Massive SoCal Wind Turbine Blade Breaks Off

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A 173-foot-long blade breaks off a Siemens wind turbine at a Southern California wind farm, leading the company to curtail operations worldwide. Read more →

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Indigenous Brazilian Group Turns To Wind Energy

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While Brazil’s government tends to favor a one-size-fits-all approach to energy provision, an indigenous group in the far north has come up with its own more sustainable solution. Read more →

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Two Quirky Turbines, Combined At Sea

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A Japanese company will apparently give hybrid wind-and-tidal energy a go with a device employing Darrieus and Savonius turbines. Read more →

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$168 Billion Potential For Global Offshore Wind By 2020

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A new report states that the global offshore wind sector is likely to grow to become a $168 billion market by 2020. Read more →

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Maine Floating Turbine Gets Ready To Launch

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A 1:8 scale floating turbine is unveiled in Maine, and the plan is to have it in the water and sending power to the grid in less than a month. Read more →

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Big Pharma Fail: Scots Reject GSK Renewables

Illustration of proposed wind turbines at the Montrose, Scotland, facility (image via GlaxoSmithKline)

GlaxoSmithKline wants to power a Scottish manufacturing plant with renewable energy, but its proposals keep getting shot down. Read more →

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Big Gust Of New Wind Power Coming Iowa’s Way

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MidAmerican Energy wants to put up 656 new turbines in Iowa by the end of 2015, adding 1,050 megawatts of capacity in the wind-crazy state. Read more →

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Big Wind-To-Hydrogen Project Afoot In Minnesota

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"Lower value" nighttime wind energy would be used to produce hydrogen under a plan that appears to be coming together in Minnesota. Read more →

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Hawaii Grows Renewables To Shrink Energy Costs

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Renewable energy generation by the Hawaiian Electric Companies grew from 12 percent of energy needs in 2011 to 13.9 percent in 2012. Read more →

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Wind Turbine Noise Doesn’t Make Her Sick

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A German kid and her dad rebut the fears of wind turbine noise with a cool new video. Read more →

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