By John Spears, Toronto Star
Solar power producers are bracing for price cuts of up to 25 per cent as Ontario reviews its renewable energy policies, according to industry insiders.
Energy Minister Chris Bentley says the review will formally be released next week.
“We’re all expecting to take a haircut,” said one solar developer – although the new prices will apply only to developments going forward, not contracts already signed.
At the same time, Premier Dalton McGuinty has already signaled to rural municipalities that he’ll give them some say in where controversial wind farms place their turbines.
The Liberals were devastated in rural ridings where wind was an issue – in part because the Green Energy Act tied the hands of local councils in dealing with wind developers.
“Legally, they have to come to the table. But they don’t need to listen,” said Mayor Bill Hill of Melancthon Township, which is dealing with several wind developments. “That isn’t fair.”
The impact of renewable power on Ontario’s power system is often exaggerated: Renewable sources other than water provided only 3.4 per cent of Ontario’s power last year; that’s expected to grow to 13 per cent by 2030.
But the prices paid for renewable power have become a political lightning rod for the Liberals.
The government had promised to review prices under its feed-in tariff (FIT) program for renewable energy when it was introduced in 2009.
Solar prices – which vary considerably depending on the size of the array, and whether they’re mounted on rooftops or at ground level – will take the biggest hit.
For example:
• Large solar arrays planted on the ground currently get paid 44.3 cents a kilowatt hour. Industry observers expect to see that drop as low as 33 cents, though it could be a few cents higher.
• Small rooftop arrays on commercial buildings now get 71.3 cents a kilowatt hour. Look for the low 60s, or even high 50s.
• Householders with very small solar arrays now get 80.2 cents a kwh. Expect to see that drop to the mid-60s.
Bentley refused in an interview to comment on pricing. But he said whatever new prices announced next week will apply to contracts going forward, not to those already signed, which typically have a 20-year term.
It’s no secret that solar costs have been dropping. A U.S. market survey found that the price of solar panels has dropped 40 per cent in the past year. Racks supporting the panels have also become cheaper and easier to assemble, lowering labour costs.
Renewable energy lobby groups themselves have accepted that lower prices are on the way.
The Canadian Solar Industries Association submitted a brief to the review calling for prices ranging as low as 35 cents a kilowatt hour for large, ground-mounted development.
Bentley said in an interview that the prices aren’t just about energy developers and consumers.
The Green Energy Act was also conceived to stimulate a new industry in Ontario, he said.
“It is an energy and jobs policy,” he said. That was a deliberate decision from the beginning. Sometimes that’s missed.”
To qualify for the premium prices, developers must source up to 60 per cent of their inputs from Ontario suppliers.
“We have an industry today where we didn’t have one two years ago – an industry not only of manufacturing but of planning, designing, locating these project,” Bentley says.
And the intent is to build an industry supplying renewable power developments not just in Ontario, but in export markets, Bentley said.
The debate over wind is less about price and more about rules. Wind farms currently get 13.1 cents a kilowatt hour for their power.
But local councils have no say in zoning or the location of wind farms.
Mayor Bill Hill in Melancthon – whose township has two large wind farms and is now contemplating a proposal for another – would like to have a role.
“I don’t think we want total control,” says Hill. “We want to be heard.”
“We’ve sat in living rooms of people’s houses, and they’ve said: When I’m sitting in my easy chair and I look out my front window, I’ll see that turbine, if you put it where you say you’re going to. But if you moved it over 50 feet, I can’t see that and it doesn’t bother me.”
Not all opposition would be that easily satisfied. But current rules provide no leverage pushing developers to make accommodations , Hall said.
The devil may well be in the bureaucratic details.
Wind developers first get a contract from the Ontario Power Authority, then move through an environmental permitting process.
Groups opposed to wind power worry that even if rules are changed, they won’t affect projects already in the approval pipeline.
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Thursday, March 15, 2012
Friday, February 10, 2012
Windpower news from TreeHugger.com
367 MW Offshore Wind Farm Opens in UK
Let's start with the good news today (the for-now-largest offshore wind power project is online) and move on to the more troubling (another study casts serious doubt on the benefits of natural gas as a bridge fuel as more renewable energy gets built). Here we go.
367 MW Offshore Wind Farm Is Britain's & (For Now) World's Largest
The Walney offshore wind farm, 14km off the coast of Walney Island in northwest England, has opened. At 367 MW for the moment it is the largest offshore wind power project in the world (there are larger projects in various stages of development), supplying enough electricity to power 320,000 households. More on the financial details of the project and criticism of the costs of offshore wind power in general at Reuters.
100 MW Solar PV Project Planned for Germany
Most of the time when you see a solar power project of this size it's not solar photovoltaics. PV Magazine reports that Parabel AG has announced that it has begun preliminary work on a 100 MW solar PV project in the Brandenburg region of Germany. Expected to be completed in 2013, the project will occupy parts of a former military training facility, and will be made up of "several spatially separate solar construction sites within an approximately 430 hectare planning area." In other words several smaller projects are being linked together under one heading.
Best to Build New Wind Farms Farther From Neighbors
Renewable Energy World has an interesting piece on wind power historian Robert Righter, who urges new wind power development to be built farther away from human development. REW sums up Righter's views:
As a hearty advocate of wind energy and continued rapid growth of the industry, Righter may surprise some with his strong call for more sensitivity to quality of life concerns of rural residents. He spends three chapters [of his new book] addressing the increasing problems caused by wind farm noise in rural communities, chides developers for not building farther from unwilling neighbors, and says that new development should be focused on the remote high plains, rather than more densely populated rural landscapes in the upper midwest and northeast. Righter seems to be especially sensitive to the fact that today's turbines are mechanical intrusions on pastoral landscapes, a far cry from the windmills of earlier generations.
After The Natural Gas Rush, What?
A very good counterpoint from The Oil Drum to all the natural gas ra-ra-ra messaging coming out of the Obama administration, not to mention the natural gas industry and high profile business publications betting on natural gas for now, the future and forever. A bit of it:
For several years, we have been asked to believe that less is more, that more oil and gas can be produced from shale than was produced from better reservoirs over the past century. We have been told more recently that the U.S. has enough natural gas to last for 100 years. We have been presented with an improbable business model that has no barriers to entry except access to capital, that provides a source of cheap and abundant gas, and that somehow also allows for great profit. Despite three decades of experience with tight sandstone and coal-bed methane production that yielded low-margin returns and less supply than originally advertised, we are expected to believe that poorer-quality shale reservoirs will somehow provide superior returns and make the U.S. energy independent. Shale gas advocates point to the large volumes of produced gas and the participation of major oil companies in the plays as indications of success. But advocates rarely address details about profitability and they never mention failed wells. Shale gas plays are an important and permanent part of our energy future. We need the gas because there are fewer remaining plays in the U.S. that have the potential to meet demand. A careful review of the facts, however, casts doubt on the extent to which shale plays can meet supply expectations except at much higher prices.
High Methane Emission Over Gas Field May Offset Natural Gas' Climate Benefits
Another study casts serious doubt on benefits of natural in lowering greenhouse gas emissions. Think Progress is highlight the fact that an air sampling done by NOAA over Colorado shows that methane leakage from natural gas field near Denver are double industry industry claims (4% measure versus 2% claim).
Joe Romm then connects the dots with a 2011 study on the efficacy of using natural gas to lower greenhouse gas emissions from electricity production. The study was done by National Center for Atmospheric Research and concludes:
Unless leakage rates for new methane can be kept below 2%, substituting gas for coal is not an effective means for reducing the magnitude of future climate change.
Let's start with the good news today (the for-now-largest offshore wind power project is online) and move on to the more troubling (another study casts serious doubt on the benefits of natural gas as a bridge fuel as more renewable energy gets built). Here we go.
367 MW Offshore Wind Farm Is Britain's & (For Now) World's Largest
The Walney offshore wind farm, 14km off the coast of Walney Island in northwest England, has opened. At 367 MW for the moment it is the largest offshore wind power project in the world (there are larger projects in various stages of development), supplying enough electricity to power 320,000 households. More on the financial details of the project and criticism of the costs of offshore wind power in general at Reuters.
100 MW Solar PV Project Planned for Germany
Most of the time when you see a solar power project of this size it's not solar photovoltaics. PV Magazine reports that Parabel AG has announced that it has begun preliminary work on a 100 MW solar PV project in the Brandenburg region of Germany. Expected to be completed in 2013, the project will occupy parts of a former military training facility, and will be made up of "several spatially separate solar construction sites within an approximately 430 hectare planning area." In other words several smaller projects are being linked together under one heading.
Best to Build New Wind Farms Farther From Neighbors
Renewable Energy World has an interesting piece on wind power historian Robert Righter, who urges new wind power development to be built farther away from human development. REW sums up Righter's views:
As a hearty advocate of wind energy and continued rapid growth of the industry, Righter may surprise some with his strong call for more sensitivity to quality of life concerns of rural residents. He spends three chapters [of his new book] addressing the increasing problems caused by wind farm noise in rural communities, chides developers for not building farther from unwilling neighbors, and says that new development should be focused on the remote high plains, rather than more densely populated rural landscapes in the upper midwest and northeast. Righter seems to be especially sensitive to the fact that today's turbines are mechanical intrusions on pastoral landscapes, a far cry from the windmills of earlier generations.
After The Natural Gas Rush, What?
A very good counterpoint from The Oil Drum to all the natural gas ra-ra-ra messaging coming out of the Obama administration, not to mention the natural gas industry and high profile business publications betting on natural gas for now, the future and forever. A bit of it:
For several years, we have been asked to believe that less is more, that more oil and gas can be produced from shale than was produced from better reservoirs over the past century. We have been told more recently that the U.S. has enough natural gas to last for 100 years. We have been presented with an improbable business model that has no barriers to entry except access to capital, that provides a source of cheap and abundant gas, and that somehow also allows for great profit. Despite three decades of experience with tight sandstone and coal-bed methane production that yielded low-margin returns and less supply than originally advertised, we are expected to believe that poorer-quality shale reservoirs will somehow provide superior returns and make the U.S. energy independent. Shale gas advocates point to the large volumes of produced gas and the participation of major oil companies in the plays as indications of success. But advocates rarely address details about profitability and they never mention failed wells. Shale gas plays are an important and permanent part of our energy future. We need the gas because there are fewer remaining plays in the U.S. that have the potential to meet demand. A careful review of the facts, however, casts doubt on the extent to which shale plays can meet supply expectations except at much higher prices.
High Methane Emission Over Gas Field May Offset Natural Gas' Climate Benefits
Another study casts serious doubt on benefits of natural in lowering greenhouse gas emissions. Think Progress is highlight the fact that an air sampling done by NOAA over Colorado shows that methane leakage from natural gas field near Denver are double industry industry claims (4% measure versus 2% claim).
Joe Romm then connects the dots with a 2011 study on the efficacy of using natural gas to lower greenhouse gas emissions from electricity production. The study was done by National Center for Atmospheric Research and concludes:
Unless leakage rates for new methane can be kept below 2%, substituting gas for coal is not an effective means for reducing the magnitude of future climate change.
Thursday, July 7, 2011
Dr. David Suzuki says wind power is path to human health
Risk-reward ratio blows older alternatives away
In Canada we are blessed to have a knowledgeable, highly respected environmentalist in the public eye, a Canadian icon with his own TV show and an unmatched reputation for fairness and accuracy. So when Suzuki touts the health benefits of wind energy, Canadians listen. Here's an article David wrote (with research assistance from Dale Marshall) for the Canadian edition of Huffington Post:
Wind energy is increasingly being considered a viable and attractive power source. Many countries, including the U.S., Germany, Spain, China, and India, are putting policies into place to drive the development of their wind energy industries. In Canada, the amount of wind energy being harnessed for use in our homes, offices, and factories has grown quickly over the past few years, led by Ontario with its Green Energy Act.
However, a backlash has been growing in many places where wind power is being developed. In Ontario, one of the main criticisms of wind development has been its impact on human health, mostly because of the noise that wind turbines produce. Yet, the peer-reviewed scientific research indicates that the sound from windmills, which generally falls into three categories (audible sound, low frequency, and infrasound), has little to no impact on human health.
This is especially true if windmills are built far enough away from residences. For example, the required setback in Ontario is 550 metres. At this distance, the audible sound from windmills has been found to be below 40 decibels, which is around the level of sound you'd find in most bedrooms and living rooms. Studies from the University of Massachusetts similarly found that even if the sound were audible, annoyance would be minimal.
Critics have also pointed to low frequency sound and infrasound as the source of health impacts from wind turbines. These are sounds that are either difficult to hear or inaudible to humans. However, Ontario's Chief Medical Officer of Health did a review of the scientific literature and found no evidence that low frequency sound from wind turbines causes adverse health effects.
Research from Sweden and the Netherlands may shed some light on the opposition that windmills are facing, despite the lack of evidence for human health impacts. At or just under 40 decibels, 73 per cent of people could notice the sound and six per cent were annoyed. But those who did not like windmills or found them ugly were more likely to notice the sound and were more likely to be annoyed by it.
Though we should always remain open-minded about new and emerging research on any issue, the evidence seems clear that wind turbines built with appropriate setbacks do not constitute a health hazard. And wind becomes a more attractive energy source when you consider the health impacts of the main energy alternative, burning coal and other fossil fuels.
The Canadian Medical Association estimated that in 2008 Canada's air pollution was responsible for 21,000 premature deaths, 92,000 emergency room visits, and 620,000 visits to a doctor's office. Even if you look only at the health impacts of Ontario coal-fired power plants, the numbers are significant and startling.
When considering whether Canada needs to curtail the development of its wind resources or expand wind power in the way that Ontario's Green Energy Act proposes, we should heed the conclusion of Maine's Center for Disease Control. After dismissing the notion of a moratorium on wind development due to its health impacts, the Center's Dr. Dora Ann Mills concluded, "If there is any evidence for a moratorium, it is most likely on further use of fossil fuels, given their known and common effects on the health of our population."
As for the impacts on wildlife, that's another story. But most scientific research shows that newer technologies and proper locating can overcome most of the threats to birds and bats. One recent study also noted that "the number of birds killed in wind developments is substantially lower relative to estimated annual bird casualty rates from a variety of other anthropogenic factors including vehicles, buildings and windows, power transmission lines, communication towers, toxic chemicals including pesticides, and feral and domestic cats."
It's never easy to find energy technologies that will satisfy everyone, but with the world facing ever-growing negative consequences of burning fossil fuels, we must weigh our options. In doing so, wind power comes out ahead. If we ensure that care is taken to use technologies with minimal environmental impact and to locate turbines in areas where effects on humans and animals are also minimal, there is no good reason to oppose wind power.
Written with contributions from David Suzuki Foundation climate change policy analyst Dale Marshall.
In Canada we are blessed to have a knowledgeable, highly respected environmentalist in the public eye, a Canadian icon with his own TV show and an unmatched reputation for fairness and accuracy. So when Suzuki touts the health benefits of wind energy, Canadians listen. Here's an article David wrote (with research assistance from Dale Marshall) for the Canadian edition of Huffington Post:
Windpower backlash an unwarranted concern
Wind energy is increasingly being considered a viable and attractive power source. Many countries, including the U.S., Germany, Spain, China, and India, are putting policies into place to drive the development of their wind energy industries. In Canada, the amount of wind energy being harnessed for use in our homes, offices, and factories has grown quickly over the past few years, led by Ontario with its Green Energy Act.
However, a backlash has been growing in many places where wind power is being developed. In Ontario, one of the main criticisms of wind development has been its impact on human health, mostly because of the noise that wind turbines produce. Yet, the peer-reviewed scientific research indicates that the sound from windmills, which generally falls into three categories (audible sound, low frequency, and infrasound), has little to no impact on human health.
This is especially true if windmills are built far enough away from residences. For example, the required setback in Ontario is 550 metres. At this distance, the audible sound from windmills has been found to be below 40 decibels, which is around the level of sound you'd find in most bedrooms and living rooms. Studies from the University of Massachusetts similarly found that even if the sound were audible, annoyance would be minimal.
Critics have also pointed to low frequency sound and infrasound as the source of health impacts from wind turbines. These are sounds that are either difficult to hear or inaudible to humans. However, Ontario's Chief Medical Officer of Health did a review of the scientific literature and found no evidence that low frequency sound from wind turbines causes adverse health effects.
Research from Sweden and the Netherlands may shed some light on the opposition that windmills are facing, despite the lack of evidence for human health impacts. At or just under 40 decibels, 73 per cent of people could notice the sound and six per cent were annoyed. But those who did not like windmills or found them ugly were more likely to notice the sound and were more likely to be annoyed by it.
Though we should always remain open-minded about new and emerging research on any issue, the evidence seems clear that wind turbines built with appropriate setbacks do not constitute a health hazard. And wind becomes a more attractive energy source when you consider the health impacts of the main energy alternative, burning coal and other fossil fuels.
The Canadian Medical Association estimated that in 2008 Canada's air pollution was responsible for 21,000 premature deaths, 92,000 emergency room visits, and 620,000 visits to a doctor's office. Even if you look only at the health impacts of Ontario coal-fired power plants, the numbers are significant and startling.
When considering whether Canada needs to curtail the development of its wind resources or expand wind power in the way that Ontario's Green Energy Act proposes, we should heed the conclusion of Maine's Center for Disease Control. After dismissing the notion of a moratorium on wind development due to its health impacts, the Center's Dr. Dora Ann Mills concluded, "If there is any evidence for a moratorium, it is most likely on further use of fossil fuels, given their known and common effects on the health of our population."
As for the impacts on wildlife, that's another story. But most scientific research shows that newer technologies and proper locating can overcome most of the threats to birds and bats. One recent study also noted that "the number of birds killed in wind developments is substantially lower relative to estimated annual bird casualty rates from a variety of other anthropogenic factors including vehicles, buildings and windows, power transmission lines, communication towers, toxic chemicals including pesticides, and feral and domestic cats."
It's never easy to find energy technologies that will satisfy everyone, but with the world facing ever-growing negative consequences of burning fossil fuels, we must weigh our options. In doing so, wind power comes out ahead. If we ensure that care is taken to use technologies with minimal environmental impact and to locate turbines in areas where effects on humans and animals are also minimal, there is no good reason to oppose wind power.
Written with contributions from David Suzuki Foundation climate change policy analyst Dale Marshall.
Thursday, March 24, 2011
5 Wind Energy Stocks that may benefit from clean power push
In light of the troubles at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Japan, energy authorities worldwide are reviewing atomic power and considering green energy alternatives. For those considering investing in windpower, here we present 5 stocks for you to research and review.
Top global windpower companies
Gamesa (MCE: GAM), (PINK:GCTAF)
Gamesa is the Spain-based, global leader in the wind industry market, with close to 21000 MW installed in 4 continents. With nominal power of 4.5 MW, the Gamesa G10X-4.5 MW is the most powerful onshore wind turbine system in the market. It offers lower cost of energy (CoE) and ease of transport and installation similar to that of a 2.0 MW turbine.
Sinovel Wind Group (SHA:601558)
SINOVEL WIND GROUP CO., LTD. is principally engaged in the development, research, manufacture and distribution of large-scale wind electric power generator sets. The Company primarily provides 1.5 megawatt (MW) series land wind electric power generator sets and 3 MW marine wind electric power generator sets. The Company offers its products under brands named Huarui Fengdian, Huarui Wind, Sinowind, Sinovel Wind, Sinovel and Sinovel Windtec.
Vestas (CO: VWS), (PINK: VWDRY)
Denmark-based Vestas Wind Systems A/S engages in the development, manufacture, sale, and maintenance of wind technology that uses the energy of the wind to generate electricity. It offers wind turbines and wind power systems. The company also provides planning, installation, operation, and maintenance services.
Western Wind Energy Corporation (TSX-V:WND)
Western Wind Energy (TSXV: WND) produces clean, renewable energy from more than 500 wind turbine generators located in Tehachapi and San Gorgonio Pass, California. Currently, Western Wind Energy's annual energy output is approximately 34.5 MW.
Western Wind Energy is in the business of acquiring exceptional land sites, capital and technology for the production of electricity from renewable sources. Western Wind Energy conducts its operations in California, Arizona, Ontario, and Puerto Rico through various wholly owned subsidiaries. Management of Western Wind Energy includes individuals involved in the operations and ownership of utility scale wind energy facilities in California since 1981.
Xinjiang Goldwind Science (SHE:002202)
Xinjiang Goldwind Science & Technology Co., Ltd is a China-based company engaged in manufacture and distribution of wind turbine generator sets. The Company’s major products are 750 kilowatt (KW) and 1.5 megawatt (MW) wind turbine sets. The Company also involves in spare parts development and manufacture, provision of wind power services, development and distribution of wind farms, as well as development and transfer of wind power technologies, among others. During the year ended December 31, 2009, wind turbine generator sets accounted for approximately 95.33% of the Company’s total revenue
Top global windpower companies
Gamesa (MCE: GAM), (PINK:GCTAF)
Gamesa is the Spain-based, global leader in the wind industry market, with close to 21000 MW installed in 4 continents. With nominal power of 4.5 MW, the Gamesa G10X-4.5 MW is the most powerful onshore wind turbine system in the market. It offers lower cost of energy (CoE) and ease of transport and installation similar to that of a 2.0 MW turbine.
Sinovel Wind Group (SHA:601558)
SINOVEL WIND GROUP CO., LTD. is principally engaged in the development, research, manufacture and distribution of large-scale wind electric power generator sets. The Company primarily provides 1.5 megawatt (MW) series land wind electric power generator sets and 3 MW marine wind electric power generator sets. The Company offers its products under brands named Huarui Fengdian, Huarui Wind, Sinowind, Sinovel Wind, Sinovel and Sinovel Windtec.
Vestas (CO: VWS), (PINK: VWDRY)
Denmark-based Vestas Wind Systems A/S engages in the development, manufacture, sale, and maintenance of wind technology that uses the energy of the wind to generate electricity. It offers wind turbines and wind power systems. The company also provides planning, installation, operation, and maintenance services.
Western Wind Energy Corporation (TSX-V:WND)
Western Wind Energy (TSXV: WND) produces clean, renewable energy from more than 500 wind turbine generators located in Tehachapi and San Gorgonio Pass, California. Currently, Western Wind Energy's annual energy output is approximately 34.5 MW.
Western Wind Energy is in the business of acquiring exceptional land sites, capital and technology for the production of electricity from renewable sources. Western Wind Energy conducts its operations in California, Arizona, Ontario, and Puerto Rico through various wholly owned subsidiaries. Management of Western Wind Energy includes individuals involved in the operations and ownership of utility scale wind energy facilities in California since 1981.
Xinjiang Goldwind Science (SHE:002202)
Xinjiang Goldwind Science & Technology Co., Ltd is a China-based company engaged in manufacture and distribution of wind turbine generator sets. The Company’s major products are 750 kilowatt (KW) and 1.5 megawatt (MW) wind turbine sets. The Company also involves in spare parts development and manufacture, provision of wind power services, development and distribution of wind farms, as well as development and transfer of wind power technologies, among others. During the year ended December 31, 2009, wind turbine generator sets accounted for approximately 95.33% of the Company’s total revenue
Saturday, March 19, 2011
Offshore wind moratorium a chickenshit move
February's election-minded announcement that the Ontario government has placed a moratorium on offshore windfarm development was a cowardly, backwards-looking decision. Fearful of voters' groups opposed to wind turbines "ruining" their lake views, the government caved against unwarranted and limited protests.
It is time for the government to choose 2 or 3 Lake Ontario projects and a few more in other lakes as a test project, and then expand the program as more data and opportunities surface. Our province needs to phase out both coal-fired and atomic fission electricity generation, and both land-based and offshore wind energy developments will be core components of our 21st Century energy infrastructure mix.
It is time for the government to choose 2 or 3 Lake Ontario projects and a few more in other lakes as a test project, and then expand the program as more data and opportunities surface. Our province needs to phase out both coal-fired and atomic fission electricity generation, and both land-based and offshore wind energy developments will be core components of our 21st Century energy infrastructure mix.
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Wind Energy Stocks for 2011, Company Website Links
Publicly-listed Windpower Companies and Suppliers
AAER Wind Energy (TSX-V) Canadian windpower stock
Acciona Windpower (ANA.MC)
AeroVironment (AVAV) rooftop wind energy systems
American Superconductor Corporation (AMSC) wind and solar power convertors and superconductors
America's Wind Energy Corporation (OTC: AWNE)
A-Power Energy Generation Systems (APWR), formerly China Energy Tech
Babcock & Brown Wind Partners (ASX: BBW BBWPF.PK)
Boralex Wind Power (TSE: BLX) wind farm operator
Broadwind Energy Corp Official Company website (BWEN.OB)
China High Speed Transmission Equipment Group Co., (CHSTF) Ltd.
Cleanfield Energy Corp (TSX:AIR)
Clipper Windpower (CWPR.L) wind turbine manufacturer
Dakshidin Wind (DKSC) - RESTEC water pumping windmills
Duke Energy Corporation windpower and natural gas
EDF Energies Nouvelle (EEN.PA) english website
EDP Renovaveis (EDPR.LB) - Brazil and Iberia clean renewable energy producer
First Wind Energy (WNDY) company website, 2008 windpower IPO
Gamesa Corp (GAM.MC) wind company website in english
GE Power Wind Energy website
Greentech, Denmark-based windpower development company
Hansen Transmissions International NV (HSN) wind turbine gearbox manufacturer
Iberdola Renovables official company website in english
Itron.com (NASD: ITRI) Energy and Water Resource Management
Juhl Wind Inc. (JUHL.OB) - Community windpower leader
Kaydon Corp (KDN) - Leading manufacturer of bearings for wind turbines
Maxwell Technologies (MXWL) wind turbine ultracapacitors
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd (MHVYF)
Nacel Energy (NCEN.OB) USA, Caribbean and Latin America wind power
Naikun Wind Energy (NKW) Canada-based wind power and natural gas
NextEraEnergy (NYSE: NEE) - Clean energy division of Florida Light and Power
Nordex Group (eiNDX1) - German Wind Energy Company
Novera Energy PLC (LSE:NVE) - UK wind power producer
Otter Tail Corporation (OTTR) wind tower manufacturer
Plambeck Holding (eiPNE3) - German Wind Energy Park and Biogas Plant Owner / Manager
REPower Systems AG (RPW.DE), German wind turbine manufacturer
SkyPower Wind Energy Fund
SkyPower.com - Canadian wind energy company
Suzlon Energy (SUZL) windpower company
Theolia (eQ18481) - France-based Windpower and Biogas power plant developer
TransAlta Corporation (TSX: T.TA) - This is the company that took over KHD, Canadian Hydro
Trinity Industries (TRN) wind energy tower manufacturer
Vestas Wind Systems (VWSYF)#1 windpower company
Welwind Energy Intl (WWEI.OB) developer of wind farms in China
Western Wind Energy (WND: TSX.V)
Wind Energy America (OTC:WNEA) USA wind farm developer
Windflow Technology Ltd (NZAX:WTL), New Zealand wind turbine designer / manufacturer
Xcel Energy Inc (XEL) diversified USA power producer, wind farm developer
Xinjiang Goldwind Sci & Tech Co - China wind turbine manufacturer, official company website
Zoltek Cos (ZOLT) - Carbon Fiber Manufacturer, Aerospace Composites stock
Green Energy Investing links:
Best Green Stocks website
Green Mutual Funds blog
Geothermal Power Stocks
Photovoltaic Solar Stocks
Canadian Wind Energy Atlas
AAER Wind Energy (TSX-V) Canadian windpower stock
Acciona Windpower (ANA.MC)
AeroVironment (AVAV) rooftop wind energy systems
American Superconductor Corporation (AMSC) wind and solar power convertors and superconductors
America's Wind Energy Corporation (OTC: AWNE)
A-Power Energy Generation Systems (APWR), formerly China Energy Tech
Babcock & Brown Wind Partners (ASX: BBW BBWPF.PK)
Boralex Wind Power (TSE: BLX) wind farm operator
Broadwind Energy Corp Official Company website (BWEN.OB)
China High Speed Transmission Equipment Group Co., (CHSTF) Ltd.
Cleanfield Energy Corp (TSX:AIR)
Clipper Windpower (CWPR.L) wind turbine manufacturer
Dakshidin Wind (DKSC) - RESTEC water pumping windmills
Duke Energy Corporation windpower and natural gas
EDF Energies Nouvelle (EEN.PA) english website
EDP Renovaveis (EDPR.LB) - Brazil and Iberia clean renewable energy producer
First Wind Energy (WNDY) company website, 2008 windpower IPO
Gamesa Corp (GAM.MC) wind company website in english
GE Power Wind Energy website
Greentech, Denmark-based windpower development company
Hansen Transmissions International NV (HSN) wind turbine gearbox manufacturer
Iberdola Renovables official company website in english
Itron.com (NASD: ITRI) Energy and Water Resource Management
Juhl Wind Inc. (JUHL.OB) - Community windpower leader
Kaydon Corp (KDN) - Leading manufacturer of bearings for wind turbines
Maxwell Technologies (MXWL) wind turbine ultracapacitors
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd (MHVYF)
Nacel Energy (NCEN.OB) USA, Caribbean and Latin America wind power
Naikun Wind Energy (NKW) Canada-based wind power and natural gas
NextEraEnergy (NYSE: NEE) - Clean energy division of Florida Light and Power
Nordex Group (eiNDX1) - German Wind Energy Company
Novera Energy PLC (LSE:NVE) - UK wind power producer
Otter Tail Corporation (OTTR) wind tower manufacturer
Plambeck Holding (eiPNE3) - German Wind Energy Park and Biogas Plant Owner / Manager
REPower Systems AG (RPW.DE), German wind turbine manufacturer
SkyPower Wind Energy Fund
SkyPower.com - Canadian wind energy company
Suzlon Energy (SUZL) windpower company
Theolia (eQ18481) - France-based Windpower and Biogas power plant developer
TransAlta Corporation (TSX: T.TA) - This is the company that took over KHD, Canadian Hydro
Trinity Industries (TRN) wind energy tower manufacturer
Vestas Wind Systems (VWSYF)#1 windpower company
Welwind Energy Intl (WWEI.OB) developer of wind farms in China
Western Wind Energy (WND: TSX.V)
Wind Energy America (OTC:WNEA) USA wind farm developer
Windflow Technology Ltd (NZAX:WTL), New Zealand wind turbine designer / manufacturer
Xcel Energy Inc (XEL) diversified USA power producer, wind farm developer
Xinjiang Goldwind Sci & Tech Co - China wind turbine manufacturer, official company website
Zoltek Cos (ZOLT) - Carbon Fiber Manufacturer, Aerospace Composites stock
Green Energy Investing links:
Best Green Stocks website
Green Mutual Funds blog
Geothermal Power Stocks
Photovoltaic Solar Stocks
Canadian Wind Energy Atlas
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