Topic Page: Wind
Air moves, windmill spins, electricity is generated. Simple right? Not so fast: the Planet Forward community looks at this critical piece of the renewable energy mix from new and often surprising perspectives. Have an idea in Wind? Tell us
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Beer as a Model for Sustainable Business
THIS WEEK: Holy cow! This week Planet Forward got up close and personal with some Virginia livestock. DC Brau, the first local brewery in D.C. feeds their organic waste to livestock in the Virginia area. Take a look!
Wind Beneath Their Strings
Here is a new way to deliver energy to those who need it. The women in one small community in Guatemala have wind, they just need a way to harness it. Enter enthusiastic students from the University of Michigan College of Engineering.
LEEDing after Disaster: AIA Architect on Why You Should
Can your community turn tragedy into opportunity? Bill Worthen, American Institute of Architects’ National Director and Resource Architect for Sustainability, sits down with us to talk about LEED certification and how disaster can provide opportunity to build back better.
Waiting for the Sun…to Pay Off
On the one hand, it’s a positive sign for renewable fans… a small family business making a go of it in solar and wind power. This Long Island family has been installing small-scale solar and wind energy packages in back yards, reducing homeowner’s electricity bills to almost zero. But, on the other hand, it illustrates …Read More…
Roping the Wind
At our April 20 event, Planet Forward host, Frank Sesno, screened a video for the audience and our panel, and then we asked our panel what they thought of the ideas brought forward in the video. See the video and then watch their response…which may surprise you. Panelists (in the order they speak): -Dr. Dan …Read More…
Portsmouth Hastens Down the Wind
We feature a piece produced out of Roger Williams University showing how Portsmouth, RI is trying to reduce its carbon footprint (and municipal expenses) through an investment in wind energy.
Van Jones on Community Solar and Wind Energy
Part 1 of a 3 part series See Part 2: Van Jones on What Individuals Can Do to Increase Efficiency See Part 3: Van Jones on Obama’s Fuel Efficiency Standards Former green jobs adviser to the White House and founder of environmental justice group, Green For All, Van Jones joins Planet Forward’s Frank Sesno in a …Read More…
Planet Forward: Our Energy Future
Our first TV special focused on great ideas from you, our members, about how we as a country should approach our energy future. Originally broadcast on April 15, 2009 on PBS.
Get a Look Inside Wind Energy
Planet Forward host Frank Sesno visits the Wind Turbine Company in Colorado, and explores the promise and hurdles of wind as an alternative energy source. Wind turbines like these could power about 3000 homes–200 could replace 1 coal plant–while risking far less land and environmental damages than other energy sources. Will this change the change …Read More…
TV Segments Related to Wind
Building a Green Community
When Greensburg, Kansas was devastated by a tornado in 2007 the residents took it as an opportunity to rebuild as an environmentally friendly town. Watch our latest piece from PBS’ Nightly Business Report.
Articles From the Blog Related to Wind
Aloha Alternative Energy
In the past week I was lucky enough to be asked to travel to Hawaii with a good friend of mine over spring break. It was my first trip to Hawaii and I was unsure of what was to come—I knew there would be beaches, surf and sun but what surprised me most when I …Read More…
Roadblocks to Residential Windmills
Wendie Holland, 58, a healthcare consultant, was conscious of her rising energy bills and increased environmental impact. In an eco-conscious attempt to reduce her carbon footprint, Ms. Holland planned to erect a 132-foot windmill in her backyard of her residential property in Cape Cod, Massachusetts. The wind turbine, designed for residential use, could potentially generate …Read More…
The Wind Farm Wars
The news that residents in Eastern Oregon are trying to halt production of a new wind farm because of health concerns over noise, lights, stress reminds me of similar, community-related issues occurring around the country related to wind energy. This potential stoppage is not the first of its kind. Recently, a different proposed wind farm …Read More…
Giving Wind Energy a Gust of Profitability
Despite costs falling by over 80% in recent years, wind energy is still a prohibitive industry. The majority of wind farms require extensive federal and state subsidies to operate at a profit. Since subsidies are based on the energy produced, big companies can easily muscle-out and acquire smaller firms. At the same time, there’s a …Read More…
Google this…a 350-mile Offshore Wind Power Line
This is a monster project. I can’t help but be inspired at the audacity of this concept. Google’s 37.5% stake notwithstanding, it will be fascinating to watch the social, financial, and political churn generated by this development, if and when it gets approved to move forward. There are many big-wind skeptics (myself included) but it …Read More…
World’s Biggest Offshore Wind Farm Is Activated Today
http://inhabitat.com/2010/09/24/worlds-biggest-offshore-wind-farm-is-activated-today/ This is of particular interest for a lot of reasons, both at a national level and state level. In the upper Midwest, plans to design offshore wind farms in the Great Lakes are being debated frequently. Wind power is a problematic technology anyway, but I’d like to see more discussion around regional alternative energy …Read More…
Wind Farm Construction Stopped by Endangered Eagle
Remember that wind farm in Oregon I wrote about last week? Portland General Electric just purchased the project and were attempting to bypass an Oregon law requiring competitive bidding. Now, those plans and the entire project seem to be brought to a halt. By what you ask? The endangered golden eagle. The Oregonian is reporting …Read More…
Portland Expands on Wind
On Thursday Portland General Electric Co. (PGE) announced plans to purchase development rights to the Rock Creek Wind Farm in Gilliam County, Oregon. The wind farm, scheduled to begin construction in 2013 or 2014, will have the capacity to produce 400 to 550 megawatts. That is enough energy to power, depending on wind variability, 125,00 …Read More…
Mountaintop wind farms not good for the ecology
Mountaintop wind farms not good for the ecology If the 1,800 turbines were constructed, as much as 50,000 acres of carbon-sequestering forest would have to be clear-cut. In addition, the turbines require electricity to run, which does not come from the turbines and must be generated on site by diesel generators or brought in on …Read More…
Federal Register: July 26, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 142)
Well, I guess the Department of Interior can’t be TOO mad at BP. They destroy the Gulf and what does our brilliant government do? Reward them with tax breaks to build an environmentally unfriendly wind farm. More here: [Federal Register: July 26, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 142)][Notices] [Page 43551-43552]From the Federal Register Online via GPO …Read More…
Sufficient Energy Density
This term Energy Density is appearing with increasing frequency. The message is that non carbon alternatives, solar, wind, bio, etc cannot attain the needed prevalance to ever replace coal, petroleum and natural gas . Energy number crunchers say the energy output from green sources in relation to achievable infrastructure and sustainable cost will be insufficient …Read More…
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