KGAB 650AM » wind energy http://kgab.com KGAB, Your source for Cheyenne news and talk Sat, 25 May 2013 13:20:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Carbon Co. Wind Farm Project Filing Pushed Back http://kgab.com/carbon-co-wind-farm-project-filing-pushed-back/ http://kgab.com/carbon-co-wind-farm-project-filing-pushed-back/#comments Wed, 20 Mar 2013 19:08:08 +0000 Associated Press http://kowb1290.com/?p=221323 A company has pushed back by a year its plans to apply for a state permit to build a large wind farm in Carbon County.

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]]> http://kgab.com/carbon-co-wind-farm-project-filing-pushed-back/feed/ 0 UW Prof Works to Increase Energy Efficiency of Wind Farms http://kgab.com/uw-prof-works-to-increase-energy-efficiency-of-wind-farms/ http://kgab.com/uw-prof-works-to-increase-energy-efficiency-of-wind-farms/#comments Tue, 05 Feb 2013 19:09:31 +0000 KOWB Staff http://kowb1290.com/?p=214237 Worldwide, the low efficiency of wind farms is a mystery, considering it seems logical that the momentum of the wind moving from one wind turbine to the next -- much like a domino effect -- should actually increase energy efficiency.

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]]> http://kgab.com/uw-prof-works-to-increase-energy-efficiency-of-wind-farms/feed/ 0 a4gpa, Flickr Forest Officials Use Tree Thinning to Combat Mountain Pine Beetles [AUDIO] http://kgab.com/231620/ http://kgab.com/231620/#comments Wed, 19 Dec 2012 19:05:43 +0000 Cheyenne News Staff http://kgab.com/?p=231620 Governor Matt Mead said he is in favor of extending the Wind Energy tax credit. Joy Greenwald has that story.  The Black Hills National Forest in South Dakota and Wyoming will use extensive commercial tree thinning to battle the mountain pine beetle. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.

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]]> http://kgab.com/231620/feed/ 0 Beetle Infestation (Courtesy of Black Hills National Forest) Bat Study Underway [AUDIO] http://kgab.com/bat-study-underway-audio/ http://kgab.com/bat-study-underway-audio/#comments Wed, 31 Oct 2012 13:27:31 +0000 Cheyenne News Staff http://kgab.com/?p=198046 Researchers are studying the population of bats in the Shirley Basin ahead of a wind energy project planned for that area. Amy Richards has a report. Wyoming will receive $13 Million in federal funding through the state Small Business Credit Initiative. Click past jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.

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]]> http://kgab.com/bat-study-underway-audio/feed/ 0 (Ulet Ifansasti/Getty) Finance Committee Approves Belvoir Lease http://kgab.com/finance-committee-approves-belvoir-lease/ http://kgab.com/finance-committee-approves-belvoir-lease/#comments Tue, 21 Aug 2012 14:01:15 +0000 Doug Randall http://kgab.com/?p=96993 The Cheyenne City Council Finance Committee on Monday approved the lease of part of the Belvoir Ranch for a hybrid wind/natural gas electric generation facility that the developer says would be the first of it's kind anywhere in the world.

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]]> http://kgab.com/finance-committee-approves-belvoir-lease/feed/ 0 Sean Gallup/Getty Images Wind Farm Proposal Clears Hurdle [AUDIO] http://kgab.com/wind-farm-proposal-clears-hurdle-audio/ http://kgab.com/wind-farm-proposal-clears-hurdle-audio/#comments Tue, 03 Jul 2012 13:16:11 +0000 Doug Randall http://kgab.com/?p=84880 A huge wind farm development proposed for southern Wyoming has cleared an important hurdle. Amy Richards reports. Governor Matt Mead says so far it doesn't appear that the wildfires in Wyoming are hurting tourism. Click past jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.

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]]> http://kgab.com/wind-farm-proposal-clears-hurdle-audio/feed/ 0 Sean Gallup/Getty Images Company Buying Wind Farms in Wyoming [AUDIO] http://kgab.com/company-buying-wind-farms-in-wyoming-audio/ http://kgab.com/company-buying-wind-farms-in-wyoming-audio/#comments Wed, 07 Mar 2012 00:05:35 +0000 Amy Richards http://kgab.com/?p=53728 A new joint venture funded by TIAA KREF and an Alaska company, Cook Inlet Region, Inc. is acquiring two wind farms in Wyoming. Doug Randall reports.The Wyoming Poison Control Center is warning people about the hazards of button batteries. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.

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