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Oilman Pickens Shifts Focus To Wind Energy
NPR - Legendary Texas oilman T. Boone Pickens says wind power could be the answer to a bigger part of the nation's energy needs. AP Morning Edition, July 8, … |
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Wind power offers politicians a quick fix in energy debate
The Herald, UK - Casting about for the least unpopular "solution" to the problem, politicians find a seductive answer: wind power. The wind power debate is full of cant … |
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Germany Plans 30 More Wind Farms
BusinessWeek - In June, Germany's parliament passed a law aimed at increasing the amount of power generated by renewable energy sources like wind and solar power from the … Germany unveils plan for 30 new offshore wind projects Germany plans to build up to 30 off-shore wind parks - minister While US Off-Shore Wind Industry Struggles, Germany Announces 30 … |
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Wind power industry upbeat on generation incentive
Hindu Business Line, India - The Ministry’s generation-based incentive of 50 paise a unit is available to independent power producers of wind energy, that is to those who sell to the … Several towns consider ways to bring in wind turbines |
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Suzlon to buy Chinese wind energy firm for $500 mn
Business Standard, India - In this situation, China is an emerging wind power opportunity for Suzlon with installations of 6000 MW by 2007. China is the second leading wind energy … $2b plan for wind power farms Tanti group floats JV to buy Chinese energy co Honiton WIND POWER |
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Wind power super-grid plans
The Press Association - Ultimately the network could spread across the North Sea to Norwegian wind farms creating the super-grid. Eamon Ryan, Minister for Communications, Energy … Same Wires, More Power |
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The power of corncobs
Minneapolis Star Tribune, MN - In March, Corn Plus became the first ethanol plant to produce its own wind power when it flipped the switch on two wind turbines, he said. … |
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Potential Energy
Forbes, NY - Under this projection, a scant 1.44 quads comes from other renewable energy sources like wind and solar power. But missing from that pie chart, say boosters … OPINION: Generating Debate |
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Natural Resources Canada: Government of Canada Announces $9.2 …
Market Wire (press release) - The Chin Chute Wind Power Project is owned by Suncor Energy Products Inc., Enbridge Income Fund and Acciona Wind Energy Canada Inc. Acciona operates the … Renewable Energy Advocates Honored In UK |
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Brown: wind farms are the future
Yourcanterbury.co.uk, UK - Wind farms are an important part of the future when it comes to power generation and will help to cut energy bills according to the latest pronoucement from … Wind power sails ahead in UK as US solar plans freeze |
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The energy crisis: Wind is not the answer
The Desert Sun, CA - The Department of Energy projects that, even with the continuation of massive subsidies, wind power will represent only a fraction of the increase in future … |
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Debate flares over wind power
Dallas Morning News, TX - The answer depends on the extent to which a person is invested in wind power. Ned Ross, director of regulatory affairs for FPL Energy, a Florida company … |
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ENVIRONMENT: Harnessing the wind
Niagara Gazette, NY - … the subject of wind energy for now, saying city residents should be responsible for deciding whether the traditional advantages of commercial wind power … |
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John Young: Get to know your windmill
Waco Tribune Herald, TX - Recently the Department of Energy estimated that by 2030 wind will produce 20 percent of America’s total electricity, on a par with what nuclear power and … Plans heating up for Xcel solar energy partnership in New Mexico Windmills Make A Comeback In West Texas |
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Crews restore power after wind causes outages | KXNet.com North …
KXMC, ND - NorthWestern Energy spokeswoman Claudia Rapkoch says wind ripped some power lines and sent trees into others, causing power outages Friday night at many … |
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Ireland and Scotland unite in green energy plan
Times Online, UK - Critics of wind power say it is an unreliable source of energy . But Eddie O’Connor, the Airtricity founder, counters that the solution is to build a wind … |
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How China’s thirst for oil can save the planet
Times Online, UK - Through Google.org, a philanthropic arm of the company they founded, they have committed £42m to developing solar and wind power, plug-in hybrid cars and … |
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Lori Sturdevant: Does energy brighten Pawlenty's résumé?
Minneapolis Star Tribune, MN - He can brag about Minnesota's leadership since the 1990s in developing renewable-energy sources like ethanol and wind, and about this state's aggressive new … |
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Thousands still without power after storms
Detroit Free Press, United States - It said about 210000 of its customers lost power in storms that began Wednesday afternoon. The subsidiary of CMS Energy Corp. expects to restore power to … Storms bring flooding, outages to Michigan • Storms down trees, black out 148000 in Michigan 7/2/2008, 8:32 … 117000 still blacked out after Michigan storms |
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Responses to green energy programs lack energy
Newsday, NY - Green power programs allow consumers to buy wind, hydro, solar and biomass energy without disconnecting from the electrical grid. In states with deregulated … |
