It was recently announced that the US now producing 25% of the parts for wind technology.
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Indeed, China has seen the strongest increase in investment in clean technology worldwide and is already a leader in solar and wind technology.
The Scottish government said the centre would allow offshore wind developers and supply chain companies to test "cutting edge" wind technology before its commercial deployment.
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Waterfall added that FloDesign's low-wind technology has the potential not only to revolutionize wind-power technology, but also to make wind-power a viable energy solution for New England's energy needs.
While Gemesa, Semiens and Vestas were continuing to spend development dollars on wind technology, in the United States Enron was buying out Zond, and we know where and what Enron did to us.
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On Friday, I was in Boston -- that's good news. (Applause.) On Friday, I was in Boston, where workers will soon be breaking ground on a new Wind Technology Testing Center that will allow researchers in the United States to test the world's newest and largest wind turbine blades for the very first time.
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When recording video, the camera includes wind reduction technology to help capture clear audio even in breezy conditions.
In the review of the 2010 outlook published in November of that year, the updated averaged capital costs for deploying onshore wind power technology were seen to have increased by 21%, while those for offshore deployment went up by 50%.
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Thanks to dramatic advances in wind-turbine technology, the costs of setting up and operating wind generators now approach those of gas turbines, even without subsidies.
"Solar, wind, clean technology plays--we love the space, " says Troy Rillo, a Cornell managing director.
Taking a new drug, medical device, or wind or solar technology from conception to market requires time and sizable sums of money.
While the consumer appetite towards a brand of phone or tablet may shift with the wind, the technology that powers these devices will not.
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Dr. Vladimir Kliatzkin, a scientist with more than 40 years of experience in energy production and accumulation systems for aviation, internal combustion engines and hybrid systems, originally developed the innovative wind-power technology and is currently commercializing various applications incorporating the technology through WinFlex.
Everyone uses the same technology and wind turbine margins disappear.
Other 2011 Grand Challenge Scholars from Duke University and Olin College pursued projects to restore urban infrastructure, improve technology for wind and solar energy, create educational software for middle school students, and develop low-cost cancer diagnostics for developing countries.
Jore believes they can leverage the CORE motor technology in a wind turbine power generation system at Boulder Wind Power in Colorado for residential and commercial deployments.
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Pielke's team studied more than a century of storms, spanning a period that included decades when meteorologists lacked the technology to measure wind speeds at a storm's center with any certainty.
Onshore wind, another potential disruptive technology, is already cost competitive in many part of the world at 9-10 cents per kilowatt-hour, says Petros Paranikas, a BCG partner and co-author or the report.
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So GE is determined to come out with a battery system that will store energy, but the investment costs are enormous as it needs to develop a massive storage system for a huge global customer base, says Wlliam Schmitz, president and CEO of WindTamer (WNDT), a maker of wind power generators utilizing proprietary technology for elecrtric generation and energy management.
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We want to keep investing in wind and solar and clean coal technology.
If this technology is adopted when wind prices are low or even potentially negative, it can supplant the need for fossil fuel-based heating.
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If the U.S. dollar continues to rally against the euro, it creates a new head wind for major multinational corporations in technology, consumer staples and pharmaceuticals.
The path we're offering is to keep investing in wind and solar, clean coal technology, and make sure farmers and scientists are harnessing new biofuels to power our cars and our trucks. (Applause.) Let's put construction workers back to work rehabbing and retrofitting buildings and factories so they waste less energy.
We keep investing in wind and solar, clean coal technology, farmers and scientists harnessing new biofuels to power our cars and trucks, construction workers building homes and factories that are more energy efficient -- developing a hundred years' supply of natural gas. (Applause.) We can cut our oil imports in half by 2020 and support more than 600, 000 new jobs in natural gas alone.
"I expect this to lay the foundation for future success by establishing offshore wind as a dependable and environmentally friendly technology, " Mr Battle said.
As everyone who keeps up with technology knows, almost every week new developments are being made in hydrogen technology, and sun and wind power are improving almost as rapidly.
Then there's a small-technology approach: solar power, wind energy and distributed generation.
Following that, 3C wants to see the creation of a global market for carbon emissions trading as well as government support for "clean" technology projects like carbon sequestration and wind farms.
"Their design and technology was better suited for our wind resources in the U.S. Midwest and 10% more efficient than that of competing providers, " says DanMar's founder, Dan Juhl, who has followed up with repeat orders.
Offshore wind power has historically played second fiddle to onshore wind projects as a result of higher costs and technology constraints.
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