Source: Siemens
October 2009 (Medialink) -
ANCHOR LEAD: With ever increasing energy demands and the need to diversify the overall mix of energy sources, research on the breezier alternative is gaining ground out west by the Rocky Mountains. Kendra Wright has more. (:60)
SCRIPT: Newsbreak. U.S. energy production is feeling the winds of change and at the forefront are Siemens and the Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory. They've joined forces in Boulder, Colorado, to study the performance and aerodynamics of a special 2-point-3-megawatt Siemens wind turbine with a 331-foot-diameter rotor. The goal is to make wind-generated electricity cheaper through technology improvements. Colorado Governor Bill Ritter says his state is a natural fit for renewable energy research.
CUT: (Ritter) We have some of the best wind right here past the foothills and the flat irons, the wind comes rolling off of that. And we have these research facilities that are incomparable. So this is the best R and D corridor in America.
SCRIPT: Senior Vice President of Siemens Energy, Barry Nicholls says they're happy to fan their energy investment in the U.S.
CUT: (Nicholls) The demand for wind turbines country-wide continues to grow. Five years ago, we only had one employee in the wind energy business in the U.S. and today we have almost a thousand.
SCRIPT: For more, log onto
siemens-dot-com. That's Newsbreak from Siemens. I'm Kendra Wright.
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