Smart Grid System in Wailea (Hawaii)
October 13, 2009
Written by Thomas Slater, in Smart Grid, Solar, United States, Wind
As power developers are drawing plans for wind farms in unpredictable currents and goals of 70% clean energy must be met state wide by 2030, General Electric (GE) is planning to test its Smart Grid system in Wailea – a resort community on Maui. Currently the state of Hawaii generates 90% of power from fossil [...]
UNC and Duke Energy sign contract to develop coastal wind pilot project
October 9, 2009
Written by Editor, in Uncategorized, Wind
Some of the press release states, ” In a pilot project designed to harness the power of the ocean breezes along North Carolina’s coast, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Duke Energy announced they have signed a contract to place up to three demonstration wind turbines in the Pamlico Sound. The pilot [...]
