Wind Power in the News

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Wind Power News Tuesday December 5th 2006

Motorola Successfully Completes Wind and Solar Power Trial for Remote GSM Base Stations
(SYS-CON Media: Tue, 05 Dec) Motorola, Inc. today announced that it has successfully completed a trial to demonstrate the feasibility of alternative power systems that can support remote GSM Base Stations (BTS). The trial concluded that a combination of solar cells and wind turbines can generate 1,200 watts in a continual cycle; enough to drive a mid-sized BTS and support a microwave backhaul installation.

Montana gets $72 million for wind power projects
(AG Weekly: Tue, 05 Dec) BILLINGS, Mont. - Montana will receive $72 million in financing for 34 new wind power projects planned mostly by small cities and counties in northeastern and southeastern parts of the state, Sen. Max Baucus announced Friday afternoon.

Movers: Spain to cut subsidies to wind-power plants
(International Herald Tribune: Mon, 04 Dec) Spain will cut subsidies to wind-power plants following an overhaul of the way it calculates aid for renewable power sources, hurting earnings at utilities including Iberdrola, the world's largest producer of wind power.

Wind downs Morro power lines
(The San Luis Obispo Tribune: Mon, 04 Dec) High winds in Morro Bay knocked out electricity to more than 300 PG&E customers this morning. Crews this afternoon continued trying to restore power to an estimated 250 customers still without electricity after the wind forced two power lines to slap together about 2:30 a.m. near Atascadero Road, PG&E spokeswoman Sharon Gavin said.

Wind knocks out Indiana power
(Indiana Statesman: Mon, 04 Dec) By The Associated Press Winds gusting more than 50 mph blew over semitrailers and knocked down power lines across Indiana on Friday as the state avoided the worst of a storm that dumped more than a foot of snow elsewhere in the Midwest. A wind gust toppled a tree onto a mobile home in Greencastle, midway between Terre Haute and Indianapolis, the National Weather Service said.

Wind hampers power progress
(Pantagraph: Tue, 05 Dec) UPDATE: About 7,000 Corn Belt Energy Corporation and Ameren/IP customers remain without power throughout Central Illinois today.

Is Goldman's Wind Power Sale a Sign of a Peak in Alternative Energy?
(Indie Research via Yahoo! Finance: Mon, 04 Dec) After buying what was then known as Zilkha Renewable Energy in 2005, Goldman Sachs is already intent on cashing out of the wind energy market.

Motorola Successfully Completes Wind and Solar Power Trial for Remote GSM Base Stations
(PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance: Tue, 05 Dec) Motorola, Inc. today announced that it has successfully completed a trial to demonstrate the feasibility of alternative power systems that can support remote GSM Base Stations .

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