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Falmouth turbine removal up for vote

May 20 - Cape Cod Times (Hyannis, MA) - Linda Davis supported building and paying for two town-owned wind turbines when the project came before voters at town meetings between 2007 and 2009. More...

Two wind projects get commercial approval

May 20 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Madelaine B. Miraflor The Manila Times, Philippines - The Department of Energy has given its go signal for the commerciality of two big wind projects, one of the Energy Development Corp. More...

Champaign wind farm decision nears

May 20 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Matt Sanctis Springfield News-Sun, Ohio - The Ohio Power Siting Board may decide this month whether the second phase of the Buckeye Wind Project will move forward after more than a year of debate and rising tensions between some Champaign County neighbors and the company in charge of the project. More...

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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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DOE's 'National Offshore Resource & Design Data Network' ...and Then?

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...

Wind Energy Challenge: Google Raises the Hub

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...

Prospects for Mechanical Power Transfer Technology in Modern Power Generation

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...

The Promise of using Wind Power to enhance Hydroelectric Power

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...

Evolving Trends in Wind Power Generation

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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