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Canda's Wind Industry Reports Growth for 2005

Even with its great wind potential, Canada’s wind energy industry has been slow to take off, but that looks like it’s changing. Total wind capacity in Canada doubled in 2005, with 239 MW of new wind energy capacity installed. The country’s total wind capacity now stands at 683 MW, enought to power over 240,000 homes. CANWEA, the Canadian Wind Energy Association, expects 2006 to be a banner year, with a minimum of 500 MW of new energy capacity. “While wind energy’s environmental benefits are well known, its economic benefits are becoming more apparent with the rapid growth of the industry in Canada. Projects installed in 2005 represented more than $400 million worth of investment and we also saw investment in five new Canadian manufacturing facilities to produce wind turbine towers, blades and nacelles”, says Robert Hornung, President of the Canadian Wind Energy Association. “With the vast majority of wind energy development taking place in rural areas, wind energy projects are also providing real and ongoing economic benefits to both rural landowners through lease payments and rural municipalities through increased tax revenues.” Wind energy projects installed in 2005 in Canada included the Pubnico Point Windfarm in Nova Scotia, the Mont Copper […]

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Alternative-Fuel Vehicles to Race Around the World in 2008

Alternative fuel and hybrid powered automobiles are going to compete in an around the world rally-race, from New York City, U.S.A., to Paris, France, for a $1-million purse, according to Rally Partners, Inc., the event organizers. “Great Race 2008” will start in New York City, on February 12, 2008; 100 years to the day after the “Greatest Auto Race” began in the same city, and will race 22,000 miles over much of the same route that was traveled in the 1908 race. The “Greatest Auto Race” of 1908 race was created to prove the commercial viability of a newfound technology, the combustion engine propelled automobile. Great Race 2008 is designed to achieve the same goal; prove the viability of the latest automotive technologies. It will challenge manufacturers and entrepreneurs to create the next generation of automotive travel. “Much like the “Greatest Auto Race” proved the combustion engine a practical solution for motor travel, the Great Race 2008 will test and prove automotive propulsion technologies that will transport the world’s citizens in the 21st century,” said Bill Ewing, CEO, Rally Partners, Inc. “It’s an incredible opportunity to showcase the latest automotive technology, while celebrating the early pioneers of the automobile in […]

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New Mexico is First State to Join Chicago Climate Exchange

New Mexico has become the first state in the Union to become a member of the Chicago Climate Exchange (CCX), the nation’s only market-based cap-and-trade system designed specifically to support efficient economies and reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. “We want to save money, use energy wisely, and help combat climate change,” said Bill Richardson, Governor of New Mexico and former Secretary of the U.S. Department of Energy. “By joining CCX, state government is setting an example that I hope other municipalities and businesses will follow.” DOMANI Sustainability Consulting, LLC, of Denver, Colorado, has been contracted to help the state assess its energy use and GHG emissions for the CCX. The group will help New Mexico establish a standard, credible baseline for its GHG emissions. Governor Richardson signed in June 2005 an Executive Order mandating a thorough evaluation of ways to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions in New Mexico. He set aggressive reduction goals and created a New Mexico Climate Change Advisory Group, which will develop recommendations to reduce the state’s greenhouse gas emissions to 2000 levels by 2012, 10% below 2000 levels by 2020, and 75% below 2000 levels by 2050. Reducing GHGs is necessary for the long-term economic and […]

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