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Feds name Cape Wind panel
Mar 18 - Boston Herald - A federal panel charged with assessing Cape Wind's impact on dozens of historic sites includes an architect, an anthropologist and a Texan who runs one of the nation's largest beer distributors. More...
Juhl Wind Expands Wind Farm Service & Maintenance Business
WOODSTOCK, Minn., March 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Juhl Wind Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: JUHL), the Leader in Community Wind Power, today announced today that the Company's wholly-owned service subsidiary recently added a contract to provide the full operations and maintenance to the Woodstock Hills wind farm located in Woodstock, Minnesota. More...
Report says China is squeezing U.S. firms out of its massive wind-power market
Mar 18 - The Dallas Morning News - U.S. companies are getting squeezed out of the big Chinese wind-power market even as Dallas investors are bringing Chinese firms here via a big wind farm in Texas, according to a new industry report. More...
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City proposes $2 million loan for Spanish wind turbine company
Mar 18 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Tom Daykin Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Ingeteam, which announced last month it will build a wind turbine parts factory in the Menomonee Valley Industrial Center, would receive a $2 million forgivable loan under a proposal to be reviewed Thursday by the city Redevelopment Authority. More...
York County approves using wind turbines to generate electricity
Mar 18 - Daily Press, Va. - New regulations in York are the first of their kind on the Peninsula regarding use of wind turbines for generating electricity. More...
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Bipartisan Group of 29 Governors Urges Action on Wind Energy

By Tom Gray - The bipartisan Governors' Wind Energy Coalition today urged Congress to enact a renewable electricity standard (RES) and other policies so more...

Where is the wind?

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Monitoring System for Overhead Line Conductors. Meeting the demands of a changing power environment

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Economic and Environmental Impact of Abu Dhabi US$1billion CO2 capture and storage Project

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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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Offshore Wind Could Surge

By Ken Silverstein
Offshore wind production could surge forward. Both European and U.S. advocates say that the construction of such energy projects could take off assuming that both continents stick with their carbon-free energy themes. more...
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Wind Turbine Supply Chain Strategies: 2009-2020

By Keith Hays
The global wind turbine supply chain faces the challenging task of bridging the gap between the high level of growth and the bottlenecks of 2008, and the resumption of high growth expected in 2010. Although more...
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