Stanford researchers find that sophisticated weather modeling for offshore wind farms could significantly increase and smooth energy production.
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Republicans The Wind Power Saviors?
The push for a production tax credit extension continues, and wind-state Republicans are among those most forcefully backing the clean-energy subsidy.
Wind Power Growth: From A Gust To A Breeze?
China added 18 gigawatts of wind power in 2011, 44 percent of new global capacity, but the worldwide rate of growth slowed for the second year in a row.
Hydro, Wind Power Seek Peace In Northwest
BPA proposes splitting lost revenues with wind energy producers when high river flows lead the Pacific Northwest hydro and grid operator to stop wind turbines.
Wind Power Closes NY Hydrogen Fuel Loop
Hempstead, N.Y., installs a 100-kilowatt wind turbine to run an electrolyzer to generate hydrogen for the Long Island town’s fueling station.
Anti-Wind Power Study Kicks Up Storm In UK
A U.K. think tank says wind power, because it requires fossil-fuel backup, is inefficient, but renewables advocates and experts say the study is badly flawed.
Wind Power A Great Gig For UK Utility
SSE says it now owns and operates 1 gigawatt of onshore wind capacity in the U.K. – most of it in Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Don’t Be Fooled On Wind Power And Birds
A bird group’s effort to force smart wind growth is laudable, but we can’t let it be used to derail the industry, argues EarthTechling columnist Pete Danko.
Wind Power Unlike Any Other On Horizon
Daryoush Allaei of start up SheerWind talks with us about scrapping rotating-blade turbines and taking a completely new approach to wind power.
Feds Tell BPA It Can’t Cut Off Wind Power
Federal regulators rule the Bonneville Power Administration discriminated against wind generators when it shut down turbines in favor of its own hdyropower.
U.S. Wind Power Surges In Third Quarter
Led by Colorado’s 501 megawatts, U.S. wind power installations surged in the third quarter of 2011, according to an American Wind Energy Association report.
Wind Power vs. Whooping Crane On The Prairie?
The wind industry is petitioning the government for special permitting to potentially impact endangered or threatened species along a a 200-mile wide corridor.
Wind Power Education Speaks To Kids
KidWind Project is a small company in St. Paul, Minnesota taking an open source approach to educating children everywhere about wind power. We interview them.
Home Wind Power Simple As Plug And Play?
The SmartBox Wind Turbine installs on a rooftop or pole, plugs directly into a 120 volt outlet, and produces 40 kilowatt hours a month of energy output.