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Wind Envy: Nebraskans Want Some Of Iowa’s Action

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After Facebook chose Iowa for its new data center, some Nebraskans are asking why the state is lagging so badly in developing its vast wind resource. Read more →

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Very Small Wind Hopes To Power You Up

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A little 15-inch wind turbine could be just what you need to keep your personal electronics powered at, say, Burning Man. Read more →

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Trump Wind Farm Ads In Scotland Get Tossed

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Ads puts up by Donald Trump's people against wind farms in Scotland were banned for being misleading. Read more →

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Floating Wind Turbines With Undersea Energy Storage

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An MIT concept would connect deep-water wind turbines to concrete spheres at the seafloor that would take advantage of hydrostatic pressure to store energy. Read more →

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When Renewable Energy Shoots Itself In The Foot

A 50-kilowatt wind turbine just like this is one of two turbines planned for Ann Arbor's Pioneer High School (image via Endurance Wind Power)

Ann Arbor should say no to spending a big wad of federal money to put up wind turbines that will produce little energy, EarthTechling's Pete Danko says. Read more →

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Irish Eyes Smile On Wave And Wind Combo

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A concept combining an offshore wind turbine with a wave energy device is reportedly headed for development in Ireland. Read more →

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Wind Power Draws Facebook To Iowa

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"An abundance of wind-generated power" is chief of among the reasons Facebook will build a new data center in Iowa, the company said. Read more →

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Powering Your Home With Wind, Solar Or Hydropower

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It may be time to consider incorporating clean energy into your home energy-saving strategy. Read more →

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Wind Energy Foes Sometimes Grasp For Straws

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When it comes to wind power, we have to be careful to sort fiction from fact on impacts to things like the environment, animals and possible effects on health. Read more →

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French Floater: Wind Demo Project Moving Forward

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A 1-megawatt demonstration floating turbine called Winflo will be build this year and go in French waters in 2014, its developers say. Read more →

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