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Business Insider GE and Deepwater Wind have partnered to build five massive wind turbines.
America's first offshore wind farm launched with GE turbines twice as tall as the Statue of Liberty
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The Block Island Wind Farm, which consists of five massive wind turbines off the coast of Rhode Island, began delivering power in early May.
106 months ago
The New York Times Follow an engineer to the top of a wind turbine in this 360° video. Built by Deepwater Wind, the project tests the viability of large-scale wind farming along the New England coast. Watch more #Daily360: http://nyti.ms/2qBbY98
106 months ago
Mother Nature Network Love this -- A group out of North Africa has designed wind turbines to mimic the beautiful flight of birds....
These wind turbines were inspired by hummingbirds
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Tyer Wind has based its proposed wind turbines on a hummingbird flapping its wings.
106 months ago
NPR The Southeast, where coal has been cheap and plentiful, lags the rest of the country in wind power production. But new technology allows for taller, more economical turbines.
The South Has Been Slow To Harness Its Wind, But That's Changing
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There are several reasons the region is lagging in wind energy — including lower wind speeds.
109 months ago
500px Be blown away by these exciting photos portraying the power of Wind & Air!
The 4 Elements in Action Photography Part 4 of 4: Air & Wind in Sports - 500px ISO
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Over the last weeks, we've been featuring epic action shots of the Four Elements—Water, Wind, Earth, and Fire. Our Fourth Element: WIND!
114 months ago
TreeHugger Big things happening in wind!
World's biggest offshore wind farm gets green light in UK
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The 1.8 GW project adds on to other large wind farms planned for the British coast.
115 months ago
TreeHugger A new technology developed by University of Nebraska-Lincoln electrical engineering doctoral student Jie Cheng:
Wind turbine technology stores excess wind power for when gusts turn to breezes
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When wind speeds are higher than a turbine can effectively use, the extra energy is stored for when the wind slows.
126 months ago
I fucking love science
New Wind Turbine Generates Electricity Without Rotating Blades
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This new wind turbine wobbles elegantly in the wind, generating electricity without rotating blades. “It looks like asparagus,” says David Suriol, one of the founders. A Spanish company called Vortex Bladeless has produced a wind turbine that tak Read more ... es advantage of the vortices produced when wind moves …
130 months ago
TreeHugger This giant straw is actually a vertical bladeless wind turbine
This giant straw is actually a vertical bladeless wind turbine
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At the risk of getting slammed with comments claiming that small wind turbines aren't viable, here's a look at another bladeless wind generator hoping to disrupt the wind energy industry.
131 months ago
Christa Leni Cutler http://americanenergyalliance.org/2015/04/03/gone-with-the-wind/
Gone With The Wind - American Energy Alliance
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From FY 2010 to 2013, wind subsidies increased by 9 percent from $5.4 billion to $5.9 billion. So while you’re paying your hard-earned taxes, know that Big Wind is living large.
132 months ago
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