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unusual facts about wind power



100% renewable energy

Mark Z. Jacobson says producing all new energy with wind power, solar power, and hydropower by 2030 is feasible and existing energy supply arrangements could be replaced by 2050.

Huxley Hill Wind Farm

Huxley Hill Wind Farm (also known as the King Island Wind Farm) is a wind power station at King Island, Tasmania, Australia, of around 1600 residents, owned by Hydro Tasmania, which supplements the four diesel generators with a combined capacity of 6 MW at Currie Power Station.

Osório

The Osório wind farm, the largest wind power park in Latin America (300MW) was built in 2006 in the outskirts of the town.

Palmer Cosslett Putnam

Palmer Cosslett Putnam (1900-1984) was an American consulting engineer and wind power pioneer, the son of George Haven Putnam and Emily (Smith) Putnam (1865-1944).


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Cape Wind

A 2007 Opinion Research Corporation (ORC) survey of 600 state residents found that 93% Massachusetts residents agree that the state should be "a national leader in using cleaner and renewable energy on a large scale by moving ahead with offshore wind power" and other clean energy initiatives.

Cielo Wind Power

Groups honoring Cielo Wind Power’s environmental achievements are Ecology Action, Public Citizen Texas, City of Austin Environmental Board, and the Texas Renewable Energy Industries Association.

Cielo Wind Power is a member of or associated with the Texas Renewable Energy Industries Association, the American Wind Energy Association, the Electricity Reliability Council of Texas, Gulf Coast Power, the Texas Sheep and Goat Raisers Association, the Southwestern Cattleman’s Association, the National Association of Tower Erectors, and the Fort Stockton, McCamey and Ozona Chambers of Commerce.

Merchant wind power

The wind power project in Madison, NY is an example of a US merchant wind power plant.

Metso

The Metso Foundries Karlstadt unit specialized in casts of wind power components, diesel engine blocks and Yankee cylinders for paper machines.

Okemo Mountain

During August 2006, the Muellers announced they were switching to wind power for the upcoming ski season at their three resorts, Okemo, Mount Sunapee, and Crested Butte.

Portoscuso Wind Farm

The Portoscuso Wind Farm is a proposed wind power project in Portoscuso, Sardinia, Italy.

Steven Kropper

Investing in firms like Siemens or GE which offer a diversified portfolio of fossil generation technology, energy efficiency and wind power implies a hedge strategy that mostly goes 'short on the Earth', but has some long position in renewables and conservation.

Wind power in Denmark

To encourage investment in wind power, families were offered a tax exemption for generating their own electricity within their own or an adjoining commune.