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Seabird Study Shows How They Might One Day Share The Air With Offshore Wind Turbines

May 26, 2024 admin Birds, birds wind turbines, California, clean power, offshore wind energy, offshore wind farms, Oregon, pacific northwest national laboratory, pacific northwest national laboratory (pnnl), research, us department of energy (doe), Water, wind energy, wind turbine bird deaths, wind turbines, wind turbines birds

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Thu, 23 May 2024 23:26:14 +0000

Tracking how high West Coast seabirds fly will help researchers understand environmental impacts from offshore wind One day, wind turbines may float off the coasts of California and southern Oregon, providing clean, renewable energy to millions of homes. But before construction can start, researchers are studying how to minimize the … [continued]

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On Carbon Emissions, No Contest Between Wind Farms & Gas Power Plants

May 20, 2024 admin carbon emissions, clean power, green economy, green hydrogen, green steel, Manufacturing, NEW ZEALAND, onshore wind farms, recycling, research, SCIENCE, steel carbon emissions, vestas, waste reduction, wind energy, wind turbine blades, wind turbines

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Fri, 17 May 2024 12:44:26 +0000

Wind farms are already winning the low carbon race, and new carbon-cutting recycling and manufacturing technologies are also emerging.

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Siemens Gamesa Changes CEO, Announces Job Cuts as Part of New Focus

May 8, 2024 admin Business, CEO, International, job cuts, Management, news, offshore wind, onshore wind, Renewables, siemens energy, siemens gamesa, Wind, wind power, wind turbines

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Wed, 08 May 2024 14:19:38 +0000

Siemens Energy announced an overhaul of its struggling wind power division on May 8, unveiling plans for a new CEO for its wind turbine business and also saying job cuts […]

The post Siemens Gamesa Changes CEO, Announces Job Cuts as Part of New Focus appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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Elegant Wind Turbine Blades Made Of Wood Can Outperform Composites

May 6, 2024 admin clean power, GERMANY, green economy, Manufacturing, recycling, turbine blade, turbine blades, us department of energy (doe), usa, waste reduction, wind energy, wind turbine blades, wind turbines, wood

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Fri, 03 May 2024 17:17:05 +0000

Wooden wind turbine blades can outperform conventional composites while reducing costs and improving recycling rates.

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Behind the Blades: How Cris Hein Helps Bats & Wind Turbines Share the Sky

April 30, 2024 admin bats, Birds, clean power, national renewable energy laboratory (nrel), nrel, wind energy, wind energy bats, wind turbines, wind turbines birds

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Fri, 26 Apr 2024 23:37:20 +0000

Like most everyone, Cris Hein thought all bats were vampire bats. That was 25 years ago, before NREL’s lead environmental scientist began researching the world’s only flying mammal. Hein always appreciated wildlife. Growing up in the suburbs of Houston, Texas, he liked camping during family vacations and always enjoyed nature … [continued]

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The WindRunner Cometh: Game Over For Foes Of Wind Farms

March 23, 2024 admin aircraft, Aviation, clean power, distributed wind, Energy, green hydrogen, hydrogen, onshore wind farms, radia, repowering, rural electrification, startups, usa, wind energy, wind turbines

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2024 15:15:19 +0000

A US startup has hatched a new plan to bring supersized wind turbines to onshore wind farms, opening up new opportunities for development.

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300 Million Home Sales Prove It: Wind Turbines Don’t Kill Property Values After All

March 22, 2024 admin clean power, green economy, lawrence berkeley national laboratory (lbnl), national renewable energy laboratory (nrel), onshore wind farms, policy & politics, property values, university of california berkeley, us department of energy (doe), usa, wind energy, wind turbines

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2024 15:15:16 +0000

Yet another study pulls the rug out from under the “property values” argument against wind turbines and utility-scale wind farms.

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Letters To The Editor: Opinions From Poo-Poo’ers

March 13, 2024 admin CO2, letters to the editor, water desalination, wind turbines

Credit to Author: Letters to the Editor| Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2024 21:20:08 +0000

We get a solid amount of…interesting…. email from clean tech doubters and outright haters. We recently launched a “Letters to the editor” section, and well, I decided to run a smattering of the commentary that CleanTechnica receives (slash have to deal with) on the daily, just for your entertainment. Enjoy. … [continued]

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