Tag: Wind Power
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Big Data will provide accurate analysis of wind/wildlife impacts
A new centralized database being developed by the American Wind Wildlife Institute will help wind energy developers minimize the impact of future projects on wildlife.
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How to make a small backyard wind power generator
Want wind power in your own backyard? You can DIY it on the cheap with this Instructable.
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Investments in clean energy could reach $630 billion by 2030 (but probably more)
“Three years ago, we thought wind and solar would be cheap as chips, and they’ve even gone below that.”
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Clever MIT floating wind turbines can store power for when the wind doesn't blow
Wind and solar are growing rapidly worldwide, but because the sun doesn't always shine and the wind doesn't always blow, we need to find more ways to store energy.
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Helical Robotics debuts wireless turbine-climbing robots
This little robot can shimmy up a wind turbine and even along the blades themselves.
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U.S. had 45,100 wind turbines at the end of 2012, a growth of 28% over 2011
Wind power in the U.S. is doing well, and the country has only just begun to tap its massive potential (especially offshore).
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New wind energy harvester design looks like giant window blinds
This new design for a wind harvesting device is a big departure from conventional wind turbine design, and the inventor claims it is also quieter and cheaper to operate.
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After Record 2012, World Wind Power Set to Top 300,000 Megawatts in 2013
Even amid policy uncertainty in major wind power markets, wind developers still managed to set a new record for installations in 2012, with 44,000 megawatts of new wind capacity worldwide.
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Wind energy generator produces electricity from water droplets
The EWICON wind energy generator has no moving parts and is completely silent.
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Scotland to Donald Trump: Drop dead. Offshore wind farm green-lit
About a year ago, Donald Trump was throwing a public tantrum about Scotland's plans to build an offshore wind farm. Mr. Trump claimed that it would ruin the view from one of his golf course projects.
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Maryland moves one step closer to 200MW offshore wind farm
The state of Maryland has been pushing for at least 3 years to build a 200-megawatt offshore wind farm off its coast, 10 to 20 miles from Ocean City. Getting all their ducks in a row hasn't been easy.
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Polar Rover is first wind-powered Antarctic explorer
The satellite-controlled robot uses wind to stay powered up and roving the frozen continent.
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"Windfarm sickness" caused by propaganda, not windfarms
A new study of Australian communities near wind turbines has found the sickness correlates to alarmism spread by anti-wind activists.
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Iowa and South Dakota Approach 25 Percent Electricity from Wind in 2012: Unprecedented Contribution of Wind Power in U.S. Midwest
Defying conventional wisdom about the limits of wind power, in 2012 both Iowa and South Dakota generated close to one quarter of their electricity from wind farms.
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Global wind power capacity may be overestimated
Previous estimates of global wind power capacity may have overestimated the actual peak production limits, according to new research at Harvard University.
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Wind Surpasses Nuclear in China
Wind has overtaken nuclear as an electricity source in China. In 2012, wind farms generated 2 percent more electricity than nuclear power plants did, a gap that will likely widen dramatically over the next few years as wind surges ahead.
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German town goes off the grid, achieves energy independence
Town residents banded together to create their own energy grid fed by wind turbines, solar, and biogas.
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Are building-integrated wind turbines still "folly"?
Are they there to generate electricity or to give a superficial green cred to a building? Alex Wilson revisits the question.
