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Breaking Wind – Quick hits from the industry for November 1, 2010

Items of interest: 1-I know, for some of you, this is getting old … but I’ll pose the thought again – And the US is building windmills?  “This summer China surpassed the United States as the world’s largest producer of … Continue reading

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Breaking Wind – Quick hits from the industry for October 31, 2010

Items of interest: 1-And the US is building windmills!  “Under the deal, Russia will initially build two power units in Vietnam with a capacity of 1.2 GW each. Overall, Vietnam plans to build eight nuclear power plants in five provinces … Continue reading

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Breaking Wind – Quick hits from the industry for October 30, 2010

Items of interest: 1-And the US is building windmills? What is the computer going to be used for?  Solar panels? Windmills?  Butterfly Power?  Hardly.  As the China Daily reports, their new computer “has begun trial use among target clients including….the … Continue reading

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Breaking Wind – Quick hits from the industry for October 29, 2010

Items of interest: 1-Opponents of nuclear powered suffered a setback in Berlin on Thursday as the federal parliament approved legislation that would effectively repeal Germany’s planned withdrawal from atomic power. A Green Light for Atomic Power – German Parliament Extends … Continue reading

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Breaking Wind – Quick hits from the industry for October 28, 2010

Items of interest: 1-“… overall, subsidies for wind and other renewable electricity sources are more than 10 times higher per unit energy output than coal, which provides nearly half the nation’s electricity, and natural gas and nuclear power, which provide … Continue reading

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Breaking Wind – Quick hits from the industry for October 27, 2010

Items of interest: 1-If I hadn’t read Jon Boone’s work, I would have thought this excellent progress.  Now I simply see it as trying to crystal ball the incredibly volatile wind to portray it will actually generate something other than … Continue reading

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Breaking Wind – Quick hits from the industry for October 26, 2010

Items of interest: 1-And while we focus on building windmills, we watch Russia build an energy web of nuclear, natural gas and oil.  A quick look at the headlines of the past few days: Venezuela-Russia nuke deal a new headache … Continue reading

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Breaking Wind – Quick hits from the industry for October 25, 2010

Items of interest: 1-Hollister Hartman directs us to this interesting article by Alex Pavlak. Strategy Versus Evolution – American Scientist 2-Are you folks in Charleston paying attention? The West Virginia Encyclopedia recently released the results of its first online poll. … Continue reading

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Breaking Wind – Quick hits from the industry for October 24, 2010

Items of interest: 1-“After applying a six-stage, scientific analysis of wind production, paralleled with other sources such as coal, gas, and nuclear, he now sees the wind option as impractical and lacking in proof of consistent power output.“ Droz says … Continue reading

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Breaking Wind – Quick hits from the industry for October 23, 2010

Items of interest: 1-The Industrial Wind Action Group has a great weekly email wrap-up of topical articles. Go here to subscribe.  Of course it’s free! 2-The other day we suggested the Roanoke Times insist wind developers prove their “eco-friendly” claims.  … Continue reading

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