Comments on: U.S. Wind Poised to Hit 150GW by 2020 http://earth2tech.com/2008/08/15/us-wind-poised-to-hit-150gw-by-2020/ Helping the Earth with Technology Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:01:52 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Wall Street Journal on Wind Power | Wind4Me http://earth2tech.com/2008/08/15/us-wind-poised-to-hit-150gw-by-2020/#comment-16831 Wall Street Journal on Wind Power | Wind4Me Sun, 07 Sep 2008 22:18:32 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=6202#comment-16831 <p>[...] wind power can be a big part of America’s energy mix by 2030 if everything falls into place; analysts said yesterday the U.S. could have 150 gigawatts of wind power by 2020. That’s more wind power than the whole [...]</p> [...] wind power can be a big part of America’s energy mix by 2030 if everything falls into place; analysts said yesterday the U.S. could have 150 gigawatts of wind power by 2020. That’s more wind power than the whole [...]

]]> By: U.S. Now the World Leader in Wind Electricity Generation « Earth2Tech http://earth2tech.com/2008/08/15/us-wind-poised-to-hit-150gw-by-2020/#comment-16658 U.S. Now the World Leader in Wind Electricity Generation « Earth2Tech Wed, 03 Sep 2008 18:21:25 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=6202#comment-16658 <p>[...] According to Emerging Energy Research (EER) total U.S. wind capacity is expected to cross the 150,000 MW mark by 2020. So between 2020 and 2030, we will need to double that figure to meet the DOE goal. The AWEA says we would need installations of new wind power capacity to increase to more than 16,000 MW per year by 2018, and continue at that rate through 2030. [...]</p> [...] According to Emerging Energy Research (EER) total U.S. wind capacity is expected to cross the 150,000 MW mark by 2020. So between 2020 and 2030, we will need to double that figure to meet the DOE goal. The AWEA says we would need installations of new wind power capacity to increase to more than 16,000 MW per year by 2018, and continue at that rate through 2030. [...]

]]> By: Wind-Powered Politics: Vestas at the DNC « Earth2Tech http://earth2tech.com/2008/08/15/us-wind-poised-to-hit-150gw-by-2020/#comment-16280 Wind-Powered Politics: Vestas at the DNC « Earth2Tech Tue, 26 Aug 2008 23:05:40 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=6202#comment-16280 <p>[...] more than 4,000 U.S. workers by the end of 2010 to meet demand from the nation’s wind market, which is set to cross the 150 gigawatt mark by 2020, according to a report from market-research firm Emerging Energy Research [...]</p> [...] more than 4,000 U.S. workers by the end of 2010 to meet demand from the nation’s wind market, which is set to cross the 150 gigawatt mark by 2020, according to a report from market-research firm Emerging Energy Research [...]

]]> By: ReGeneration - ReGeneration Roundup: 2008-08-24 http://earth2tech.com/2008/08/15/us-wind-poised-to-hit-150gw-by-2020/#comment-16189 ReGeneration - ReGeneration Roundup: 2008-08-24 Sun, 24 Aug 2008 22:12:43 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=6202#comment-16189 <p>[...] goal, but investment in wind energy is on the rise and is expected to continue to climb. Thanks to earth2tech for their coverage of [...]</p> [...] goal, but investment in wind energy is on the rise and is expected to continue to climb. Thanks to earth2tech for their coverage of [...]

]]> By: Tom Gray - American Wind Energy Association http://earth2tech.com/2008/08/15/us-wind-poised-to-hit-150gw-by-2020/#comment-15876 Tom Gray - American Wind Energy Association Sun, 17 Aug 2008 00:22:26 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=6202#comment-15876 <p>Much of what happens in the future depends on key decisions to be made by Congress and the next Administration. For some perspective, U.S. wind power tripled between the end of 2001 and the end of 2004, then tripled AGAIN between the end of 2004 and the end of 2007. Continuing to progress at that rate would get us pretty far by 2019 (actually more than 1 million megawatts, which is not going to happen). The point, though, is that this industry has demonstrated the ability to expand VERY rapidly and can likely continue to do so, IF the federal government provides a consistent policy commitment.</p> <p>Currently, the federal wind production tax credit is scheduled to expire at the end of this year, and Congress has yet to extend it. The credit was allowed to expire three previous times before being renewed, and on each occasion, installations of new wind fell by 70-90% the next year. We really need to avoid that kind of whipsawing in the future if we want to see what this industry can deliver. You can help push for the credit to be renewed at powerofwind.com .</p> Much of what happens in the future depends on key decisions to be made by Congress and the next Administration. For some perspective, U.S. wind power tripled between the end of 2001 and the end of 2004, then tripled AGAIN between the end of 2004 and the end of 2007. Continuing to progress at that rate would get us pretty far by 2019 (actually more than 1 million megawatts, which is not going to happen). The point, though, is that this industry has demonstrated the ability to expand VERY rapidly and can likely continue to do so, IF the federal government provides a consistent policy commitment.

Currently, the federal wind production tax credit is scheduled to expire at the end of this year, and Congress has yet to extend it. The credit was allowed to expire three previous times before being renewed, and on each occasion, installations of new wind fell by 70-90% the next year. We really need to avoid that kind of whipsawing in the future if we want to see what this industry can deliver. You can help push for the credit to be renewed at powerofwind.com .

]]> By: Dan http://earth2tech.com/2008/08/15/us-wind-poised-to-hit-150gw-by-2020/#comment-15849 Dan Fri, 15 Aug 2008 19:45:05 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=6202#comment-15849 <p>Like what Joe said, there's a company out of Lafayette, Lousiana called WEST energy that's partnering with a manufacturer of tidal energy turbines to construct offshore combined wind and tidal power facilities off the coast of Galveston and Corpus Christi, Texas.</p> <p>Louisiana actually has some of the most productive winds in the country right off our coastline, but we're having a hard time convincing our public service commission to enact a renewables percentage standard or to allow WEST to pass the initial construction costs on to ratepayers, as Texas does.</p> <p>This should change, however. Louisiana gets most of its electricity from natural gas. Right now, bills in New Orleans and Southeast Louisiana are skyrocketing, and we lost a billion dollar steel mill to Alabama because of our high energy costs. The Public Service Commission will hopefully change its views on offshore wind turbines, thought right now they're pushing for some of these older nat. gas plants to convert to burn coal and petroleum coke (a waste product from our numerous refineries) and the construction of newnuclear plants in Thibodeaux and Donaldsonville.</p> <p>I think as nat. gas continues to go up in price, especially if we intend to use more of it as a transportation fuel, and as coal increases in price as more if is gasified, we'll see these offshore combined wind/tidal facilities come into existence quickly.</p> <p>...And those nuke plants in Thibodeaux and Donaldsonville are having a hard time securing funding.</p> Like what Joe said, there’s a company out of Lafayette, Lousiana called WEST energy that’s partnering with a manufacturer of tidal energy turbines to construct offshore combined wind and tidal power facilities off the coast of Galveston and Corpus Christi, Texas.

Louisiana actually has some of the most productive winds in the country right off our coastline, but we’re having a hard time convincing our public service commission to enact a renewables percentage standard or to allow WEST to pass the initial construction costs on to ratepayers, as Texas does.

This should change, however. Louisiana gets most of its electricity from natural gas. Right now, bills in New Orleans and Southeast Louisiana are skyrocketing, and we lost a billion dollar steel mill to Alabama because of our high energy costs. The Public Service Commission will hopefully change its views on offshore wind turbines, thought right now they’re pushing for some of these older nat. gas plants to convert to burn coal and petroleum coke (a waste product from our numerous refineries) and the construction of newnuclear plants in Thibodeaux and Donaldsonville.

I think as nat. gas continues to go up in price, especially if we intend to use more of it as a transportation fuel, and as coal increases in price as more if is gasified, we’ll see these offshore combined wind/tidal facilities come into existence quickly.

…And those nuke plants in Thibodeaux and Donaldsonville are having a hard time securing funding.

]]> By: A Quick Om Update - GigaOM http://earth2tech.com/2008/08/15/us-wind-poised-to-hit-150gw-by-2020/#comment-15843 A Quick Om Update - GigaOM Fri, 15 Aug 2008 18:09:22 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=6202#comment-15843 <p>[...] Earth2Tech: Wind power will generate 150 Gigawatts by 2020 in US [...]</p> [...] Earth2Tech: Wind power will generate 150 Gigawatts by 2020 in US [...]

]]> By: Joe http://earth2tech.com/2008/08/15/us-wind-poised-to-hit-150gw-by-2020/#comment-15839 Joe Fri, 15 Aug 2008 17:44:57 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=6202#comment-15839 <p>And we haven't even tapped the potential of offshore windmills. 2020 may be too ambitious to reach 20% from wind but I like where this thing is heading.</p> And we haven’t even tapped the potential of offshore windmills. 2020 may be too ambitious to reach 20% from wind but I like where this thing is heading.

]]> By: Eideard http://earth2tech.com/2008/08/15/us-wind-poised-to-hit-150gw-by-2020/#comment-15837 Eideard Fri, 15 Aug 2008 16:38:39 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=6202#comment-15837 <p>Go head! Piss me off, even more!</p> <p>I live in New Mexico - where our state engineer's office determined a dozen years ago that we could be a net energy exporting state - from wind generated electricity.</p> <p>Look at us on that map. Between candyass politicans - including Bill Richardson - and a sleazy power monopoly wholly focused on exporting mediocre brown coal-generated electricity to the Los Angeles basin, we have accomplished next to nil.</p> <p>And not much more in sight.</p> Go head! Piss me off, even more!

I live in New Mexico – where our state engineer’s office determined a dozen years ago that we could be a net energy exporting state – from wind generated electricity.

Look at us on that map. Between candyass politicans – including Bill Richardson – and a sleazy power monopoly wholly focused on exporting mediocre brown coal-generated electricity to the Los Angeles basin, we have accomplished next to nil.

And not much more in sight.

]]> By: Environmental Capital - WSJ.com : Wind Power: Just Can’t Get Enough http://earth2tech.com/2008/08/15/us-wind-poised-to-hit-150gw-by-2020/#comment-15831 Environmental Capital - WSJ.com : Wind Power: Just Can’t Get Enough Fri, 15 Aug 2008 15:21:33 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=6202#comment-15831 [...] wind power can be a big part of America’s energy mix by 2030 if everything falls into place; analysts said yesterday the U.S. could have 150 gigawatts of wind power by 2020. That’s more wind power than the whole [...]

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