Community wind shapes a growing trend

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Excerpt: An emerging group of wind-farm developers are focusing on midsized project farms and in places utility companies are overlooking. These community-wind projects, ranging from five to 80 MW, are cropping up in part due to recent financial incentives and guidance from firms such as OwnEnergy Inc, Brook …

A powerful idea: Wind turbines in the city

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Excerpt: Not all wind farms have to be located far from power purchasers. A recent ribbon-cutting for a 120 kW turbine was right in Cleveland, Ohio, where the turbine is visible to thousands driving by on I-480 and Pearl Rd. Electrical Design Consultants President David Graneto, Pepper Pike, Ohio, says p …

Wind-turbine manufacturer adds solar interest, changes name

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Excerpt: Earth Turbines Inc, Williston, Vermont, the state's only manufacturer of small scale grid-connected wind and solar tracking systems, announces a corporate name change to AllEarth Renewables Inc. "Our company is dedicated to developing new wind and solar technologies," says David Blittersdor …

How communities can establish wind plants

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Excerpt: An emerging group of wind-farm developers are focusing on midsized projects and in places that traditional, large-scale developers are overlooking. These community wind projects, ranging from 5 to 80 MW, are cropping up in part due to recent financial incentives and guidance from firms such as OwnE …

Community College Soon to Generate Wind Workers

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Excerpt: There’s good news and bad news in the wind industry. The bad news is that some of its jobs are physically demanding, such as climbing a 180-ft tower in winter to nurse an ailing drivetrain. A director at a support company familiar with the industry’s working conditions says the turnover for the …

First Assess the Site, Then Build the Wind Farm

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Excerpt: Wind developers come in all sizes. For those who would like to offset their electric bills with a small turbine or two, local ordinances provide sufficient guidance and permission. But those who would like to install units capable of generating a few megawatts and more will have to do a little homew …

Coalition plans 20 MW community wind project

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Excerpt: A developer of community wind, OwnEnergy, has entered a partnership with The National Farmers Union Service Association to develop a 20 MW wind energy project in Minnesota. "The Rothsay Wind Energy project will create local jobs and stimulate economic development in the community," says OwnEnergy CE …

225-kW Aeronautica turbine aims at community wind

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Excerpt: Turbine developer Aeronautica Windpower, Plymouth, Mass, says the wind industry has been looking for a turbine that produces more than 100 kW, without having to go to the size or expense of a 600 or 700 kW machine. The Aeronautica 29-225, one solution to the problem, can generate 225 kW yet sit …