Archive for May, 2009

State snares federal dollars for wind energy work

Posted on May 8, 2009. Filed under: Economic development, Wind |

FIRST RELEASED May 8, 2009 REVISED May 12, 2009 MORE INFORMATION Ed Blume 608.819.0748 eblume@renewwisconsin.org (MADISON-WI) — State snares federal dollars for renewable energy work In the most recent round of federal renewable energy grants, Wisconsin led all states in capturing project dollars to address market and development challenges associated with wind energy. The U.S. [...]

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Wind power is job creator in tough times, governors say

Posted on May 8, 2009. Filed under: Economic development, Wind |

From a blog post by Tom Content on JSOnline: Midwestern governors on Tuesday endorsed a national renewable energy standard that they said would stimulate creation of more manufacturing jobs in the Midwest. A poll conducted for the American Wind Energy Association and released at the association’s annual conference in Chicago found that voters back a [...]

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WindPower 2009

Posted on May 7, 2009. Filed under: General |

Twenty thousand people, Ed Blume and Michael Vickerman among them, crowded into seminars and the trade show (below) at WindPower2009, the American Wind Energy Association’s annual convention in Chicago’s McCormick Place on May 4-6.

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Cedar Rapids finds economic development potential of wind

Posted on May 6, 2009. Filed under: Economic development, Wind |

From “Wind Energy and Green Jobs,” published by the Governors’ Wind Energy Coalition is a bipartisan group of 24 of the nation’s governors dedicated to expanding development of wind resources to meet America’s domestic energy demands in an environmentally responsible manner— while reducing the nation’s dependence on imported fuel sources: Over the past three years [...]

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Stimulus funds, biogas plan could bring in dollars

Posted on May 4, 2009. Filed under: Biomass |

From an article by David Baulch in the Daily Citizen (Beaver Dam, WI): A project already deemed too good to be true by some city officials may be getting even better. A $16.9 million plan to upgrade the city of Beaver Dam’s wastewater utility plant is eligible for stimulus funding of up to 50 percent, [...]

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RENEW’s newsletter now online

Posted on May 1, 2009. Filed under: Coal, Energy Policy, General, Generation Plants, Solar, Wind |

The spring edition of RENEW’s newsletter includes the following articles: Legislature to Tackle Wind Permitting The Importance of Doing the Math Stimulus Package 101 Policy Drives Solar Hot Water Market PSC Investigates Renewable Tariffs Open Letter from RENEW President Calendar

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