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- Ditching coal for clean energy such as wind and solar 'will save money by 2022', report predicts
US researchers analysed data from 2,500 coal plants and found it would be cheaper to build clean energy sources than keep running 39 per cent of the world's coal fleet.
Daily Mail. Wed, 01 Jul 2020 12:10:02 +0100. - America's second offshore wind farm completes construction
The project is located 27 miles off the coast of Virginia Beach.
CNBC. Tue, 30 Jun 2020 16:13:50 GMT. 
To Develop Hypersonic Weapons, The U.S. Has To Build Some Fiendishly Complicated Wind Tunnels
Demand for new hypersonic weapons to counter Russian and Chinese threats is driving increased use and new construction of hypersonic wind tunnels. What does it take to build one?
By Eric Tegler, Contributor. Forbes. Fri, 19 Jun 2020 12:43:45 -0400.- The New Breed of Entrepreneur Isn't So New
When entrepreneurs refocus on revenue, metrics and building a strong foundation, they wind up sounding fresh and innovative.
Eran Halevy. Entrepreneur. Fri, 19 Jun 2020 15:00:00 GMT. - Scots offshore wind farm blades to be made in Isle of Wight
Danish firm Vestas wins the contract to build turbines for Scotland's largest offshore wind farm.
BBC News. Wed, 03 Jun 2020 19:36:36 GMT. - Enbridge & Partners Start French Wind Farm Construction
Enbridge's (ENB) Fecamp offshore wind farm is anticipated to generate 500 megawatts once it comes online in 2023.
Zacks Equity Research. Zacks. Tue, 02 Jun 2020 12:16:00 GMT. - Plunging cost of wind and solar marks turning point in energy transition: IRENA
Plunging costs of renewables mark a turning point in a global transition to low-carbon energy, with new solar or wind farms increasingly cheaper to build than running existing coal plants, according to a report published on Tuesday.
Reuters. Tue, 02 Jun 2020 01:10:15 -0400. - Denmark plans to create energy islands in Baltic and North Sea
Denmark on Wednesday proposed a more than tripling of its offshore wind capacity by building two energy islands linked to new wind farms in the Baltic and North seas to help to meet climate change targets.
Reuters. Wed, 20 May 2020 11:40:58 -0400. - InventHelp Presents Home Protection for Hurricanes (HLW-2205)
PITTSBURGH, April 13, 2020 -- "I wanted to be able to protect homes and buildings against damages caused by high-speed wind storms like hurricanes," said an inventor from S Miami, Fla. ...
PR Newswire. Mon, 13 Apr 2020 18:15:00 +0000. - Renewable energy jobs in Australia surge to record levels
Employment in Australia's renewable energy sector surged nearly 30 per cent to its highest-ever level following a boom in wind and solar power construction.
Nick Toscano. Sydney Morning Herald. Thu, 09 Apr 2020 00:00:00 +1000.
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Wind Definition(s)
The word wind is a noun. Wind means (1) the act of winding or twisting, (2) breath, (3) a reflex that expels intestinal gas through the anus, (4) a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by an enclosed column of air that is moved by the breath, (5) an indication of potential opportunity, (6) empty rhetoric or insincere or exaggerated talk, (7) a tendency or force that influences events.
Wind is also a verb that means (1) raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help, (2) form into a wreath, (3) coil the spring of (some mechanical device) by turning a stem, (4) wrap or coil around, (5) to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course, (6) catch the scent of; get wind of, (7) extend in curves and turns.
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