WIND ENERGY
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA NEWS Wind energy expert, Navajo member to speak at UND, recruit students for science jobs at Sandia National Laboratory
A Navajo tribal member and wind energy expert from the Sandia National Laboratories will speak Wednesday, April 11, in Harrington Hall on the campus of the University of North Dakota. Hell also help o...
Posted on 4/5/12 at 1:29 PM
ND regulators approve $200 million wind energy project 
North Dakota regulators have approved a new $200 million wind energy project in western North Dakota. The project is being developed by AlleteClean Energy.
By Associated Press , August 29, 2012
Wind power jobs tilt in the balance
More than 800 jobs directly involving wind-energy manufacturing in North Dakota are at stake as an important tax incentive for renewable energy is set to expire at year’s end.
By Patrick Springer , August 14, 2012
Grand Forks-made wind turbine parts bound for Brazil
An unusual circumstance will occur this week when the 469-foot-long Atlanticborg arrives in Duluth, first to unload wind turbine components for projects in Montana and North Dakota and then to load 60 wind turbine blades made in North Dakota for export to Brazil.
By Steve Kuchera , July 09, 2012
John Anderson, Washington, column: Wind energy poses little threat to wildlife
No development activity is 100 percent safe for wildlife, but the wind energy industry’s impacts are minor. And our industry does more to study, avoid and mitigate for our impacts than does any other industry in the country.
By John Anderson , June 24, 2012
Alternative energy: North Dakota's prairie winds waning
The state's once-booming wind energy sector faltersThe Coteau des Prairie hills that form a hummocky spine through McIntosh County provide a perfect platform for wind turbines. They’ve been chosen as the site for a sprawling 200-megawatt wind farm six miles north of here — one of 20 wind projects that have been permitted or are in the regulatory pipeline in North Dakota.
By Patrick Springer , April 06, 2012
Feds, 5 states to push for Great Lakes wind farms
The Obama administration and five states announced an agreement Friday to speed up consideration of plans for offshore wind farms in the Great Lakes, which have been delayed by cost concerns and public opposition.
By John Flesher , March 30, 2012
UPDATE: Birds focus of newly unveiled wind power guidelines
A bird advocacy group that lobbied for mandatory standards said the new, voluntary guidelines will do little to protect hundreds of thousands of birds killed each year by wind turbines. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said the guidelines, which take effect immediately, provide a scientific basis for developers and government regulators to identify sites with low risk to wildlife while allowing for more wind energy projects on private and public lands.
By Matthew Daly , March 23, 2012
Proposed N.D. power line would carry wind energy to Minnesota
A proposed power line in western North Dakota will help export some of the region's wind energy to Minnesota. Allete Inc. wants to construct the line along the border between Oliver and Morton counties. It will stretch for about 11 miles and cost $10 million to build.
By Associated Press , January 18, 2012
South Dakota wind projects can’t keep pace with North Dakota
Lack of power lines limits developmentNorth Dakota is expected to add hundreds of megawatts of wind energy this year, while development has slowed to a near stop in South Dakota. The difference seems to be the availability of high-voltage power lines to ship the power to cities that need it.
By Dirk Lammers , January 17, 2012
S.D. lawmakers unsure of wind energy tax cut
South Dakota lawmakers appear to be taking a wait-and-see attitude on a proposal to cut construction taxes on wind farms to help the state compete with its neighbors in attracting projects that generate electricity from wind.
By Chet Brokaw , January 04, 2012
Regulators want to streamline N.D. wind projects
This year, the Legislature told the state Public Service Commission to review site locations for wind projects that generate more than one-half of a megawatt of electricity. Before, regulators had to handle anything above 60 megawatts.
By Associated Press , December 31, 2011
Opponents say Goodhue County wind project will destroy raptor habitat
The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission has approved the plan to place the turbines on 32,000 acres of land in Goodhue County. But, county Commissioner Ron Allen says regulators failed to consider an avian study that says the turbines would interfere with habitat for eagles, hawks and other birds.
By Associated Press , December 19, 2011
John Anderson, Washington, column: Keep windmills’ impacts in perspective
Studies comparing the impacts of different energy sources consistently find wind power’s impact among the lowest — not surprising, given that wind power requires no mining or drilling for fuel, uses virtually no water and creates no air pollution, water pollution or greenhouse gases.
By John Anderson , December 17, 2011
OUR OPINION: Heed call for ‘bird-smart’ wind towers
The voluntary guidelines that the wind industry is using aren’t enough. The cost in broken birds and battered bats is too high.
By Tom Dennis for the Herald , December 16, 2011
Dalrymple, Dayton join call to extend wind energy tax credit
North Dakota Gov. Jack Dalrymple and Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton have signed a letter asking congressional leaders to pass an extension to the wind energy production tax credit.
By Herald Staff Report , November 16, 2011
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