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Technology NorwayThis Game-Changing “Windcatcher” Can Power 80,000 Homes
The future of renewable energy is here: a company based in Oslo, Norway, is developing an impressive offshore sail that could drastically change the way wind-powered energy is produced in an era where finding environmental-friendly solutions are crucial.
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Environment
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Environment
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Environment
Environment USASioux Tribe Builds Wind Farm, Names it “Breaking of the New Day”
The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe is developing a wind farm on its reservation in the Dakotas in the USA. They have named it Anpetu Wi - “the breaking of the new day” - in the Lakota language. It is the first tribal-owned public power wind farm.
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Environment NorwayHow not to Kill Birds With Wind Power Blades? Paint One Black!
Researchers from the Norwegian Institute for Nature Research and Sweden’s Lake Ånnsjön Bird Observatory have discovered that by simply painting one of a wind turbine’s three blades in black, bird fatalities could be reduced by 70%.
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Technology GermanyThis Thing Floats in the Ocean and Makes Power
A German startup has developed a maritime platform that can generate off-grid renewable energy from waves, wind and solar sources. Its special power: a modular design, offering flexibility unique from other offshore wave energy conversion developments.