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GE Awarded Contract for World’s Largest Wind Farm
Published 12/10/09 Dustin Ensinger - Print Article
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General Electric announced Thursday that it has been awarded a $1.4 billion contract to provide wind turbines for what will be the world’s largest wind farm when completed, according to a company press release.
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Clean Energy Solutions: Renewable Energy
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Energy Efficiency is Easy and Saves you Money
Nearly 90 percent of our electricity still comes from polluting sources of energy like coal. Coal-burning power plants are the nation’s largest source of carbon dioxide, the heat-trapping pollutant that causes global warming. Coal-fired power plants [...] Read more »
The Sustainability of the Wind
March 28, 2009 by admin
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The wind has been historically used to generate power in one form or another. From the sailors that used the winds power to explore new places and territories, to the farmer and their windmills. History reveals that the Egyptians used the wind from over [...] Read more »
Alternative Energy
The Alternative Energy Institute (AEI) was formed in 1977 at West Texas State University, Texas, USA, as an outgrowth of wind energy research begun in 1970. AEI’s primary emphasis has been placed on wind energy, though certain research and education are also on solar energy. Recognized both nationally and internationally, AEI is proud to [...] Read more »
Tornado Power: Wild Alternative Energy
When people think of tornados they think of mayhem and destruction. A man named Louis Michaud would rather create constructive tornados, very big ones. Louis is a Canadian engineer who intends to turn tornadoes into power plants by creating and containing tornados. Imagine descending into an urban environment aboard a [...] Read more »
China has announced its plans to construct a number of 10 GW wind power bases, in a bid to further boost the development of the country’s renewable energy industry.
Zhang Guobao, administrator of the Chinese National Energy Administration, said: “China has worked out the strategy of building large (wind power) bases and integrating them into the [...] Read more »
New York-Style Winds Could Power the World 100 Times Over
by Jennifer Lance in Alternative Energy, Wind Energy
Scientists have discovered that New York City is a “prime location for exploiting high-altitude winds.” In fact, a recent study by the Carnegie Institution and California State University found that globally, high-altitude winds like those over New York [...] Read more »
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Wind Powered Yard Light
I live in a pretty windy area and decided this might be a fun little project to
throw together. It’s pretty simple to do, and could easily be improved to make it
more permanent and efficient. It would also make a good school project if you have
appropriately aged school children.
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