News & Articles on Large Wind Power
Large wind turbines are those used to generate commercial quantities of electricity. This category includes single turbines used in distributed applications as well as arrays of multiple wind turbines used in a wind power plant.
COMMUNITY VOICES: Mr. President, thank you for your comments about windmills
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External Source
Thank you, Mr. President, for the timely attention. My recent book about windmills, or what we call wind turbines, has been languishing in a New York warehouse not far from Trump Tower — until now, that is. Today, windmills are the talk of the country all because of you.
Fact-Checking President Trump’s Assessment of Wind Power and Electric Vehicles
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Paul Gipe
U.S. President Donald Trump mocked renewable energy at yesterday’s campaign rally in Michigan. Implicating Hillary Clinton as part of Big Wind, Trump said, “If Hillary got in…you’d be doing wind. Windmills. Wheeeee. And if it doesn’t blow, you can forget about television for that night. ‘Darling, I want to watch television.’ ‘I’m sorry! The wind isn’t blowing.'”
Navy may oppose wind farms off Morro Bay — but that doesn’t mean it can’t happen
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Kaytlyn Leslie
The dream of Morro Bay as a new hub of offshore renewable energy production in California could be over before it even gets its sea legs — or it could just be ramping up.
How Many Offshore Wind Turbines are needed to Power the World’s Major Cities?
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Clay Morrison
While there is ample land area for both wind and solar power plants, there is also ample area offshore of major metropolitan areas to power the world’s major cities.
One on One: World-renowned wind energy expert Paul Gipe talks about California’s energy future
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Robert Price
World-renowned wind energy expert Paul Gipe of Bakersfield joined The Californian’s Robert Price for his weekly “One on One” webcast to talk about California’s energy future. Gipe said PG&E’s bankruptcy presents Kern County — the state’s number one producer of wind energy — with some energy independence opportunities.
Japanese Offshore Wind To Hit 4 Gigawatts In 2028
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Joshua S Hill
Japan’s nascent offshore wind industry is expected to increase dramatically over the next ten years, according to energy analysts Wood Mackenzie, who predict that by 2028 the island country will boast upwards of 4 gigawatts (GW) of offshore capacity, a 62-fold increase on 2018 figures.
