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Tennessee Tech Receives Funding For Wind Power Research Cookeville TN (SPX) Jul 21, 2009
Led by David Wenzhong Gao, assistant electrical and computing engineering professor whose research is based in TTU's Center for Energy Systems Research, the university will develop innovative storage systems and controls for high wind penetration. A critical challenge of large-scale wind integration is variability and uncertainty of wind energy resources. In the lab, Gao and colleagues ... read moreCatch The Wind Provides Update On Trial Program
Manassas VA (SPX) Jul 21, 2009Catch the Wind has announced that it is entering the test phase of its trial program with the Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD), following the successful development of capabilities to integrate the Vindicator laser wind sensor (LWS) with the control system of an operating turbine. "Developing integration capabilities for the Vindicator LWS represents a significant milestone," said ... more
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Prisoners used to shovel snow-bound US capital
Heavy rain, snow disrupts transport in Spain Washington slaps fee on plastic shopping bags Vietnam says parched Red River at record low Philippine volcano darkens New Year for 50,000 villagers Shocked residents survey Australia wildfire wreckage Honduras declares state of emergency amid drought Residents flee terrifying Australian wildfires Sarkozy scrambles to salvage carbon tax Thrill-seeking tourists flock to Philippine volcano
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California Entity Purchases Washington Wind Farm
San Diego CA (SPX) Jul 15, 2009Renewable energy pioneers Cannon Power Group has announced the closing of the sale of Phase I of its Windy Point/Windy Flats project in Goldendale, Washington to Tuolumne Wind Project Authority, a California joint power powers agency formed by the Turlock Irrigation District and Walnut Energy Center Authority. The 136.6 megawatt (MW) wind energy project will be referred to as the Tuolumne ... more Tri-State And Duke Energy Team Up On New Wind Project
Westminster CO (SPX) Jul 10, 2009In keeping with its efforts to diversify its resource portfolio to meet the power requirements of its 44 member distribution cooperatives, Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association has signed a 20-year agreement with a subsidiary of Duke Energy Corp. to purchase the output of a new 51-megawatt wind farm to be built in east-central Colorado. "This wind power project is an important ... more Wind power reaching southern Germany
Hamburg, Germany (UPI) Jul 8, 2009 Germany is one of the world's largest wind power markets, but there is room for significant further onshore growth in the country's southern states. Traveling by train through Schleswig-Holstein means seeing a lot of vast space and wind turbines. Situated between the North Sea and the Baltic Sea, the sparsely populated German state houses nearly 2,600 turbines with a total capacity of ... more First WindCube Rooftop Wind Turbine Enters Service
Port Clinton OH (SPX) Jul 09, 2009Green Energy Technologies has unveiled the first commercially installed WindCube, now in service on the roof of the new Crown Battery Renewable Energy Center in Port Clinton's Lake Erie Business Park. Based on initial site analysis and testing, at winds of 14 mph it is estimated that the 60kW WindCube will generate approximately 150,000 kilowatt hours of power annually. This will offset ... more |
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Why Data Privacy Compliance Matters for the Space IndustryLos Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 18, 2025 We are now witnessing the boom of the space industry. What was once ruled by the reps of the government only now thrives in a bunch of private launch companies, data analytics firms, satellite operators, communication service providers, and so on. ... more
Morphing 3D-printed structures from flat to curved, in spaceUrbana, IL (SPX) Nov 13, 2025 Because it's costly and cumbersome to transport large structures such as satellite dishes into space, aerospace Ph.D. student Ivan Wu and his advisor, Jeff Baur in The Grainger College of Engineerin ... more
MIT researchers propose a new model for legible, modular softwareBoston MA (SPX) Nov 12, 2025 The coding framework uses modular concepts and simple synchronization rules to make software clearer, safer, and easier for LLMs to generate. Researchers at MIT's Computer Science and Artifici ... more
Rise of the robots: the promise of physical AITokyo (AFP) Nov 14, 2025 A pair of swivelling, human-like robotic arms, built for physical artificial intelligence research, mirror the motions of an operator in a VR headset twirling his hands like a magician. ... more
AI enables tailored education for medical students at scaleLos Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 13, 2025 Researchers at Dartmouth have demonstrated that artificial intelligence platforms can provide individualized academic support for large student populations. The study tracked 190 medical students wh ... more
Wearable Lets Users Control Machines and Robots While on the MoveLa Jolla CA (SPX) Nov 18, 2025 Engineers at the University of California San Diego have developed a next-generation wearable system that enables people to control machines using everyday gestures - even while running, riding in a ... more
Japan-China row over Taiwan highlights fragile tiesTokyo (AFP) Nov 17, 2025 A diplomatic feud with China sparked by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's comments about Taiwan has underscored the fragility of ties between the key trading partners. ... more
Ukraine, China's critical mineral dominance, on agenda as G7 meetsMontreal (AFP) Nov 11, 2025 G7 foreign ministers gather in Canada Tuesday for meetings expected to focus on Ukraine and find consensus on a path forward to end the four-year-old conflict. ... more
Trump says 'we've had a lot of problems' with FranceWashington (AFP) Nov 11, 2025 President Donald Trump took a sudden swipe at France on Monday during an interview with US broadcaster Fox News, saying "we've had a lot of problems with the French." ... more |
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Viryd Tests Advanced Drivetrains For More Reliable Small Wind Systems
Cedar Park TX (SPX) Jun 30, 2009Viryd Technologies has announced the company has received a notice of intent to award a grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to test an 8-kilowatt wind turbine equipped with its NuVinci continuously variable planetary (CVP) technology. Additionally, the company announced the re-opening of its Series A financing round. The National Renewable Energy Laboratory will direct the turbine ... more NOIA Applauds Issuance Of Exploratory Offshore Wind Leases
Washington DC (SPX) Jun 30, 2009The National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA) applauds the Department of the Interior for issuing five exploratory leases for offshore wind development on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) offshore New Jersey and Delaware. "The leases announced are a step in the right direction toward a modern national energy program, that will include both traditional and renewable offshore energy ... more PGE's Biglow Canyon Wind Farm Expanding Daily
Portland OR (SPX) Jun 29, 2009Portland General Electric has announced that the first turbines erected for phase two of its Biglow Canyon Wind Farm have begun generating electricity and supplying power on the Pacific Northwest's electricity grid. "This major capital investment is moving forward on time and on budget," said Jim Piro, PGE president and CEO. "Our customers place a high priority on renewable power ... more China aims to build "Three Gorges of wind power" in the northwest
Beijing (AFP) June 25, 2009China is aiming to build a huge wind farm in the northwest by 2020 that will have energy capacity similar to the gigantic Three Gorges Dam, a senior official said Thursday. Feng Jianshen, a vice governor of Gansu province, told reporters that the province planned to expand the installed capacity of its wind power base to more than 20 gigawatts in 11 years, more than 10 times the current ... more |
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