Watch the film “Windfall” for free

September 15, 2012 9:03 PM0 comments
Watch the film “Windfall” for free

About the Film Wind power… it’s sustainable … it burns no fossil fuels…it produces no air pollution. What’s more, it cuts down dependency on foreign oil. That’s what the people of Meredith, in upstate New York first thought when a wind developer looked to supplement the rural farm town’s failing [...]

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Wind Can Meet Global Power Needs

September 11, 2012 9:26 PM0 comments
Wind Can Meet Global Power Needs

Surprise, surprise! A new report, published in Nature Climate Change, says that there is a form of renewable energy that can meet the needs of the global energy demand. Scientists have found, led by Kate Marvel of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, that there is enough surface-level winds (those that can be accessed by turbines [...]

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China’s wind power sector not growing fast enough

September 10, 2012 3:31 PM0 comments
China’s wind power sector not growing fast enough

There are reports that China is ordering its biggest electricity distributors to source up to 15 per cent of their power from renewable energy, including wind. And while this may seem like a quick boost for the wind power industry, many wind executives say it could be years before they [...]

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Baltic ripe for offshore wind development

August 28, 2012 7:14 PM0 comments
Baltic ripe for offshore wind development

The North Sea has been traditionally considered the original home of offshore wind farms, due to its strong prevailing winds. Countries like Germany and Denmark have used the shore for wind power since the 1990s. The North Sea is home to one of the first large-scale wind farms in the [...]

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The pros and cons of agricultural wind turbines

August 26, 2012 6:57 AM0 comments
The pros and cons of agricultural wind turbines

There is no shortage of wind in the North of England. It is a natural step for professionals in an industry such as agriculture, which already runs off the land, to upgrade to a wind turbine in order to power their businesses.  Earthmill are the largest provider of endurance turbines [...]

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Wind-powered “Skypump” a new source of energy for EVs

August 20, 2012 5:40 AM0 comments
Wind-powered “Skypump” a new source of energy for EVs

You may think that all electric cars (EVs) are all equally ‘clean’. But some manufacturers say the cleanliness of your EV is directly linked to your source of electricity. Apparently, if you’re drawing current from a coal-fired power plant – then that isn’t very clean… But a new wind turbine [...]

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US wind industry can now power 13 million homes

August 14, 2012 5:45 AM0 comments
US wind industry can now power 13 million homes

America’s wind industry says it’s reached a new milestone, following another quarter of rapid growth. According to the American Wind Association (AWEA), the industry is now providing enough capacity to power 13 million homes. That’s equivalent to all of Nevada, Colorado, Wisconsin, Virginia, Alabama, and Connecticut combined. The group highlighted [...]

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4 Green Technologies to Make Your Busy Business More Eco-Friendly

August 8, 2012 5:45 AM0 comments
4 Green Technologies to Make Your Busy Business More Eco-Friendly

Operating your business in an eco-friendly manner is good for all aspects of trade. Implementing a greener ethos not only helps the environment but it also helps your bottom line. Streamlining your practices using an ecologist approach means you are cutting down on your waste; there for your company spend. [...]

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New Bladeless Turbine Revolutionizes Wind Industry

August 7, 2012 6:10 AM8 comments
New Bladeless Turbine Revolutionizes Wind Industry

A new, bladeless wind turbine called the Saphonian could very well change the way we view renewable energy. Saphon Energy, a Tunisian company, recently developed a new wind turbine that promises to be more efficient and less destructive than its predecessors. Using its Zero-Blade technology, it replaces the blade and [...]

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The Big Money In Wind Power

June 13, 2012 6:30 AM0 comments
The Big Money In Wind Power

Wind power is supposed to be a massive boon for both energy prices and the environment, but there are also quite a few people who are due to get their own “windfall” from the growth of the wind turbine industry (do you see what I did there?). Among the people [...]

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