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Offshore Wind Industry Holds Breath for Cape Wind Decision

Offshore Wind Industry Holds Breath for Cape Wind Decision

Experts estimate that over 1,000 GW of wind energy could be built off the East Coast of the United States alone. And while there are no offshore wind farms currently in operation (or even under construction) in the US, there are a number of projects in the development pipeline, the most famous of which is [...]

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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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GE Lands 845-Megawatt Bid for World’s Largest Wind Farm

GE Lands 845-Megawatt Bid for World’s Largest Wind Farm

GE is celebrating positive news with the announcement of its involvement in the 845-megawatt, 338-turbine Shepherd's Flat Wind Farm in Oregon.

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Vestas to Pause Production at Colorado Wind Turbine Plant, Furlough 500 Workers

Vestas to Pause Production at Colorado Wind Turbine Plant, Furlough 500 Workers

The latest victim of falling demand in the wind turbine industry is Vestas Wind Systems A/S, which confirmed yesterday it will temporarily halt production at a Colorado plant in early 2001 and furlough 500 workers.

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Vestas Wind Welcomes World to Copenhagen, Urges Ambitious Targets

Vestas Wind Welcomes World to Copenhagen, Urges Ambitious Targets

One company that will likely have its presence felt in Copenhagen over the next couple weeks will undoubtedly be Danish wind energy giant Vestas Wind Systems (VWSYF.PK).

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National Grid Announces Plan to Buy Electricity from Cape Wind

National Grid Announces Plan to Buy Electricity from Cape Wind

Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick Wednesday announced that electric utility National Grid and Cape Wind, the proposed offshore wind farm, have secured a deal to negotiate for a long-term power purchase agreement.

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Proposed Wind Farm In Doubt Because Site Is… Too Windy?

Proposed Wind Farm In Doubt Because Site Is… Too Windy?

A wind energy developer says a proposed site for a wind farm in Maine is too windy to develop.

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Illinois Tech Firm and Datacenter Now 100% Powered by On-Site Wind Energy

Illinois Tech Firm and Datacenter Now 100% Powered by On-Site Wind Energy

New wind turbine at OWC LEED Platinum-certified headquarters to produce twice the electricity the facility requires.

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Despite Economic Slump, U.S. Adds 1,649 MW of Wind Energy in Third Quarter

Despite Economic Slump, U.S. Adds 1,649 MW of Wind Energy in Third Quarter

Despite the economic recession and the resulting slump in the renewable energy sector, the wind energy industry added 1,649 megawatts (MW) of new capacity to the U.S. grid in the third quarter of 2009, a trade association group reported Tuesday.

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North Carolina Takes Lead in Race for First Offshore Wind

North Carolina Takes Lead in Race for First Offshore Wind

First it was Massachusetts, then Delaware, New Jersey, Rhode Island and New York all made noise in the race to become the first U.S. state to have an offshore wind farm. Now, North Carolina may steal the show by becoming the first state to put a turbine in its waters. One of the U.S.’ largest utilities, [...]

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