Entries tagged Wind Power
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Wind power could be stored as ice
By Megan Treacy for ecogeek 0 Comments
A perfect way of storing electricity generated by wind turbines has been elusive so far. Ideas like super-sized batteries, compressed air, and hydroelectric storage have all been floated. One company though thinks the answer could be as simple Read full post »
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203 MW wind farm completed in Utah
By Megan Treacy for ecogeek 2 Comments
It's great to see some of the large wind farm projects that were just ideas a couple of years ago become reality. First Wind's Milford Wind Corridor project has just seen the completion of its first phase -- 203. ... Read full post »
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Wind turbines to power cell phone towers
By Megan Treacy for ecogeek 2 Comments
Small-scale wind turbines can't produce the large amounts of power that their giant brothers can, but there's still room for them in the renewable energy landscape. As an example, cell phone company Core Communications will begin using small vertica Read full post »
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Are wind farms ugly or beautiful?
By Editors of E / The Environmental Magazine for daily_green_news 4 Comments
Debate heats up over where to source the renewable energy. Read full post »
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Northeastern states joining forces for offshore wind
By Megan Treacy for ecogeek 0 Comments
So far there's been quite a bit of competition between countries and states, all trying to plan and build the latest and greatest renewable energy projects, but a group of East Coast states has decided the key to getting offshore wind and wave projects of Read full post »
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Is renewable energy the biggest threat to land conservation?
By Hank Green for ecogeek 4 Comments
I'm a conservationist. I was a conservationist before I was an EcoGeek. There is very little land on earth left in a semi-natural state, and I believe that we should keep as much of that land as natural as possible forever. ... Read full post »
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World's largest wind farm completed in Texas
By Megan Treacy for ecogeek 4 Comments
It's official. Texas is now home to the world's largest wind farm. The 781.5 MW Roscoe wind complex has been completed and went live last night at 9:00 p.m. Built by E. ... Read full post »
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The truth about U.S. energy subsidies
By Ted Nelson for ecomii_healthy_living 2 Comments
Did you know that coal and oil receive more than two times more government subsidizes than renewable energy? Read full post »
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World's first floating wind turbine switches on
By Philip Proefrock for ecogeek 3 Comments
The energy company Statoil has begun operation of the first full-size Hywind floating wind turbine at a location 10 kilometers off the Norwegian coast. What is remarkable about this turbine is that is is floating in the water, rather than being rigidl Read full post »
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China could replace coal with wind
By Megan Treacy for ecogeek 11 Comments
It's clear that China is taking on renewable energy projects at a fast pace. ... Read full post »
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