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FloDesign Raises $42.8 Million for Jet-Inspired Wind Turbine

FloDesign Raises $42.8 Million for Jet-Inspired Wind Turbine

FloDesign secures $34.5 million of venture capital to go with $8.3 million from feds via ARPA-E program.

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Measuring Wind Speed with Solar-Powered Sonic Wind Profiling

Measuring Wind Speed with Solar-Powered Sonic Wind Profiling

a Massachusetts company has developed a system that measures wind speeds and other data--up to a height of 200 meters in the air--without the need for meteorological tower or guy-wires. In fact, the whole thing fits in the back of a pick-up.

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NREL Uses Old Gas Pipelines as Structure in New Building

NREL Uses Old Gas Pipelines as Structure in New Building

The National Renewable Energy Lab in Colorado has found a way to renew some natural gas pipeline for use in a new building at their Golden campus.

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Fighting Desertification by Turning Dunes Into Architcture

Fighting Desertification by Turning Dunes Into Architcture

Architecture student Magnus Larsson details his bold plan to transform the harsh Sahara desert using bacteria and a surprising construction material: the sand itself.

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