wind power
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Offshore wind is finally — finally! — coming to the U.S. Here’s what you need to know.
Grist talks to the CEO of Deepwater Wind, the first company to build an offshore wind farm in the United States.
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China could blow the world away as a wind superpower
China could produce up to a quarter of its electricity from wind by 2030.
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This chart shows the United States’ mind-blowing clean energy potential
The U.S. could meet its electricity needs 100 times over with solar and 10 times over with wind.
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8 bright ideas for a cleaner future
Check out the awesome finalists from OpenIDEO's Renewable Energy Challenge.
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The wind turbine could get a snazzy green facelift, thanks to Dutch architects
Part real-estate complex, part green-tech marvel, the Wind Wheel might be the sweetest Dutch invention since the stroopwafel.
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Scotland may achieve energy independence before political independence
Scotland's wind turbines are producin' loads o' lecky.
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Time for Congress to Act and Save Clean Energy Jobs
Today, the US Senate is casting a vote critical to the future of the U.S. wind industry. Wind power has grown by leaps and bounds in recent years, and the wind industry now employs more than 80,000 Americans and generates enough electricity to power 15 million homes. Wind is providing affordable, reliable electricity from coast […]
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In the future, wind turbine blades could be made out of vegetables
Unlike some fuel sources we could name, wind power doesn’t dump tons of carbon into the atmosphere. But that doesn’t mean turbines don’t come with their own environmental issues. Those majestic, gigantic turbine blades — which start at 37 yards long and can weigh more than 15 tons — eventually wear out and have to […]
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Wind works — time to pass the Production Tax Credit
The wind industry supports more than 75,000 American-made jobs around the country, and is helping to lead the way toward America’s clean energy future. But right now Congress is holding the fate of thousands of those jobs in its hands. The Production Tax Credit (PTC), a federal policy that helps level the playing field and […]