Wind Power


Scientists Look High in the Sky for Power -- Keay Davidson  -- San Francisco Chronicle  -- May 7, 2007
Wind Power

Scientists are eyeing the jet stream, an energy source that rages night and day, 365 days a year, just a few miles above our heads. If they can tap into its fierce winds, the world's entire electrical needs could be met, they say.

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Floating Ocean Windmills Designed to Generate More Power -- Ker Than  -- Live Science  -- September 18, 2006
Wind Power

Windmills that would float hundreds of miles out at sea could one day help satisfy our energy needs without being eyesores from land.

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Catching up with the Wind -- Jamais Cascio  -- WorldChanging.org  -- November 14, 2005
Energy

Excellent round-up and analysis of recent developments in wind-power and related technologies.

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Mini windmills power wireless networks -- Mark Peplow  -- Nature  -- November 7, 2005
Surveillance Technology

New research demonstrates that sensor networks in remote locations could be powered by using wind power.

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Change in the Weather? Wind farms might affect local climates -- Sid Perkins  -- Science News  -- October 16, 2004
Wind Power

Large groups of power-generating windmills could have a small but detectable influence on a region's climate, new analyses suggest.

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Wind power leaps forward -- Staff  -- Spacedaily  -- March 10, 2004
Energy

Power capacity generated by the wind surged by more than a quarter last year, mainly thanks to an expansion in Germany and other European countries, according to industry figures.

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Going with the wind -- Amanda Paulson  -- Christian Science Monitor  -- December 19, 2002
Wind Power

For decades, wind power has been an underrated, and underperforming, energy source. Improved technology may change all that.

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Sea Change -- Alex Markels  -- Wired Magazine  -- May 1, 2002
Wind Power

Researchers in England are developing the world's first offshore wind farm to harness the power of wind as a renewable energy source.

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Wind Power Picks Up -- Paul Heltzel  -- Technology Review  -- November 2, 2001
Wind Power

While wind farmers around the world score points in generating juice from wind power, the U.S. slowly signs on.

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