Nuclear provides 20% of U.S. electricity, roughly double the combined amount from wind, solar and hydropower.
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Trees are bent and twisted from wind that seems unimaginable on this still day.
Industry group RenewableUK said its members took the noise from wind farms very seriously.
Denmark gets 18% of its power from wind, and Copenhagen doesn't go dark on still evenings.
To some, the Obama administration's stimulus spending on everything from wind turbines to electric-car batteries was enlightened.
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In this economic recovery, however, homes have done much more than shelter people from wind and rain.
We have doubled the amount of renewable energy that we generate from wind and solar and biofuels.
"We need to have instant-on sources of energy" like gas to balance loads from wind and solar generation.
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The case is being viewed as a test on the law relating to noise nuisance from wind turbines.
Smart grids help match energy demand to changeable supply, from wind for example.
Some believe we should set standards to ensure that more of our electricity comes from wind and solar power.
No, not from wind, battery and electric cars, but from oil and gas.
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Cornwall can already produce more than 80 megawatts (MW) of electricity from wind, hydro-electric, solar and other renewable energy sources.
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The remaining 40% would come from wind farms, along with a smaller element of biomass and hydropower as a back-up.
Grid storage is seen as helpful to smooth the sudden ups and downs in electricity supplies from wind and solar generation.
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Twenty percent of its electricity needs come from wind -- a significantly higher proportion than any other country in the world.
More than a quarter of the electricity generated in Scotland last year was produced from wind, hydro and other renewable sources.
We are now on pace to double renewable energy generation from wind and solar from the time the President took office.
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Undersea cables used to send power from wind turbines in Ireland to Wales could be copied in Somerset, an MP has said.
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Extensive damage from wind and water has been reported in Orleans, St.
Special paints are needed to protect the airframe, over a wide range of temperatures, from wind, weather, ultraviolet radiation and exhaust fumes.
The council has said the target could be met through contributions from a range of technologies, including at least 22.5 MW from wind.
President Obama, Secretary Chu, and I set a goal of doubling U.S. renewable energy generation capacity from wind, solar, and geothermal by 2012.
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About 200 megawatts of Australia's power now comes from wind farms, so the new Alinta and Pacific Hydro projects will massively expand this output.
The Navy has always led in energy transformations, moving from wind to coal, coal to oil, and then pioneering the use of nuclear power.
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His aim was to demonstrate exactly how much power Britain could hope to gain from wind farms, solar panels, nuclear reactors and the like.
On energy, there will be legislation aimed at incentivising businesses to invest in new sources of low-carbon power, from wind farms to nuclear power stations.
Chu has long been on record as a staunch advocate of reducing the nation's carbon emissions by vastly expanding generation from wind and solar power.
England is pulling back from wind, Germany has announced drastic cut-backs on its subsidies to solar, and Spain has announced the elimination of subsidies for renewable power.
And states that generate lots of electricity from wind have also gotten a jump on attracting factories, including Texas (35), Colorado (16), California (15) and Iowa (9).
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