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Wind Energy
Open Ocean Wind Farms Could Power the World
Two Californian scientists have worked out how to achieve a wind-powered world that provides the entire planet with wind energy without spoiling the view with turbines on every hilltop. The answer: take wind farming onto the high seas. The force…
51-Turbine Skookumchuck Wind Energy Project Moves Forward
Thurston County is requesting proposals for qualified firms to prepare a State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) for review of a planned 51-turbine wind-powered electrical generation project on 19,654-acres of land that straddles the Thurston and Lewis county boundary, less than…
Report: UK’s ‘Outdated’ Onshore Wind Ban Blocks Cheapest Form of New Energy
The government’s “outdated” ban on developing new onshore wind farms on mainland Britain is blocking access to the cheapest available form of new electricity generation, and having a negative impacts on bills, climate change targets, and businesses. That is the…
India To Auction 4.5 Gigawatts Of Wind Power Projects By February 2018
Sticking to its announced road map to expedite wind energy auctions, India will put 4.5 gigawatts of capacity on the block by February 2018. The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has announced that auctions of 1.5 gigawatts of capacity…
Jeff Bezos Launches 253 MW Amazon Wind Farm Texas From 300 Feet Up
From atop a wind turbine Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos launched the company’s largest wind farm yet, the 253 MW Amazon Wind Farm Texas project, which will provide more than 1 million MWh of clean energy annually. Commerce and cloud computing…
DTE Buys Easements for Wind Farms
Since April, DTE Electric Company has recorded easements on 276 parcels of agricultural property in Branch County for the purpose of evaluation for wind farm developments. Atwell Engineering, as agents for DTE, has negotiated and recorded documents from 59 property…
Kite Wind Power Could Help Power Saudi Arabia
“Wind turbines on the Earth’s surface suffer from the very stubborn problem of intermittent wind supply,” said Udaya Gunturu, a researcher with the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, who is one of several researchers investigating the potential of…