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Wind Power Capacity May Exceed India’s Estimate by Fivefold

India's ambitious wind power capacity may exceed previous estimates by fivefold. The Indian government has been promoting the development of wind generated electricity with tax breaks and loans in an effort...

created by Barbara McPherson | 14 wks ago | updated 14 wks ago
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China: Man Who Led Coal Plant Seeks Atonement

“I am redeeming my crime.” Excerpt: Mr. Min, a slender man who wears only the black cotton pants and simple buttoned shirts of a Chinese laborer, began proselytizing about wind and solar energy...Mr. Min is an example of a phenomenon that is common in China but little...

created by Maireid Sullivan | 24 wks ago
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Wind Farm Uses Latest Technology for Efficiency

Barbara McPherson

Europe's largest onshore wind farm open and ready to expand

Scotland is moving in a big way to produce electrical energy from renewable sources. The North Sea oil fields are decreasing in production and new sources of energy are being looked at. Wind farms...

created by Barbara McPherson | 30 wks ago
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Wind Farms are not a threat to birds says study

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A Land Rush in Wyoming Spurred by Wind Power

The lure of steady winds in the open spaces of the American midwestern and western states is driving a land-grab by developers hoping to get land rights and easements on-the-cheap from unsuspecting ranchers and...

created by Adam Purple | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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Wind Farms are not a threat to birds says study

According to a new study released today, wind farms are not a threat to birds and do not drive them from the surrounding areas, which could be good news for wind farms and renewable energy sources.It has...

created by Amy Judd | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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World's first floating wind farm to be built in North Sea

This is fantastic news, especially considering how much of an eyesore wind turbines are, having to be currently set in shallow waters, so that the bases could be connected to the sea bed and providing an ugly...

created by ruislipdon | 2 years ago
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Energy bills to surge with green power

The switch to “clean green” energy sources will cost households up to 40 per cent more on their power bill, Federal Industry Minister Ian Macfarlane has said.Mr Macfarlane said it was inevitable there would be “big jumps” in power bills, but said most people were...