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Virginia can be a key player in the wind energy industry
This article discusses how Virginia can be a key player in the wind energy industry.
An influx of wind turbines is planned for the U.S. East Coast, and Virginia could be a key player in a supply chain producing these massive structures.
Wind turbines already are spinning off Rhode Island, where the […]
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Study: climate change impacts wind energy industry
This article discusses a study that shows climate change impacts the wind energy industry. Published in the journal, Science Advances, in December last year, the study calculates the wind power potential in India over the past four decades and finds that trends in wind power are tied to the strength of […]
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British Government – offshore wind power expansion and elimination of coal
This article discusses how the British government is throwing its weight behind offshore wind power expansion. Deal with wind sector aims to produce one third of UK’s electricity needs by 2030.
This article discusses how How Britain cut carbon emissions more than nearly any other country. The rapid demise of coal […]
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Hybrid power plant in Minnesota can capture both solar and wind energy
This article/video discusses a hybrid power plant in Minnesota that can capture both solar and wind energy. A renewable energy plant in Minnesota can generate electricity year-round, whether it’s cold and windy, or hot and humid without a bit of breeze.
Clay Norrbom is with Juhl Energy, which owns […]
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Video: Pumped storage could help put more wind and solar on the grid
This article discusses how pumped storage could help put more wind and solar on the grid. The sun doesn’t always shine, and the wind doesn’t always blow. These energy-storage technologies could help get around those limitations.
Managing climate change in part involves rapidly scaling-up wind and solar energy.
But as independent videographer […]
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Mass Audubon Opinion: Birds And People Could Reap Benefits Of Offshore Wind
This article discusses wind farms and birds, and how they can, and do, live together.
President Donald trump recently criticized “windmills” as a source of energy, claiming, “They kill so many birds. You look underneath some of those windmills, it’s like a killing field.” All this while he attempts to […]
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Can these 35-ton bricks solve renewable energy’s biggest problem?
This article discusses whether these 35-ton bricks solve renewable energy’s biggest problem? These giant towers use a very low-tech solution to store energy created when the sun shines or the wind blows so it can be used later.
It’s already cheaper to build a new solar or wind farm than a coal […]
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Study: Wind Farms Can Act Like Apex Predators in Ecosystems
This article discusses a new study that finds that Wind Farms Can Act Like Apex Predators in Ecosystems.
The impact of wind farms on flying species has been well documented, with turbines reducing the number of birds and bats in an area and disrupting migration routes. But a new study finds that […]
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Something New May Be Rising Off California Coast: Wind Farms
This article discusses the California Coast and Wind Farms.
California’s aggressive pursuit of an electric grid fully powered by renewable energy sources is heading in a new direction: offshore.
On Friday, the federal Interior Department took the first steps to enable companies to lease waters in Central and […]
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The Northam administration wants a ‘prominent role’ for Virginia in offshore wind
This article discusses how the Northam administration wants a ‘prominent role’ for Virginia in offshore wind. Can they pull it off?
Virginia is looking to assume a “prominent role” in the developing U.S. East Coast offshore wind industry, in large part by collaborating with neighboring states.
That was the message Virginia […]
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