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Makani Power rethinks the wind turbine (images)
Startup Makani Power has nearly completed testing on a 30-kilowatt prototype wind turbine designed to capture high-altitude winds either onshore or offshore.
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Offshore U.S. wind turbines seen as vulnerable to hurricanes
Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University suggest more attention be paid to turbine design, especially for technologies in the Atlantic and U.S. Gulf Coast.
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Bat aid: Feds develop tool to predict activity at wind farms
By predicting how weather conditions might affect bat activity patterns, visualization software helps wind operators adjust turbine speeds in bid to reduce fatalities
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North American wind generation capacity seen doubling
The United States is already the largest producer of wind-generated electricity, but it is just 2.3 percent of the total power created across the country.
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Sales lift seen for small-wind technology
New research suggests generation capacity for small-scale wind generation technology could triple over the next five years.
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Wind technology game-changer snags another $15 million
By using magnets instead of conventional generators, Danotek helps build lighter turbines that are more efficient at lower wind speeds.
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5 small-wind technology players angling for mainstream attention
Home improvement stores including Lowe's, Home Depot, Ace Hardware and True Value are selling and installing certain small-wind turbines, which are building a following with some large rural...
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Pump CO2 into the earth to create electricity? Berkeley Lab is on it
Researchers plan to test technology that could help reduce the cost of carbon sequestration projects by allowing them to run at least partially off site-generated electricity.
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Green vs. green: Feds enact voluntary guidelines to reduce enviro impact of wind farms
Remember the reason for U.S. Airways' spectacular emergency plane landing on the Hudson River two years ago now? I'll refresh your memory: a flock of birds was caught in the engines, which then...
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XZERES seeks to make buying wind technology a breeze
Companies in the solar sector are doing pretty much anything within their power to make it easier and more cost-effective for businesses and consumers to invest in solar. It stands to reason that...
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DOE researcher suggests agricultural benefits from wind turbines
This one is bound to create some controversy, given all the negative things I have read about living with or near wind turbines: Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory have...
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Unified communications takes a whirl on wind turbines
The sheer height of wind turbines, plus their typical construction in remote locations, make them not all that easy to keep running smoothly. Enter a new communications system developed by Teo and...
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Google funds major East Coast wind turbine project
Google has invested in an effort to create a 350-mile power transmission backbone linking wind turbines several miles offshore with sites along the United States East Coast.
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A tale of five small wind turbines (photos)
Boston's Museum of Science is conducting a microwind experiment by installing five small turbines, which are shedding light on rooftop wind performance.
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Small wind turbines pick up steam (photos)
There's a growing number of small-wind turbines aimed at homeowners and businesses looking at on-site electricity generation.
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Wind-powered tech manufacturing facility earns rare Platinum LEED designation
The Other World Computing systems integration and technology assembly facility in Illinois is one of roughly 300 companies to receive a Platinum recognition under the Leadership in Energy and...
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Winding up: Other World Computing flips switch to 100% green power
For Illinois tech company Other World Computing, something's blowing in the wind: The operation now runs completely on renewable energy.
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Commerce Secretary: Patent delays are a scandal
U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke says it is scandalous how long it takes for a individual or company to get a patent, stating that it takes almost 3 years before an application is even looked at...
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Taming the turbulence
New technology helps wind turbines adjust to shifting wind directions.
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You've got a month to produce your brilliant sustainability idea
Next Generation design contest seeks a few brilliant sustainability ideas.
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