Wind Turbines

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• Green Energy Industry

  
  Reader Zoom — Authority: 130
  McCain on wind energy use is that no matter who wins the election, the so-called green energy industry will surely be on the winner’s side. Obama focuses on the issues of oil. Last October 2007, he had said that when he becomes President, he will help automobile manufacturers to retool their factories in order for ...
  17 hours ago

• The Ideal Place Is Flat Open Land like a Farm

  
  Index Tools Blog — Authority: 132
  The open area gives the towers the required unrestricted exposure to the wind they need to produce the maximum amount of electricity. The best part about these towers is that when they are producing more electricity then you need your electric company is required to buy it back from you. Therefore, it is a hard call ...
  17 hours ago

• Support the Generator

  
  Mycteria — Authority: 132
  This type of generator has several advantages to it such as, because of the fact that it can be placed at the bottom close to the ground, the tower does not have to support the generator can be placed at the bottom, not only that but the turbine does not need to be pointed in the direction of the wind. Although it ...
  18 hours ago

• Very Simple Wind Turbine Design

  
  Astounding Language — Authority: 131
  They should be step by step and use basic language to explain even the most complicated things. Now you can get plans that are complicated by way of design or you can get plans that simplify everything and have a very simple design. It’s a good idea to get multiple systems or couple your diy wind power system with ...
  18 hours ago

• Wind Turbine

  
  Going Green Power Blog — Authority: 136
  Solar power has gained a lot of popularity in recent years, but wind power can provide many of the same benefits as well, and has some features that solar lacks. The wind power systems of today are quiet and compact in addition to being very efficient. Wind turbines can turn any place that has a breeze into a power ...
  19 hours ago

• Eco Architecture: A ‘Green Ribbon’ to make Toronto’s Gardiner Expressway sustainable

  
  Ecofriend — Authority: 527
  Eco Factor: Proposal to green Toronto’s Gardiner Expressway with a solar and wind linear park. After serving Toronto for more than 45 years, The Gardiner Expressway is in need of renovation. While some have proposed a complete tear down, Quadrangle Architects have something more green in their mind. The ...
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• NIMBYs Need a New Angle: Researchers at the Lawrence Berkeley National...

  
  Curbed LA — Authority: 614
  Researchers at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory collected sale data on 7,500 single family houses near wind farms and found no evidence that the turbines affected property values (on average): "Specifically, neither the view of the wind facilities nor the distance of the home to those facilities is found to ...
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• New York town enjoys wind power boom - July 29 07

  
  WIND & SOLAR POWER — Authority: 131
  AlJazeeraEnglish asked: The generation of wind power is growing at a rate of 25 percent a year in the U.S., along with demand for renewable energy. While not every community is happy to consider the emerging giant wind turbines on the horizon - a city in New York State considers them a favor. Kristen Saloomey ...
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• Comcast-NBC Deal: Does the Merger’s Approval Rest on Health Care?

  
  Big Government — Authority: 817
  I’ll be the first to admit that anti-trust law is not my strong suit.  The myriad implications of cable giant Comcast’s proposed acquisition of NBC are complexities beyond the grasp of most mortals.  Legions of attorneys will put legions of children through college with the fees that this transaction will ...
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• Wind Turbines Don’t Hurt Property Values

  
  Green Options — Authority: 150
  A new comprehensive study — The Impact of Wind Power Projects on Residential Property Values in the United States: A Multi-Site Hedonic Analysis — conclusively shows that property values are not harmed by wind turbines and wind power facilities . The study, conducted by Lawrence Berkely National ...
  2 days ago

• Study: No Impact on Property Values From Wind Turbines

  
  Green Inc. — Authority: 716
  A study released this week by the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory found that proximity to wind turbines had no appreciable impact on the values of some 7,500 properties.
  2 days ago

• Spinning in the wind

  
  David Jones, MP — Authority: 423
  The Daily Post reports the formal opening of the misleadingly-named Rhyl Flats wind farm by Peter Hain.  It is, we are told, currently the largest offshore wind farm in Wales, until the huge 180-turbine Gwynt y Môr farm is constructed. The Post asserts (presumably on the basis of promotional material ...
  2 days ago

• Gartree Wind Farm

  
  EbioAnt — Authority: 143
  By Aidan Gibson With all of our hopes and plans to reduce our carbon footprint, the planning application for a new wind farm should be well received. The new wind farm which has been proposed for Leicestershire is near the beautiful town of Market Harborough. This will boost the local economy and create new jobs. ...
  2 days ago

• Electric Bills Unheard of!

  
  The ReaderZine — Authority: 129
  The huge advantage of this is that you can produce as much electricity as you want, without being scared that you will receive a huge bill, requiring you to pay as soon as possible. Home Wind Power Ok, what’s the secret behind all this? Well, there is no secret, but just a simple system, which allows you to ...
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• How Does a Wind Mill in Your Backyard Affect Your Property Value?

  
  MYGreen Education and Career — Authority: 131
  I have heard some people comment that windmills are a thing of beauty but is this limited to when they are admired from afar or near someones else’s subdivision? What if the Wind Turbine (or wind turbines ) are as close as 800 feet from your property line?  Would you consider buying a house situated close to a ...
  2 days ago

• Green Career Trends: Lockheed Martin to Seek Clean Tech, Smart Grid Projects, Panasonic Invests in Smart Grid, Southwest Windpower Poised for Growth

  
  Green Career Central Blog — Authority: 119
  Defense department contractor Lockheed Martin is now looking at using its size to get into smart grid and clean techprojects.  Lockheed will bring its project management skills to a widevariety of alternative energy projects including solar thermal, wind,wave and tidal.  They may also enter into satellite and ...
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• Rio Rancho Is Not A Shanty Town

  
  Greg In The Desert — Authority: 131
  A article on off-grid.net describes Rio Rancho, New Mexico as a sort of shanty-town and if your foreclosed you should move here. Here in Rio Rancho, New Mexico, residents are beyond the reach of power lines and piped water. A few have solar panels or small wind turbines. For others, like a shanty built by Liz ...
  2 days ago

• Cape Wind Surging Forward

  
  The Sietch Blog — Authority: 423
  Cape Wind is going to be setting up a long term power agreement with NSTAR which means they will be offering clean renewable energy at the same price for a long time. While the fossil fuel prices go up and down (lets be honest, up), the wind energy will be locked in at the same rate. A new poll out also shows ...
  2 days ago

• Tonga using deep water buoys with wind turbines to produce hydrogen for power

  
  Politics in the Zeros — Authority: 532
  Maetec LLC on behalf of the tiny South Pacific islands of Tonga has created a deep water wind turbine and buoy combination for producing hydrogen through electrolysis of seawater. The hydrogen will then be piped underwater along the seabed to a power generation station where it will replace diesel fuel for producing ...
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• Innovative Mechanism Improves Off-Shore Wind Turbines’ Safety

  
  The Green Optimistic — Authority: 432
  Markus Mueller and Alasdair McDonald of the University of Edinburgh solved one of the fundamental engineering issues faced by builders of offshore wind turbines. They developed a new electric generator that is much cheaper, lighter and reliable than anything seen up to now in the industry.
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