Category Archives: Wind Energy

Coming Soon: A Massive Wind Farm to Power Kenya

Posted on March 28, 2011 by Laura B.

Read the full story in Fast Company. There are some 700 million people in Africa without access to electricity. As the continent modernizes, those people will need power. But could African power be a perfect place for leapfrog technology–when a … Continue reading →

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SmartWind device can generate power from rooftops

Posted on March 15, 2011 by Laura B.

Read the full story at SmartPlanet. In the grand scheme of alternative energy options, wind power is a bit of an underachiever. It’s inexpensive, clean and you’d think with the ever-present abundance of gusts, we should be harnessing energy from … Continue reading →

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WPA Launches Interactive Anemometer Loan Program Wind Data Map

Posted on March 1, 2011 by Laura B.

Via Wind Powering America. Wind Powering America posted a new interactive map depicting wind data collected from its Native American anemometer loan program and the Western Area Power Administration anemometer loan program. Currently 21 of 70 sites are posted, and … Continue reading →

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Study Yields Better Turbine Spacing for Large Wind Farms

Posted on January 24, 2011 by Laura B.

Read the full story from Johns Hopkins University (via Newswise). Large wind farms are being built around the world as a cleaner way to generate electricity, but operators are still searching for the most efficient way to arrange the massive … Continue reading →

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The Struggle to Implement Offshore Wind Farms

Posted on January 5, 2011 by Laura B.

Read the full story in Governing. A decade from now, the Cape Wind saga may be remembered as the labor pain that helped birth a new industry. Although the U.S. boasts more installed onshore wind capacity than any other country, … Continue reading →

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Upcoming Wind Powering America webinars

Posted on December 8, 2010 by Laura B.

The WPA team hosts live Webinars on a variety of themes on the third Wednesday of every month. The Webinars will be posted on the Wind Powering America Web site after the events. On December 15 at 1 p.m. Mountain … Continue reading →

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Wind turbines wrong colour for wildlife

Posted on November 3, 2010 by Laura B.

Read the full story at the BBC. The paper appeared in the European Journal of Wildlife Research and is available online at http://dx/doi.org/10.1007/s10344-010-0432-7 (abstract available without a subscription). A study has revealed that a wind turbine’s colour affects how many … Continue reading →

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For Those Near, the Miserable Hum of Clean Energy

Posted on October 6, 2010 by Laura B.

Read the full story in the New York Times. Lawsuits and complaints about turbine noise, vibrations and lost property value have cropped up in several states.

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Birds, bats, and the trade-offs of wind power

Posted on August 6, 2010 by Laura B.

Via Docuticker. Birds, bats, and the trade-offs of wind power Source: Fraser Institute Even so-called “renewable” energy sources, such as wind power, require environmental trade-offs. In fact, wind turbines kill thousands of birds and bats each year. + Full Report … Continue reading →

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Testing Urban Turbines

Posted on July 6, 2010 by Laura B.

Read the full story in Governing. Renewable energy in the form of wind farms with large wind turbines are becoming increasingly prevalent nationwide. But over the past few years, the market for small wind turbines also has grown–by 15 percent … Continue reading →

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