Peacing together green communities

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Excerpt: In support of the Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas (ECPA), a partnership of Western Hemisphere governments, the Department of State will provide $1 million to fund Peace Corps volunteer efforts that increase rural access to energy, put the effects of climate change in check, and suppor …

Wind energy manufacturing association sets goals on job creation and more

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Excerpt: The Wind Energy Manufacturing Association (WEMA), Inc. has been established to help enhance and promote the wind energy industry in the U.S. WEMA goals are: Job creation – Create manufacturing jobs as companies are able to locate and/or expand their wind energy manufacturing in the …

Ventilated safety helmet prevents heat buildup

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Excerpt: Heat is a hazard that is too easily ignored. To make it worse, wearing semi or non-permeable protective equipment adds to the risk of overheating or fatigue which leads to accidents on the job. The ventilated safety helmet from Gateway Safety can help minimize heat buildup under the shell of …

Partnership tests new remote sensing tool for South Carolina’s wind potential

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Excerpt: Partners have begun testing tools to provide insight on how much energy potential South Carolina’s offshore winds offer. The goal is the deployment of offshore wind energy to diversify South Carolina’s energy resources and significantly increase the region’s energy independence. This includes …

Calibration lab certifies high-torque wrenches

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Excerpt: MobileCal Inc., a provider of on-site calibration for high capacity torque wrenches, has been certified by The American Association for Laboratory Accreditation of Maryland by certificate number 3040.01. This shows that MobileCal’s system meets requirements of ISO17025 proficiency testing, and …

DOE Releases State of the Wind Power Market

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Excerpt: The U.S. Department of Energy recently released the “Wind Technologies Market Report” of last year. Prepared by the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, one of the key findings was that after being the fastest-growing wind power market for the past four years, the U.S. fell second to China. Ch …

Handling lightning on a North Dakota wind farm

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Excerpt: North Dakota’s flat plains and strong, steady winds make it ideal for wind farms. But this part of the country is especially susceptible to extreme weather conditions. Summer brings the threat of lightning strikes to the 300-foot tall turbines and brutally cold temperatures are commonplace in …

More thermal transfer tapes to I.D. equipment

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Excerpt: A manufacturer of labeling has added two tapes to the K-Sun LABELShop line: white removable and silver matte. The thermal transfer tapes now include 60 color-and-size combinations with new ½ black on white removable adhesive (Part no. 212RA) and ¾ black on silver matte (Part no. 218SM). “The …

Renewable energy purchase can be easier for large power users

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Excerpt: A recently launched Windfrastructure Partner Program lets large power users purchase renewable energy in a financially neutral manner. The program, devised by National Wind, Minneapolis, provides its partners with an economic interest in a new community wind project in exchange for buying electricit …

Better blade lets 1.5-MW turbines deliver 5% more power

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Excerpt: LM Wind Power’s LM 42.1 GloBlade 1 will extend the life cycle of the 1.5-MW segment by offering a design that provides annual energy production and requires no mechanical upgrading of the current platform. The blade is a way of meeting expectations for high performing rotors. By using its know-how …