Wind Powered Engines And The Elusive 59% Efficiency
Bill Dickens - Feb 1/10
Images of the 3 bladed wind engines are now seen everywhere and they have come to symbolize intelligent energy creation for virtually everyone but are these designs actually the most efficient ones possible?

Geothermal Heat Pumps: Heating & Cooling of America
Dave Goldsholl - Feb 1/10
Greenhouse gas & energy are major problems for the future of America and Geothermal heat pumps are a great form of alternative energy has been around for over 30 years.

Resetting the Clock: RPS and Realizing Energy Independence
Dan Kuipers - Feb 1/10
The most pressing questions surrounding energy policy now are: 1) How do we reach these goals? And 2) Are they even attainable? Advocates from both sides of the aisle and in many industries, such as wind, solar, biomass, nuclear, and even domestically sourced natural gas and clean coal, have all thrown their hats in the ring professing that their technological approach is the way to go.

Wind energy: Why is project certification so important?
Jessica Krause - Feb 1/10
What can you do as an investor to protect your wind farm investment? What can you do as a wind farm owner to secure your wind power production? How can the trust of insurance companies for wind farm projects be improved?

Considerations in Fuel Cell Voltage Monitoring
Daniel Westerheim - Feb 1/10
Knowing what's happening inside a fuel cell is a critical function, especially as fuel cells are continuing to be developed. One important aspect of this is to measure the voltage of each cell in a stack.

• Largest NW Utility-Scale Solar Project Will Use Medium Voltage Inverter Platform from PV Powered
  PV Powered's PowerVault, the utility-scale turnkey 1MW solar power plant, will be used in multiple 5MW projects in Southern Oregon, including the Northwest’s largest utility-scale project to date.
• EPS Corp Exceeds Goal in Permanent Load Shift Program: 1.42 MW of Industrial Power Offset
  Innovative process reduces peak energy demand and provides monetary savings to participating customers
• Magnetek Receives First Production Order for New Technology Liquid Cooled Wind Inverters
  Menomonee Falls, Wis. – February 2, 2010 – Magnetek, Inc. (NYSE: MAG) today announced that it has received an initial production order valued at nearly $1.5 million for its newly designed utility-scale E-FORCE™ liquid cooled wind inverter. Delivery of the inverters is scheduled to be completed by the end of June, 2010, the end of the Company’s fiscal year.
• Solar Industry Statement on President's FY2011 Budget
  Continued support for solar will create jobs, provide for critical research and development
• POWER TO THE PEOPLE: GREEN ENERGY BONANZA ANNOUNCED TODAY
  Feed in tariff rates published
• DuPont Opens Photovoltaic Application Facility in Geneva
  Accelerates Innovation to Meet Fast-Growing Solar Market
  

New wind-turbine generation capacity grew by a record 10,000 megawatts in 2009, picking up the pace from 8,400 megawatts added in 2008, the American Wind Energy Association said Tuesday. Put another way, the 10,000 megawatts of new wind generation added in 2009 will provide enough power for 2.4 million U.S. homes. Texas continues to lead America in installed wind power, with 9,410 megawatts, followed by 3,670 megawatts for Iowa and 2,794 megawatts for California. Together, wind and natural gas make up about 80% of the new generation capacity added in the country in 2009.>>> more hot stories

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