All Posts Tagged With: "Wyoming wind power"

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Cheyenne Company Building Project Aimed at Revolutionizing Wind Industry

If Cheyenne’s Winhyne Energy has its way, the future of the industry — both in Wyoming and globally — will be below ground. It will be in gas and pipelines and, eventually, constant, steady and reliable generation.

1Apr2013 | | 0 comments | Continued
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Wind Power Industry Touts Record Year

The industry installed 13,124 MW with 4Q numbers showing 2012 was best year ever. In fact, for the first time it became the number one source of new U.S. electic generating capacity. Texas, California, Kansas, Oklahoma, Illinois are leaders.

30Jan2013 | | 0 comments | Continued
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Anschutz Pushes Plan to Bring Wind Power From Wyoming to California

The idea is being promoted by Wyoming state officials who say that, besides benefiting Anschutz, it could be an economic boost for the Cowboy State and an environmental plus for California, providing cleaner power at a good price. But it faces many hurdles.

25Jan2013 | | 0 comments | Continued
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Renewable Energy Key to Swing States Results
Say Groups

New polls released by the American Council On Renewable Energy (ACORE) and the Advanced Energy Economy Ohio Institute show that voters in Colorado, Iowa, Ohio and Virginia – all states that were critical in deciding the outcome of the presidential election – support renewable energy.

16Nov2012 | | 0 comments | Continued
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NREL Study Shows Renewable Energy Potential in Every State

The report is valuable for decision-makers and utility executives because it compares estimates across six renewable energy technologies and unifies assumptions and methods. It shows the achievable energy generation of a particular technology given resource availability – solar, wind, geothermal availability, etc.

31Jul2012 | | 0 comments | Continued
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Tac Credit Expiration a Major Concern for Wyoming Wind Producers

The American Wind Energy Association predicts Investment in wind energy will drop by nearly two-thirds if Congress fails to extend a key tax credit that’s set to expire at year’s end. Wyoming is one of the major wind states that would be most impacted.

27Jul2012 | | 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 | | 0 comments | Continued
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NREL Study: Energy DEPENDENCE Could Be Good for Wyoming

According to the study, transmission development for wind power and natural gas could bring a sizeable boost to the state’s economy. The construction of transmission lines and power generation would generate $13 billion of economic activity and create 50,000 new jobs over 10 years.

18Jul2011 | | 0 comments | Continued
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Delivering Wyoming Wind Energy to the West — The TransWest Express Transmission Project

Wyoming Energy News is expanding our coverage of the critical transmission sector with an in depth look at specific projects, beginning with the TransWest Express (TWE), a proposed 725-mile high-voltage, direct current transmission line that will deliver power to California, Arizona and Nevada.

14May2011 | | 0 comments | Continued
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The Dirty Little Secret Behind China’s Wind Power

In 2010, China overtook the US as the global leader in installed wind power capacity, representing yet another triumph in the much-hyped clean tech race between the world’s two largest economies. Looking beyond the numbers, however, the true nature of China’s wind energy development appears far more bleak.

7Mar2011 | | 0 comments | Continued
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Wyoming Wind on Target to Power Southwest

Construction will soon start on the $3 billion TransWest Express Transmission Project, which would allow cities in the Southwest to exploit Wyoming wind. The final hurdle is an environmental impact statement now being worked on by the BLM and Western Area Power Administrations.

22Feb2011 | | 0 comments | Continued