Wind Power

Texas Energy Sector: Booming, Contradictory, Promising

Texas Energy Sector: Booming, Contradictory, Promising

AOL Energy, Peter Gardett: April 23, 2013

Does Texas lead because of, or despite, its idiosyncrasies?

Xtreme Power to Sell Battery Factory, Focus on Software

Xtreme Power to Sell Battery Factory, Focus on Software

Jeff St. John: April 5, 2013

10-year warranties for grid batteries are hard for startups—but software makes sense.

Southern California Edison’s Smart Grid Roadmap

Southern California Edison’s Smart Grid Roadmap

Jeff St. John: March 22, 2013

SoCal’s grid will change more in the next ten years than in the previous century.

China On Track to Exceed Targets, Install 140 GW of Wind Capacity by 2015

China On Track to Exceed Targets, Install 140 GW of Wind Capacity by 2015

Staff: February 15, 2013

GTM Research and Azure International release the Q4 update of the China Wind Market Quarterly report series.

Wind Topped All New US Generation Capacity in 2012, Ahead of Gas and Coal

Wind Topped All New US Generation Capacity in 2012, Ahead of Gas and Coal

Herman K. Trabish: February 7, 2013

Record-breaking numbers at competitive prices

Wind Power Markets Grow Where the Iron Curtain Fell

Wind Power Markets Grow Where the Iron Curtain Fell

Herman K. Trabish: February 7, 2013

Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Romania are growing wind markets.

Is ‘Windfall’ a Probing Documentary or a Diatribe?

Is ‘Windfall’ a Probing Documentary or a Diatribe?

Herman K. Trabish: September 6, 2012

Screen the film, courtesy of GTM, and decide for yourself.

US Wind in a Tempestuous Congress and a Remote Brazilian Court

US Wind in a Tempestuous Congress and a Remote Brazilian Court

Herman K. Trabish: August 3, 2012

Can wind get respite from this year’s death by a thousand cuts?

With the Utility Regulators, Day 2: Portfolio Theory Makes Wind and Solar More Valuable

With the Utility Regulators, Day 2: Portfolio Theory Makes Wind and Solar More Valuable

Herman K. Trabish: July 26, 2012

GE’s Steven Taub explains how fuel price predictability is as asset.

Wind Power and Health: Canada Takes a Hard Look

Wind Power and Health: Canada Takes a Hard Look

Earthtechling, Pete Danko: July 23, 2012

Massachusetts and Oregon found no evidence of wind turbine syndrome (WTS), but Health Canada plans to take another look.

Will AMSC Make History in China?

Will AMSC Make History in China?

Herman K. Trabish: July 17, 2012

AMSC’s wind and grid businesses have “stabilized” as it fights for its rights in China.

Grid Smarts Get Texas Record Amounts of Wind and Renewables

Grid Smarts Get Texas Record Amounts of Wind and Renewables

Herman K. Trabish: March 13, 2012

Grid operator ERCOT is relying on smart grid analytics to better use and expand transmission capacity.

China Has Built Almost Half the World’s Wind

China Has Built Almost Half the World’s Wind

Herman K. Trabish: February 14, 2012

The world built 42.2 gigawatts of wind in 2011; 18 gigawatts were from China.

Ten Years of Texas Electric Utility Deregulation

Ten Years of Texas Electric Utility Deregulation

Herman K. Trabish: January 24, 2012

Texans talk about electricity providers the way urban epicures discuss recipes.

Tres Amigas Raises Money for US Grid Super-Hub

Tres Amigas Raises Money for US Grid Super-Hub

Jeff St. John: December 29, 2011

Tres Amigas lands $12 million from Mitsui to complete a $15 million round aimed at jumpstarting a billion-dollar plan to connect the three main US power grids.