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Wind-powered lamp post helps reduce light pollution

Inhabitat - Innovation

Tobias Trübenbacher, a design student from Berlin, has created a wind-powered lamp post that uses an integrated wind rotor to generate energy and a motion detection system to create an insect-friendly light spectrum.

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Government auctions Pacific Coast offshore wind power sites

Inhabitat - Innovation

government has auctioned Pacific coast offshore wind power sites. For the first time, the U.S.

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Sunshine state shows its wind power promise after charting best month ever

Renew Economy

Queensland notches up its best month for wind energy generation – and with a 1.7GW development pipeline, there's plenty more where that came from. The post Sunshine state shows its wind power promise after charting best month ever appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Pros and Cons of Wind Power for the Home

U.S. Green Technology

Wind power is one of the largest sources of clean, renewable energy in the United States, and it’s only going to keep growing. By 2030, wind power is expected to produce 20% of the U.S. With wind already making its way into the mainstream energy grid, it’s. electricity demand and cost less than fossil fuels.

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Cargill is using giant sails on its cargo fleet to cut greenhouse emissions

GreenBiz

Shipping has long been a high-carbon industry, but Cargill and BAR Technologies believe wind power can change that.

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Ex-LM Wind Power Chairman John Leahy Joins Board of Blade Maintenance Specialist GEV Wind Power

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Ex-LM Wind Power Chairman John Leahy Joins Board of Blade Maintenance Specialist GEV Wind Power to support its growth ambitions.

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ACT starts to bank its cheapest wind power yet in next stage to kick out fossil fuels

Renew Economy

ACT starts to source its cheapest wind power yet, guaranteeing lower prices into the future as it moves to next stage of kicking out fossil fuels. The post ACT starts to bank its cheapest wind power yet in next stage to kick out fossil fuels appeared first on RenewEconomy.