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NEWS ABOUT: turbines

turbines stories: 5 news summaries

Wind Could Provide All US Power: Feds

Interior Dept. study sees offshore turbines generating energy

Apr 3, 09 10:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - Offshore winds are a largely untapped resource that could potentially supply the US with even more electricity than it currently needs, according to a new Interior  Department report. The report says the area off the Atlantic coast could meet more than one-fourth of the national power demand, but the fact... More »

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energy • Department of the Interior • renewable energy • Ken Salazar • natural gas • wind power • turbines • offshore oil • offshore development • domestic oil production • offshore drilling

ANALYSIS

Plans for Clean Energy Get Dirty in Transmission

Firms use green hype to build power lines that could carry electricity from coal

Mar 23, 09 3:54 PM CDT
(Newser) - Plans to green the US power supply are in full swing, with the Obama administration working toward the goal of doubling the current supply of alternative energy over the next 3 years. But, some complain, power companies are using the popularity of green power to push through a needless—but... More »

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alternative energy • coal • electricity • renewable energy • solar power • wind power • turbines • transmission



 Winds of Change 
 Could Power 
 Energy Shift 

US gets only 1% of power from wind, but that could soon change

Feb 11, 09 10:56 AM CST
(Newser) - Wind turbines only provide 1% of power in the US, but advances by other nations might there's a push to up that number after the advances made by other nations. When storms pound Spain, wind-driven power provides up to a quarter of the nation's supply, driving down the cost of... More »

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Spain • renewable energy • wind power • energy costs • turbines • wind farm

(Newser) - In the search for renewable energy, Europe and the US are turning to one of the earth’s most abundant resources—the tides, Bloomberg reports. Technology developed three decades ago to turn tidal energy into electricity in developing countries is finally finding traction in the West. The largest grid-connected turbine,... More »

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environment • power grid • ocean • electricity • green energy • turbines • tides

 Wind Power
 Finds Its Sea Legs 

Turbines that can float in deeper waters would mean more power, and revenue

May 10, 08 9:39 AM CDT
(Newser) - An answer to the world's energy crisis might be a breeze, the Economist reports—specifically, a breeze offshore. With wind blowing twice as fast offshore than on, engineers have been racing to develop technology to "float" wind turbines far out in the ocean—where they won't ruin coveted views... More »

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England • Massachusetts • Denmark • renewable energy • renewable resources • wind power • oil rig • turbines

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