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Community Wind on the International Scene

Wed, 07/02/2008 - 11:45am — Windustry

Through the diligent efforts of many people over an extended period of time, community wind energy has become a favorably recognized concept in the upper mid-west, with a number of concrete examples of successful projects already in evidence. Still, this brand of wind energy production is unfamiliar in many other parts of the United States.

Community Wind in the Wall Street Journal

Mon, 06/23/2008 - 8:49am — Windustry

"You can feel the flow of benefits,” [Malcolm Bridge] says, adding that private wind-farm developers might have more success if they found ways to allow local residents to invest in their ventures.

Play With Your Energy Future

Thu, 06/19/2008 - 2:48pm — Windustry

Welcome to Energyville, a simulated town where you can decide what energy sources are going to fuel your city's future! This game is the Sim City of the energy world. It's worth a few city simulations to see what benefits and dangers lay ahead of us and the role of energy diversification in addressing our growing energy needs.

International Face of Community Wind

Fri, 06/13/2008 - 11:42am — Windustry

Part of my work at Windustry involves media searches for articles related to community wind. While most of the news is local (North America anyway) every now and then something turns up regarding
international efforts to provide avenues for local economic engagement with commercial-scale wind energy development.

The New Tree Huggers - Turbine Huggers!

Fri, 06/13/2008 - 11:37am — Windustry

OK - So really hard-core environmentalists have often gotten theoretically derogatory names - like Tree Hugger.

Community Wind Projects: Who? What? Where?

Thu, 06/12/2008 - 3:28pm — Windustry

The community wind development model was featured in Mother Earth News as one of the leading methodologies for establishing wind energy. The article provides a great explanation of community wind projects and it features successful programs from around the globe.

Pipestone blade factory featured in the Star Tribune

Mon, 06/02/2008 - 12:05pm — Windustry

The Minneapolis Star Tribune ran an article today about the Suzlon blade manufacturing facility in Pipestone, MN. The whole wind energy industry in the U.S. has been feeling the stress that comes with rapid growth, and the article has a nice discussion of how these growth pressures are impacting this particular facility.

Windustry in the news

Mon, 05/12/2008 - 10:19am — Windustry

It must be the time of year to think about wind leases, because they've been coming up in the media a lot lately. Last Friday a piece was published in the Worthington (MN) Daily Globe about landowners who have been approached in SW Minnesota by a wind development company.

Teaching the Law of Wind Energy

Wed, 05/07/2008 - 10:27am — Windustry

Any time someone asks us about wind leases, especially if they have been approached by a developer who wants to lease their land, we tell that person to call a lawyer, preferably one with experience in wind energy law.

Sometimes a lawyer like that can be difficult to find because wind is a pretty specialized legal topic. Louise (the new WoWE coordinator at our office) recently found an article in the Des Moines Register talking about how law schools are starting to teach courses in wind law.

Right now, you can read it online here: http://www.desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2008805060372

--Marin

Photos from the Jiminy Peak Community Wind Project

Thu, 04/17/2008 - 11:14am — Windustry

Forty five attendees spent the last day of Community Wind Energy 2008 on a day trip to the Jiminy Peak Mountain Resort to see the 1.5 MW community wind project. We enjoyed presentations about the turbine (named Zephyr) from Tyler Fairbank of EOS Ventures and Brian Fairbank of Jiminy Peak. The highlight of the day was a trip up a ski lift to hike to the base of the turbine and then back down the mountain. A wonderful lunch was provided as well. Thanks again to EOS Ventures for sponsoring the trip and Jiminy Peak for being such great hosts!

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