Friday, August 17, 2012

renewable energy - Renewable Energy: Wind Power




Available wind power is currently estimated at more than five times the energy used by the world today. An inventor in Boston has created a way to double that power in a system compact enough for urban wind generation.



In the News:




Mother Nature Network (blog)

Romney and Wind Power
New York Times
According to a report released by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in June, America could supply nearly half our total power needs from wind and solar energy by 2050, using technology that is commercially available today. Imagine what that ...
The truth about wind powerbcrnews.com
Guest commentary: Ignoring wind power would be bad for Missouri jobsSTLtoday.com
Offshore Wind Energy Development Picking Up PaceSustainablog (blog)
Mother Nature Network (blog) -Power Engineering Magazine -The Earth Times
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Renewable Energy Increasingly Attractive to Pension Funds, Insurers
Triple Pundit
Looking to reduce its reliance on bank loans, Swedish renewable energy project developer Arise Windpower AB is turning to pension funds and other institutional investors to help finance its new projects. Providing Much Needed Capital. The European ...
Dong Energy buys German offshore wind power projectsElectric Light & Power
Pension Funds Eye Wind Power for Big ReturnsEnergy and Capital

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Irish Times

Wind Power Tax Credit: White House Is Hopeful For Renewal In 2012
Huffington Post
WITTINGEN, GERMANY - APRIL 23: A modern, electricity-producing wind turbine (L) spins near an old and defunct windmill next to a country road on April 23, 2012 near Wittingen, Germany. Germany is investing heavily in renewable energy sources and has ...
US wind energy production, manufacturing growsElectric Light & Power
DOE Report Highlights Importance of Wind Energy; Bennet Urges Passage of ...Power Engineering Magazine
Wind accounts for 10.5 percent of electricity generated in Oregon [The ...Equities.com
Reuters -Irish Times -KMGH Denver
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Wind turbine project offers cash to neighbours
CANOE
K2 Wind, a joint venture of Capital Power, Pattern Renewable Holdings and Samsung Renewable Energy, estimates more than 230 landowners will be eligible for the annual cheque. Dwarfing other wind farms already developed in Ontario, the plan for the K2 ...

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Agencies weigh pros and cons of using solar, wind energy
Federal Times
One megawatt is enough to power 300 homes, according to the Energy Department. The Massachusetts Military Reservation in Cape Cod, Mass., is operating two wind turbines capable of generating 1.5 megawatts of renewable energy. The turbines — which ...
US Fast-tracks Seven Clean Energy Projects, Greenlights Cape WindSustainableBusiness.com

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UK gov £50m fund set up to push advances in offshore wind and marine power. UK offshore wind costs £191/MWh http://t.co/yEMO8VcQ9:36 PM Fri Aug 17, 2012 via Tweko








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