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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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400 US Farmers Enlisted In New Rural Wind Power Smackdown

March 4, 2024 admin Agriculture, clean power, distributed wind, distributed wind energy, distributed wind power, Energy, onshore wind farms, reap, renewable energy, small wind, us department of agriculture (usda), us department of energy (doe), usa, wind energy, wind power, wind turbines

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Fri, 01 Mar 2024 16:40:18 +0000

The Biden administration aims to recruit 400 farmers to help tap into vast reserves of untapped wind power in the US.

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Instant Offshore Floating Wind Turbine: Just Remove Tower

February 2, 2024 admin clean power, Energy, floating wind, floating wind turbine, offshore wind energy, renewable energy, sandia national laboratories, us department of energy (doe), usa, vertical axis wind turbines, wind energy, wind turbines

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2024 03:51:51 +0000

A sleek new design for a floating offshore wind turbine cuts the cost of wind power by cutting mass to the bone.

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20 Teams Win First Phase of Wind Turbine Materials Recycling Prize

January 22, 2024 admin clean power, nrel, wind energy, wind turbines

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2024 17:30:26 +0000

Winning Teams Submitted Creative Solutions To Boost U.S. Wind Energy Industry Sustainability Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced … [continued]

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Small Wind Guidebook

January 18, 2024 admin clean power, small wind power, small wind turbines, wind energy, wind turbines

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2024 20:58:24 +0000

The Small Wind Guidebook helps homeowners, ranchers, and small business owners decide if wind energy will work for them by … [continued]

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Polish Powerhouse To Spark Offshore Wind Rush In Baltic Sea

January 15, 2024 admin baltic sea, clean power, Energy, Europe, offshore wind energy, offshore wind farms, Poland, renewable energy, Russia, Ukraine, vestas, wind energy, wind turbines

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Fri, 12 Jan 2024 16:32:00 +0000

Poland is among the Baltic Sea nations to nail down a foothold in the offshore wind industry, despite security concerns over Russia.

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Recyclable, Plant-Based Material Could Take a Spin on Next Generation of Wind Turbines

December 14, 2023 admin clean power, national renewable energy laboratory (nrel), recycling, us department of energy (doe), wind energy, wind turbines

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2023 03:43:50 +0000

About three years ago, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) researchers Robynne Murray, Nicholas Rorrer, and their team set out on a mission … [continued]

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