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a team of local middle schools students took first place in a national competition on wind power .
the national kidwind challenge took place at the american wind energy association windpower 2017 conference n anaheim .
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the national wind technology center provides research facilities and resources for wind energy, water power, and grid integration. photo by dennis schroeder / nrel 37995
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primus wind power achieved certification in february 2018 of its primus air40 wind turbine model .
first place boise state team at the 2015 collegiate wind competition held at nrel’s national wind technology center just south of boulder, colorado. photo by dennis schroeder / nrel
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last month, 10 college teams from around the country convened at the national wind technology center (nwtc) at the national renewable energy laboratory to participate in the u. s. department of energy collegiate wind competition 2017 technical challenge. the participating teams included :
a new floating, vertical - axis wind turbine platform design may enable offshore wind developers to access the vast u. s. offshore wind resources .
teams designed and built hand - crafted wind turbines and tested their output in the kidwind wind tunnel .
in december 2016, deepwater wind completed the commissioning of the block island wind farm, marking a milestone as the first commercial offshore wind project in the u. s .
schlichting, kerry; mercer, evan. 2011. blowing in the wind: evaluating wind energy projects on the national forests. journal of forestry, geospatial technologies 109 (3): 157 - 166 .
supervisor in the energy forecasting and modeling group, at the national renewable energy laboratory in america .
the american wind energy association (awea) is the premier national trade association that represents the interests of america’s wind energy industry - together, with hundreds of our member organizations, we work to help drive wind energy demand and to make it as cost - competitive as possible .
the national renewable energy laboratory' s national wind technology center (nwtc) has helped pioneer wind turbine component, systems, and modeling methods that have driven industry acceleration. the facility offers multiple test sites, several dynamometers, onsite manufacturing resources, and structural validation capabilities. research being done at the nwtc complements doe' s atmosphere to electrons (a2e) initiative, which targets significant reductions in the cost of wind energy through an improved understanding of the complex physics governing wind flow into and through wind farms. innovative wind energy research at the nwtc includes :
the study summarizes a global survey of 163 wind energy experts to gain insight into the possible magnitude of future wind energy cost reductions, the sources of those reductions, and the enabling conditions needed to realize continued innovation and lower costs. three wind applications were covered: onshore (land - based) wind, fixed - bottom offshore wind, and floating offshore wind .
from conceptualizing taller turbines capable of greater energy capture to assessing the united states' offshore wind energy needs and potential, the national wind technology center drives industry acceleration. the 305 - acre site experiences diverse and vigorous wind patterns of more than 100 miles per hour, making it the ideal setting for evaluating the reliability and performance of wind turbines .
learn more about how doe' s national renewable energy laboratory is testing the causes of drivetrain failures .
the national crime agency said most children who are murdered are killed within six hours of being taken .
a team of boise state students in mechanical and biomedical engineering (me) and electrical and computer engineering (ece) took first place in a national wind competition for college students .
nist is designated by congress as the lead agency for the national windstorm impact reduction program (nwirp). this office coordinates the nwirp research and implementation activities for the four nwirp agencies – the federal emergency management agency (fema), nist, the national oceanic and atmospheric administration (noaa), and the national science foundation (nsf) .
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the eye of hurricane maria is forecast to pass over the center of puerto rico on wednesday. national hurricane center hide caption
wind energy research at the nwtc allows for validation and verification of large and small components and wind turbine systems. photo by dennis schroeder / nrel 40935
wind energy research at the nwtc has pioneered wind turbine components, systems, and modeling methods that have driven the industry’s acceleration over the past 40 years. research into land - based, offshore, and distributed wind includes :
in total, 40 states and puerto rico operated utility - scale wind projects. texas led the nation in capacity with over 20 gw of wind installed; utility - scale wind came online in north carolina in early 2017 .
a photo of students from the university of alaska fairbanks preparing their wind turbine for testing at the collegiate wind competition. photo by dennis schroeder / nrel
between 2014 and 2016, u. s. - based small wind turbine manufacturers accounted for more than $ 240 million in small wind turbine export sales .
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annabelle quince: aaron bloom is a supervisor in the energy forecasting and modeling group, at the national renewable energy laboratory in america .
umass amherst was undoubtedly chosen to participate in the doe collegiate wind competition because of its long, pioneering history in wind energy research and education. umass is home to the prestigious wind energy center, which is celebrating its 41st anniversary in 2015, and is the oldest and largest wind energy program in the u. s .
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the public service board on tuesday filed its final rule for wind turbine noise standards .
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according to a release, phish phoil from jack jouett middle school in charlottesville placed first in the middle school division of the national kidwind challenge .
the competition, an interim version of the national collegiate wind competition, was a small, invitation - only event focusing on the schools that participated in last year’s competition. the competition challenges teams of undergraduate students to create a unique solution to a complex wind energy project using three multi - faceted elements — developing a business plan, establishing a deployment strategy and then building a wind turbine. the competition provides each student with real - world experience as they prepare to enter the wind industry workforce .
discover all online utility - scale wind projects and manufacturing facilities across the u. s .
the board also created a new category for very small wind projects which have fewer restrictions .
the latest request for proposals under the competitiveness improvement project for distributed wind energy was released .
boise state’s selection includes a $ 20, 000 award to investigate innovative wind energy concepts. the competition challenges undergraduate students to offer a unique solution to a complex wind energy problem, create a viable business plan and design and build a wind turbine that meets those needs .
but when the wind stops blowing and the sun goes down, there is no power .
the killing of a middle class girl in a graveyard on new year' s eve dominated not just regional and national news, but police resources .
washington, d. c. – the energy department today released three wind market reports demonstrating continued growth in wind energy nationwide. america’s wind industry added more than 8, 200 megawatts (mw) of capacity last year, representing 27 percent of all energy capacity additions in 2016. in 2016, wind supplied about 6 percent of u. s. electricity, and 14 states now get more than 10 percent of their electricity from wind. the reports cover the following market sectors: land - based utility scale, offshore, and distributed wind .
weto worked with industry partners to improve the performance and reliability of system components. knight and carver' s wind blade division in national city, california, worked with researchers at the department of energy' s sandia national laboratories to develop an innovative wind turbine blade that has led to an increase in energy capture by 12% the most distinctive characteristic of the sweep twist adaptive rotor (star) blade is a gently curved tip, which, unlike the vast majority of blades in use, is specially designed to take maximum advantage of all wind speeds, including slower speeds .
baker is a professor of industrial engineering and operations research specializing in energy technology policy. she is also the director of the umass wind energy igert offshore wind energy program, funded by the national science foundation (nsf), dealing with offshore wind energy engineering, environmental impacts, and policy. in addition, baker is a world leader in the field of collecting and using expert forecasts about technological change in the energy industry .
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in addition to the collegiate wind competition, elementary and middle school students also gathered at the nwtc to participate in the colorado kidwind challenge. the winners of the challenge—the “stem launchers” from adams school district just north of denver—will go on to attend the national challenge being held in anaheim, california, during the american wind energy association’s windpower conference .
republican aversion to wind and solar projects is nothing new in eastern north carolina or carteret county .
the collegiate wind competition challenges teams of undergraduate students to design and build a model wind turbine based on market research and siting considerations, develop a business plan to market their product, and test their turbine against a set of rigorous performance criteria. bringing together the next generation of wind energy pioneers with today' s industry leaders, the collegiate wind competition 2016 will be judged during the annual american wind energy association windpower conference and exhibition in new orleans from may 23 to 26, 2016 .
the nwtc offers a number of partnership opportunities. industry - government collaborations work to advance wind energy science and lower the cost of wind - generated electricity. learn more about partnering with the nwtc .
baker says the new study highlights the overall downward trend in wind energy costs and also points out areas of uncertainty within long - term cost estimates. “this study highlights the opportunity space for wind, especially offshore wind, with radical cost reductions possible in the right policy environment. the recent bill aimed at promoting offshore wind in massachusetts is the kind of thing that can help us move forward in the areas that the experts emphasized—foundations, installation, and economies of scale for offshore wind turbines. ”
renewable energy – wind and solar – is clean, cheap and it’s never going to run out .
hurricane maria was a category 5 storm with maximum sustained winds of 160 mph as of monday afternoon, striking the leeward islands on monday night. national hurricane center hide caption
while the psb did make some changes made, wind power advocates say the rules are still too restrictive .
annette smith is director of vermonters for a clean environment, an advocacy group that opposes industrial wind development .
u. s. manufacturers continued to dominate domestic sales of small wind turbines (up through 100 kilowatts), and half of u. s. small wind turbine manufacturers also export their products to other countries .
the usgs and doe released the united states wind turbine database and viewer to access this new public dataset .
report shows how the united states can unlock the vast potential for wind energy deployment in all 50 states .
nrel is a national laboratory of the u. s. department of energy, office of energy efficiency and renewable energy, operated by the alliance for sustainable energy, llc .
news of the declining costs for offshore wind projects in europe spurred confidence in the domestic u. s. offshore wind market over the past year. several states including massachusetts, new york, and maryland have enacted new policy or bolstered their existing policy to support the development of over 4, 000 mw of offshore wind .
ten college teams put their turbines to the test at the u. s. department of energy’s 2017 collegiate wind competition technical challenge, held april 20–22 at the national wind technology center (nwtc). the competition showcased a wide variety of turbine designs and highlighted the competitors’ brilliance, agility, and ingenuity. college students weren’t the only future wind energy experts at the nwtc that weekend: elementary and middle school students tested their turbines—crafted creatively from materials like soda bottles and aluminum foil—in the colorado kidwind challenge .
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annabelle quince: this is rear vision on rn and via your abc radio app. i' m annabelle quince, and incorporating renewable energy into a national grid is the story .
hurricane maria has weakened slightly after moving over the caribbean island of dominica. the national hurricane center downgraded maria to a category 4 storm, with maximum sustained winds of 155 mph .
these are some of the key research project highlights from the program' s next - generation wind technology research .
this report provides quantitative information about the offshore wind market, technology, and cost trends in the united states .
“this rule is an improvement over the standards that have been in place, ” she says. “the wind industry set up a huge hue and cry how this would shut down wind in vermont, but it isn’t true. ”
then in april, paddy and david became the first children to appear on four - pint milk cartons in 770 iceland stores, as part of a campaign by the national missing persons helpline .
this report explains how new energy science and technological breakthroughs could cut the cost of wind energy in half by 2030 .
the end of stellar wind: it was comey’s 2007 testimony about his role in halting the nsa’s terrorist surveillance program, code - named stellar wind, that thrust him into the national spotlight. comey, who was the general counsel and senior vice president for lockheed martin at the time, recounted to senate judiciary committee how he, as deputy attorney general in 2004, outmaneuvered white house counsel alberto gonzales and chief of staff andrew card to stopped the reauthorization of stellar wind. as graff writes, comey’s subsequent career has been driven almost entirely by this dramatic testimony .
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utilizing the controllable grid interface test system, which reduces wind turbine certification testing times and costs while providing system engineers with a better understand of how wind turbines, photovoltaic inverters, and energy storage systems react to disturbances on the electric power system .
offshore wind turbines on the atlantic coast (as well as the gulf mexico) have several challenges to contend with—including hurricanes .
journalist [ archival ]: the south australian premier is calling for reform of the national electricity market. south australia' s high level of renewables leaves it more dependent on other states for baseload power .
nrel and the nwtc have an outstanding performance record for advancing wind turbine science and lowering the cost of wind - generated electricity alongside our partners. we offer industry, academia, and government agencies opportunities to work with us and leverage our research expertise .
as a member of the international energy agency (iea) wind energy executive committee, the office supports international wind energy research efforts by participating in 12 areas of wind energy research. the office' s participation in these international research efforts provides u. s. researchers an opportunity to collaborate with international experts in wind energy, exchange recent technical and market information, and gain valuable feedback for the u. s. industry. for more information on iea activities, visit the international energy agency website .
the current wind map shows the current wind speed and direction for the most recent hour. wind direction is determined by the direction from which it originates. for example, a northerly wind blows from the north to the south. wind is the flow of air that occurs as it is heated by the sun and thus rises. cool air then occupies the area from which the hot air has moved, creating what could loosely be termed a convection current. winds are commonly classified by their spatial scale, their speed, the types of forces that cause them, the geographic regions in which they occur, or their effect .
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using computational fluid dynamics to develop the simulator for wind farm applications and other modeling and controls tools, which help wind farm operators minimize the impact of turbine wake effects by investigate plant performance under a full range of atmospheric conditions. studies have shown that by coordinating turbine controls to curtail wake effects, the overall wind power plant output could be increased by 4% –5% .
retired west virginia senator jay rockefeller, himself the scion of a long and storied family tree, is among those to whom the national institute of standards and technology (nist) has bestowed a ...
the nwcc catalyzes information exchange among wind - wildlife stakeholders, informs research priorities, and delivers research results to inform decision making .
highlighted project: innovation in the design and manufacturing of wind power generation components continues to be critical to achieving our national goals. as a result of this challenge, the u. s. department of energy' s wind energy technologies office and advanced manufacturing office are partnering with public and private organizations to apply additive manufacturing, commonly known as 3d printing, to the production of wind turbine blade molds. the traditional method of blade design requires the creation of a plug, or a full size representation of the final blade, which is then used to make the mold. creating the plug is one of the most time - intensive and labor intensive processes in wind blade construction, so 3d printing saves these critical resources .
an interdisciplinary group of undergraduate students from various departments on campus is currently taking a comprehensive, two - semester course as part of the 2016 department of energy collegiate wind competition. in order for the umass students to compete in the national contest, the course will prepare them to develop a business plan for a novel wind turbine used in off - grid applications, and then it will train them to design, build, and test that turbine. during the spring of 2015, the doe selected umass amherst as one of 12 colleges and universities nationwide to compete in the contest. collegiate wind competition
as lackner said, “it' s pretty exciting, we have 28 students from three departments working on this project, culminating in a business plan and technical competition at a national conference in new orleans this may. ”
the legislation would establish a moratorium for accepting applications and issuing permits to onshore and offshore wind energy projects through the end of 2020 .
analyzing offshore wind energy in the united states to illuminate industry needs, opportunities, and anticipated impacts in this burgeoning renewable power industry .
although wind energy costs have declined, premature drivetrain failure still can lead to higher - than - expected turbine operation and maintenance costs .
this blog is part of a series that explores offshore wind technical challenges that are different in the united states than in other countries .
i hope respondents to this article will outline, from the stance of their own individual or national contexts, convergent or divergent patterns to those i suggest - in the service of building a more inclusive map of this territory .
the findings are described in an article in the journal nature energy, published sept. 12. the study was led by ryan wiser, a senior scientist at berkeley lab, and included contributions from baker, other staff from berkeley lab, the national renewable energy laboratory, and participants in the international energy agency (iea) wind technology collaboration programme task 26 .
u. s. department of energy and geological survey release online public dataset and viewer of u. s. wind turbine locations and characteristics
forty - fourth meeting of the u. s. - japan cooperative program in natural resources (ujnr) panel on wind and seismic effects
the national hurricane center notes that
some fluctuations are expected over the next day or two, but maria is forecast to remain an extremely dangerous hurricane while it approaches the u. s. virgin islands and puerto rico .
considering these and other impacts, the construction of industrial wind energy facilities cannot be justified in the rural and wild places that developers usually target .
this blog is part of a series that explores offshore wind technical challenges that are different in the u. s. than in other countries .
annabelle quince: renewable energy—wind and solar—it' s clean, it' s not going to run out and once the infrastructure' s been built it' s free. but—and it' s a big but—when the wind stops blowing and the sun goes down, there' s no power .
sandy cardon, project manager for the caes energy efficiency research institute, helped coordinate between the team and the national renewable energy center, which sponsored the competition. capstone design instructors are lynn catlin, gus engstrom, eric booth and brian higgins .
the 30 - mw project comprises five 6 - mw general electric haliade wind turbines installed in rhode island state waters off the coast of block island .
on the saffir - simpson wind scale, a major hurricane designates category 3 storms and higher — hurricanes with sustained winds of at least 111 mph .
on the upside, the psc believes its decision will position maryland as a national leader in offshore wind energy. the approval of both projects will result in a combined 368 megawatts of capacity, yield over $ 1. 8 billion of in - state spending, spur the creation of almost 9, 700 direct and indirect jobs and contribute $ 74 million in state tax revenues over the next 20 years .
the board surprised a lot of people in march when the draft rules recommended what would be the lowest sound standards in the country for commercial wind projects .
technically, the psc on thursday awarded offshore wind renewable energy credits (orecs) to both projects, allowing them to proceed on parallel courses. according to the fact sheets, the us wind project could be in operation as soon as january 2020, while the skipjack project could be operational by november 2022 .
the report also finds that wind energy continues to be sold at attractive prices through power purchase agreements, making this renewable energy source cost - competitive with traditional power sources such as natural gas in many parts of the u. s, especially when wind energy is sold at a fixed price over 20 years .
compared with traditional, centralized power plants, which send power over transmission lines to distant end - users, distributed wind energy installations supply power directly to homes, farms, businesses, and communities. in total, u. s. wind turbines in distributed applications reached a cumulative installed capacity of 992 mw .
a decision on the application for a development consent order for east anglia three offshore wind farm was taken on 07 august 2017 and has now been issued .
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the local media nicknamed the boys
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, but after a four - week run on the side of the cartons there were no major leads. the appeal also failed to catapult the case to the attention of the national media .
the nist engineering laboratory will host the 44th meeting of the ujnr panel on wind and seismic effects. the panel promotes the exchange of engineering issues ...
across the political spectrum, large majorities support expansion of solar panel and wind turbine farms. some 83% of conservative republicans favor more solar panel farms; so, too, do virtually all liberal democrats (97 %). similarly, there is widespread agreement across party and ideological groups in favor of expanding wind energy .
lackner added that the doe considers this its flagship workforce development activity and a critical aspect of educating the future leaders of the u. s. wind energy industry .
a key change will be in the size of wind turbines, according to experts. for onshore wind, growth is expected not only in generator ratings (to 3. 25 mw on average in 2030) but also in two factors that increase capacity factors—rotor diameters (135 meters in 2030) and hub heights (115 meters in 2030). fixed - bottom offshore wind turbines are expected to get even bigger, to 11 mw on average in 2030, helping to reduce upfront installed costs .
annabelle quince: roger dargaville, deputy director of the melbourne energy institute. my other guests were professor eric martinot from the beijing institute of technology in china, and aaron bloom, supervisor in the energy forecasting and modeling group, at the national renewable energy laboratory in america .
during the first semester, the students will identify a market opportunity, conduct a customer identification and survey process, develop a conceptual wind - turbine design, and develop a market - deployment strategy. a mid - project report will be sent to doe at this point. in the second semester, the students will refine their business plan and financial projections and build and test a small wind turbine in the wind tunnel on campus. a final written report will be sent to doe prior to the competition .
roosevelt skerritt, dominica' s prime minister, said on facebook that his roof had been ripped off and his house was flooding but later posted that he' d been rescued. the national hurricane center also cites ham radio broadcasts saying significant damage to structures has occurred in dominica .
with the enactment of pl 114 - 52 (the national windstorm impact reduction act reauthorization of 2015) on september 30, 2015, nist has been designated as the lead agency for nwirp. other designated program agencies are the federal emergency management agency (fema), the national oceanic and atmospheric administration (noaa), and the national science foundation (nsf). the federal highway administration (fhwa) has also participated in nwirp from its inception with pl 108 - 360 in 2004. other federal agencies are invited to participate in nwirp activities; among those already involved are the department of housing and urban development (hud), the u. s. army corps of engineers (usace) and the department of energy (doe). summaries of past nwirp activities are available in the program’s biennial reports to congress (available at top left) .
in january 2014, county commissioners unanimously imposed their own 60 - day moratorium on such projects in the face of a proposed 40 - turbine wind and solar project near newport .
the psc announced on thursday it had approved both the us wind, inc. proposal, which will put 62 turbines as close as 12 - 17 miles from the coast of the resort in its first phase, and deepwater wind’s skipjack project, which is considerably smaller in scale at 15 turbines as close as 17 - 21 miles off the coast .
according to a release, the teams from both divisions with the highest energy output, the most innovative design and the greatest demonstrated knowledge of wind power were selected as champions .
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“the wind industry continues to install significant amounts of new capacity, and supplied about 6 percent of total u. s. electricity in 2016, ” said acting assistant secretary for energy efficiency and renewable energy daniel simmons. “as our reports explain, a combination of federal subsidies, state mandates, and technological advancements continue to help drive new wind capacity additions. ”
the national hurricane center says hurricane maria is an extremely dangerous storm. it was a category 5 storm when it hit the island of dominica. later it was downgraded to a category 4 hurricane. but a short time ago, forecasters says maria had regained the strength of a category 5 hurricane .
utility - scale wind installations stand at more than 82 gw, enough to meet about 6. 2 percent of u. s. end - use electricity demand in an average year .
development of an offshore windfarm with an approximate capacity of 1200mw off the coast of east anglia, within the area known as zone 5, under the round 3 offshore wind licensing arrangements .
fully 89% of americans favor more solar panel farms, just 9% oppose. a similarly large share supports more wind turbine farms (83% favor, 14% oppose) .
the wind appears to be changing; the dog of social, cultural and musical evolution seems to be barking at the heels of music therapy' s caravan. will we lead or follow ?
“the board heard from hundreds of vermonters urging them not to ban wind, ” wolfe says. “this rule is out of touch with what vermonters are asking for and it is unprecedented. ”
of the u. s. projects in deeper waters, where traditional bottom - mounted technologies are not feasible, proposed floating offshore wind projects now total 1, 993 mw of announced capacity .
wind power capacity in the united states experienced strong growth in 2016. recent and projected near - term growth is supported by the industry’s primary federal incentive—the production tax credit (ptc) —as well as myriad state - level policies. wind additions have also been driven by improvements in the cost and performance of wind power technologies, yielding low power sales prices for utility, corporate, and other purchasers. at the same time, the prospects for growth beyond the current ptc cycle remain uncertain, given declining federal tax support, expectations for low natural gas prices, and modest electricity demand growth .
at the final competition judging in new orleans, the collegiate teams will be evaluated on their written report, business and technical presentation, turbine performance testing in a wind tunnel, and deployment pitch .
service assessments are part of the nws verification program. the nws office of the administrator decides whether to perform an assessment. a report is released when the assistant administrator for weather services has approved it. if an event does not warrant a national service assessment, an nws region may conduct a regional assessment of nws services .
“we certainly recognize that there is strong public demand to make sure that sightlines to the turbines, particularly from ocean city, are minimized to the fullest extent possible, ” said psc commissioner anthony o’donnell. “as a condition of our order, us wind is required to locate its project as far to the east, or away from the shoreline, of the designated wind energy area (wea) as practical. each developer also must take advantage of the best commercially - available technology to lessen the views of the wind turbines by beach - goers and residents, both during the day and at night. ”
according to the u. s. energy information administration, american wind energy almost doubled from about 120 million megawatt hours generated in 2011 to more than 226 million megawatt hours in 2016, which represents about 6 percent of u. s. electricity generation. for more information on these three new reports, including infographics and blogs, visit urltoken. learn more about wind turbines in this energy 101 video .
during the past two decades, the office has worked with industry to develop a number of prototype technologies, many of which have become commercially viable products. one example is the ge wind energy 1. 5 - megawatt (mw) wind turbine. since the early 1990s, the program worked with ge and its predecessors to test components such as blades, generators, and control systems on generations of turbine designs that led to ge' s 1. 5 - mw model, which has constituted approximately half of the nation' s installed commercial wind energy fleet and is a major competitor in global markets .
roger dargaville: if you go back to 2000, there was essentially nothing, and it was a very gradual increase in the amount of wind capacity started in south australia with just a couple of little wind farms, even as recently as 2007 or 2008 there was still not much. so it' s very much a recent phenomenon in the last 10 years, but it' s increasing exponentially. it' s going up very quickly. we now have on the grid about five gigawatts each of rooftop pv, predominately rooftop pv, and a few utility scale pv plants, and about five gigawatts of wind farms .
public opinion about energy issues is widely supportive of expanding both solar and wind power but more closely divided when it comes to expanding fossil fuel energies such as coal mining, offshore oil and gas drilling, and hydraulic fracturing for oil and natural gas. while there are substantial party and ideological divides over increasing fossil fuel and nuclear energy sources, strong majorities of all party and ideology groups support more solar and wind production .
in addition, umass amherst recently received $ 357, 920 in funding from the nsf to support a research experience for undergraduates (reu) in “offshore wind energy: solving the engineering, environmental & socio - economic challenges. ” for three summers, this reu will annually support 10 undergraduates interested in exploring research in a wide range of offshore wind - energy topics, including engineering, wildlife ecology, and policy. (october 2015 )
when us wind presented its project to the mayor and council earlier this spring, the original proposal called for locating the first line of turbines as close as 12 miles due east of the coast of the resort, but after concerns were raised, us wind offered to move the first line of turbines back five more miles. the skipjack project calls for just 15 turbines starting at 20 miles off the coast, but they are considerably taller .
hurricane maria is now an
extremely dangerous
category 5 storm hitting the leeward islands on the edge of the caribbean sea on monday night, according to the national hurricane center. that means the storm is striking areas that are still coping with the devastation brought by hurricane irma two weeks ago. forecasts call for it to pass straight over puerto rico on wednesday .
after being stationary for a while monday evening, jose began moving northward again at 8 mph and
dangerous surf and rip currents are expected to continue along the east coast of the united states ,
says the national hurricane center. a tropical storm warning is in effect for areas from watch hill to hull, block island, martha' s vineyard and nantucket .
the claims of reducing pollution or greenhouse gases appear to be greatly exaggerated. wind is a diffuse and fickle resource that does not follow demand. despite decades of experience and substantial installations in denmark, germany, and spain ,
an invisible, ancient source of energy surrounds us—energy that powered the first explorations of the world, and that may be a key to the future. this map shows you the delicate tracery of wind flowing over the us .
a team of boise state students are in new orleans, louisiana, for the three - day collegiate wind competition sponsored by the department of energy. twelve teams from universities across the nation vied for a chance to compete .
analysts at nrel and the nwtc work with the u. s. department of energy, universities, independent systems, and regional transmission organizations to provide data and models to assist in managing wind grid system integration. nrel efforts include :
developing publications, guidance materials, tools, technical bulletins and recovery advisories that incorporate the most up - to - date building codes, floodproofing requirements, seismic design standards and wind - bracing requirements for new construction or repairing existing buildings .
ocean city – in a bit of a surprise move for a couple of reasons, including the timing, the maryland public service commission (psc) on thursday announced it had approved both proposed offshore wind projects off ocean city’s coast .
when jim comey first learned that andrew card and alberto gonzales were on their way to the george washington hospital room of john ashcroft, his first call for help was to bob mueller. comey knew that the white house chief of staff and the white house counsel would try to push the attorney general to renew the national security agency’s terrorist surveillance program, code - named stellar wind. comey, who was then ashcroft’s deputy, had spent the preceding weeks leading the charge against the white house and especially vice president dick cheney against the program, which the justice department’s lawyers had determined was illegal. for days, comey had weathered intense pressure to reauthorize stellar wind, the debate escalating as the program’s expiration date neared. cheney’s office had told comey in no uncertain terms that if the program wasn’t ok' d, americans would die—and their blood would be on comey’s hands .
yet even amid the stress of that time, comey didn’t hesitate to force the issue of stellar wind, standing up to the vice president. during one white house meeting, comey said he couldn’t find a legal basis for the program .
“though expert surveys are not without weaknesses, ” concludes wiser, “these results can inform policy discussions, r & d decisions, and industry strategy development while improving the representation of wind energy in energy - sector and integrated - assessment models. ”
the national windstorm impact reduction program (nwirp) was established by congress “…to achieve major measurable reductions in the losses of life and property from windstorms through a coordinated federal effort, in cooperation with other levels of government, academia, and the private sector, aimed at improving the understanding of windstorms and their impacts and developing and encouraging the implementation of cost - effective mitigation measures to reduce those impacts. ”
eric martinot: germany and denmark with very high shares…i think denmark is now over 35% of their electricity is coming from wind power. not much solar. and on some days in the last year or two, wind power has actually supplied over 100% of the instantaneous power demand on the grid. so the entire grid at that instant was being supplied by wind power. on average i think it' s about 35% now. so denmark has really been one of the leaders. of course it' s a relatively smaller country, but germany has also achieved high shares, i think they are about 25% now, in terms of the total average share of renewables, and that' s both solar and wind. and both germany and denmark have very ambitious targets for the future. germany plans 80% share of all of its electricity from renewables by the year 2050. denmark is planning 100% share of all of its electricity from renewables by 2035 .
berkeley lab’s contributions to this report were funded by the u. s. department of energy’s office of energy efficiency and renewable energy. baker was partially supported in this work through a grant for offshore wind energy from the nsf. (september 2016 )
denmark has an even more advanced system where they are constantly checking the forecast that was made the day before against the current conditions, and they are predicting the output of the wind turbines a couple of hours ahead of the present time, and so they are always adjusting and their level of error has dropped to almost zero in terms of how well they are able to predict and thus schedule and dispatch wind and other resources. so that' s been actually a very important aspect that few people recognise .
the night of the stellar wind showdown, mueller arrived at the hospital moments after the white house aides departed after they were unable to get comey or ashcroft to reauthorize the program. mueller spoke briefly with comey in the hallway and then entered ashcroft’s hospital room .
when their electrical circuit brake was not functioning correctly during practice testing in the nwtc wind tunnel, california state university - maritime academy did what any industrious team of students would do: they went to the local home depot, purchased the most powerful fan they could find, and turned their hotel room into a makeshift wind tunnel. not assuaged by the flickering power in the room every time they powered up the fan, the students were able to use it to get the electric brake functioning by testing time the next day .
annabelle quince: all traditional grids were based on baseload or constant power sources, they were not designed to cope with intermittent power sources like wind and solar. yet over the past 10 years we' ve seen an incredible growth in renewables, both here and overseas .
roger dargaville: we have a renewable energy target that' s met with building primarily wind farms and a bit of solar, but there' s no real thought to how the system integrates, there is no incentive within the renewable energy target to build renewables that produce power that matches demand better. there is the market behind that target. so for example if you build a wind farm in south australia at the moment and all the wind farms are blowing, the market price for the electricity will be suppressed, and so you won' t earn as much money and that provides a disincentive to build any more wind farms in south australia and to look in other places. but there is no mechanism per se in the renewable energy target for better technologies to be invested in. so a concentrating solar thermal plant for example would be a terrific addition to your renewable energy portfolio, but it' s more expensive, and so it doesn' t get a look - in at the moment, if the only incentive in the renewable energy target is to produce megawatt hours of electricity .
“the board believes the two new levels strike the right balance, ” the three - member panel wrote. “the majority of the literature on the subject indicates that both the 42 dba and 39 dba levels are conservative for ensuring against direct health impacts from wind turbine sound. ”
but the weekend was not only turbine testing: teams participated in a siting challenge by erin degutis from xcel energy and luke reed of renewable energy systems, americas, attended educational sessions discussing the history of wind turbines and grid systems integration, and took a tour of the nwtc .
most tellings of the stellar wind showdown end here, but for trump, perhaps the most important lessons in the incident lie in how the story unfolded in the years ahead and how they illuminate and underscore the differences between comey and mueller—differences on both sides that should worry the president.
national wind , llc , a trishe group of company , is a minneapolis company founded in 2003 that is a developer of large-scale , community-based wind energy projects . the company , along with national wind assessments , has 50 employees based in minneapolis , mn and grand forks , north dakota . national wind claims to be the nation ’s leading developer of community-based wind farms . 
national wind, llc, a trishe group of company, is a minneapolis company founded in 2003 that is a developer of large-scale, community-based wind energy projects. the company, along with national wind assessments, has 50 employees based in minneapolis, mn and grand forks, north dakota. national wind claims to be the nation ’s leading developer of community-based wind farms.
national wind, llc, a trishe group of company, is a minneapolis company founded in 2003 that is a developer of large-scale, community-based wind energy projects. the company, along with national wind assessments, has 50 employees based in minneapolis, mn and grand forks, north dakota. national wind claims to be the nation ’s leading developer of community-based wind farms.