Wind Power in 2013
The future of wind power in the United States will hopefully get a considerable push in the right direction after congress and Obama have approved the renewal of the wind energy tax credits after they were threatened for removal after the fiscal cliff in late 2012. Now, wind energy construction companies can continue stalled wind turbine construction from the year before. if you look at the infographic above, wind energy capacity in the United States has increased year by year, and Read More »Categories: Wind Turbine Tags:
Congress extends wind tax credits
Hurray! Congress has extended the wind energy tax credits through 2013. Meaning that any wind turbine production project that begins construction in 2013 will be eligible regardless of them becoming operational or not in this same year. This extension, although many hoped for a longer extension than one year, is huge for the wind industry. Many large-scale wind energy projects have been put on hold recently in fear of the tax credits not being extended. This could be a big year for wind Read More »Categories: Wind Turbine Tags:
East Coast Offshore Wind Turbines
Looks as if the ocean view of some of you Eastcoasters may be changing over the next few years. The US Government has released new plans to offer leases towards large areas of ocean off the coast of Rhode Island, Massachusetts and Virginia that have a high potential for wind energy production. Around 200,000 acres will be available for lease starting in 2013. This amount of ocean space could potentially produce thousands of megawatts of energy and provide electricity to hundred of thousands, Read More »Categories: Wind Turbine Tags:
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Romney Declares War on Wind Energy
Romney's campaign has confirmed this week that it will put an end to long-standing tax credits for wind farm projects when the debate is set to resurface later this year. If republicans secure the white house the wind energy sector of the United States, which has become the second biggest wind energy market to China with the help of these tax credits, will take a big hit as the credits would be set to expire. Romney believes that the wind energy market will still thrive in a free and competitive Read More »Categories: Wind Turbine Tags:
Floating Offshore Wind Turbines
It's cheaper to have an offshore wind turbine floating on the water surface than it is to build the structural support to the bottom of the ocean. The difference in cost between the two is then exaggerated even more the further you go from the shore, where winds are usually stronger and more efficient for wind turbines anyway. The idea was started by Professor William E. Heronemus at the University of Massachusetts Amherst in 1972, but the idea never seemed feasible until the 1990's when the Read More »Categories: Wind Turbine Tags:
Why do some wind turbines not spin?
Ever wonder why some wind turbines in a wind farm are not spinning? Well, there are a handful of potential reasons why a wind turbine is not spinning. 1. There is not enough wind for the wind turbine to start spinning on its own, and any available start-up mechanism for low wind speeds is not being used. 2. The wind turbine has been shut down for maintenance. 3. The wind farm is already producing electricity at capacity, so it is unnecessary to have every turbine in use. 4. There Read More »Categories: Wind Turbine Tags:
Falmouth wind turbine to be shut down over noise levels
Falmouth Massachusetts, a town that proudly supports renewable energy, has moved to shut down the operations of a 1.65MW wind turbine that was saving the city an average of $375,000 a year. The wind turbine is located at the town's wastewater treatment plant. It stands with a 262 foot long hub, with blades that extend another 400 feet from the center of the rotor. Nearby residents who suffer from the noise live as close as 1/4 of a mile from turbine. A Falmouth resident who lives Read More »Categories: Wind Turbine Tags: wind turbine noise
Eole Water Turbine
The Eole Water Turbine is a self-sustaining wind turbine with a 30kW generator that is also built with a water purification system. The wind turbine generates electricity the same way as any other wind turbine. The blades rotate from the force of mechanical energy from the wind, which spins a turbine generator to create electricity. In the Eole water turbine, the electricity generated in not transferred to be used elsewhere, instead it powers the built-in water purification system inside the Read More »Categories: Wind Turbine Tags: how a wind turbine works, turbine generator
