Image by clearbrian via FlickrI previously posted a number of times about implementing wind energy. These Beautiful Wind Turbines illustrate that wind turbines can be attractive as well as productive additions to the environment.
Pennsylvania is already a leader in wind energy production on the East Coast with 179 megawatts of capacity, including Locust Ridge. Within the next 12 months, the commonwealth expects new wind farm projects will add another 214 MW of capacity and more than double the state’s current capacity.
"Planning and zoning are the single biggest obstacle to wind energy in the United States," said Roy Butler, owner of Four Winds Renewable Energy in western New York, who often consults with local governments faced with turbine permit requests.Local zoning stymies U.S. wind power - USATODAY.com
"Rhode Island Renewable Energy owner Dave Anderson said promoting turbines in some wind-fertile areas can be almost futile, since neighbors there 'want to be green, and they think it's a great idea and, you know, we've got to do something about the Middle East. But 'Just don't do it in my backyard.'"
It seems as though roads could become the source of a lot more energy. Several recent student designs have proposed that major roadways be retrofitted with various forms of wind energy collection devices.
