With the recent layoff of 40 employees at Acciona Windpower in West Branch and larger furloughs last fall at Siemens Energy, Trinity Towers and other Iowa wind turbine component plants, the long-term viability of the industry has been questioned. But analysts who follow the electric power industry are quick to affirm the future of wind [...]
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By Barbara Eckstein —– Dear Senators Chuck Grassley and Tom Harkin: … Together, you have the extraordinary authority of long public service, political experience and commitment to Iowans. My concern is climate change and the need for political leadership to address this reality in a rational and compassionate manner. With your influence earned [...]
continue »CEDAR RAPIDS — The merger of two Corridor electrical contractors will increase the pool of electricians handling “green energy” installations. Pfoff Electric of Marion, owned by Stan Pfoff, on Oct. 1 merged with Nelson Electric, 618 14th Ave. SW. Nelson Electric is a 43-year-old company that has worked on many residential, commercial and industrial projects including [...]
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WASHINGTON — Extending a federal wind energy tax credit that has helped create 75,000 U.S. jobs since 2007 and several thousand in Iowa may seem a safe bet in Congress, even with a $5 billion price tag that is modest by Washington standards. But the issue, which brought Iowa Republicans Gov. Terry Branstad and Sen. [...]
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As anyone who has ever had one can tell you, all jobs are not the same. That’s why last week’s announcement that Iowa will lose 407 wind-turbine-blade factory jobs is a bigger loss than even the numbers would suggest. More than a loss for those 407 workers and their families, for the businesses [...]
continue »Gazette Editorial Board – Earlier this month, we argued for keeping the federal wind energy production tax credit for several more years. This industry is important to Iowa, the nation’s No. 2 wind power producer, because of the estimated 6,000 jobs it supports, as well as its role in helping our nation develop an inventory [...]
continue »By The Gazette Editorial Board —- Mitt Romney, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, rightly focused on the economy and how to help the middle class reverse its financial decline when he visited Iowa last week. Those are the biggest issues on most voters’ minds. But we were disappointed that Romney didn’t talk about another [...]
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It’s Day 5 of the Iowa City Landfill fire, but because officials say there’s not much to do besides steer clear of the billowing smoke plume and wait for the thing to burn itself out, let’s talk about happier news. Linn County has joined Johnson County in being designated a Small Wind Innovation Zone by [...]
continue »In response to the increase for needs in green technology, Hawkeye Community College custom designed a two year green technician certification program integrating various aspects of green technology including wind energy, solar energy, HVAC and geothermal to name a few. The new program was approved in the spring of 2011, and then implemented with one [...]
continue »The Iowa City Area Development Group (ICAD Group) will speak at the American Wind Energy Association’s International Conference “WindPower2012″ this June in Atlanta. Mark Nolte, Business Development Director for ICAD Group, will present on how companies should evaluate the site selection process for locating wind energy manufacturing. The conference attracts tens of thousands of attendees [...]
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