WindMade: Global consumer label for companies using wind energy
Abu Dhabi, 18 January 2011. The Global Wind Energy Council, WWF, the LEGO Group, the UN Global Compact, Vestas Wind Systems, PricewaterhouseCoopers (the Official WindMade Verification Partner) and Bloomberg (the Official Data Provider to WindMade) today announced their support for the development the first global consumer label identifying corporations and products made with wind energy.
The WindMade initiative is a direct response to increasing consumer demand for sustainable products, some of the world’s leading corporations and non-profit organisations announced today.
“Governments are dragging their feet, but consumers want to see change now. The private sector needs to step up to provide the solutions we need to respond to the global energy and climate crises. With WindMade, we want to facilitate the change that the public demands,” said Steve Sawyer, Secretary General of the Global Wind Energy Council, and interim CEO of WindMade.
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I don’t see very many wind turbines in Canada. Is wind really able to generate much power? Natural Resources Canada estimates that Canada has almost 30,000 megawatts of developable wind resource. This compares to the current installed base of 200 MW, and would be enough to supply 15% of Canada’s electricity supply. Since Canada gets less than 25% of its power from fossil fuels, generating 15% of our power from the wind would reduce fossil fuel emissions (mostly coal) dramatically. In addition, many in the industry believe the wind resource is far greater than this. With wind, literally, the sky is the limit.
Where are Canada’s wind resources located? Virtually all regions of Canada have areas with good wind resources. Production from wind increases with the cube of the wind speed, so 10% higher wind speed provides 30% more production. Therefore, it is important to find the best winds. Oceans and large lakes, wide open prairies, and certain hill or mountain areas often have good winds. Canada has commercial wind turbines in six provinces and the Yukon, and there are plans for further installations in almost all the rest of the provinces.
Michigan Wind Farm To Use Michigan Made Wind Turbines CBS Detroit
Governor Jennifer M. Granholm today announced a significant power purchase agreement between Consumers Energy and Traverse City-based Heritage Sustainable Energy that will result in the first large-scale production of utility-scale wind turbines fully made in Michigan.
The agreement was celebrated today by the parties, together with wind turbine manufacturer Northern Power Systems and key supplier Merrill Technologies Group, at a press conference in Lansing.
“Development of the wind energy sector is a key piece of Michigan’s strategy to diversify our economy and create clean energy jobs,” said Governor Granholm. “The agreement announced today helps to solidify the state’s emerging leadership in this industry.”
SC Daily: Solar and Wind Energy Stocks on the Move
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Small Cap Daily ————————————– Yesterdays Top Performers ————————————– Company: GWS Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB: GWSI) End of day:
Price: 0.11 Change (%): + 0.015 (15.79) Volume: 75,200 GWS Technologies, Inc. to Distribute Windterra Vertical Axis Wind Turbines SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–GWS Technologies, Inc., (OTCBB: GWSI) an alternative energy company developing and marketing microgeneration solar and wind-powered renewable energy products and solutions, today announced that it has entered into an agreement with Calgary-based Windterra Systems, Inc. to distribute Windterras revolutionary ECO1200 Vertical Axis Wind Turbine (VAWT). The ECO 1200 will be the first in a family of wind turbines designed specifically for roof top residential and light industrial use.
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Evade Human Extinction Now!
After watching The 11th Hour, an environmental film on a scale even greater than An Inconvenient Truth, I came away with several new understandings.
First of all, the climate change issue of global warming is really only the worst of a self-inflicted interconnected web of issues killing off species the world over. Together, all of these issues, from deforestation, to pollution, to killing off 90% of sea life, (something we’ve already done) are adding up to the perfect storm that will wipe the human species off the face of the planet in only a few generations if we don’t act now. It isn’t just global warming anymore. It isn’t just pollution anymore. It isn’t just species extinctions anymore. It isn’t just crazy weather anymore. It isn’t just overflowing land fills anymore. It’s Evade Human Extinction Now!
Wind Power Renewable Energy Misconceptions
Clearing Up Wind Power Renewable Energy Misconceptions
During the westward expansion in the USA in the late 1800s, the windmill was the main source for pumping water for the ranches as well as the grazing cattle. It truly is the original wind power renewable energy resource. Without it the transformation of wilderness into ranches and settlements could never have happened. Overtime, as power from the grid became available and affordable, they use of renewable energy wind power basically blew away.
Now, in the 21st century, the country as a whole is looking to bring back this back into our radar, using wind to generate electricity but on a much larger scale as power from the grid becomes more and more expensive, and the use of fossil fuels continues to negatively impact on the environment.
The three most important features when considering wind power renewable energy:
- It is FREE as the wind.
- You can find it by walking out your door.
- It can be easily built as a Do It Yourself project by anyone.
Google backs power cable for N.J. offshore wind
Google’s core business is a superhighway for people to get around the web.
Now the company is investing in a new type of infrastructure: A highway for electricity — more than 10 miles off the Atlantic coast, buried under the ocean floor.
Google and other well-heeled backers are spending tens of millions of dollars to plan and design a 350-mile-long power cord that would stretch from Virginia to New Jersey. Its expected price tag: $5 billion.
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New CEO unveils three-year plan to pursue new wind markets and expand product lines to fuel growth.
Wind Generators For Sale
Finding quality wind generators for sale is not always difficult. Finding cheap quality wind generators for sale isn’t always easy. Now however, there is an alternative to buying a quality wind generator for an arm and a leg. You can build one yourself. The home built wind turbine industry has expanded over the last few years and as a result of the huge amount of interest in wind generators for sale, both in kit form and complete, the costs have become far more acceptable.
Now you can find a fully comprehensive video course on how to build a wind generator in your own back yard. While catering for the complete novice, there is no scoffing at the end product. The cost of building your own wind turbines for homes is around one hundred dollars a piece. The result – less money spent on your power bills, you know how to fix it, so no outlay for maintenance contracts and you might even enjoy making them enough to start a small business on the side producing them for the neighbourhood.