Following three years of consistent growth, the U.S. wind market is set for a record-breaking surge with cumulative installed wind capacity to surpass 150 gigawatts … US Wind MarketRead more
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Wind Power Superhighway
Texas has been given preliminary approval for a $4.9 billion plan to build transmission lines to carry wind power from West Texas to urban areas … Wind Power SuperhighwayRead more
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Wind power prediction
The Previento system, developed at Oldenburg University in northern Germany in cooperation with researchers from Denmark’s Riso National Laboratory, can predict not only how much … Wind power predictionRead more
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Laddermill will provide 100 times the amount energy needed by world
Scientists from Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands harnessed energy from the wind by flying a 10-sq metre kite tethered to a generator, producing … Laddermill will provide 100 times the amount energy needed by worldRead more
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2,000-megawatt wind in south-central Wyoming
The Anschutz Corp. said July 08 it has acquired the rights to a proposed $3 billion, 3,000-megawatt transmission project that will bring electricity from Wyoming … 2,000-megawatt wind in south-central WyomingRead more
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Wind Turbine to Entirely Power Lakota Radio Station
90.1 KILI-FM, located on the Pine Ridge Reservation in Porcupine, South Dakota, will dedicate the installation of a single wind turbine which will entirely power … Wind Turbine to Entirely Power Lakota Radio StationRead more
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The largest wind farm in the world
The Oregon Energy Facility Siting Council gave its approval of the site of a wind farm billed to be the largest in the world. The … The largest wind farm in the worldRead more
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First German offshore wind farm
DOTI — a joint venture owned in equal shares by utilities E.ON, Vattenfall Europe and EWE — said the 180 million euro ($282.6 million) project … First German offshore wind farmRead more
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European utilities acquire Shell’s stake in world’s largest offshore wind farm
The world’s biggest offshore wind farm was put back on track yesterday as the UK energy minister boasted that the technology could attract £3bn investment … European utilities acquire Shell’s stake in world’s largest offshore wind farmRead more
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“WindWing.” New wind energy machine
The WindWing improves on the wind turbine by using airplane technology and running more efficiently, cheaply and quietly than traditional turbines. A large parallelogram that … “WindWing.” New wind energy machineRead more