Green Options » siemens http://greenoptions.com/tag/siemens Posts tagged 'siemens' Tue, 03 Jun 2008 19:58:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en NREL Announces R&D Partnerships With Siemens and the University of Houston http://cleantechnica.com/2008/06/03/nrel-announces-rd-partnerships-with-siemens-and-the-university-of-houston/ http://cleantechnica.com/2008/06/03/nrel-announces-rd-partnerships-with-siemens-and-the-university-of-houston/#comments Tue, 03 Jun 2008 19:58:07 +0000 Timothy B. Hurst http://cleantechnica.com/2008/06/03/nrel-announces-rd-partnerships-with-siemens-and-the-university-of-houston/ NREL will partner with Siemens to study wind turbinesHouston, TX - The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Lab has just announced three research and development partnerships with Siemens and the University Houston.

NREL Director Dan Arvizu made the announcement at a press conference on Tuesday at the American Wind Energy Association’s annual conference in Houston. “We are very excited to be a part of this new movement,” said Mr. Arvizu. He added that wind power has come a long way in a relatively short period of time, and that things have changed quite dramatically.

The announcement came just one day after Vestas Wind Systems, and DOE’s Andy Karsner announced that it had chosen Houston, Texas as the location for its new research facility in the U.S.

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2008/06/03/nrel-announces-rd-partnerships-with-siemens-and-the-university-of-houston/feed/ The “Unlimited” Potential of American Wind Power: AWEA http://cleantechnica.com/2008/04/22/the-unlimited-potential-of-american-wind-power-awea/ http://cleantechnica.com/2008/04/22/the-unlimited-potential-of-american-wind-power-awea/#comments Tue, 22 Apr 2008 14:52:32 +0000 Michelle Bennett http://cleantechnica.com/2008/04/22/the-unlimited-potential-of-american-wind-power-awea/ Roby Roberts of VestasThe American Wind Energy Association held a press conference today (4/21/08) to discuss the present and future of their industry in the United States. Representatives from Siemens, Vestas, GE and Gamesa were there to share their perspectives and answer questions. What they revealed was an industry both optimistic and tenuous; their products are in high demand, but they are reliant on tax credits for large-scale expansion. Given the increasing popularity and regulatory necessity of sustainable power generation, both American and international turbine producers are eying the practically limitless growth potential in the United States. All they need is stability in policy to dramatically expand their manufacturing and R&D capabilities, simultaneously creating thousands of jobs and a competitive American industry.

The United States has a natural edge when it comes to wind energy. Unlike Europe, we have a lot of land with which to harness wind, including across sparsely populated areas. If NIMBY isn’t a problem, the potential for sustainable energy generation is even greater.

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