wind energy

GE Tests High-Efficiency Wind Turbine in the Netherlands

April 29, 2013

General Electric recently announced it had started testing the prototype of what it calls the world’s most efficient high-output wind turbine. The new 2.5-120 is being tested in Wieringermeer, Netherlands. Technorati Tags: GE, Netherlands, Wind power Related Posts:Fukushima, from Nuclear Power to Wind PowerAlternative Energy in the UK’s Southwest: InfographEV Charging Station Powered by the [...]

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Spain Sees Record Wind Power Generation in January

February 13, 2013

The winds of change are blowing strong in Spain. According to the Spanish Wind Energy Association (AEE), in January the country produced more than six terawatts of wind power, according to data released by grid operator Red Electrica de Espana. Technorati Tags: Spain, Wind energy, wind Spain Related Posts:Winds of Innovation at MLB StadiumWind Power [...]

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Fukushima, from Nuclear Power to Wind Power

January 22, 2013

Since the massive earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan in March 2011, and which resulted in one of the worst nuclear accidents in recent history, Japan has signaled its intentions to transition towards clean, alternative energy. Japanese officials recently announced that the country intends to build the largest wind farm in the world. The offshore [...]

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Google Adds More Power to its Renewable Energy Portfolio

January 15, 2013

Google kicked off 2013 with an announcement about a new, $200 million equity investment in a wind farm in west Texas. The wind farm can generate enough electricity to power 60,000 average U.S. homes. Technorati Tags: Google, Google Green Related Posts:Google Invests $75 million in Residential Solar Power FundGoogle Invests $94 Million in Solar EnergyBloom [...]

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New Report Says Global Wind Power Market Could Triple by 2020

November 15, 2012

A new report compiled by Greenpeace International and the Global Wind Energy Council on the future of the wind industry and released yesterday in Beijing says wind power could supply up to 12 percent of global electricity by 2020, creating 1.4 million new jobs and reducing CO2 emissions by more than 1.5 billion tons per [...]

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