Archive for March, 2008
Forward Wind project moves toward completion
As part of the recent Renewable Energy Summit, the event organizers arranged a tour of the Forward Wind project in Fond du Lac and Dodge counties. RENEW board member Gerry Flakas took the trip and snapped the photo above.
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )EcoEnergy seeks state OK for turbines in Calumet
After months of battling local opposition to a mid-sized wind project that required town and county approval, EcoEnergy announced an expansion of the project to more than 100 MW and, consequently, moved the permitting process to the Public Service Commission and out of the hands of town boards. From an article by Ed Byrne in [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )New energy sources touted at Milwaukee Summit
Tom Content reports in an article in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel on the 2008 Renewable Energy Summit The booming clean-technology sector can create jobs for Wisconsin’s economy in energy efficiency and renewable energy, but attention needs to be placed on making sure these are high-quality jobs. That was the message of Joel Rogers, president of [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Post Earth Day events
From Tom Sinclair, Public Information Manager, Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies: The Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies at UW-Madison hosts a Web site, EarthdayAction.org, to promote Earth Day events across Wisconsin, with emphasis (because of our location) on Dane County and south central Wisconsin. As Earth Day 2008 approaches, we invite all groups and organizations [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Green Bay utility plans Minnesota wind farm
From an article by in the Green Bay Press-Gazette: Wisconsin Public Service Corp. plans to build a wind farm in Minnesota that could help it achieve its renewable energy requirements. WPS said Friday it signed a letter of intent with High Country Energy LLC to acquire a portion of a wind project in Dodge and [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Crane collapse crushes building, killing 4
When a wind turbine experiences a failure, the anit-wind forces scream about the safety of wind turbines, but they don’t scream about the safety of cranes and demand that their town boards outlaw cranes, because safety does not motivate wind opponents. They simply don’t want to look at the turbines which will generate the electricity to [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Wind farm bill runs out of gas
From an article by Jason Stein in the Wisconsin State Journal: Wind farm skeptic Lynda Barry-Kawula was already concerned about a bill that would dramatically expand the state ‘s role in deciding where the towering stands of windmills should be built. Adding to her discomfort was the gale-force speed with which the bill almost blew through [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Study reveals minimal wind turbine effect on bats
From an article by Kevin Murphy in the Fond du Lac Reporter: MADISON — The Blue Sky Green Field Wind Farm poses no greater risk to bats than other wind farms in the region, according to a study released last week by the Wisconsin Public Service Commission. The We Energies wind farm, under construction about [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Madison Peak Oil Group favors wind siting reform
To: All State Legislators From: Madison Peak Oil Group Re: Passage of wind siting reform bills (AB 899, SB 544) The technology is mature. The investors are willing. The utilities are ready to take deliveries. And farmers and rural landowners throughout Wisconsin are eager to harvest the wind and help our [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Cuba City gains jobs from Wausaukee Composites’ wind energy foray
From an article by Craig D. Weber in the Dubuque, Iowa, Telegraph Herald: CUBA CITY, Wis. — Operating in what was once the Cuba City Machine building, now known as the Wausaukee Composites building, the burgeoning wind energy industry sounds a clarion call in the city of 2,000. “Wausaukee Composites is excited to play a [...]
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