Archive for May, 2008
Solar Valley grows under cloudy German skies
RENEW Wisconsin supports and the Governor’s Global Warming Task Force has before it the concept of fixed above-market prices (called feed-in tariffs) for electricity produced from renewable resources, as described in an article by Mark Landler in The New York Times: THALHEIM, Germany — This sad stretch of eastern Germany, with its deserted coal mines [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Point Beach’s Unit 2 reactor back in action after 5 weeks
From the Daily Digest of Business in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: The Point Beach nuclear plant’s Unit 2 reactor returned to full power Thursday after a refueling outage that lasted more than five weeks, plant owner FPL Energy Inc. said. The Point Beach reactor and the nearby Kewaunee nuclear plant, which resumed generating electricity this [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Minnesota Power ‘s power line adds wind capacity
From a story by Peter Passi in the Duluth News Tribune: Minnesota Power on Tuesday announced plans to acquire a direct-current transmission line for about $80 million and use it to transport additional wind-generated electricity from North Dakota to its Northland customers. The line belongs to Square Butte Electric Cooperative, and Minnesota Power aims to [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )U.S. could get 20% of electricity from wind by 2030
From a press release issued by the U.S. Department of Energy: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today released a first-of-its kind report that examines the technical feasibility of harnessing wind power to provide up to 20 percent of the nation’s total electricity needs by 2030. Entitled “20 Percent Wind Energy by [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )You can’t please everyone
Fox News, Milwaukee, produced a report on the Blue Sky Green Field wind farm, highlighting enthusiastic support and buyer’s remorse. The photo above shows the Byron wind turbines highlighted in the story.
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Green power: Utilities tap into renewable sources; some are customer owned
From a story by Judy Newman in the Wisconsin State Journal: “. . . More than 45,000 households and businesses participate in green-pricing programs throughout Wisconsin, according to figures compiled by RENEW Wisconsin. . . . Wisconsin utilities already produce 1,120 megawatts of the power they use from renewable sources, an amount comparable to the [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Survey supports wind energy for Evansville
From an article by in the Janesville Gazette: EVANSVILLE — Residents might back the proposed wind project in Union Township, but it still faces a fight for the land. Seventy-three percent of voters in the Evansville Water and Light service area are in favor of the three-turbine project and 12 percent opposed, according to a [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Doyle appoints Eric Callisto to chair Public Service Commission
From a press release issued by Governor Jim Doyle: MADISON – Governor Jim Doyle today announced that Chairperson Dan Ebert is leaving the Public Service Commission, effective May 23, 2008. The Governor also announced that Eric Callisto, current Executive Assistant at the Public Service Commission, has been appointed to succeed Ebert as Chairperson. He will [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Insullation cuts fossil fuel dependence, saves money
Julie Kennedy, a technician with A-A Exteriors, pours celluloseinsulation into a blower. (Top photo) From the blower the insullation travels through a hose that carries it into the house and up into the attic. (Second photo) A second technician sprays the insulation over the less-effective fiberglass insulation that was already in the attic. (Third photo)
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Tech college develops 3 renewable energy degrees
From an article by Adam Wise in the Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune: Mid-State Technical College plans to add three programs this fall to cater to displaced workers and others who might be interested in the growing renewable energy field. Wisconsin Technical College System Board members approved the school’s plan to offer biorefinery technology, renewable electricity [...]
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