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Coalition Welcomes Iowa Governor Terry Branstad and Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber as the Coalition’s New Leadership Team
Governors' Wind Energy Coalition - May 21, 2012 - The Governors' Wind Energy Coalition today welcomed Iowa Governor Terry Branstad and Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber as the new chairman and vice chairman of the Coalition. More...
RMT to Construct Seven Wind Projects in 2012
MADISON, Wis., May 18, 2012 /PRNewswire - RMT, Inc. (RMT), a renewable energy engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractor specializing in the design, engineering, and construction of wind and solar energy generating facilities, is adding 555 MW to its renewable energy practice in 2012. More...
Parts for Minnesota Power wind turbines blow through Twin Ports
May 18 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - John Myers Duluth News Tribune, Minn. - The latest installment of a growing wind energy center on the plains of North Dakota is moving through the Duluth port this week as Minnesota Power ramps up its renewable energy efforts. More...
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First Wind satisfied with electricity output in 2011, spokesman says
May 19 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Nick Sambides Jr. Bangor Daily News, Maine - Maine's four First Wind industrial wind sites generated about 27 to 37 percent of their capacity in 2011 -- and thereby performed within wind industry standards for projects of their size, a company spokesman said Saturday. More...
CEMEX erecting wind turbines to cut emissions, costs
May 20 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Tomoya Shimura Daily Press, Victorville, Calif. - CEMEX plans to install four wind turbines -- each nearly 400 feet from the ground to the tip of their blades -- at its local plant and quarry to cut carbon emissions and energy costs. More...
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Offshore energy sources and climate challenge – Part 1 – Destruction Factor and Availability Factor

Blogger Photo By Chavdar Azarov -   In regard of accelerating climate change and anomalies the offshore power industry may have to re-estimate its performance and more...

Gale generators – Part 4 – Storage system

Blogger Photo By Chavdar Azarov - From previous article “Three – the most sustainable wind harvester” comes a hint to Cyber three. Cyber three has to more...

A Few Energy Questions

Blogger Photo By Martin Rosenberg - Tomorrow morning, it is ask the editor time in Phoenix, as I head out to speak to a conference of more...

In Climate of Cheap Gas, Forecast for Renewable Energy Finance is Cloudy: Q&A with Michael Butler, C

By Denis DuBois - The rush of investments into natural gas is siphoning capital that would have gone into the renewable energy sector, says more...

"...need to rapidly build solar and wind projects...enormous threat of global climate change..."

By Mark Wooldridge - Discovery of Indian artifacts complicates Genesis solar project - The letter from the chairman of the Colorado River Indian Tribes more...
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Wind Energy Challenge: Google Raises the Hub

By Harry Valentine
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...
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Prospects for Mechanical Power Transfer Technology in Modern Power Generation

By Harry Valentine
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...
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The Promise of using Wind Power to enhance Hydroelectric Power

By Harry Valentine
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...
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Evolving Trends in Wind Power Generation

By Harry Valentine
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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Offshore wind: Comprehensive initial study is critical

By Matthew Pollard, P.E.
Utilities have begun considering offshore wind as a source of new energy. Delmarva Power recently agreed to a long-term offshore wind power purchase contract, and organizations such as Long Island Power Authority and Public Service more...
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