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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
USFWS AGREES TO RECONSIDER SHAFFER MOUNTAIN BIOLOGICAL OPINION
PRESS RELEASE (Contact: Laura Jackson, Pres., Save Our Allegheny Ridges (SOAR), (814) 652–‐9268) FACED WITH NOTICE OF ESA VIOLATIONS, FWS AGREES TO RECONSIDER SHAFFER MOUNTAIN BIOLOGICAL OPINION The federally endangered Indiana bat won a significant reprieve recently when the U.S. … Continue reading
Lifestyle Lost – A Conversation with Dave Umling
Editor’s Note: We are pleased to speak today with David Umling, author of Lifestyle Lost. Mr. Umling is a professional planner, currently serving as City Planner for Cumberland, Maryland. Mr. Umling has been an outspoken advocate for rural communities. His … Continue reading
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Altona NY – Wind turbine catches fire … an earlier one just fell over, then started a fire.
Altona, NY: Saturday night, January 28, 2012 – Wind Turbine Catches Fire “people driving by the windfarm called in to report the fire“ Altona, NY: March 17, 2009, Turbine Collapses, Wiring Blamed AT Note: We keep raising the preparedness issue in … Continue reading
Breaking Wind – Quick hits from the industry for January 27, 2012
Items of interest: 1:”the noise is being created not by the turbines themselves, but by cooling units inside the nacelle” – News-Tribune According to Charlie Parnell, an Edison spokesman, “tests have shown that the noise levels fall within the requirements … Continue reading
Breaking Wind – Quick hits from the industry for January 25, 2012
Items of interest: 1:Excellent commentary by Jon Boone – MasterResource 2:GE Courts Turbine Customers for Solar Before Wind ‘Crash’ – Business Week aka: If you buy in the next 30 minutes, we throw in a set of beautiful steak knives! … Continue reading
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