wind industry Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Thu, 03 Jan 2013 19:44:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 U.S. Wind Power Industry Celebrates The Extension of the Tax Credit https://www.greenoptimistic.com/u-s-wind-power-industry-celebrates-the-extension-of-the-tax-credit-20130103/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/u-s-wind-power-industry-celebrates-the-extension-of-the-tax-credit-20130103/#respond Thu, 03 Jan 2013 19:44:35 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=30650 The wind production tax credit was extended by the U.S. Congress. According to the trade group- American Wind Association Energy, this extension saves 75,000 jobs in the US, which were expected to disappear, and allows new energy projects to emerge this year. In August last year, in their attempt to prevent the “fiscal cliff,” the […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/u-s-wind-power-industry-celebrates-the-extension-of-the-tax-credit-20130103/feed/ 0 30650 Wind Harvester – New Horizontal Wind Turbine That Produces Energy From Low Winds https://www.greenoptimistic.com/wind-harvester-turbine-20120228/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/wind-harvester-turbine-20120228/#comments Tue, 28 Feb 2012 01:58:49 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=22875 If you’ve only seen wind turbines in a picture and never really been up there next to one, you probably don’t realize how much noise it makes and how picky it can be: it needs its own space around and high winds to go with it. Don’t worry, you haven’t been missing much – especially […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/wind-harvester-turbine-20120228/feed/ 1 22875 Denmark Leads Green Energy Technology Race, U.S. Far Behind at #17 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/denmark-green-technology-repor-20110509/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/denmark-green-technology-repor-20110509/#comments Mon, 09 May 2011 12:50:49 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=18494 China is the second in the world when it comes to renewable energy, according to a report put together by the German global firm Roland Berger Strategy Consultants. Other key players such as Denmark or Germany show up in the forefront, but the US only made it to the 17th place.

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/denmark-green-technology-repor-20110509/feed/ 3 18494 World's Longest Wind Turbine Blades to Be Built by Alstom & LM Wind Power in Denmark https://www.greenoptimistic.com/alstom-longest-wind-turbine-blades-20110212/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/alstom-longest-wind-turbine-blades-20110212/#comments Fri, 11 Feb 2011 21:39:57 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=17095 The first prototype made out of polyester and glass fiber will be created in the company's Danish factory in Lunderskov. According to company officials, Alstom prototype sites from Europe will have such blades by the end of 2012. The new blades will be designed to fit Alstom's 6MW wind turbine.

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