All Posts Tagged With: "wind turbines"

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Wyoming Wind Tower Plant Delayed Until
Next Year

The uncertainity over federal subsidies to the wind energy industry is why plans to build a $40 million plant near Cheyenne that would produce towers for wind turbines have been delayed, according to industry observers.

6Dec2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Albany County Approves Wind Regulations
for Small Systems

The commissioners approved amendments to their small wind energy systems regulations that will change the height, setback distance and noise requirements for noncommercial wind turbines.

11Oct2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Cheyenne Area Chosen for Wind Tower Manufacturing Facility

State and industry officials are hoping the first-ever wind energy manufacturing facility near Cheyenne will be the foundation for building a manufacturing sector around the state’s mushrooming wind energy industry.
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16Feb2011 | admin | 1 comment | Continued
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Altittude Factors in to Wind Energy Production

Homeowners installing small wind turbines in Wyoming may not be saving as much energy as they might think, according to the latest University of Wyoming Cooperative Extension Service bulletin, B-1207, The Effect of Altitude on Small Wind Turbine Power Production.

30Oct2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Developers Forging Ahead with Wyo-Colo Transmission Line

Despite slow going, a power transmission project line linking the wind fields of southeast Wyoming and Colorado’s Front Range is still being pushed by developers — New Jersey-based LS Power and the Wyoming Infrastructure Authority.

15Mar2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Wind Energy Bills Signed by Freudenthal

Wyoming will have more authority over the siting and development of wind farms and the state will begin taxing the energy source under bills that Gov. Dave Freudenthal signed into law Friday. The $1-per-megawatt-hour tax on wind energy generated in the state goes into effect in 2012.

6Mar2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Wind Power Biz Updates

>> Suzlon Expects Better Year in 2010
>> Taxing Wind at Fossil Fuel Rates Will Hurt Industry
>> Wyoming Ranks 7th in Top 20 Wind Energy States
>> Collecting Wind Power Aim of Wyoming Organization

1Feb2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Siemens Wins large U.S. Wind Turbine Order
for Wyoming and Elsewhere

“These orders prove that the wind industry’s fundamentals are still strong, even in times of an economic downturn,” said Wolfgang Dehen, the chief executive of Siemens’ energy division.

19Oct2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Lusk Getting New Wind Turbine
Maintenance Facility

The big uptick in turbine installations throughout the country has greatly amplified the demand for preventive and unscheduled maintenance. Already, 60% of the active wind turbines are behind on their scheduled maintenance.

14May2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Duke Launches Another Wind Power Project
in Wyoming

The 42-megawatt Silver Sage wind-power project will be home to 20 turbines, with completion expected by the end of this year. Duke already has a 29-megawatt facility in Cheyenne and is planning to complete an another project near Casper by 2010.

1Apr2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Albany County Passes Commercial
Wind Regulations

After receiving additional input from landowners and wind industry representatives, the Commissioners approved new regs that will determine turbine noise level, decommissioning costs and site maintenance requirements.

21Mar2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Duke Energy’s Wind Power Project Near Casper
Moves Ahead

The ambitous project is expected to generate 99 megawatts of renewable energy when it comes on line at the end of this year. Construction is expected to begin shortly after permits are granted sometime next month.

11Mar2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued