Wind News Portalhttp://www.Windnewsportal.com/Latest Wind energy and Wind technology news articlesenWind News PortalWind News PortalRosendin Electric builds Antelope Valley UHSD solar projecthttp://www.Windnewsportal.com/Wind_article9815.htmlFri, 30 Jul 2010 11:24:21 GMTRosendin Electric has broken ground on a new photovoltaic power installation project for the Antelope Valley Union High School District. This 9.4-megawatt (MW) installation spans 10 schools and is the largest school solar project undertaken in California to date. It also makes Rosendin Electric one of the largest installers of sustainable solar power systems in the western United States. The Ro ... [more] O-Power hopes to make a significant contribution to the rapidly growing offshore wind markethttp://www.Windnewsportal.com/Wind_article9814.htmlWed, 28 Jul 2010 12:02:31 GMTO-Power (OP) Limited, a new business, will develop new technology in offshore engineering and hopes to make a significant contribution to the rapidly growing offshore wind market. OP offers concept development and analysis, right through to the supply and installation of product. It will use the human, physical and business resources of NE England to provide attractive and competitive engineering ... [more] Az SMART project aims at drawing solar and other renewable energy companies to Arizonahttp://www.Windnewsportal.com/Wind_article9813.htmlTue, 27 Jul 2010 10:49:38 GMTA major research effort led by Arizona State University and initially funded through a grant from Science Foundation Arizona is analyzing how best to use solar and other sustainable energy throughout the state. A top official from the U.S. Department of Energy, Undersecretary Kristina Johnson, recently visited the project, and other VIPs are coming soon. The hope is that the Az SMART project wi ... [more] Evance turbines generate power for farm in Derbyshirehttp://www.Windnewsportal.com/Wind_article9811.htmlTue, 27 Jul 2010 11:49:28 GMTAn arable farm in Derbyshire is now harnessing the wind to contribute to its energy requirements while lowering its carbon footprint using two Evance R9000 turbines. Hallmark Tractors, a distributer for Evance Wind Turbines, supplied and installed the two Evance 5kW wind turbines on 18m towers. The power generated by the turbines will be used to contribute towards the power consumed by the farm ... [more] Recycling is too far through the life cycle of a product to deliver the kind of carbon savings that are requiredhttp://www.Windnewsportal.com/Wind_article9810.htmlFri, 30 Jul 2010 11:23:55 GMTFrom a sustainability point of view, concentration on recycling may be misplaced as it occurs too late to be of maximum benefit to the environment. Although recycling saves on the use of raw materials, the process uses energy and produces products of inferior quality compared to the primary product. Therefore, CIWEM believes that recycling is only part of the answer. CIWEM believes that recycli ... [more]