Archive for November, 2009
Module recycling facility to locate in DeForest, WI
From an article by Stuart Weinberg in the Wall Street Journal: TORONTO (Dow Jones)–5N Plus Inc. (VNP.T) has leased a 60,000-square-foot facility in DeForest, Wisc. where it plans to recycle solar modules. The company was granted a conditional permit by the Board of Trustees of Deforest to use the facility for “photovoltaic module operations using [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )RENEW brief supports Glacier Hills Wind Park
From RENEW Wisconsin’s brief filed with the Public Service Commission in support of the Glacier Hills Wind Park: The design of the proposed Project is in the public interest first and foremost because it will be powered by wind rather than fossil fuels. Wind energy is a locally available, self-replenishing, emission-free electricity source. Fossil fuels, [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Wind Myths: Busted
From a post by Tom Gray on Into the Wind Blog hosted by the American Wind Energy Association: [I recently] referred to a . . . special issue of Power & Energy on wind energy. Power & Energy is the magazine of the Power Engineering Society (PES) of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )The staggering cost of new nuclear power
From an article by Joseph Room on Center for American Progress: A new study puts the generation costs for power from new nuclear plants at 25 to 30 cents per kilowatt-hour—triple current U.S. electricity rates! This staggering price is far higher than the cost of a variety of carbon-free renewable power sources available today—and 10 [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Harvesting the sun for homegrown energy
From an article by Jim Massey in The Country Today: RIDGEWAY — Penny Koerner said she thinks it’s ironic when people pull into her driveway in a $40,000 sport utility vehicle and ask what the payback is on the solar systems they have installed on their farm. “The first question is always, ‘What’s the payback?’” [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Supreme Court denies Calumet County wind turbine review
From an article by Jim Collar in the Appleton Post- Crescent: CHILTON — Calumet County supervisors jumped the gun on new wind turbine rules this summer even while asking the state Supreme Court to consider whether its old ordinance met legal muster. A denial from Wisconsin’s justices will now require the county to put that [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Solar energy field remains strong in Wisconsin
From an article by Tom Content in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Given our climate, Wisconsin would never be mistaken for the best solar state in the country. But among non-Sun Belt states, the state is staking a claim in providing power from the sun. Except for California and Texas, Wisconsin is the only state with [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Milwaukee a finalist for Spanish wind energy company
From a post by Tom Content on his blog at JSOnline: Milwaukee and one other city are in the running for a Spanish wind energy supplier as it considers its first manufacturing plant in the United States. The name of the firm and the name of the city competing against Milwaukee haven’t been disclosed, but [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Online now: Renewable Energy Quarterly, Fall 2009
RENEW Wisconsin’s newsletter features these articles: + Doyle Signs Wind Siting Reform Bill into Law + Solar Outlook Set to Dim in 2010 + PSC Approves Coal to Wood Conversion + Producer Profile: Rick Adamski + Educating Schools on Solar Air Heating + RENEW Slams Anti-Wind Article + Calendar
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Sun Harvest Farm: Solar hot water and more
From a description by Jerry and Penny Kroener of Sun Harvest Farm, Ridgeway, WI, one stop on the Renewable Energy Tour, November 13, 2009: In 2005 we embarked on major renovations and additions to our old farmhouse. This included working with Focus on Energy to have site assessments performed for Solar Photovoltaic, Solar Thermal and [...]
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