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Wind turbine adds interest to downtown Las Cruces landscape

May 17 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Steve Ramirez Las Cruces Sun-News, N.M. - To the casual observer it was initially believed the structure erected outside of the city's Museum of Nature and Science was some kind of exhibit or sculpture. More...

Wind shift ahead in Lee County?

May 18 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - David Giuliani Daily Gazette, Sterling, Ill. - A third of Lee County Board members have taken a stand on the controversial proposal for a wind farm in the county's southwestern corner. More...

Wyoming wind for sale?

May 16 - Trevor Brown Wyoming Tribune-Eagle, Cheyenne - State officials hope scientific and economic data could convince states, such as Colorado, to purchase wind energy originating from Wyoming. More...
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Chairman pushes wind compromise

May 16 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - David Giuliani Daily Gazette, Sterling, Ill. - The chairman of the Lee County Board still supports a proposed wind farm, but he is pushing a compromise that would include strong conditions on the project. More...

Cherokees OK joint wind-energy endeavor

May 16 - Tulsa World - The Cherokee Nation has approved plans to team up with four other tribes to develop a 90-turbine wind farm in Kay County. More...

Lake Land board hears about energy savings, wind turbine delays

May 15 - Herald & Review (Decatur, IL) - The Lake Land College Board of Trustees during Monday's meeting learned that upgrades to the campus infrastructure have shown on average $112,687 in energy savings over the past four years. More...

Articles 

By Eric Hahn P.E.
On: March 5, 2013
According to Mr. Jose Zayas, Director, Wind and Water Power Technologies Office, U.S. Department of Energy, in the January 2013 edition of Sea Technology, "DOE is taking the first steps to develop an integrated National more...
By Harry Valentine
On: July 27, 2010
Internet search engine Google provided an estimated $10 million to a wind energy research group to develop a technology that could convert wind energy to massive amounts of electrical energy at competitive costs. Several entrepreneurs, more...
By Harry Valentine
On: June 14, 2010
Early forms of power generation involved waterwheels and windmills that transferred power through mechanical systems to achieve such tasks as grinding and milling grain or pumping water. During the early decades of the industrial revolution, more...
By Harry Valentine
On: March 17, 2010
An interesting phenomenon has been noted at several coastal wind farms in the western UK that are located along the Irish Sea. On clear days over the eastern Irish Sea, the wind turbines generate mist more...
By Harry Valentine
On: December 15, 2009
Wind power generation is expanding worldwide with the tower-mounted 3-bladed design being the most popular wind power conversion technology. However, the variation of designs and range of output level is expanding as researchers and developers more...

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