So while we “debate” if renewables can take on our domestic (and increasing) need for energy, the wind sector starts to “take off.”
Lost in the headlines of the financial meltdowns, bailouts and recovery plans are a couple of stories that reflect the increasing adoption of wind technology in the U.S. While wind power represents just a fraction of current U.S. energy production, last year the U.S. was the largest producer of wind power ahead of Germany.
During the summer of 2008, the U.S. wind industry exceeded 20,000-megawatt (MW) installed capacity and achieved …