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Federal Judge Orders Pentagon to Lift Freeze on Wind Power 0826.rtf

America’s Biggest Wind Farm Arrives Just as Industry Heads for Declines 0626.rtfUS Department of War Delays 54 Texas Wind Projects, Citing National Security 0526.rtfAs U.S. Clean Energy Tax Credit Expiration Nears, States Rush Projects 0426.rtfPacifiCorp Aims to Add 4.7 GW Renewables, 1.7 GW Storage by 2031 - 0425.rtfTrump’s War on Wind Halts a Major Project Mid-Construction 0425.rtfWind Energy Jobs Are Taking Off 0125.rtfWill There Be Less Wind to Fuel Wind Electricity? 0424.rtf - Wind speeds in Midwest were down in 2024. That''s not new.Finding Space for Wind Farms Might Be Easier than We Thought 0424.rtfUnderstanding the Weather Behind a Down Year for Wind Energy 0224.rtf - #1: heat in Midwest, winds died downUS Wind-Power Industry Predicts Rapid Growth, Just in Time for Offshore Push 0323.rtfNew Wind & Solar Are Cheaper than Operating 99% of of US Coal Power Plants 0123.rtfWind, Solar Provide 67% of New US Electric Generating Capacity in Q1-2 2022 - 0822.rtfU.S. Wind Passed Coal, Nuclear Power for 1st Time on Record 0422.rtfClick for more

Where Can We Put All Those Wind Turbines? 0321.rtfWind Tops Coal in U.S. Power, Marking Its Rapid Ascent 0420.rtfU.S. Wind Power Is ‘Going All Out’ with Bigger Tech, Falling Prices 0818.rtfAging Wind Farms Are Re-Powering with Longer Blades, More Efficient Turbines 0318.rtfWind Power Costs Could Drop 50%, and Solar PV Provide 50% of Global Power 0817.rtfU.S. Wind Energy Installations Surge - a New Turbine Rises Every 2.4 Hours 0517.rtfWind Power Briefly Supplied 52% of Electricity in US Southwest Power Pool 0217.rtf - MT & ND to LA & NMWind Power Capacity Surpasses Hydroelectric in the US 0217.rtfWhy Is Corporate America Picking Wind Power over Solar? 1216.rtfNew U.S. Wind Power Capacity Falls in 3rd Quarter, but Construction Rises 1016.rtfBigger, Better, Cheaper - Wind Power Is Flourishing in the US 0816.rtfRed States Are Leading the Way in Renewable Energy 0516.rtfNew Renewable Energy Projects Find Opportunity in Old Transmission Lines 0416.rtfWind Power Transmission Project in Plains Earns U.S. Approval 0316.rtfU.S. No Longer Top Wind Turbine Producer. China Is. 0216.rtf2014 US Wind Power Technologies Report - LNBL 0815.pdfWind Power Continues Steady Growth Across the U.S. 1215.rtfWind Power Sets Records, as Countries Seek Climate Fixes 0815.rtfUS Wind Energy Boom Couldn’t Be Coming at a Better Time 0815.rtfMighty Optimistic Wind Estimate Fuels EPA’s CO2 Rule 0815.rtfTaller Turbine Towers Make Wind Power Poised to Spread to All States 0515.rtfWhy 2015 Could Be Record Year for Greening US Energy 0415.rtf3 Reasons Solar and Wind Energy Will Take Over the Grid Soon 0415.rtfWind Power Could Be 35% of US Supply by 2050 - 0315.rtfHere’s How Much Faster Wind and Solar Are Growing than Fossil Fuels 0315.rtfWind Power Beats Nuclear Again in China & Hydro in the U.S. for the 1st Time 0315.rtfWind Power Rose Strongly in 2014, in US (6 x), China, Germany & Brazil 0115.rtfThe Rise and Fall of Wind Power in America 1214.rtfSolar and Wind Energy Start to Win on Price vs. Conventional Fuels 1114.rtfWill Renewable Energy Ruin an 'Irreplaceable' Mojave Desert Oasis? 1114.rtf - See above also for this combined wind-solar project.Wind Energy’s Costs Decline, Contributions to Energy Mix Grow 0414.rtfWind’s Cost Falling, More Improvement Possible 1113.rtfCost of US Wind Power Down 50% in 4 Years - 0813.pdf9 States Now at 10% Wind Power; 2 over 20% 0713.rtfBlown Away - US Wind in 2012 0613.rtfGE Sees US Wind Market Doubling 0513.rtfIs the Sky The Limit For Wind Power? 0313.rtfIowa, SD Approach 25% Wind 0313.docFiscal Cliff Deal Extends Wind Tax Credit 0113.rtfNew Wind Projects Coming to Beat Tax Credit Expiration 1212.rtfWind Industry OK with Giving Up Tax Credit 1212.rtfWind Can Power 30% of US by 2024, Exec Sum 0110.pdf - 48 ppWind Could Replace Coal - Salazar 0409.rtfWind Energy Bottlenecks 1008.rtfWind & Sun Bloom in US 1008.rtf

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US State Wind % Leaders, Nov. 2024 Choose Energy

US - Particular States (Onshore) Articles

Oklahoma’s Wind Is Ready. Its Power Grid Is Not. 0626.rtfLargest US Renewable Project Begins Generating Wind Power in New Mexico 0426.rtfNew York City Will Replace Its Largest Fossil Fuel Plant with Wind Power 0123.rtfGreen Groups, Tech Companies Fight $4 Billion Iowa Wind Project 0123.rtf - They say solar is cheaper and should be used instead.Texas Project Will Use Wind to Make Hydrogen Fuel Out of Water 0123.rtfWind Energy Is Now South Dakota’s #1 Electricity Producer, but Not Every Day 1122.rtfShifting Winds 0422.rtfWind Now Powers the Empire State Building and Its Related Buildings 0221.rtfTexas Wind Energy Production and Jobs Are Growing, Coal Is Dying 0220.rtfClick for more

U.S. Readies 1st Wind-Powered Steel Plant 1119.rtf - in Sedalia, Missouri. 75 MW with electric arc furnacesKansas State University to Get Half of Campus Energy from Wind Farm 1118.rtfGeneral Motors Will Soon Use Wind Power to Build Pickups and SUVs 1018.rtf - Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, TexasMissouri Utility’s Ambitious Wind Energy Plan Facing Pushback 0518.rtfWind Power Keeps Breaking Records In Central US 0318.rtf - 14-state SPP had 60.6% of kWh from wind Mar 16, 2018.Xcel Solicitation Returns ‘Incredible' Renewable Energy, Storage Bids 0118.rtf - 2.1¢/kWh median bid for wind + storageXcel Learns to Forecast Wind, Then Shuts Coal Plants 1217.rtfIn a Sign of the Times, the Largest US Wind Farm Is Growing in Oklahoma 0717.rtfAmerica's Wind Energy Boom May Finally Be Coming to the Southeast 0417.rtf - $400 million wind farm in NC for AmazonWild West of Wind - Republicans Push Texas as Green Energy Leader 0217.rtf - 20+ GW and 12.7% of kWhWind Power Briefly Supplied 52% of Electricity in US Southwest Power Pool 0217.rtf - MT & ND to LA & NMCalifornia Demand for Wind Power Energizes Transmission Firms 0217.rtf - led by TransWest line, see map aboveNew York Seeks to Develop U.S.'s Biggest Offshore Wind Projects 0117.rtfIowa Utilities Board Approves Huge 2,000 MW Wind Energy Project 0816.rtfWho Owns the Wind? We Do, Wyoming Says; It's Taxing Those Who Use It. 0816.rtfMassachusetts' Ambitious Clean Energy Bill Jolts Offshore Wind Prospects 0816.rtfHawaii Eyes Offshore Wind to Reach its 100% Clean Energy Goal 0716.rtfIn Iowa, a Bipartisan Push to Become Leader in Wind Energy 0616.rtfWind and Solar Could Meet Nearly All Midwest Energy Needs by 2050 - 0616.rtfU.S. Utilities Boost Investments in Wind, Solar Power 0516.rtf - Duke, Southern & Berkshire Hataway Energy. Wholesale, wind averages 2.9¢/kWh, solar 5.7. Coal and gas 3.5.Iowa Wind Boom Highlights Transformation in Midwest 0516.rtf - 2,000 MW wind farm will bring Iowa to 40% wind in 2019. MidAmerican’s goal is 100% wind for all its customers.Texas Poised to Integrate More Wind, Solar Energy 0316.rtfXcel CEO Leans on Midwest Wind Power to Close Gap with Coal, Gas 1215.rtfTexas Utility Offers a Nighttime Special - Free Electricity 1115.rtfWarming May Boost Wind Energy in Plains States 0715.rtfPlan to Expand Regional Support for Wind Power Takes Shape in the Midwest 0315.rtfGeorgetown, Texas Goes All In on Renewable Energy 0315.rtfWind-Gas Hybrid Power -- Wyoming's Idea of California Dreamin' 0215.rtfTexas Becoming Less Reliant on Coal to Generate Electricity 1214.rtfConservative Iowa Farmers Find a New Cash Crop – Sun & Wind 1114.rtfWill Renewable Energy Ruin an 'Irreplaceable' Mojave Desert Oasis? 1114.rtfWind Energy Plan Hinges on Huge Utah Caverns 0914.rtfGrid Operator PJM - 30% Wind Power Slashes Pollution and Costs, Is Reliable 0514.rtfMassachusetts Is at the Front of the Wind Energy Pipeline 0414.rtfNew England's 'Largest' Renewables Procurement Is All Wind 0214.rtfNew Power Lines to Make Texas World’s 5th-Biggest Wind Power Producer 0214.rtfIowa to Add 1 GW of Wind at No Net Cost to Ratepayers 0813.rtfMichigan's New Tourist Attraction? Wind Turbines 1013.rtfWestern Wind Power May Soon Compete With Natural Gas 0913.rtfOhio Project Revives Local Debate on Lake Erie Wind Turbines 0813.rtfWind Power Hits 57% in Colorado 0812.rtfRecord Wind Power for Texas 0312.rtfMidwest Utility Places Major New Bet on Wind Power 0513.rtf

US - Offshore Articles

Trump Admin to Pay German Firm $1.22 Billion to Cut Offshore Wind Leases 0826.rtf

How Offshore Wind Helped New England Beat Record Heat 0726.rtf7 States Sue to Stop Trump’s Wind Deal with TotalEnergies 0626.rtf - The Trump administration offered to buy back the lease TotalEnergies bid for and won in 2022 for 130 square miles off the coasts of New York and New Jersey. The state attorneys general contend this is illegal.Vineyard Wind, Revolution Wind Start Making kWh off South New England Coast 0326.rtfTrump’s Offshore Wind Ban Blocked for 5th Time by US Judge 0226.rtfJudge Clears Way for NY Offshore Wind Project 0126.rtfOrsted Offshore Wind Project Revived amid Legal Battle with Trump 0126.rtfAl Gore Says It’s ‘Insane’ of Trump to Fight Offshore Wind Power 0126.rtfTrump Officials Allow Massive New York Offshore Wind Project to Restart 0525.rtfTrump Bars Offshore Wind Leases 0125.rtfMore than 15 GW of US Offshore Wind Capacity Now Authorized 0924.rtfNew England Offshore Wind Farm Latest to Win Biden Approval 0324.rtfDoE Charts Path for Offshore Wind Grid Network 0324.rtf - A connected offshore wind network would cut down on grid congestion onshore and increase reliability of the electricity system overall. It would also allow power to flow to areas of high demand when needed as well as move from low-priced areas to high-price areas to cut electricity costs for consumers, according to DoE. As one example, DoE said New England’s electricity system could be tied to the onshore grid in the mid-Atlantic via offshore networks.Why US Onshore Wind Power Is Rebounding 0324.rtfClick for more

Wind Farm Off the Massachusetts Coast Begins Delivering Steady Flow of Power 0224.rtfNJ Resets, Approves 2 Massive Offshore Wind Projects 0124.rtf1st Large-Scale US Offshore Wind Project Produces Power for 1st Time 0124.rtfUS Offshore Wind Farm Delivers 1st Power to the Grid 1223.rtfBiden Administration Approves Biggest Offshore Wind Farm Yet, in Virginia 1023.rtfØrsted Cancels N.J. Project, in Major Blow to Offshore Wind 1123.rtfBiden's 2030 Wind Goal Looks Like It Simply Won't Happen 1023.rtfGreat Lakes Gets Their 1st Wind Farm 0823.rtfVineyard Wind Begins Construction, after Ducking Financial Peril 0823.rtfAmerican Oil Hub Is Pivoting to Offshore Wind, at 4500 Jobs per Wind Farm 0523.rtfOffshore Wind Farms Fall Victim to Global Inflation Fight 0323.rtfPatent Ruling Slams GE’s Wind Turbine Business and US Offshore Wind Industry 0922.rtfMassachusetts Just Passed a Massive Climate and Clean Energy Bill 0822.rtfCalifornia Sets Ambitious Offshore Wind Power Goal 0822.rtfOffshore Wind Auction Raises $4.4 Billion to Topple Record 0222.rtf - Upwards of 7 GW of powere could ensue.Offshore Wind Farms in the Gulf of Mexico Could Create 17,500 Jobs 0122.rtfDominion, Siemens Gamesa Plan Virginia Offshore Wind Power Hub 1021.rtfBiden Administration Approves 1st Offshore Wind Farm for New York 1121.rtfFloating Wind Farms Are About to Transform the Oceans 1021.rtf - Lots on process to try to get fishermen on board. US Pacific offshore is steep, so floating wind turbines make most sense there. Ideal wind, 33 miles offshore. 100 floating turbines on standardized platforms.Biden Administration Plans Wind Farms along Nearly the Entire US Coastline 1021.rtfOffshore Wind Projects Line Up for Federal Review 0621.rtfNew Jersey Approves 2.7 GW of Offshore Wind, Largest Combined Award in US 0721.rtfFor Lease - Windmill Space in the Atlantic Between Long Island and New Jersey 0621.rtfBiden Looks to California for Next Phase of Offshore Wind 0521.rtfBiden Administration Grants Vineyard Wind Its Final Major Permit 0521.rtfBiden Administration Announces a Major Offshore Wind Plan 0321.rtfHow the Oil Industry Is Shifting to Offshore Wind 0321.rtfOffshore Wind Energy Gets a 2nd Wind Under Biden 0321.rtfBiden Administration Backs Nation’s Biggest Wind Farm off Martha’s Vineyard 0321.rtf1st U.S. Offshore Wind Farm Put on Hold 1220.rtfBP’s $1.1 Billion Deal Marks 1st Step into Offshore Wind 0920.rtfU.S. Has 7 Ocean Turbines. Companies See 100s Soon 0720.rtfOhio Approves Nation's 1st Freshwater Offshore Wind Project 0520.rtfWind Giant Iberdrola Throws Its Weight Behind Floating Offshore Market 0320.rtfPrice of U.S. Offshore Wind Power Continues to Fall with Mayflower Contract 0220.rtfOffshore Wind Turbines Are Coming to the Jersey Shore 0619.rtfMassachusetts Coal Plant Site to Host Offshore Wind Power, 400 MW Storage 0519.rtfMassachusetts Offshore Wind Project Gets Green Light at about 8.9 ¢:kWh 0419.rtfOffshore Wind Farms Are Spinning Up in the US - at Last 0419.rtfStunningly Low Massachusetts Price for Offshore Wind 0918.rtfNew Jersey Approves Largest Single-State Offshore Wind Solicitation to Date 0918.rtfDeepwater Wind Wins Bid To Bring Offshore Wind Power To Connecticut 0618.rtf - 200 MWMassachusetts and Rhode Island Contract for 1,200 MW of Offshore Wind 0518.rtfOffshore Wind’s Value Exceeds Its Construction Costs In New York, New England 0518.rtfOil Giants and Their Suppliers Are Investing in Offshore Wind Power 0118.rtf - combined goal of 3 states is 7.5 GW by 2030Trump Cabinet Calls on Denmark to Help Boost Offshore Wind Output 1017.rtfMade in America - Trump Embracing Offshore Wind? 0417.rtfNew York Just Approved The Nation's Largest Offshore Wind Farm 0117.rtfNew York Seeks to Develop U.S.'s Biggest Offshore Wind Projects 0117.rtfOffshore Wind Is Finally Up and Running in the U.S., at Block Island 1216.rtf1st US Offshore Wind Farm Is Ready to Go, despite Critics’ Blowback 0816.rtfMassachusetts' Ambitious Clean Energy Bill Jolts Offshore Wind Prospects 0816.rtfNY Utility Plans Largest US Offshore Wind Farm 0716.rtfOffshore Wind May Finally Take Off with Big Projects, None Named Cape Wind 0316.rtfWind Farm May Be Built off Long Island 0316.rtfThe Coming Sea Change Offshore In Meeting New England’s Energy Needs 0216.rtfFeds Green Light Wind Lease off New Jersey Coast 0915.rtfWork under Way on 1st US Offshore Wind Platforms 0715.rtfCape Wind Terminates Additional Contracts - Viability in Doubt. 0115.rtfCape Wind’s Future Called into Question. It Loses Its 2 Major Buyers 0115.rtfNew Jersey Again Rejects Offshore Wind Farm Plan 1114.rtfUS Offshore Wind Power Nears Takeoff, with 14 Projects 0914.rtfFeds Want to Lease Wind Sites on Thousands of Acres Off New Jersey Coast 0714.rtfMaine PUC OKs Monhegan Offshore Wind Project 0114.rtfDominion Power Top Bidder for Offshore Wind Leases 0913.rtfRecord New England Wind Deal Draws Cape Wind Comparison 0913.rtfFirst Parcels Auctioned For Future US Offshore Wind Farms 0713.rtfPower US East Coast via Offshore Wind 0912.rtfEast Coast Ports Woo Offshore Wind 1012.rtfNStar to Buy 28% of Cape Wind Output 0312.rtfSiemens to Finance Cape Wind 0611.rtfOffshore Wind Areas Unveiled 0211.rtfOffshore Wind MW Estimates Rise 1109.rtfOffshore Wind in US 1008.rtfWind Offshore Prospects 0905.pdf - 34 pp

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German wind production day by day during 2012.

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Trump Has Hindered Offshore Wind, but China and Other Nations Invest Heavily 0526.rtfThe World Has a Wind Problem 1024.rtfWorld’s Biggest Wind Power Projects Are in Crisis, Just When World Needs Them Most 0723.rtfOffshore Wind Farms Fall Victim to Global Inflation Fight 0323.rtfWind Power’s ‘Colossal Market Failure’ Threatens Climate Fight 0422.rtfWind Industry Warns It Isn’t Building Enough to Curb Global Warming 0321.rtfOffshore Wind Energy Investment Quadruples despite Covid-19 Slump 0720.rtfWorld's Wind Power Capacity Up 19% after Record Year 0320.rtfClick for more

Offshore Wind Farms ‘Can Provide More Electricity than the World Needs' 1019.rtfSolar Soars - Renewable Energy, by the Numbers 0418.rtfBig Oil Replaces Rigs with Wind Turbines 0317.rtfOffshore Wind Moves Into Energy’s Mainstream 0217.rtfCoal and Gas to Stay Cheap. But Renewables Still Win Race on Costs 0616.rtfSolar, Wind on Pace to Eclipse Coal-Burning 0616.rtfGlobal Wind Capacity to Nearly Double in Next 5 Years 0416.rtfIs the Wind Industry Still a Safe Bet for Investors? 0316.rtfSolar and Wind Just Did the Unthinkable 0116.rtf- In 2015, more GW added & $ invested than in fossil fuel electricity, despite plunging, bargain fossil fuel prices.Wind, Solar Power Soaring, in Spite of Bargain Prices for Fossil Fuels 0116.rtfWhy Wind and Solar Are Already Better Value than Fossil Fuels 0815.rtfThe Age of Wind 0615.rtf3 Reasons Solar and Wind Energy Will Take Over the Grid Soon 0415.rtfNew Renewables Broke Through 100 GW Barrier in 2014 - 0315.rtfWorld Wind Power Poised to Bounce Back, after Slowing in 2013 - 0414.rtf2013 to Be Record Year for Offshore Wind 1013.rtfGlobal Wind Energy Outlook 2012.pdfWorld's Wind Turbines to Surpass 300 GW 0613.rtfWind Power Sets Records Again in 2012 0413.rtfWind Power Is Now Cheaper Than Coal in Some Countries 0213.rtfBuilding a Wind-Centered Economy 1012.rtfEnough Wind to Power Global Energy Demand 0912.rtfOffshore Wind Development Picking Up Pace 0812.rtfWorld Wind - New Record in 2011 0312.rtfFinancing Offshore Wind 0112.rtfWind - Centerpiece of New World Energy Economy 0311.rtf - US Still Leads World in Total Wind GW 0810World Wind 2009 Update, > 150 GW 0310.rtfWorld Adds 17 GW of Wind in 2008 1009.rtfWind Power Industry Accelerates 0306.rtfMap of World Wind Resources, Focus Anglo-America 0405.rtfUS Still Leads World in Total Wind GW 0810.rtf

1960-2012

Note the pronounced, if subtle, decline in wind speeds over land. But not over the oceans.

World wind speeds average ~5.5 m/sec over land and ~8 m/sec over water (from map below).

Map of World Wind Resources, Focus Anglo-America 0405.rtf

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Does Europe Heat Wave Hurt Renewables as Solar Turns Power Prices Negative? 0626.rtf - Wind speeds over land slow down with warming, which cut wind output 3% on May 29. Efficiency of semiconductors (used in solar power) declines 0.4 to 0,5% for each 1° C above 25°C.Climate Change Is Messing with Global Wind Speeds, Impacting Earth’s Health 1025.rtfClimate Change Could Make Wind Power ‘Droughts’ 15% Longer 0725.rtf

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Europe’s Wind Lull Has Pushed Up Carbon Emissions This Year 0625.rtf‘Wings’ On Poles - Gates-Backed Wind Power Tech Promises 75% Cheaper Energy 1024.rtfCould ‘Motionless’ Turbines Solve Wind Energy’s Noise & Wildlife Problems? 0924.rtf150-Foot-High Sails Could Help Solve Shipping’s Climate Problem 0424.rtfUnderstanding the Weather Behind a Down Year for Wind Energy 0224.rtfPush to Slash Shipping Emissions by Harnessing the Wind 1023.rtfWind-Powered Cargo Ship Sets Sail, in a Move to Make Shipping Greener 0823.rtfGiant Kites Could Pull Cargo Ships across the Ocean & Slash Their CO2 Output 0623.rtfWind Turbines Taller Than the Statue of Liberty Are Falling Over 0123.rtfWind Energy’s Health Benefits Could Quadruple by Dialing Down Fossil Fuels 1222.rtfIs Climate Change Slowing Down the Wind? 0922.rtf - From 1978 until 2010, research showed a worldwide stilling of winds, with speeds dropping 2.3% per decade. In 2019, though, a group of researchers found that, after 2010, global average wind speeds had actually increased — from 7 miles per hour to 7.4 miles per hour.
Despite those conflicting data, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change forecasts slowing winds for the coming decades. By 2100, that body says, average annual wind speeds could drop by up to 10%.Click for more

MIT Scientists Have Found a Way to Increase Energy Output of Wind Farms 0822.rtfAfter a Shaky Start, Airborne Wind Energy Is Slowly Taking Off 0222.rtfHow Long Should Higher Wind and Solar Costs Last? 0122.rtfFloating Wind Farms Are About to Transform the Oceans 1021.rtf - Lots on process to try to get fishermen on board. US Pacific offshore is steep, so floating wind turbines make most sense there. Ideal wind, 33 miles offshore. 100 floating turbines on standardized platforms.What’s the Carbon Footprint of a Wind Turbine? 0621.rtfA Monster Wind Turbine Is Upending an Industry 0121.rtf - 13 MegaWatts, diameter about 650 feetBlack Wind Turbine Blades Reduced Bird Mortality by 72% - 0820.rtfClimate Change Impacts India’s Wind Energy Industry 0319.rtf - India’s potential wind power fell 13% in 40years, due to a weaker monsoon.Wind Turbine Shutdowns in Polar Vortex Stoke Midwest Debate 0219.rtf - below -20°F, as many parfts become brittle with coldWind Farms Can Act Like Apex Predators in Ecosystems 1118.rtfThe Wind Is Slowing Down (over Land) 0518.rtfReport Finds Offshore Wind Turbines Not as Dangerous for Seabirds as Thought 0418.rtfGE to Develop World's Largest Wind Turbine in France 0318.rtf - 12 MegaWatts, 853 feet tall, for offshoreWind Energy Potential Is Declining, due to Climate Change 1217.rtf - Lower wind speeds on land cut potential wind energy 8% to 40% in northern hemisphere mid-latitudes, including 10% in China and 8% in US Midwest.Oceans Could Offer a Wind-Powered World 1017.rtfSee the World's 1st Floating Wind Farm 1017.rtfThere’s Enough Wind Energy over the Oceans to Power Human Civilization 1017.rtfTesla, Vestas Pair Up to Develop Ways to Combine Storage and Wind 0917.rtfWhen Backyard Wind Is Cheaper than Fossil Fuels 0817.rtf - vertical axis, optimizedTesla Batteries May Back Up Wind Farm Off Massachusetts Coast 0717.rtfWhen Wind Is the Firmest Thing on the Grid 0617.rtfChina’s Embrace of HVDC Electricity Transmission Holds Lessons for Others 0117.rtfOne of World's 1st Kite-Driven Power Stations to Open in Scotland 1016.rtfNew Wind Turbines Could Power Japan for 50 Years, after a Single Typhoon 0916.rtfOffshore Wind Farms See Promise in Platforms That Float 0916.rtfWind Power Will Get a Lot Cheaper, as Wind Turbines Grow Enormous 0916.rtfResearchers Envision 656-foot Long Blades on Wind Turbines 0316.rtfPlastic Grass Could Cover Buildings to Produce Energy from Wind 0116.rtfStatoil to Decide on Scottish Floating Wind Farm in September 0715.rtfWhirlpool Windmill Produces Power without Blades - Using Wobbles 0615.rtfStartup Offers Wind Turbines That Look Like a Tree and Sound Like One Too 1214.rtfGroundbreaking Technology Stores Wind Power in Salt Caverns 1214.rtfPaying Wind Generators Not to Produce Power 1114.rtfLighter-than-Air Turbine to Harness High-Altitude Winds 0914.rtfThe Nocebo Effect, and Why It’s Much More Dangerous Than Wind Turbines 0813.rtfWind Turbines Do Not Affect Residential Property Values 0813.rtfWind Power Systems Hit Transmission Hurdles 0813.rtfNot So Windy 0709.rtf - See dual graphs, 2 sections above, for changes in world wind speeds since 1981.Wind Power May be Much Less, Due to Turbine Wind Shadow 0313.rtfKites to Harness Wind at Altitude 0112.rtfWind Energy’s Shadow - Turbines Drag Down Power Potential 0513.rtf

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