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Strong Growth, But Are Rocky Times Coming for Wind?
Aug 10th
HERMAN K. TRABISH: AUGUST 10, 2010 Strong Growth, But Are Rocky Times Coming for Wind?
Wind is strong, but natural gas, transmission line issues loom
“We’re growing dramatically,” Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory staff scientist Ryan Wiser said of the wind industry’s 2009 performance. “We’re on a path to achieve much higher levels of wind.” This is in stark contrast to wind’s 2010 first half performance, which American Wind Energy Association CEO Denise Bode characterized as “dismal.”
The 2009 Wind Technologies Market Report, by Wiser and Mark Bolinger of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), describes a record-breaking 2009. Yet a 71 percent drop in installation in the More >
Sen. Daschle & Wind Industry Call for Action on Energy Bill
Jun 24th
Published: June 24, 2010
Washington, D.C., United States — At a press conference hosted by former Senator Tom Daschle, a coalition of clean energy industries today called on the White House and Senate leadership to take urgent action upon Congress’ return from the July 4 recess on legislation that includes strong measures to promote clean energy.
“Passage of a federal RES will help open the doors to a wave of manufacturing investment in the USA.”– Steve Dayney, CEO, REPower
“The time for Congress to take action is now,” said Denise Bode, CEO of the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA), a member of More >
