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GM Buys Michigan Wind Power
General Motors will buy wind power to green its facilities in Michigan, joining rival Ford in bringing renewables to the US auto industry. GM will source 300GWh of wind from Michigan utility DTE, under the latter’s MIGreenPower scheme designed to give corporations a mechanism to procure renewable power to set against their own consumption. Read […]
Wind Power Blows Past Coal in Texas
Wind power surpassed coal last month to become the second-largest electricity source in Texas, yet another milestone in the state’s march toward greater reliance on renewable energy. Read the entire article at the Houston Chronicle. When a 155-megawatt wind farm in West Texas began commercial operation this month, it helped push the state’s […]
There is no reason to ever build another coal plant in the United States
Read the full article online at https://thinkprogress.org “For the second year in a row, wind and solar accounted for roughly two-thirds of new U.S. generating capacity, while natural gas and nuclear made up most of the rest. That’s because right now, in much of the United States, wind and solar are the cheapest form of power available, […]
Nation’s Largest Wind Project Gets Approval
Read the full article online at http://www.ecowatch.com “The Iowa Utilities Board approved the nation’s largest wind energy project, which will power 800,000 homes once completed. The 2,000-megawatt Wind XI project should be completed by the end of 2019. “Wind energy helps us keep prices stable and more affordable for customers, provides jobs and economic benefits for communities […]
Wind-powered device can produce clean drinking water
Read the full article online at http://www.treehugger.com “WaterSeer is a low-tech, low-cost atmospheric water condenser that could help create water self-sufficiency in communities around the world. A new device developed by VICI-Labs, in collaboration with UC Berkeley and the National Peace Corps Association, aims to provide a sustainable source of clean safe water for the millions […]
