Turbine OEM working with community group

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Excerpt: Gamesa Technology Corp. Inc. is entering the distributed and community wind energy market through an agreement that makes Harvest the Wind Network a primary distributor of Gamesa’s family of G5X-850-kW turbines. “Distributed and community wind is the next frontier for Gamesa,” said David Ro …

Cleveland Indian’s ballpark gets a home-grown wind turbine

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Excerpt:   An unusual wind turbine designed by Cleveland State University professor Dr. Rashidi has been mounted at the Cleveland Indian’s ballpark. The 18-foot-wide helix turbine – the first of its kind to sit atop of a baseball stadium – will generate about 40,000 kWh per year. CSU and th …

Community Wind: Financing Options and Capital Markets

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Excerpt: Uncertainty of the Production Tax Credit extension has made investors hesitant to finance wind projects. Therefore, finding funding can be difficult, especially for community wind projects. However, many communities are finding creative ways to fund their farms. In a special one-hour presentation …

Minnesota hospital gets two turbines

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Excerpt: A two-turbine project for Gundersen Health System in Winona County, MN is officially up and running. The 4.95-MW GL Wind project is the first-of-its-kind in North America to be constructed specifically to address the energy concerns of a large regional health organization, in this case, Gundersen He …

Power equipment manufacturer aiming at 30 to 900-kW turbines

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Excerpt: A electrical component manufacturer has launched a partnership with Boston-based Eastern Wind Power to test new power equipment for decentralized power generation in the small-to-mid range. The Drive Technologies Div. of Siemens will provide drive trains for small-scale or micro-power generation …

Champion kitesurfer brings power of the wind to Baltimore

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Excerpt: Champion kitesurfer and star of indie film ‘The Man That Touched The Sky’, Lewis Crathern entertained many when he jumped over the U.K.’s Brighton Pier in 2010. A crusader for the cause of renewable energy for many years, Lewis is now teaming with Global Marine Energy Inc., the leader in s …

What’s community wind got over those mega farms?

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Excerpt: Community wind refers to 100-kW to 100-MW projects owned in part by local community members, often land owners of the site. Though community wind represents only 4% of the overall wind market, it’s the fastest growing segment of the industry. The community-wind development model has several be …

Report: Wind farms generate jobs and income

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Excerpt:   A report developed by the U.S. Department of Energy, “Wind Energy Guide for County Commissioners,” says wind energy projects are proven economic development drivers in the areas where they are sited. The report says that on average, 40 to 140 jobs are created during the constructio …

1 phase 25 kW bidirectional grid-tie wind inverter makes net metering possible for farm & industrial

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Excerpt: Small and community-wind farms (25 to 100 kW) are fast growing markets in North America for wind-energy applications. But this great opportunity has drawbacks. For instance, farms are mostly supplied with split single phase power. Though single phase inverters are available for small wind turbin …

Floating turbine platform ready to tap the 2 TW offshore potential

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Excerpt: Foundations are a big part of land-based turbines and more so for those headed offshore. A solution to the tricky foundation problems is to omit them – let the turbines float. So far, only one turbine floats. It’s on a 100-m spar in Norwegian waters. Principle Power (principlepowerinc.com) has a …