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03/25/2018
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By Zoey Sky
Over 100 cities worldwide are now using at least 70% renewable energy
According to a report from EcoWatch.com, more than 100 cities around the world now rely on renewable energy for 70 percent of their electricity needs. Data from research by the non-profit group CDP has confirmed that over 100 cities worldwide receive about 70 percent of their electricity from renewable sources like geothermal, hydropower, solar, and wind. This is a huge improvement […]
03/24/2018
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By Edsel Cook
New “smart blade” technology will make wind turbines even more efficient
The Fraunhofer Institute for Wind Energy Systems (Fraunhofer IWES) is testing a new rotor blade that incorporates bend-twist coupling (BTC) technology. Wind turbines equipped with the new blade can get the most out of fluctuating winds, reported an AlphaGalileo article. The German wind energy sector leads its European peers by a good margin. Germany operates more than 28,000 wind turbines, and […]
03/17/2018
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By Edsel Cook
Oklahoma will soon be home to the largest wind farm in America
The largest wind farm in the United States is coming soon to Oklahoma, reported EcoWatch, now that the Southwestern Electric Power Company (SWEPCO) has reached an arrangement with Walmart and Arkansas state agencies to guarantee the project. The state’s famously-shaped and windy panhandle region will be hosting the Wind Catcher Energy Connection project. A huge wind farm […]
03/11/2018
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By Edsel Cook
Renewable energy has doubled in the U.S. in the last decade; now generating nearly one-fifth of our electricity
The Business Council for Sustainable Energy (BCSE) has been keeping an interested eye on the incredible growth of renewable energy in the U.S. over the past decade. According to its annual publication, renewable energy sources now generate nearly one-fifth of U.S. electrical generation, reported an EcoWatch article. In its 2018 edition of Sustainable Energy in […]
02/11/2018
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By David Williams
World’s soon-to-be largest offshore wind farm just began construction, expected to deliver 4.1TWh of electricity each year
For all of their apparent benefits, it should be no surprise to anyone why many countries have decided to go all in for wind energy by building massive wind farms. Soon, the world’s largest offshore wind farm will finally be in operation. This is known because the company that is in charge of building it, Ørsted, […]
01/06/2018
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By Zoey Sky
Renewable energy in the U.K. generated triple the amount of power from coal in 2017, study reveals
Based on the study of data concerning energy figures, in 2017 wind farms in the U.K. produced more energy compared to coal plants for more than 75 percent of days in the last year. According to the website MyGridGB, solar energy also surpassed coal “more than half the time.” In general, figures up to December 12 […]
11/15/2017
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By Michelle Simmons
Green power dangers: Scientists review the downside of renewable energies
Renewable energy is a type of energy that can be collected from natural sources, such as sunlight, wind, rain, tides, waves, and geothermal heat. It is also believed to have a much lower environmental impact compared to conventional energy technology, and because of this governments continue to lean towards renewable energy sources. Apparently, its potential […]
08/15/2017
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By Frances Bloomfield
Vertical-axis wind turbines potential sources of cheaper electricity in urban and suburban areas, researchers discover
The average onshore wind turbine is a good source of energy, but the same can’t be said of their smaller cousins. To some, the smaller, cylindrical wind turbines are too inefficient to be of any real use. To others, that need not be the case. Lam Nguyen and Meredith Metzger, both mechanical engineers from the […]
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