by jboullion | Mar 13, 2009 | Uncategorized
Wisconsin Wind Energy Supply Chain Seminar
Appleton, Wisconsin
March 31, 2009
Wisconsin Wind Energy Supply Chain Seminar will focus on wind turbine manufacturing challenges and opportunities in the state of Wisconsin. Over 8,000 components and parts are used in the construction of utility-scale wind turbines, offering opportunities for a wide range of manufacturers and service providers in Wisconsin. The existing manufacturing and service industries, as well as academic and other institutions in Wisconsin makes it an ideal state to benefit from the growth of the wind energy industry.
Hear from The Honorable Jim Doyle Governor of Wisconsin
Tuesday, March 31, 1:30 PM – 2:00 PM
Governor Jim Doyle is focused on creating opportunity for all of Wisconsin’s people and is building upon current efforts to create jobs, make America energy independent, and address the global climate crisis.
Complete program. Register online.
by jboullion | Mar 13, 2009 | Uncategorized
Wisconsin Wind Energy Supply Chain Seminar
Appleton, Wisconsin
March 31, 2009
Wisconsin Wind Energy Supply Chain Seminar will focus on wind turbine manufacturing challenges and opportunities in the state of Wisconsin. Over 8,000 components and parts are used in the construction of utility-scale wind turbines, offering opportunities for a wide range of manufacturers and service providers in Wisconsin. The existing manufacturing and service industries, as well as academic and other institutions in Wisconsin makes it an ideal state to benefit from the growth of the wind energy industry.
Hear from The Honorable Jim Doyle Governor of Wisconsin
Tuesday, March 31, 1:30 PM – 2:00 PM
Governor Jim Doyle is focused on creating opportunity for all of Wisconsin’s people and is building upon current efforts to create jobs, make America energy independent, and address the global climate crisis.
Complete program. Register online.
by jboullion | Mar 13, 2009 | Uncategorized
From an article in the Beaver Dam Daily Citizen:
Wisconsin Power & Light is poised to boost its investment in wind power – if state regulators approve the Madison utility company’s plan to develop the Bent Tree wind farm in southeastern Minnesota.
WPL has an agreement with NextEra Energy Resources, a Juno Beach, Fla., subsidiary of FPL Group, to buy power from NextEra’s wind farm in Crystal Lake, Iowa. It calls for 100 megawatts a year for 25 years with an additional 100 megawatts from the same location for one year.
As part of the deal, WPL could obtain rights from NextEra to build a wind farm in Green Lake, about 70 miles northeast of Madison.
“We don’t have any plans, at this point, when or if or how we would develop that site,” said Rob Crain, spokesman for WPL parent, Alliant Energy. “But certainly, we view it as a quality site … that provides us with flexibility down the line.”
NextEra had objected to WPL’s Bent Tree proposal, saying WPL should instead buy power from Crystal Lake. “As the case proceeded, we (decided) it didn’t have to be an either/or scenario,” Crain said.
He said the agreement with NextEra could be one piece of WPL’s alternative to a proposed power plant at Cassville.
The state Public Service Commission rejected plans in late 2008 for the 300-megawatt, mostly coal-fired generator with up to 20 percent of its fuel from waste agricultural products, saying the proposal was too costly and would create too much pollution.
WPL also is considering small, biomass-only power plants, Crain said, as well as turning a natural gas-fired power plant used now just for peak times into a combined-cycle plant that uses waste heat to create additional energy.
by jboullion | Mar 12, 2009 | Uncategorized
Jenny Heinzen, RENEW president and wind technology instrutor at Lakeshore Technical College, took this photo the V-17 wind turbine above the Mequon campus of the Milwaukee Area Technical College.
An article by Tom Kertscher in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported on the turbine when it became operational:
Mequon – The largest wind turbine on a technical college campus in Wisconsin has been erected at Milwaukee Area Technical College in Mequon, where officials hope that what’s been dubbed “Blades of Freedom” will reduce campus energy costs and help train students for sustainable energy jobs of the future.
The turbine, which at 160 feet high and 56 feet wide easily is visible from Highland Road, also is aimed at raising awareness among the public about renewable sources of energy, said Michael Townsend, vice president of the Mequon campus.
Facebook subscirbers can see more photos in Jenny’s photo album.
by jboullion | Feb 25, 2009 | Uncategorized
State law exempts wind, solar, and anaerobic digester systems from the sales and use tax, effective July 2009.
In order to be considered an eligible product, devices must be capable of producing at least 200 watts of alternating current or 600 British thermal units per day. The exemption under does not apply to uninterruptible power sources that are designed primarily for computers.
The law also exempts “receipts from the sale of and the storage, use, or other consumption of electricity or energy” produced by a qualifying system.
