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Offshore Wind Power Stations Fuel Renewable Energy Growth
Renewable energy has been called impractical for its small scale and large expense compared to conventional power production methods. Now, one area of development is answering those criticisms by...
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NativeEnergy To Build New Community Wind Farm in Indiana
A 900kW wind turbine estimated to prevent 13,000 tonnes of carbon emissions will be built at the Shenandoah School Corporation campus in rural Middletown, Indiana. The carbon offset project is part of...
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US Leads, Europe Second as Wind Industry Spends $430M on Patent Protection
Utility scale wind turbines have become so technologically advanced that they have improved the cost of energy (COE) of wind enough to compete with today’s conventional energy sources. The ensuing...
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Blowin’ in the Wind Upheld by Washington Supreme Court
In a case important beyond the State of Washington, the State’s highest court expressly acknowledged the dynamic tension of balancing the competing interests of the ecology versus generating...
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Comment on the Permit to Kill Eagles with Wind Turbines
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has announced it is soliciting comments through November 12, 2013 on the issuance of a take permit “for recurring eagle mortalities” associated with the operation of...
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The Wind Energy Industry and Deutsche Bank’s Three Pillars of a Successful...
When a speaker at yesterday’s CleanTechLA event presented what Deutsche Bank calls its “three pillars of a successful market,” I could see some of the main challenges associated with the migration to...
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UK Wind Demonstration Farm Gets Green Light
Manufacturers and developers of wind turbines will be able to study construction methods, issues with the supply change, maintenance and more once the UK’s largest offshore wind demonstration site is...
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2012 Death Toll for Bats Reaches 600,000 Due to Wind Turbines
Efforts to promote and develop new forms of sustainable energy have pushed wind power to the forefront. However, this type of power comes with a cost — as it often interferes with birds’ and bats’...
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Facebook to Buy Wind Energy For New Data Center
Facebook’s newest data center in Altoona, Iowa, will run off of 100 percent wind energy, as tracked through renewable energy credits, when it starts serving the social network’s online traffic in early...
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Hydropower “Battery” Could Even Out Wind Energy Supply
Norwegian hydropower stations could be linked to wind farms and serve as giant “batteries” to even out power supply fluctuations, a Scandinavian research organization says. A major hurdle for renewable...
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Renewable Energy Increased Slowly in France in 2013
According to recent data from the French Ministry on Environment, both solar energy and wind power pursue their progression, albeit more slowly than in the past. Regarding wind power, At the end of...
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It is Settled – The Wind Blows in Prattsburgh
After a failed moratorium and years of litigation to void a settlement agreement, 34 wind turbines may finally be erected in the Town of Prattsburgh, New York. Wind is one of the cleanest and most...
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Will Wind for Prosperity Take Off and Provide Investors With a Return?
Launched in November of 2013, Vestas’ Wind for Prosperity program was the subject of a dynamic panel at the World Future Energy Summit during Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week this week. The Wind for...
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Wind Energy Was Top Energy Source in Spain in 2013
2013 was an excellent year for wind energy in Spain as this renewable energy source became the first electricity source, just in front of nuclear. Wind power indeed accounted for more than 21 percent...
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New Maps Pinpointing Wind Turbines Will Help Track Effects on Wildlife
More than 47,000 wind turbines dot the U.S. landscape, predominantly clustered in the Midwest and Great Plains, as a new interactive tool developed by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) shows. The maps...
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Offshore Wind Turbines May Weaken Hurricanes
As one of nature’s most destructive forces, hurricanes are unstoppable storms that can cause total devastation for coastal communities. While Mother Nature is unpredictable and uncontrollable, there...
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‘Space Frame’ Wind Tower Allows Turbines to Be Built in Remote Places
New wind power technology could bring turbines to hard-to-reach locations, according to engineers from General Electric. The company has developed a new type of wind tower, dubbed the “Space Frame...
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