Lucrative change from oil to clean energy
When Ole-Erik Vestøl Endrerud started his PhD, he didn't anticipate that his research would result in a lucrative business.
Energy & Green Tech
Oct 18, 2017
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News tagged with wind farms
Research team determines that constructing offshore wind turbines in port is the most cost effective method
Working closely with industry partners, University of Delaware researchers have developed a new method for constructing offshore wind farms and proven that it is cheaper, faster and could make possible offshore wind deployment ...
Energy & Green Tech
Oct 17, 2017
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What's next for offshore wind in the U.S.?
Wind farms installed off the coasts of the U.S. could potentially generate more than 2,000 gigawatts of clean, carbon-free energy. That's about twice as much electricity as Americans currently consume. But so far, only the ...
Energy & Green Tech
Sep 22, 2017
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Finding better wind energy potential with the new European Wind Atlas
Over the last 25 years, the world has seen an increased dependency on wind energy that promises to continue growing. This has created an ever-evolving process to develop a method that can accurately assess a region's wind ...
Energy & Green Tech
Sep 6, 2017
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Night vision for bird- and bat-friendly offshore wind power
The same technology that enables soldiers to see in the dark can also help protect birds and bats near offshore wind turbines.
Engineering
Aug 11, 2017
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Wind farms are hardly the bird slayers they're made out to be—here's why
People who oppose wind farms often claim wind turbine blades kill large numbers of birds, often referring to them as "bird choppers". And claims of dangers to iconic or rare birds, especially raptors, have attracted a lot ...
Energy & Green Tech
Jun 16, 2017
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Offshore wind turbines vulnerable to Category 5 hurricane gusts
Offshore wind turbines built according to current standards may not be able to withstand the powerful gusts of a Category 5 hurricane, creating potential risk for any such turbines built in hurricane-prone areas, new University ...
Earth Sciences
Jun 7, 2017
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Scientists develop divide and conquer approach for more stable power generation
Wind is a powerful but often unreliable energy source. To increase reliability and availability of wind-generated power, scientists have developed a two-pronged approach to ensure wind-generated power doesn't diminish as ...
Energy & Green Tech
Jun 7, 2017
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Dutch open 'world's largest offshore' wind farm
Dutch officials on Monday opened what is being billed as one of the world's largest offshore wind farms, with 150 turbines spinning in action far out in the North Sea.
Energy & Green Tech
May 8, 2017
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Scientists track porpoises to assess impact of offshore wind farms
A new study by scientists at the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science's Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, Cornell University and Duke University is the first in a series to understand how marine mammals ...
Ecology
May 5, 2017
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