News, perspectives and insights on the wind energy sector
The domestic wind-power industry in the United States shattered all previous records by adding nearly 10,000 megawatts of generating capacity last year, according to a recent report by the American Wind Energy Association.
Wind power is now competing closely with natural gas as the leading source of new electricity generation for the country. Collectively, wind...
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Capturing the power of the Atlantic Ocean’s winds, three wind turbines supplied by General Electric are now generating power for the island residents of Vinalhaven and North Haven in Penobscot Bay in mid-coast Maine.
The new wind farm features three GE 1.5-megawatt machines on site and was dedicated today as part of a ribbon-cutting ceremony held by the project developer, Fox Islands Wind, LLC....
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The Public Utilities Commission of Texas has ruled that wind power does not qualify to be sold under long term contracts as a Qualifying Facility (QF) under the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act (PURPA). The problem: intermittency. The precedent could inflict serious damage on the growth of wind and solar generation not only in...
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Statement of Stephan Dolezalek
VantagePoint Venture Partners, CleanTech Group Leader
Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works
Legislative Hearing on S. 1733, Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act
October 29, 2009
Chairwoman Boxer, Ranking Member Inhofe and Members of the Committee, I am Stephan Dolezalek, Managing Director and CleanTech Group Leader at VantagePoint Venture...
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How much does energy “cost” in the United States? The market price provides only a partial answer to this question, according to a new report by the National Research Council exploring the “hidden” costs of U.S. energy production and consumption.
The report estimates the dollar value of these “hidden” costs – like the health damages...
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The U.S. Department of Energy has nominated three universities as leading candidates for funds delegated by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act for the creation of wind-energy research facilities designed to develop the world’s most advanced and efficient wind turbines. The wind-power centers will also pursue research for developing next-generation land-based and offshore wind generation systems.
“Wind power has the potential to provide 20%...
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Europe plans to triple annual funding for energy research to $11.7 billion in an effort to compete with Japan and the United States, which have both invested vast sums for new energy and technology research, according to the Strategic Energy Technology Plan (SET Plan) by the European Commission reported by Reuters yesterday. Ultimately, the EU will add more than 50 billion euros of new funding for research over the...
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E.ON completed the hulking 457.5-MW Panther Creek wind farm in Big Spring, Texas recently. The wind-farm, which became operational in the first quarter 2009, boasts 305-turbines and ranks among the largest wind farms in the U.S.
The largest facility remains the 736-MW Horse Hollow wind farm, although other projects are expected to vie for top bragging rights in the coming months....
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