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Story Archives of 'Wind Power'
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
By Deb Baker on Friday, October 9, 2009.
When William Kamkwamba, was 14, his family in Malawi couldn’t afford school fees. At the library, he saw a windmill in a book called Using Energy. He realized electricity would help people in his village pump water, light their homes, charge cell phones - William saw that "A windmill meant more than just power, it was freedom."
Off the Grid in the Middle East
By Virginia Prescott on Thursday, September 17, 2009.
My mother often says that it is better to light a candle than to curse the darkness. A landmark project in the occupied territories of the West Bank is doing one better: turning on the lights.
The Israeli Comet project is using solar and wind generators to provide electricity to Palestinian Bedouins in Susiya, in the south Hebron hills. It’s a desperately poor area, where high voltage lines supply electricity to Jewish settlers, but not to thousands of nomadic Palestinians. Comet-ME believes that empowering off-the-grid communities will build social and economic capacity, and may be one small step towards plugging into peace.
Yossi Mossel is visiting the US to tell the story of Comet-ME and raise funds for the project. We’re catching up with him for our Next Green Thing series.
The Independent: "Out of the Stone Age: Empowering a West Bank village"
Comet-ME is a finalist in the BBC World Challenge
(Photo courtesy Comet-ME)
Wind Power: Capturing the Air Up There
By Laura Knoy on Monday, August 31, 2009.Proponents say wind farms, like the one operating in Lempster, are a clean, reliable and affordable power source. But others suggest wind power is counterproductive, causes risks to birds and is an eyesore. We look at where wind is being used, why some are against it and its future on New Hampshire’s energy grid.
Guests
- Eric Steltzer, Energy Policy Analyst at the New Hampshire Office of Energy and Planning
- Ed Cherian, Development Director for Iberdrola Renewables in New England and Project Manager for the Lempster Mountain Wind Power Project
We'll also hear from
- Lisa Linowes, executive director for Industrial Wind Action
- Kevan Carpenter, Project Director of Climate Change Research Center at the University of New Hampshire; a wind turbine fuels power to Appledore Island all year
This program was originally broadcast May 21, 2009
Solar Projects May Be Slowing in New Hampshire Despite New State Rebate
By David Darman on Tuesday, August 4, 2009.New Hampshire’s rebate program for residential solar electric and wind projects has been taking applications for a couple of weeks.
The program gives homeowners who have installed systems as much as 6,000 dollars.
But the number of projects could be slowing down, because some solar array installers are getting fewer customers than anticipated.
NHPR’s David Darman has more.
Lempster to Celebrate Wind Farm
By Elaine Grant on Thursday, June 18, 2009.Company officials and politicians are hoping for a windy – but sunny day on Friday when they’ll hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Lempster wind farm.
The project is the first commercial wind farm in New Hampshire.
NHPR’s Elaine Grant has more.
Here's What's Awesome: Wind Power Helmets, Crowdsourced Intelligence
By Brady Carlson on Sunday, June 14, 2009.
Hi. My name is Brady Carlson. My family has been sharing awesome links ever since my great-grandfather, Silas McAwesome, opened up a small stand called "Hey, did you guys hear about this?" in Toledo, Ohio in 1909. Now, a century later, I'm proud to keep this family tradition alive on the Internet, through this column, Here's What's Awesome. I like to think great-granddad would be proud. (I also like to think this great-granddad actually existed.)
Opposition to Wind Energy Park Isn't Gone, But It's Light
By David Darman on Friday, June 12, 2009.Noble Environmental Power’s wind energy park in northern New Hampshire has taken a big step toward getting constructed.
New Hampshire’s Site Evaluation Committee has approved Noble’s application to erect 33 wind turbines on two remote mountains.
The few individuals still opposing the project have little recourse now to turn it back.
And there seem to be no bigger players looking to scuttle the conditions attached to the SEC’s approval.
NHPR’s David Darman has more.
Alternative Energy: New Hampshire's Neighbors
By Brady Carlson on Friday, May 22, 2009.Just as New Hampshire is considering its future beyond fossil fuels, Massachusetts, Vermont and Maine are considering their own energy futures. As a special web feature, we look at some of the energy issues facing New Hampshire’s neighbors.
Wind and Water Power- at Home
By Rick Ganley on Thursday, May 21, 2009.Is micro-wind and hydro power usable for the average homeowner?
