Union of Concerned Scientists
DECEMBER 12, 2022
To ensure the wind industry upholds environmental justice and stewards its raw materials, many companies are replacing balsa with other materials. For example, LM Wind Power has minimized balsa in its blades, substituting in synthetic plastic PET and PVC foams. Can wind turbine blades be recycled?
Legal Planet
DECEMBER 13, 2021
During the 2010s, wind power went from 1% of generation to 20%. In 2018, as I described in a previous post , Utah funded a University of Utah project to devise a climate plan for the state. This is a holdover from the 1930s, when Nebraska was a highly progressive state. That has changed quite quickly.
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Union of Concerned Scientists
AUGUST 5, 2024
It was a bitter cold day on January 5, 2018, and Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker had no choice. Demand for electricity was high, but there was not enough gas available to keep all the gas-fired power plants running. This would leave people without power in the frigid temperatures.
Enviromental Defense
MARCH 22, 2022
Ontario has a large potential supply of wind and solar energy that could be developed to help phase-out dirty gas plants. It estimated that we would need an additional 843 MW of solar and an additional 4,545 MW of wind capacity (along with a basket of other sources) to ensure the province’s energy needs are met. .
A Greener Life
AUGUST 30, 2022
gigawatt (GW) wind farm, Hollandse Kust Zuid, which is scheduled for completion next year. The flagship wind farm made headlines as the operator, Swedens’s Vattenfall in 2018 won the concession to build it without government subsidy. The Netherlands plans to connect more than 20 GW of wind power before 2030.
Edouard Stenger
FEBRUARY 1, 2017
GW of wind capacity in September 2016, which produced 21 TWh in 2015. The target capacity for 2018 is of 15 GW. Wind power currently employs a little less than 15,000 people. The governmental target for 2018 is 10.2 click to enlarge. To compare, Germany is first with 39.7
A Greener Life
NOVEMBER 15, 2023
Indonesia This pier on Indonesia’s Karampuang Island, seen in December 2022, is lighted with electricity from solar power. A US grant announced in May will support a PT Medco Power Indonesia study needed to develop a wind power plant on Indonesia’s island of Sumbawa. © Dita Alangkara/AP. Japan and other partners.
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