Wind farms can cause climate change, according to new research, that shows for the first time the new technology is already pushing up temperatures.
The Department of Energy, as part of its efforts to promote clean energy, launched OpenEI.org, containing dozens of clean energy resources and data sets, including maps of worldwide solar and wind potential, information on climate zones, and energy best practices.
Kyle Blue, chairman of the No Whinash Wind Farm Committee, agrees that climate change is a worry, but is not sure about windmills.
As Washington greets the coming of winter amid gusts of frigid wind, it appears the political climate has turned similarly hostile for military contractors.
It is still possible that changes in wind patterns and longer-term natural climate shifts may slow the currently tumultuous process of decline.
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Thus the Gulf Stream, and hence the wind, rather than being minor features of oceanic climate are best regarded as the primary elements.
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He served as chairman of U.K. Shell (a major biofuel player), chairman of the wind company Falk Renewables, and a board member of Climate Change Capital, a major investor in carbon credits.
While presently only 0.03 TW of energy was extracted from wind in 2008, and there is room for a considerable expansion of this technology with relatively insignificant effects on the climate, any future expansion on a global scale must take account that the potential for extraction of wind energy is finite according to the nature of the Earth system.
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Director of policy for Scottish Renewables Jenny Hogan said onshore wind was "absolutely key" to meeting Scotland's climate change and renewable energy targets.
The amount of energy available in the Earth system to be extracted by wind turbines is limited, and if sufficient energy is removed the world climate will be affected.
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His comments came because of concerns over a report by the independent Committee on Climate Change which suggested ministers should slow down plans to build more offshore wind farms.
In the effort to mitigate carbon emissions and climate change, sources of carbon-free renewable energy are sought, particularly wind power.
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And if combined with a number of palaeo-wind records gathered from around the continent, it could provide a useful tool to test climate computer models, they believe.
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If the sinking were stopped by adding fresh water (a deus ex machina often invoked to change the climate), the Gulf Stream would hardly care except in so far as the wind system changed too.
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PAMPLONA, Spain (CNN) -- The wind turbines that line the northern Spanish skyline have provoked much debate about their role in helping control climate change.
The Department of Energy and Climate Change report said 14, 600 Gigawatt hours were generated in Scotland from renewables such as wind and hydro.
Their opposition to global climate change agreements keeps the prices of their energy exports low against "green" competitors such as wind and solar, reducing economic incentives to conserve, especially when subsidies are taken into account.
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