
Montana gets $72 million for wind power projects (AG Weekly: Wed, 06 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.
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Wind and Solar Power Trial for Remote GSM Base Stations (Cellular-News.com: Wed, 06 Dec) Motorola says that it has successfully completed a trial to demonstrate the feasibility of alternative power systems 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.
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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.
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Producers Strain To Supply Growing Wind Power Market (Industry Week: Wed, 06 Dec) Dec. 6, 2006 - Materials needed to make wind turbines are limited and the industry fears it will fail to keep pace with growing demand for the clean energy source."We do whatever we can but it's impossible to increase our (production) capacity overnight," Peter Wenzel Kruze of Danish group Vestas said.
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FPL told to meet 150-mph wind guideline for power facilities (Sun-Sentinel: Wed, 06 Dec) After months of discussion, the Public Service Commission on Tuesday approved rules requiring Florida Power & Light Co. and the state's other investor-owned utilities to "cost-effectively" strengthen their electric infrastructure.
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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.
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Wind hampers power restoration progress (Pantagraph: Wed, 06 Dec) About 7,000 Corn Belt Energy Corporation and Ameren/IP customers remain without power throughout Central Illinois today. Corn Belt spokesman Dave Hawkinson said 200 poles still are down and about 1,500 customers are affected. About 240 poles have been replaced.
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