Foreign Firms Envision Wind Farms Dotting the U.S.
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The United States is the fastest-growing market in the world for wind power. Despite a patchwork of laws and regulations, many European energy companies would like to plant their windmills here.
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PORTLAND, Ore. -- Oregon Iron Works has the feel of a World War II-era shipyard, with sparks flying from welders' torches and massive hydraulic presses flattening large sheets of metal. But this factory floor represents the cutting edge of American renewable-energy technology.
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By Jim Balow  When the state's first wind energy center opened for business in December 2002, there were promises of bigger and better developments on the horizon - literally.
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When 1,800 workers lost their jobs after a Maytag appliance factory and headquarters closed last year in the small town of Newton, Iowa, a wind turbine blade company saw opportunity Â an available, skilled workforce in the middle of one of America's hardiest wind energy production regions.
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Banks, grocery stores, and Uncle Sam are among the top U.S. purchasers of power from alternative sources like wind, solar, geothermal and hydro, federal environment regulators said this week.
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Denmark catches the most wind for power. Japan absorbs the most sun. Now Britain wants to rule the waves. Wave and tidal stream machines are the latest exploratory technology
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American Electric Power, a coal-burning utility company that is looking for ways to connect more wind power to its grid, plans to install huge banks of high-technology batteries.
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The Western Isles Council, Comhairle nan Eilean Siar, has approved proposals for a 651MW windfarm scheme to be built on the Isle of Lewis in the Western Isles of Scotland.
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An MIT researcher has a vision: Four hundred huge offshore wind turbines are providing onshore customers with enough electricity to power several hundred thousand homes, and nobody standing onshore can see them.
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Seed and biotech companies see a big opportunity in developing corn and other crops tailored for use in ethanol and other biofuels.
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With climbing oil prices and predictions for a cold winter, more US companies embrace alternative energy practices.
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Proposals for one of Europe's largest onshore wind farms are expected to be given official council backing.
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BREMEN, Germany  - Putting a harness on ocean  winds, a German shipping company plans to unfurl a giant  high-tech kite over a cargo ship next year to boost the  vessel's propulsion and to conserve fuel.
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FORT WORTH, Texas _ Dallas oilman and investor Boone Pickens wants to build the world's largest wind farm in the Texas Panhandle, a project that would put as many as 2,000 turbines on nearly 200,000 acres in four counties.
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AES is moving into wind power, an area that is poised for steady growth.
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The public believes that wind farms are a clean source of energy for the future, a survey suggests.
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They could be powerful new weapons in the battle against global warming: turbines powered by waves or wind, or technology that scrubs the skies to recapture and recycle carbon.