Comments on: USA is Now the World’s Largest Generator of Wind Energy http://www.green-blog.org/2008/07/25/usa-is-now-the-worlds-largest-generator-of-wind-energy/ The multi-author environment blog! Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:19:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Green Blog » Blog Archive » Atomkraft? Nein danke! 50.000 people protest against nuclear energy in Germany http://www.green-blog.org/2008/07/25/usa-is-now-the-worlds-largest-generator-of-wind-energy/comment-page-1/#comment-3449 Green Blog » Blog Archive » Atomkraft? Nein danke! 50.000 people protest against nuclear energy in Germany Tue, 08 Sep 2009 13:20:21 +0000 http://green-blog.org/?p=488#comment-3449 [...] Germany is one of the leading countries in renewable wind energy it still has a dirty and toxic energy portfolio. 42% of the country’s energy comes from coal and [...] [...] Germany is one of the leading countries in renewable wind energy it still has a dirty and toxic energy portfolio. 42% of the country’s energy comes from coal and [...]

]]> By: Eddy De Clercq http://www.green-blog.org/2008/07/25/usa-is-now-the-worlds-largest-generator-of-wind-energy/comment-page-1/#comment-882 Eddy De Clercq Fri, 15 Aug 2008 18:31:52 +0000 http://green-blog.org/?p=488#comment-882 Hi, It's not so bad as in Flanders (Belgium) where one doesn’t invest in wind mills. The current 123 units are peanuts compared to the 18000 mills in Germany and 1840 in The Netherlands. Even when recalculated to the size of Flanders, we should have at least 583 wind mills installed if we want to catch up with The Netherlands. As said in this <a href="http://www.grumpyoldman.be/gone-with-the-wind/" rel="nofollow">blog</a> for a private person, it’s rather impossible to install a private wind mill. There are a lot of mills suitable for domestic use. Despite the fact that the size and yield of the little ones are perfectly within the limits, requests for a building permit are in general refused. Eddy Hi,

It’s not so bad as in Flanders (Belgium) where one doesn’t invest in wind mills. The current 123 units are peanuts compared to the 18000 mills in Germany and 1840 in The Netherlands. Even when recalculated to the size of Flanders, we should have at least 583 wind mills installed if we want to catch up with The Netherlands.
As said in this blog for a private person, it’s rather impossible to install a private wind mill. There are a lot of mills suitable for domestic use. Despite the fact that the size and yield of the little ones are perfectly within the limits, requests for a building permit are in general refused.

Eddy

]]> By: Joachim http://www.green-blog.org/2008/07/25/usa-is-now-the-worlds-largest-generator-of-wind-energy/comment-page-1/#comment-885 Joachim Sun, 03 Aug 2008 20:13:14 +0000 http://green-blog.org/?p=488#comment-885 The electric output might be higher then the one Germany produces, but you should consider, that "only" 82 Mio people live in Germnay and arround 320 Mio then in the US. Germnay currently produces 14.2% of its electricy from renewable sources. The ammount of energy consumed per head is also much lower then in the US. The last numbers on that I heard was, that we need less then the half ammount of energy per head. Also Germnay is is currently the only big industrial country, that is on a good way to achieve it´s Kyoto goals. Don´t get me wrong I realy like you folks and I realy like it to see that america finaly starts to change. Joachim The electric output might be higher then the one Germany produces, but you should consider, that “only” 82 Mio people live in Germnay and arround 320 Mio then in the US. Germnay currently produces 14.2% of its electricy from renewable sources. The ammount of energy consumed per head is also much lower then in the US. The last numbers on that I heard was, that we need less then the half ammount of energy per head. Also Germnay is is currently the only big industrial country, that is on a good way to achieve it´s Kyoto goals.

Don´t get me wrong I realy like you folks and I realy like it to see that america finaly starts to change.

Joachim

]]> By: Alex http://www.green-blog.org/2008/07/25/usa-is-now-the-worlds-largest-generator-of-wind-energy/comment-page-1/#comment-884 Alex Sun, 03 Aug 2008 20:01:42 +0000 http://green-blog.org/?p=488#comment-884 Any progress is good progress, and we ALL will need to make as much progress and as quickly as possible if we want to see some improvement in global CO2 levels. Any progress is good progress, and we ALL will need to make as much progress and as quickly as possible if we want to see some improvement in global CO2 levels.

]]> By: Apollo Daily Digest » Blog Archive » July 29, 2008: Solar Power Is Going Mainstream http://www.green-blog.org/2008/07/25/usa-is-now-the-worlds-largest-generator-of-wind-energy/comment-page-1/#comment-883 Apollo Daily Digest » Blog Archive » July 29, 2008: Solar Power Is Going Mainstream Tue, 29 Jul 2008 16:08:48 +0000 http://green-blog.org/?p=488#comment-883 [...] the United States has just surpassed Germany as the world’s top wind energy producer, China may be on its way to taking the [...] [...] the United States has just surpassed Germany as the world’s top wind energy producer, China may be on its way to taking the [...]

]]> By: Vertography » Blog Archive » USA Wind Power http://www.green-blog.org/2008/07/25/usa-is-now-the-worlds-largest-generator-of-wind-energy/comment-page-1/#comment-878 Vertography » Blog Archive » USA Wind Power Tue, 29 Jul 2008 13:13:14 +0000 http://green-blog.org/?p=488#comment-878 [...] [Via GreenBlog] [...] [...] [Via GreenBlog] [...]

]]> By: larryhagedon http://www.green-blog.org/2008/07/25/usa-is-now-the-worlds-largest-generator-of-wind-energy/comment-page-1/#comment-880 larryhagedon Sun, 27 Jul 2008 20:21:10 +0000 http://green-blog.org/?p=488#comment-880 The good news is we are making progress. T Boone is adding a lot of infrastructure. I am proud of Iowa, as we have four wind power components plants here and quite a few installed windmills. I see some fresh technology coming on the horizon also. Vertical rotors, floating rotors, wind machines designed after the Tesla motor. I expect someone will soon mix wind power and wave power and perhaps tidal power too, all anchored together. Every bit helps. larryhagedon American Flex Fuel Experience. AmericanFFE-subscribe@yahoogroups.com The good news is we are making progress. T Boone is adding a lot of infrastructure. I am proud of Iowa, as we have four wind power components plants here and quite a few installed windmills.

I see some fresh technology coming on the horizon also. Vertical rotors, floating rotors, wind machines designed after the Tesla motor.

I expect someone will soon mix wind power and wave power and perhaps tidal power too, all anchored together.

Every bit helps.

larryhagedon
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]]> By: The Wind Blows In The United States - Thinking Outside - News That’s Fit For The Great Outdoors http://www.green-blog.org/2008/07/25/usa-is-now-the-worlds-largest-generator-of-wind-energy/comment-page-1/#comment-879 The Wind Blows In The United States - Thinking Outside - News That’s Fit For The Great Outdoors Sat, 26 Jul 2008 16:38:05 +0000 http://green-blog.org/?p=488#comment-879 [...] news about wind power in the United States, from the Green Blog: The statistics are in for the first half of 2008 and they show that USA, for the first time, [...] [...] news about wind power in the United States, from the Green Blog: The statistics are in for the first half of 2008 and they show that USA, for the first time, [...]

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