds Killed, Mr. Trump

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Iowa gets 31% of its electricity from wind turbines, the highest percentage in the nation (though Texas generates more than twice as many…

Top 5 Green Energy Good News Stories Today

How American Green Energy created 2.5 million Jobs and saved you from Bronchitis

The Tree | - - As renewable jobs skyrocket in the US, so do their immense health benefits. According to a recent report from Environmental Entrepreneurs, the clean energy industry currently employs…

Can Morocco Create a New Middle East through Green Energy?

By Moha Ennaji | ( Project Syndicate) | - - FEZ – The global oil-price bust has devastated economies across the Middle East and North Africa. Having seen severe price declines in…

Top 6 Wind Energy stories Today: Cost down 60% since 2009

Sell that Coal Stock: The future belongs to Wind and Solar, COP21 or No

By Michael T. Klare | ( Tomdispatch.com) | - - Historically, the transition from one energy system to another, as from wood to coal or coal to oil, has proven an enormously…

Bernie Sanders wants Ban new Drilling Offshore, on Fed. Land

John Iadarola | (The Young Turks) | - - "Bernie Sanders is taking a strong stand against climate change. He proposed an aggressive plan to curb the United States consumption of fossil…

Holland’s Wind-Driven trains & 4 other Hopeful Green Energy Stories for Today

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - 1. In three years, all Dutch electric trains will be powered by wind turbines, either turbines in the Netherlands itself or in nearby…

Top 5 Green Energy Breakthroughs Today

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) - - Switching to green energy sources like wind and solar is necessary to save the planet from increased concentrations of greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide,…

Is Wind Energy taking over the Planet and Saving it?

By Nicole Jewell | (Fix.com) | - - Renewable energy has come a long way in a relatively short time. But there are still many questions about the cost effectiveness and feasibility…

Offshore Wind in Europe Surges, Powers 7 mn. Households

The Tree | - - Europe’s offshore wind industry is set for a record 12 months, as new analysis from the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) reveals a bumper start to the…

If Germany can get 27% of its Energy from Wind/Solar, why can’t US?

Germany Trade & Invest | (Short Video Documentary) | - - "Germany Trade & Invest presents its short film about Germany’s Renewable Energy Revolution, the so called Energiewende (energy transition). Voices from…

Europe to reach 20% Renewable Energy Goal by 2020 & You’ll Never Guess How

Euractiv | - - [ N.B. 13% of US electricity is from renewables, including hydro; almost no transportation is powered by renewables.] While most EU member countries are on track to meet…

Wind Power rapidly bringing Clean Electricity to masses in Global South

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Google is in talks to invest in Kenya's enormous Lake Turkana Wind Power Project, which will cost $700 million. The project will increase…

How each State in the Union can have 100% Green Energy by 2050: The Stanford Plan

By Bjorn Carey | ( Stanford News Service) | - -

Green Energy Surging and you’ll never Guess Why

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | -- The adoption of wind and solar for electricity generation around the world is happening at a growing pace, and the likelihood is that it…