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Oil Company Begins Wind Test of Off-Shore Floating Platform
Europe’s Cap and Trade has reduced fossil energy use and grown renewable energy Here’s an example of how fossil energy companies could switch to renewable energy. The Norwegian company StatoilHydro...
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1st-of-Its-Kind Floating Wind Turbine Technology to be Deployed by Vestas &...
Floating wind turbines really seem to grab our attention. I imagine this is for three reasons: 1) they break through the clear limits other technologies cannot, 2) they greatly expand wind energy...
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10 More Cleantech Stories of the Week
As always, there were many great cleantech stories that I wanted to cover this week but couldn't get to. It is literally one of the most frustrating things about this job -- too many good stories. Here...
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Wind Lens Triples Turbine Output
Combining an inlet shroud, a diffuser, and a brim into a wind lens, wind turbine power output has been improved by a factor of 2 to 5 times. Turbine noise is also decreased. Wind Lens Triples Turbine...
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Floating Wind Turbines May Be Coming Soon…
Offshore wind turbines are placed to take advantage of strong, steady coastal winds. Their placement is in one way ideal – dependable energy, and lots of it – but it’s also not exactly easy to build a...
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Study Determines Feasibility of Floating Wind Turbines on OCS
A study on the technical feasibility of installing floating wind turbines on the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) has been completed by ABS, an agency focused on the development and verification of...
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1st Ever Floating Wind Turbine In USA Now Being Tested
The first ever floating wind turbine in the USA is now in the process of being tested by engineers from the University of Maine. The new turbine will help to harness the vast wind energy potential...
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Iberdrola Investing Over €1 Million Into Offshore Floating Wind Energy Project
The noted multinational utility company Iberdrola will be investing more than €1 million into a new floating offshore wind energy project to be located in the UK, as per recent reports. The new project...
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Researchers Develop Low-Cost Offshore Floating Wind Turbine
Researchers have designed and patented a floating platform for offshore wind turbines that they believe can reduce costs up to 12 euro cents per kilowatt hour. A team of researchers from the the...
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GE Labels Floating Offshore Wind Turbines The Renewable Energy Of The Future
Commenting on recent developments conducted with French naval shipbuilding and energy company DCNS, GE Renewable Energy has labelled floating offshore wind turbines as the renewable energy of the...
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Solar + Storage Nuking Natural Gas Peakers. Also, We
Episode #48 of Cleantech Talk is here! This episode covers solar + storage nuking natural gas (peaker plants, that is), fantastic floating wind farm news, and the latest in fat-tire electric cycling!
View ArticleUS Offshore Wind Says The Quiet Part Out Loud: Fossil Fuel Is Toast
The US has barely tapped into its offshore wind resources, but the wheels are in motion and the stage is set for floating turbine technology to play a lead role. The post US Offshore Wind Says The...
View ArticleNew Floating Offshore Wind Project Aims For 999 Megawatts
Hothouse flowers no more: floating offshore wind developers are taking aim at triple-digit megawatt territory now. The post New Floating Offshore Wind Project Aims For 999 Megawatts appeared first on...
View ArticleNew US Floating Offshore Wind Auction Caps Run Of Bad News For Fossil Energy
US floating offshore wind industry peels self off wall, aims for 4.5 gigawatts in capacity off California coast. The post New US Floating Offshore Wind Auction Caps Run Of Bad News For Fossil Energy...
View ArticleInstant Offshore Floating Wind Turbine: Just Remove Tower
A sleek new design for a floating offshore wind turbine cuts the cost of wind power by cutting mass to the bone. The post Instant Offshore Floating Wind Turbine: Just Remove Tower appeared first on...
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