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Australia’s Prime Minister Cuts Funding for Wind Power
Australia’s Prime Minister, Tony Abbott, doesn’t like wind turbines. He has made dramatic cuts in government subsidies for wind farms, in a move that’s sure to hold back Australia’s renewable energy sector. Tony Abbott has […]
Wind Brings Carbon-Free Economic Boom To NW Iowa
The wind boom in northwest Iowa has at least one thing on North Dakota’s oil boom: It’s not unleashing massive amounts of CO2 into the atmosphere.
Wind Power’s Big Empty Space Down South
A new map from the U.S. Geogological Survey highlights how wind power has come to every region of the U.S. – except the South.
West Coast Offshore Wind Power Moves Forward
A floating turbine project in Oregon is OK’d to submit a formal plan as the Obama administration tries to make offshore wind power happen on the West Coast.
Harvard Battery Could Help Wind, Solar Flow
Organic material – much like rhubarb – is the key to a battery technology advance that could aid in storing wind and solar energy.
Iowa Factory Gets World Record Wind Turbine Blade Order
A Siemens factory in Fort Madison, Iowa, will be humming again, making the blades for 448 giant wind turbines.
US Wind Industry Sees 2013 Going Out With Roar
With more than 2,300 megawatts under construction, a year that started off with virtually no new wind power being installed in the U.S. might just finish decently.
Wind Turbine Placement Study Yields Staggering Results
That’s right, researchers say: Staggering the placement of offshore wind turbines in every other row boosted power production greatly.
Wind Turbine Bird Threat Overstated, Study Suggests
The real threat to birds? It’s not wind turbines, according to a new study out of Canada that calls into question some often-cited mortality figures.
Wind Farm Pressed To Protect Eagles
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is pressing a California wind power plant operator to save golden eagles to make up for the turbines’ impacts.
Wind Power Makes Fuel For German Gas Grid
For the first time on an industrial scale, hydrogen produced using wind power is being injected into the natural gas grid in Germany.
Vestas Wind Work Perks Up In Colorado
Vestas factories in Colorado will manufacture the blades, towers and nacelles for the company’s new V110-2.0 MW turbine to be used at wind farms in the United States.
In Texas, Big Wind Jumps On New Transmission
Pattern Energy Group says its Panhandle wind project, with financing now set, will be among the first to take advantage of new CREZ transmission lines.