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22 min ago | Politics in the Zeros

Storing wind power using compressed air energy storage

Washington state has two potential sites where excess electricity generated by wind turbines could be stored underground as compressed air then converted back nearly instantly when needed.

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Related Topix: Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Alternative Energy

2 hrs ago | Scotsman.com

UK was six hours from running out of gas in March

BRITAIN was just six hours away from running out of gas during the cold spell in March, according to an energy expert working for the Crown Estate.

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Related Topix: Weather, Alternative Energy, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Energy

6 hrs ago | Kennebec Journal

Maine Omnibus Energy Bill cleared by committee

The so-called Omnibus Energy Bill, which incorporates ideas from at least nine separate bills, would encourage the expansion of natural-gas pipelines into New England, increase funding for energy-efficiency efforts and provide financial assistance to help low-income families switch to more affordable heating systems.

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Related Topix: Maine, Auburn, ME, US Governors, Paul LePage, Alternative Energy, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Energy, Buxton, ME

10 hrs ago | Ipswich Evening Star

Sizewell: Permission for 140 turbine Galloper offshore wind farm...

Suffolk's growing reputation as the "green coast" has received a major shot in the arm after officials approved a 140 turbine offshore wind farm.

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Related Topix: Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Energy, Alternative Energy, Suffolk County, England, United Kingdom

Fri May 24, 2013

Bakersfield.com

BLM approves wind energy project in east Kern

The 51-turbine project is slated to be three miles northwest of Mojave and about 11 miles east of Tehachapi and will cover 1,999 acres of public land, according to a BLM news release.

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Related Topix: Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Alternative Energy, Energy, Tehachapi, CA

Dallas Observer

Coal is Making a Comeback, and Nobody Burns it Like Texas

For a time, coal was moribund, on life support. We thought perhaps the country was permanently shrugging off its dependence on the dirtiest of all fossil fuels.

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Related Topix: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Alternative Energy, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Energy

KRMG-AM Tulsa

UMaine unveils offshore wind data buoy

A data-collection buoy that can be plopped in the ocean and used to determine the suitability of remote locations for offshore wind farms is ready for real-world testing, the University of Maine announced Friday.

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Related Topix: University of Maine, Alternative Energy, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Energy

TG Daily

Google eyes wind power with Makani acquisition

Makani is the Bay Area startup, backed previously by both Google and the government through the ARPA-E program, that's been pursuing an airborne wind turbine concept that uses a tethered airplane-like design.

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Related Topix: Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Alternative Energy, Energy

Scientific American

This Strange Looking Funnel May Be the Future of Wind Power

Rather than turbines high in the sky, he says, it should bring wind to the ground, in concentrated form.

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Related Topix: Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Alternative Energy, Energy, Offbeat

CBC News

Maritime Link rejection urged by consumer advocate

Nova Scotia's consumer advocate is asking the Utility and Review Board to reject the Maritime Link deal as currently proposed by Nova Scotia Power's parent company, Emera Inc.

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Related Topix: Energy, Emera, Alternative Energy, Renewable Energy (Green Energy)

Newkerala.com

Wind energy to light up Maoist-hit Bastar

Jagdalpur , May 23 : If the efforts of the Chhattisgarh government produce results, the day is not far when wind energy would illuminate houses in the Maoist insurgency-hit Bastar district, an official said Thursday.

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Related Topix: Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Alternative Energy, Energy

Thu May 23, 2013

The Washington Post

Australian Venture OneWind Plans $2 Billion in Power Projects

OneWind Australia, a venture backed by private equity fund Denham Capital Management LP, expects the first of as much as $2 billion in wind farms it plans in the country to start operating by 2015.

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Related Topix: Australia, Oceania, World News, Alternative Energy, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Energy

ABC News

An ill wind: Wind power on King Island

Wind power is the key to Australia achieving its renewable energy target but there are persistent claims that wind turbines make people sick, despite evidence to the contrary.

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Related Topix: Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Alternative Energy, Energy

KCBY-TV Coos Bay

Could wind energy be coming to the south coast?

Could wind energy be coming to the south coast? A meeting regarding the potential for wind energy off the coast of Coos Bay was held at the North Bend Public Library Wednesday night.

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Related Topix: Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Alternative Energy, Energy, Coos Bay, OR

Sierra Club Compass

Big New Investments in Wind Energy Across the Country and Around the World

After spending last weekend at the Heartland Coalfield Alliance's retreat in the Illinois coal basin region, I'm more inspired than ever.

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Related Topix: Alternative Energy, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Energy, Warren Buffett, Terry Branstad, US Governors

The Nation

NED looks to branch out to wind power

After its successful launch of Lopburi Solar with a capital investment of more than Bt10 billion, and expected return of investment within 10 years on projected Bt1.3-billion annual revenue, Natural Energy Development Co is exploring the possibility of setting up a 20-megawatt wind-powered electricity-generation plant.

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Related Topix: Alternative Energy, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Energy, Southeast Asia, World News, Thailand

The Oregonian

From the home front: 'Strawscaper' designed to harness wind energy; tiles to fight air...

"Strawscaper": Belatchew Labs, an experiment-focused division of Belatchew Arkitekter in Sweden, proposes a new way of harvesting the wind for power without using wind turbines.

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Related Topix: Alternative Energy, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Energy

Sun Journal

LePage seeks wind changes before supporting energy bill compromise

Gov. Paul LePage is withholding support for a compromise bill being worked out by the Legislature's Energy Committee that's aimed at expanding Maine's natural gas infrastructure, boosting funding for energy efficiency, directly lowering businesses' electricity costs and making it more affordable for residents to abandon oil heat.

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Related Topix: US Governors, Paul LePage, Maine, Alternative Energy, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Energy, US News

Gizmag

Strawscraper concept calls for a wind energy-harvesting toupee

Belatchew Arkitekter has proposed converting the Soder Torn building in Stockholm into an urban wind farm by covering it in piezoelectric fibers Despite being the most common renewable energy technologies, solar panels and wind turbines still have their shortcomings.

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Related Topix: Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Alternative Energy, Energy, Gadgets

Edmonton Journal

Wind energy needs some help to grow, says Canadian association

Alberta could green its image and add plenty of new turbines over the next few years with the right government incentives, the Canadian Wind Energy Association said in a report released Wednesday.

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Related Topix: Alternative Energy, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Energy, Canada,