Vestas Ditches UK Giant Offshore Turbine Plant

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Vestas abandons plans for a new factory in the U.K. after receiving no orders for the V164-7.0 megawatt offshore wind turbine it was going to build there. Read more →

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Bring On The Giant Turbines – They’re Greener

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Wind turbines are getting larger and a new study says that's good, because they produce more energy with reduced life-cycle greenhouse-gas impact. Read more →

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My Turbine Blade Is Bigger Than Your Turbine Blade

Siemens 75 meter turbine blade

Alstom, Siemens, Vestas – they're all touting longer turbine blades as they race to make offshore wind power more cost-effective. Read more →

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Small Wind For Big Apple School

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An Urban Green Energy eddyGT goes up on the roof of the Town School on Mahattan's Upper East Side, the first wind turbine on an NYC school. Read more →

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GE Wind, Flying High, Fears Hard Landing

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GE had lots of good news to report at Windpower 2012, but the company is preparing for a rough post-PTC future for it and its supply chain. Read more →

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Boston High-Rises Could Be Turbine Towers

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Eastern Wind Power is logging wind data atop some of Boston's tallest buildings, hoping to show that its vertical-axis turbines could be a significant power producer. Read more →

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Wind Turbine Test Center Coming To Clemson

Clemson wind turbine test facility

Clemson University is building a turbine drivetrain test facility in North Charleston, S.C., that will be able to handle turbines in the 5-15 MW range. Read more →

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DIY Wind Turbine Demos Super-Efficient Design

DIY Wasp Wind Turbine

A couple of students studying product design engineering in Scotland recently released their design plans for a super-efficient DIY wind turbine. Read more →

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Cheaper Wind Power Is New Notre Dame Lab’s Goal

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Notre Dame's Laboratory for Enhanced Wind Energy Design, with a new wind turbine and meteorlogical tower on campus, aims to produce advanced rotor technology. Read more →

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Vertical-Axis Turbine: New Take On Wind Potential

Russian vertical wind turbine

A Russian James Dyson Award entry offers a vertical-axis wind turbine that's said to dramatically increase efficiency while running quiet. Read more →

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