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- Offshore wind farm increased tourism on Block Island
Researchers who analyzed AirBnB rental data before and after construction of the Block Island Wind Farm have found that, contrary to some concerns, the turbines have been linked with increased tourism on the island.
Science Daily. Mon, 06 May 2019 15:01:38 EDT. - Performance-Based Wind Design Could Improve Buildings, Say Engineers
Help is on the way for structural engineers driving toward improving the efficiency, reliability and resilience of buildings through performance-based wind design.
Engineering News-Record. Tue, 30 Apr 2019 22:51:00 -0400. - Black & Veatch Selected for Major Onshore Wind EPC Contract
OVERLAND PARK, Kan.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Black & Veatch has been selected to provide engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) services on a new onshore wind facility for Capital Power, a North American power producer. ...
Business Wire. Wed, 24 Apr 2019 13:00:00 UTC. - Renewables are more efficient at reducing greenhouse gases than carbon capture
The study from Lancaster University shows building more solar panels, wind turbines and using other renewable energy sources would have the same effect while using less energy resources (stock).
Daily Mail. Mon, 08 Apr 2019 16:15:23 GMT. - Installation of GE's huge 12-megawatt wind turbine prototype 'on schedule'
Construction of the turbine's foundations started earlier this year.
CNBC. Mon, 01 Apr 2019 14:00 GMT. - LEGO Buys U.S. Solar Power Builder
Adding to its existing offshore wind investments, the holding company that owns LEGO has just purchased a U.S. solar power developer.
By John Parnell, Contributor. Forbes. Fri, 29 Mar 2019 22:31:00 +0000. - The Coal Cost Crossover: 74% Of US Coal Plants Now More Expensive Than New Renewables, 86% By 2025
New research shows 74% of existing U.S. coal-fired plants cost more to operate than building new local wind or solar in 2018, and that number jumps to 86% by 2025, meaning America has reached the "coal cost crossover" point.
By Energy Innovation: Policy and Technology, Contributor. Forbes. Tue, 26 Mar 2019 08:20:00 +0000. - Fifty-turbine wind farm plans submitted near Sanquhar
Developers hope to construct the wind farm near to a nine-turbine project already in operation.
BBC News. Tue, 26 Mar 2019 00:00:37 GMT. - France, China sign 15 commercial deals, including with Airbus, EDF
France signed 15 business contracts with China worth billions of euros on Monday, including a multi-plane order with Airbus and a 1 billion euro contract for EDF to build an offshore wind farm in China, the French presidency said.
Reuters. Mon, 25 Mar 2019 13:23:42 -0400.
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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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