Teco-Westinghouse Motor Co. and Composite Technology Corp. of Irvine, Calif. have signed a deal that will bring 150 new jobs to Round Rock -- as well as wind turbine manufacturing to Central Texas.
Under the agreement, Teco-Westinghouse will manufacture Composite Technology's subsidiary turbines, called DeWind D8.2 turbines, for distribution in North America...[Click here to read the complete article]
Thursday, November 30
Sunday, November 19
MIT Global Entrepreneurship Video
The MIT Enterprise Forum recently held a conference to discuss Global Entrepreneurship. A video was recently made available. The video, taped live, of the Global Broadcast "Global Entrepreneurship: Inefficiency as Opportunity in the Developing World," is now available on MITWorld as video 395.
http://mitworld.mit.edu/video/395/
Energy technology has particular applications within this context. Enjoy...
http://mitworld.mit.edu/video/395/
Energy technology has particular applications within this context. Enjoy...
Thursday, November 16
Wind industry confident turbines, radar can coexist
Science News
Nov. 5, 2006
By Bernie Woodall
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Wind power advocates see a series of recent approvals for major wind farms as proof that the burgeoning industry's growth will not be stunted by U.S. Department of Defense concerns that turbines can interfere with radar.
However, additional scrutiny brought on by a defense department report may prolong the approval process of wind farms, said Laurie Jodziewicz of the American Wind Energy Association, an advocate group for the U.S. wind power industry...[Click here for the full article]
Nov. 5, 2006
By Bernie Woodall
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Wind power advocates see a series of recent approvals for major wind farms as proof that the burgeoning industry's growth will not be stunted by U.S. Department of Defense concerns that turbines can interfere with radar.
However, additional scrutiny brought on by a defense department report may prolong the approval process of wind farms, said Laurie Jodziewicz of the American Wind Energy Association, an advocate group for the U.S. wind power industry...[Click here for the full article]
AWEA THIRD QUARTER MARKET REPORT: U.S. WIND ENERGY INDUSTRY COMPLETES WORLD’S LARGEST WIND FARM,
Oct. 24, 2006
The U.S. wind energy industry is on track to install a record 2,750 megawatts (MW) of generating capacity in 2006, which will produce about as much electricity as is used by the entire state of Rhode Island and help strengthen energy security, the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) said today in its Third Quarter Market Report. In other record-breaking news, one of the projects completed this quarter, FPL Energy’s 735-MW Horse Hollow Wind Energy Center in Texas, has shattered all previous records for the country’s and world’s largest wind farm. One megawatt of wind power produces enough electricity on a typical day to serve the equivalent of 250-300 homes...[Click here for full article]
The U.S. wind energy industry is on track to install a record 2,750 megawatts (MW) of generating capacity in 2006, which will produce about as much electricity as is used by the entire state of Rhode Island and help strengthen energy security, the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) said today in its Third Quarter Market Report. In other record-breaking news, one of the projects completed this quarter, FPL Energy’s 735-MW Horse Hollow Wind Energy Center in Texas, has shattered all previous records for the country’s and world’s largest wind farm. One megawatt of wind power produces enough electricity on a typical day to serve the equivalent of 250-300 homes...[Click here for full article]
Wednesday, November 15
India Expanding Solar Powered Traffic Lights
NEW DELHI: States are all set to solarise traffic signals in keeping with the guidelines of the national energy policy that suggest use of renewable sources of energy. While Delhi, Karnataka and parts of Andhra Pradesh have since long implemented these guidelines, others joining the league are Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Haryana. Most of these states have applied to the ministry of non-conventional energy sources (MNES) for subsidies for installing solar-powered traffic signals...[Click here for original article]
GE's Oil & Gas business supplying IGCC turbines to Qatar Shell GTL Ltd.
Sept. 25, 2006
GE's Oil & Gas business will supply six PG6581B (Frame 6B) gas turbines, equipped with dual fuel IGCC (integrated gasification combined-cycle) type combustion systems, to Qatar Shell GTL Ltd. for the Pearl GTL (gas-to-liquids) project in Ras Laffan Industrial City, Qatar. In addition to the 42-megawatt gas turbine-generators, the scope of GE's contract includes IGCC combustion engineering, combustion system lab testing, spare parts and training. The project marks the first time GE's Oil & Gas business will supply Frame 6 units with IGCC technology. "Qatar's abundant natural gas supply makes it an ideal base for the rapidly growing GTL industry," said Mohammad Ayoub, Region General Manager, GE Oil & Gas -- Middle East. "The technology also supports the environment by supplying a cleaner transport fuel, which has immense applications in practical life...[Click here for full article]
GE's Oil & Gas business supplying IGCC turbines to Qatar Shell GTL Ltd.
Sept. 25, 2006
GE's Oil & Gas business will supply six PG6581B (Frame 6B) gas turbines, equipped with dual fuel IGCC (integrated gasification combined-cycle) type combustion systems, to Qatar Shell GTL Ltd. for the Pearl GTL (gas-to-liquids) project in Ras Laffan Industrial City, Qatar. In addition to the 42-megawatt gas turbine-generators, the scope of GE's contract includes IGCC combustion engineering, combustion system lab testing, spare parts and training. The project marks the first time GE's Oil & Gas business will supply Frame 6 units with IGCC technology. "Qatar's abundant natural gas supply makes it an ideal base for the rapidly growing GTL industry," said Mohammad Ayoub, Region General Manager, GE Oil & Gas -- Middle East. "The technology also supports the environment by supplying a cleaner transport fuel, which has immense applications in practical life...[Click here for full article]
Ohio's now a leader in fuel cells
Ohio's now a leader in fuel cells
Industry could bring in thousands of jobs
Sunday, November 12, 2006
John Funk
Plain Dealer Reporter
As its old-line industries have failed, Ohio has tried to create a climate for high-tech manufacturing.
Now, after plowing about $52 million into research and other subsidies, the state is emerging as a leader in the fuel cell industry.
In the last six weeks, two fuel cell companies have announced plans to locate facilities here, potentially creating thousands of jobs as suppliers cluster around them. A third company has received a major federal research grant, and two more have announced other significant developments...[Click here to read full article]
Industry could bring in thousands of jobs
Sunday, November 12, 2006
John Funk
Plain Dealer Reporter
As its old-line industries have failed, Ohio has tried to create a climate for high-tech manufacturing.
Now, after plowing about $52 million into research and other subsidies, the state is emerging as a leader in the fuel cell industry.
In the last six weeks, two fuel cell companies have announced plans to locate facilities here, potentially creating thousands of jobs as suppliers cluster around them. A third company has received a major federal research grant, and two more have announced other significant developments...[Click here to read full article]
Monday, November 13
Alternative Energy Going More Mainstream
Rand Corp. says goal of boosting renewable energy to 25% of total can be reached if trends continue.
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- The United States could get a quarter of its energy from renewable sources by the year 2025 at little or no additional cost if oil prices stay high and the cost of renewable energy keeps falling, a study by Rand Corp. said Monday.
Currently, renewable fuels such as ethanol, solar, water and wind power, account for about 6 percent of the country's energy usage, according to Rand, a nonprofit research group.
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- The United States could get a quarter of its energy from renewable sources by the year 2025 at little or no additional cost if oil prices stay high and the cost of renewable energy keeps falling, a study by Rand Corp. said Monday.
Currently, renewable fuels such as ethanol, solar, water and wind power, account for about 6 percent of the country's energy usage, according to Rand, a nonprofit research group.
Monday, November 6
The Worst of Both Worlds?
Nov. 13, 2006 issue - It seems impossible to have an honest conversation about global warming. I say this after diligently perusing the British government's huge report released last week by Sir Nicholas Stern, former chief economist of the World Bank and now a high civil servant. The report is a masterpiece of misleading public relations. Click here for the full article...
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