wind energy

Jun
06

Floating, deep-water wind farms inch closer to reality

The tantalizing prospect of deep-water wind farms, using vast, floating turbines, is coming closer to reality. Until now, commercial offshore
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May
21

Which countries produce the most wind energy?

The world was producing nearly 238 gigawatts (GW) of wind energy as of the end of 2011, with the fastest
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Mar
02

LEGO wind turbines to sprout in North Sea

LEGO is helping a new crop of wind turbines sprout up in the North Sea off of Germany’s coast.
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Dec
15

For nuke-nixing Germany and Siemens, it's full-steam ahead with wind

Nuke-rejecting Germany plans to expand its renewable energy base even further with a new offshore power wind-energy plant featuring 80
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Dec
12

New ventures to put China's wind energy on steroids

After several years of courtship, Siemens and Shanghai Electric are tying the knot and looking to raise a giant offspring
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Oct
10

GE teams with firm planning 1,000 MW of new wind power in India

GE is joining forces with a company planning to develop one gigawatt — that’s 1,000 megawatts — of wind-energy projects
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Oct
04

Made-in-Canada wind energy: Small but growing

Canada is now generating more than 4,600 megawatts of electricity from wind power, enough to power more than one
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Sep
06

GE turbines to add 300MW of new wind power in Illinois

Two wind farms under development in northeast Illinois are expected to add another 300 megawatts of clean-energy capacity to the
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Sep
05

How to build a better wind turbine? GE finds inspiration in MRIs

GE is using MRI — magnetic resonance imaging — technology to research ways to dramatically boost the energy-generating capabilities of wind turbines.
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Aug
15

US Energy Dept. finalizes $102m loan for Maine wind farm

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has finalized a $102-million loan guarantee to Record Hill Wind LLC, which plans to
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