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Monthly Archives: February 2012
Subsidy Wars – Wind v Oil
“In sharp contrast to wind turbines, the wind lobby is spinning at 100 percent capacity—in order to keep the industry in the taxpayers’ pockets. Their dizzying logic makes you wonder if they have been riding the blades instead of examining … Continue reading
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Tagged David Kreutzer Ph.D, oil subsidies, wind lobby, wind subsidies
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China’s US wind strategy: “globalization through localization”
According to sources, China’s State Grid Corp is in talks to purchase an 80% controlling interest in US based AES Corp’s wind business. A Reuters article stated that China’s “cash-flush state-owned power companies” are on a buying spree and, it seems to me, the US wind … Continue reading
Posted in Allegheny Mountains, Art & Pam Dodds, Bat/Bird Kills, Energy Subsidies, West Virginia Wind, Wind Energy Legislation, Wind Power subsidies
Tagged AES Laurel Mountain, China State Grid, China wind business, Goldwind US, Industrial wind subsidies, Lisa Linowes, LMPA, Mirgatory Bird Kills, production tax credit, Senator Bennet
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GE and Mitsibushi still battling over wind turbine patent.
The GE lawsuit against Mitsibushi, which began some two years ago, is headed for a Texas jury trial. GE claims the Japanese wind turbine maker has infringed on patents related to 2.4 MW turbines sold to Iberdrola – the Spanish … Continue reading
Making electricity from waste product has wind business crying foul.
Here’s a concept the so-called environmentally conscious wind folks should love … take what is already there and, rather than waste it, utilize it for energy production. Yet, just such an idea is being considered in Ohio and the wind folks … Continue reading
Industrial wind hostage tape released.
Back on January 13, I posted this comment from an article at the Denver Post: “Colorado has been spared a large hit in the first round of firings by Danish wind-turbine-maker Vestas Wind Systems, but large job cuts loom later … Continue reading
Wind Wise Radio – Internet Wind Energy Talk
Thanks to John Terry for pointing us to Wind Wise Radio – the home of internet wind energy talk. Join them every Sunday Night, between 7 and 8pm, for an hour of live interviews with leading experts, discussion, exchange, rumour, tête-à-tête, … Continue reading
Industrial wind and the PTC – Permanent Tin Cup
Senator Lamar Alexander notes in his recent speech before the Senate that the production tax credit (PTC) sought by the heavily funded American Wind Energy Association lobby was initially intended to be a temporary tax break when it began in … Continue reading
