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Commercial Wind Leasing Offshore Maine
Aug 09 2012 06:15 PM | eds in Wind Power
Statoil floating technology, about . . . 12 nautical miles off the coast, would have a . . . 12-megawatt production capacity through . . . 4 wind turbine generators Source: Commercial-Wind-Leasing-Offshore-Maine floating-turbines
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Wind Turbine Without Blades?
Aug 04 2012 06:35 PM | eds in Wind Power
“the sailboat is one of the oldest wind conversion systems and to date, it is the only system capable of capturing and converting the totality of the wind kinetic energy into mechanical power.” “Innovation isn’t just a question of cleverness. It is...
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On & Off-Shore Wind Energy Announcements
Jul 05 2012 07:55 PM | eds in Wind Power
3,000 megawatt Wyoming wind energy project and Rhode Island, Massachusetts Wind Energy Area, take key steps forward Onshore, Salazar announced the release of final environmental impact statements for a proposed wind power complex in Wyoming that would...
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Is Wind A Growth Industry Or Not?
Jun 20 2012 02:20 AM | eds in Wind Power
Global wind power chart, shows installations increased to 238,351 MW Source: wind power Not wind power
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Texas Swift!
May 13 2012 02:15 AM | eds in Wind Power
Scales Wind Farm Technology Facility (SWIFT), a state-of-the-art wind turbine research facility in the Texas Panhandle, is expected to become fully operational starting October.
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New Zealand Closer To 90% Green
May 12 2012 01:35 AM | eds in Wind Power
Geothermal and hydropower have long supplied, the majority of New Zealand’s power, but hydro is at a natural limit. Wind is well positioned to fill the gap.
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Usa Offshore Wind
May 11 2012 05:50 PM | eds in Wind Power
Northeast offshore wind market has stacks of reports detailing its vast potential,
. . . but zero installations.
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Updated: U.s. Installed Wind Capacity
Apr 24 2012 10:00 PM | eds in Wind Power
Notice: A substantial amount of wind cannot be built, . . . in places such as the Southeast, . . . due to a lack of natural resources. There is a lot of Offshore wind in the Northeast . . . that is not being used because of Not-In-My-Back-Yard win...
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Put The Money, Where The Mouth Is!
Apr 04 2012 02:10 PM | eds in Wind Power
Three large investors in renewable energy,
. . . are risking huge amounts of up-front capital,
. . . to provide Future generations with Clean, Green, Renewable energy.
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Vertical-Axis Wind Turbines (Vawts)
Mar 17 2012 11:35 PM | eds in Wind Power
VAWT's, Turbines that have vertical rotors and . . . look like eggbeaters sticking out of the ground. Comparing the "power per square meter of land" . . . shows a tenfold increase in power: . . . . . . VAWTs 21 to 47 watts . . . . . . HA...
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Wind Farm Makes Lowest Cost Electricity
Mar 26 2012 01:25 PM | eds in Wind Power
Kenya will build 365 wind turbines, . . . with a capacity to produce 850 kW of electricity at . . . 9.9 cents(US) per kilowatt-hour (kWh) and . . . without subsidies. To pilot and demonstrate the . . . . . . economic, . . . . . . social and . . . . ....
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