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Community Wind: Taking off in the United States- By Cynthia Crooks

Jul 22, 2010

The modern age wind energy industry has its roots in Europe. It was born out of the oil embargo in the 1970s. This event was a wake-up call to the European nations...

 

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The "Coming of Age" of Community Wind.

Mar 05, 2010

By Jacob Susman, Founder & CEO, OwnEnergy Inc. (Brooklyn, NY USA)
Article from Electric, Energy T & D Magazine, January - February 2010 Issue 1 - Volume 14: page 40

 

40 Under 40: New York's Rising Stars

Mar 03, 2010

Three years ago, Jacob Susman took his Goldman Sachs bonus money and decided to start his own businessbuilding wind farms. With all the buzz around alternative energy, he figured he'd quickly raise plenty of cash.

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An Uncertain Wind Stirs

Dec 29, 2009

Jim Nichols calls himself a corn and wind farmer.

“I grow two crops: fuel for your car—ethanol—and electricity for your home. I believe the future for farming is energy,” he says.

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Community Winds Coming of Age

Dec 29, 2009

Interview with Jacob Susman, CEO & Founder

What is Community Wind?

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Prospecting For Renewable Energy Economics

Dec 29, 2009

Commercial renewable energy investments in the US have grown to more than $2.4 billion, according to industry watcher Clean Edge, Inc (CEI). A refreshing new level of commitment by U.S. politicians at the regional, state, and federal levels and significant corporate investments, acquisitions and expansion initiatives are stimulating unprecedented industry growth in renewable energy.

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Winning the Community Over

Dec 29, 2009

Read a blog or website set up to fight energy development, especially renewable energy sites that require relatively large amounts of land, and you’ll usually see a common complaint: the out-of-town project developer disrupting a tranquil community and taking those ill-gotten gains and shipping them to owners based hundreds or thousands of miles away.

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A Diverse Wind Industry On Display In Detroit

Dec 29, 2009

The wind industry that convened in Detroit this week was a different crowd than typically attends a wind energy event—the talk was more of kilowatts than megawatts, reflecting a higher profile for small and community wind.

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Wind Energy is Blowing into Michigan Small and Community Wind Conference at Detroit’s COBO Hall November 3 -5

Nov 03, 2009

Event Advisory:     Contact: Heather Caufield: (212) 255-8478

Cobo Center in Detroit will become the headquarters for the key sectors of the wind industry for three days next week as the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) holds a conference and expo centered on small and medium-sized wind and the wind “supply chain” that can bring jobs to the Midwest.

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Growing Industry Segments Highlighted at Small & Community Wind Conference

Oct 26, 2009

Charles Newcomb has gotten something out of his experience co-chairing AWEA’s Small and Community Wind Conference that he didn’t expect. It opened his eyes to the opportunity offered by AWEA to leverage an entire industry’s intellectual capacity.