Kansas News

The following news clips highlight Kansas involvement in recent renewable energy and energy efficiency projects and list in chronological order. Here you can scroll through of stories dating back to 2003. Alternatively, you can search state energy news by state and topic.

February 27, 2013

Alabama Set for Wind Energy from Oklahoma, Kansas

Alabama Power is now receiving energy from the Oklahoma-based Chisholm View Wind Project as part of a 2011 power purchase agreement. A similar agreement was approved in September, 2012, with the Buffalo Dunes Wind Project near Garden city, Kansas. More

January 29, 2013

Kansas State University Videos Explore Wind Energy

The video, "Students Learn that Speed Doesn't Always Equal Power" documents how wind turbines produce energy. "The Power Behind Wind Farms" explains how fast wind turbine blades can spin and what's inside of those turbines More

January 14, 2013

Largest Kansas Wind Farm is Operational

The largest wind farm in Kansas, the $800 million Flat Ridge 2 Wind Farm, is operational, and will produce 470 megawatts of electricity. More

August 8, 2012

Community Hospital Rebuilds Better with Wind Energy

The hospital achieved LEED Platinum certification, and located in one of the prime wind areas in the United States, installed two wind turbines. The hospital is 32 percent more energy efficient than a typical hospital built to the ASHRAE standard. More

June 25, 2012

Small Town Turns to Wind Energy to Rebuild, Revitalize Community

When planning began to rebuild the town, the decision was made to pursue green energy. Mayor Bob Dixson says that decision was based upon wanting to be a stronger, more sustainable community and also going back to the legacy of the town's ancestors. More

October 5, 2011

DOE Finalizes Seven Loan Guarantees Covering Solar, Bioenergy Projects

DOE has finalized seven loan guarantees totaling more than $5.9 billion for solar power projects in California and Nevada and a bioenergy project in Kansas. More

August 24, 2011

DOE Offers a Conditional $133.9 Million Loan Guarantee for Bioenergy Plant

DOE has offered a conditional commitment for a $133.9 million loan guarantee for a commercial-scale cellulosic ethanol plant in Kansas. More

August 3, 2011

USDA Creates New Biomass Production Projects

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced the creation of four new Biomass Crop Assistance Program areas for the production of non-food crops used in liquid biofuels. More

March 23, 2011

Kansas City Buses Provide Clean Ride for Kids

On March 16, the Kansas City, Kansas School District welcomed some newcomers to their community—47 natural gas school buses deployed as part of DOE's Clean Cities Alternative Fuel Vehicle Pilot Program, supported by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. More

February 17, 2010

New Cellulosic Ethanol Facilities Sprout Up in Four States

Commercial cellulosic ethanol plants are moving ahead in Iowa and Kansas, while demonstration-scale plants are now operating in Pennsylvania and Tennessee. The new facilities will help meet the new federal Renewable Fuel Standard for cellulosic ethanol. More

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