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Fairless Hills -
Gamesa, a company that manufactures components for wind turbines - those arguably hideous Star Wars-like energy windmills blighting U.S. horizons - had all but closed its factory by the time it shipped the first $125 million worth of product.
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The Google-backed Atlantic Wind Connection passed an initial approval stage this week and will now undergo an environmental review.
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UK-US government investment is set to be a driving force in new floating wind turbine technology.
UK energy secretary Edward Davey announced that a collaborative investment effort will be made to build a number of experimental floating wind turbines.
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Pittsburgh -
Offshore wind farms being proposed for the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico sit in hurricane paths and as a result, almost half of the planned turbines for these farms could be destroyed over a 20-year period.
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Austin -
Austin Mayor Lee Leffingwell announced this week his bid for re-election, with a new campaign promise to move the city away from its energy dependence on coal toward renewables, saying global fossil fuel supplies are changing and so must the city.
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The Canadian Wind Energy Association (CanWEA) told energy leaders in Montreal for the World Energy Congress that by the end of 2010 Canada will have 754 MW of new wind energy capacity.
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Finland’s Parliament voted last week to approve the construction of two new nuclear power plants, while last month the Swedish Parliament gave the go-ahead to replace 10 reactors once the old ones were shut down.
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Construction is due to begin next year in Wales on one of the largest wind farms in the world, renewable energy firm RWE-Innogy has announced.
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London -
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says, "I have a very optimistic vision." On Wednesday night in London, Ontario he shared that vision, putting worries about growing energy demands to rest. If you believe Kennedy, green power rules.
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To combat the effects of the global economic downturn Ireland has launched a study looking at investments in renewable energy technologies.
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The Tehachapi Wind Farm turbines collectively produce about 800 million kilowatt-hours of electricity, enough to meet the residential needs of 350,000 people every year.
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