Tag: Wind Power - Page 3
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Wind Could Supply 1/10th of the World's Power by 2020
The Global Wind Energy Council sees a few tough years ahead for the wind industry, but the long-term outlook is still incredibly strong.
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Sticking With the Dirty Status Quo in Oklahoma?
Oklahoma's citizens are standing up against dirty coal in a state with so much wind power potential.
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New Eggbeater VAWT Design Claims 35% More Power than Competitors
One company's newest small wind turbine design is said to produce 35% more power, at a 25% lower mounting point, than other similar turbines.
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The Great Transition, Part II: Building a Wind-Centered Economy
In the race to transition from fossil fuels to renewable sources of energy and avoid runaway climate change, wind has opened a wide lead on both solar and geothermal energy.
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London Array, World's Largest Offshore Wind Farm, Begins Producing Electricity
The first turbines have been installed, with the remaining turbines of the 670 MW first phase on track to be installed by the end of 2012.
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The Great Transition, Part I: From Fossil Fuels to Renewable Energy
The great energy transition from fossil fuels to renewable sources of energy is under way.
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New Vertical Axis Urban Wind Turbine Needs a Kickstart
No, you don't have to literally kickstart the turbine, but you can help Kickstart the production of a new double-bladed design for an urban wind turbine.
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Energy News: US Wind Power Passes 50 GW, China's Solar Power Industry on Life Support, More
Plus: India gets it's first net metering system; pro-fracking groups astroturf rally in Albany, New York
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Top 10 Tech Stories This Week: Build a Tesla Coil, a lab on an iPhone, moss-covered keyboards and more!
The hottest stories in Technology from the last week. Catch up quick!
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Portable 50kW Wind Turbine Folds Itself into Shipping Container
A folding wind turbine unit said to be able to fit into a shipping container is being developed for portable power options off the grid.
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German Electricity Tax Rises 50% to Support Renewable Energy
Why is the tax intended to help renewable energy being protested by the wind and solar industries?
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Skystream Hybrid 6 Doubles Down on Renewable Energy, Integrates Solar Panels with Wind Turbine
To get the most out of this residential renewable energy system, the Skystream Hybrid 6 adds six sun-tracking solar panels to its Skystream 3.7 wind turbine configuration.
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Bloomberg Becomes First News Organization to Get WindMade Certification
Bloomberg, one of the founding partners of the wind power certifcation scheme, now gets 58% of its electricity from wind power — and 83% from renewable energy.
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Block Island Offshore Wind Power Project Steps Closer to Approval
The 30MW project is vying with a handful of others in the US to be the nation's first completed offshore wind farm.
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New Scalable Wind Turbine Said to be 'Urban Tolerant'
Inspired by modern racing sails, this new wind turbine design is built to be bird-safe, efficient, affordable, and scalable.
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Planned 7MW Offshore Wind Turbine Just Got Bigger
Vestas announces that its huge offshore wind turbine, currently in development, will offer 8MW of capacity, not 7, as originally anticipated.
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Wind is the Cheapest Power Source in the World, Report Says
If, that is, you take into account the myriad costs that polluting energy sources impose on public health.
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Warren Buffet Buys Two Wind Farms
A subsidiary of Buffet's Berkshire Hathaway just bought up two giant California wind farms.
