News tagged with power turbines
Rethinking renewables: A new approach to energy storage for wind and solar
Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute are leading a new $2 million study to help overcome a key bottleneck slowing the proliferation of large-scale wind and solar power generation.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Sep 27, 2010 |
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Study examines turbine effects on Yukon River fish
A University of Alaska Fairbanks fisheries scientist has teamed up with Alaska Power and Telephone to study how a new power-generating turbine affects fish in the Yukon River.
Sep 08, 2010 |
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Wind power plans for Taiwan-held islets near China
Taiwan's Penghu group of islands plans to spend hundreds of millions of dollars to expand their wind power capacities, an official said Wednesday.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Aug 18, 2010 |
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Engineers find new way of utilizing solar farms at night
(PhysOrg.com) -- New technology from The University of Western Ontario utilizing photovoltaic (PV) solar farms at night will help in connecting more renewable energy sources like wind turbines to Ontario's grid, increasing ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Aug 17, 2010 |
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Blending wind and solar meets peak energy demands
In parts of Texas and California, a good match between renewable energy production and peak energy demands could be obtained by combining wind power with solar power, according to a U.S. Department of Agriculture ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Aug 13, 2010 |
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Sacked workers to open new wind turbine factory
Workers who lost their jobs when an Isle of Wight wind turbine factory closed down plan to open their own turbine plant on the same industrial estate as the former business.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Jul 25, 2010 |
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Wind power on a smaller scale carries potential
If Abigail Stutzman has anything to say about it, small wind turbines will someday dot backyards across the Midwest.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Jul 13, 2010 |
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Airborne wind turbines to generate power from high winds (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- Airborne wind turbines may soon be generating power from high-altitude winds to provide consistent, clean, cheap, and abundant energy for a power-hungry world.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Jun 04, 2010 |
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Deep Green underwater kite to generate electricity (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- An underwater tidal turbine called an “underwater kite” has just secured finance from investors to ensure its 2011 tests can go ahead.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
May 11, 2010 |
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Researchers study feasibility of giant deep-ocean wind turbines
With a three-year, $300,000 award from the National Science Foundation, a research team at Worcester Polytechnic Institute is studying the feasibility of placing large wind turbines on deep-ocean platforms. The research, ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Apr 28, 2010 |
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Wind-power set to continue rapid growth, group says
The nation's wind-power industry showed record growth in 2009 and could see dramatic expansion if there was a national "renewable electricity standard," the American Wind Energy Association said in a report released Thursday.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Apr 09, 2010 |
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Proposed wind power grid to make wind power more reliable
The energy needs of the entire human population could potentially be met by converting wind energy to electricity by means of wind turbines. While offshore wind power resources are abundant, wind turbines ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Apr 05, 2010 |
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Wind resistance: Analysis suggests generating electricity from large-scale wind farms could influence climate
Wind power has emerged as a viable renewable energy source in recent years -- one that proponents say could lessen the threat of global warming. Although the American Wind Energy Association estimates that ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Mar 12, 2010 |
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Norway plans the world's most powerful wind turbine
Norway plans to build the world's most powerful wind turbine, hoping the new technology will increase the profitability of costly offshore wind farms, partners behind the project said Friday.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Feb 12, 2010 |
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Despite millions in tax credits, wind energy firms aren't hiring
Despite the Obama administration's efforts to create jobs making wind turbines in America, some companies say that sluggish demand for wind energy is holding them back.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Feb 08, 2010 |
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