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Dixfield wind ordinance vote postponed until November
May 16 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Eileen M. Adams Sun Journal, Lewiston, Maine - Selectmen decided Monday night to postpone a vote on the proposed Wind Energy Facility Ordinance, which had been set for June 12, to Election Day on. More...
Wind farm to reach the sky by year's end
May 16 - The Citizens' Voice - The winds of change are coming to Wyoming County. BP Wind Energy, in partnership with Sempra U.S. Gas & Power, held a dinner at the Noxen fire hall on Tuesday to update residents on the Mehoopany Wind Farm Project, a series of 88 wind turbines to be erected across 9,000 acres stretching from Monroe Township to Mehoopany. More...
Two big Pennsylvania wind farm projects canceled
May 16 - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Two big wind development projects on Appalachian ridges in Bedford and Clearfield counties have been canceled, and fewer new turbines will be spinning across the nation next year due to the possible end of a federal tax credit program that has driven development. More...
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$55M plan may double turbines
May 16 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Matt Sanctis Springfield News-Sun, Ohio - A proposed $55 million development would double the number of turbines in a controversial Champaign County wind project, according to plans submitted Tuesday. More...
Wind turbine construction begins in Madison, Tipton Counties
May 14 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Joe LePage WXIN-TV, Indianapolis - In Madison County, there is something popping up in the fields along with this year's corn crop. More...
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Wind Energy Challenge: Google Raises the Hub

By Harry Valentine
Internet search engine Google provided an estimated $10 million to a wind energy research group to develop a technology that could convert wind energy to massive amounts of electrical energy at competitive costs. Several entrepreneurs, more...
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Prospects for Mechanical Power Transfer Technology in Modern Power Generation

By Harry Valentine
Early forms of power generation involved waterwheels and windmills that transferred power through mechanical systems to achieve such tasks as grinding and milling grain or pumping water. During the early decades of the industrial revolution, more...
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The Promise of using Wind Power to enhance Hydroelectric Power

By Harry Valentine
An interesting phenomenon has been noted at several coastal wind farms in the western UK that are located along the Irish Sea. On clear days over the eastern Irish Sea, the wind turbines generate mist more...
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Evolving Trends in Wind Power Generation

By Harry Valentine
Wind power generation is expanding worldwide with the tower-mounted 3-bladed design being the most popular wind power conversion technology. However, the variation of designs and range of output level is expanding as researchers and developers more...
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Offshore wind: Comprehensive initial study is critical

By Matthew Pollard, P.E.
Utilities have begun considering offshore wind as a source of new energy. Delmarva Power recently agreed to a long-term offshore wind power purchase contract, and organizations such as Long Island Power Authority and Public Service more...
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