Turning Cell Phone Towers into Wind Turbines It’s a novel idea, turning cell phone towers into wind turbines.  No doubt, cell phone towers dot across the US, in fact there are over 200,000 cell phone towers in the US, in a study completed in 2007. A San Marcos company wants to take advantage of the already built [...]

Oklahoma Wind Power In prime territory to capture wind resources, Oklahoma has made major strides in wind power generation–without a policy that mandates electricity production from renewable sources. The state is in the industry’s top 10 wind energy generators in the U.S., producing 689 megawatt hours in 2007. Oklahoma still has a long way to go [...]

Bergey Wind Power, Norman, Okla. The Sooner State, “where the wind comes sweepin’ down the plain,” as the Rogers and Hammerstein lyrics go, is home to the nation’s No. 1 manufacturer of small wind turbines used mostly in homes. Co-Founder and President Mike Bergey says revenues have doubled in the past year, primarily from sales to [...]

Bluewater Wind, Rehoboth Beach, Del. Another Babcock & Brown venture, this project will help provide electricity to approximately 110,000 households in Delaware and help meet the state’s renewable energy mandates. Located about 12 miles from the shore, the turbines will barely be visible from land, and landlubbers won’t be able to hear the turbine noise either. [...]

Pampa Wind Project, Pampa, Texas The pride and joy of T. Boone Pickens’ wind farms, this project is expected to be the largest in the world once it’s completed in 2014. Pickens placed an order with GE Energy for 667 turbines, but the total project could encompass as many as 2,000 turbines. Once dominated by pump [...]