Energy Clarity Wind

Describes the extent that wind energy cn supply the United States with Electricity. In paasing it also identifies where the Pickens Plan is flawed.
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Shedding light on wind energy

An art installation created by Patrick Marold, utilizing wind energy to create light is on view in Burlington, Vermont.
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Wind Turbines = Fossil Fuels!

An often overlooked fact is that wind energy relies almost exclusively on fossil fuels for their production, transportation, and operation. Recent government energy policy has trended towards making wind energy seem more competitive: subsidizing wind to hide its cost, while raising the price of fossil fuels. All this accomplishes is increasing the overall price of energy, which helps no one. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fan us on Facebook: bit.ly or Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com Music by Kevin mccloud, www.incompetech.com Wind turbine video courtesy Josh Leo, www.archive.org
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Obama Shifts Focus to Energy

With health care reform finally in tow, the Obama administration has shifted its focus to passing long-awaited energy and finance reform bills before the end of the legislative year. Yesterday, Obama proposed an end to the offshore drilling moratorium that he so staunchly defended as a candidate in the face record gas prices and Sarah Palin's memorable "drill baby, drill" refrain. Today, the government finalized an accelerated increase in Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards that the President first announced last May. President Obama has also been toutinghas also been touting the greening of the federal fleet, which has added around 2,500 hybrids during the first 14 months of his administration and soon will include 100 EVs.

Yesterday's offshore drilling announcement was met with disbelief and outrage by many environmentalists, but a closer look at the policy reveals that it is unlikely to have much of an impact on energy prices or ecosystems in the near future. The expanded exploration will be limited to the gulf and southeast coastal areas—at least 50-125 miles offshore—and is still a long way from being a sure thing. Some major oil companies' stock prices actually fell yesterday despite the news and there's no guarantee that the recoverable oil in these areas will actually merit drilling, or that congress or the EPA won't act to block the exploration in lieu of a blanket ban. Even if everything goes according to plan, production may not even begin for at least another decade.

The timeline for CAFE standards is a lot clearer. Beginning in 2012, carmakers will phase in a 40 percent increase in average fuel economy, culminating in a 35.5 mpg standard by 2016. Various estimates have the policy resulting in decreased emissions of between 20-30 percent. Don't expect the government to stop there though—the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers said today in a press release that the industry is already gearing up for further CAFE increases in 2017 and beyond.

An important step in raising those averages will be the launch of dozens of new hybrid and electric models over the next few years and the federal government plans to support these new releases with subsidies and fleet purchases. Currently, the government offers a $7,500 subsidy toward the purchase of an electric vehicle, owns more than 5,000 hybrids, and plans to purchase the first 100 EVs sold in the United States. It's very likely that there will be further announcements on those fronts as the administration rolls out a series of energy proposals in the coming weeks.

What is expected to be missing from any new energy bill is the creation a comprehensive cap-and-trade system. Republican lawmakers have pledged to filibuster the legislation, and with many congressional Democrats already battered by a prolonged health care debate and facing tough reelection battles this year, the administration reportedly doesn't think it has the votes to enact cap-and-tradethis year. Whether Democrats revisit the plan next year will likely depend on the outcome of the November elections.

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Paris gets its first wind turbines

Paris got equipped with its first two 'mini' wind turbines, on the rooftop of the Air House in Belleville. A symbolic boost to the electric grid, the two wind turbines will produce 15000 kwh a year.Duration: 00:21
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Wind Turbine shuts down in Storm

This is the Repower MM92, rated power: 2000kw, rotor diameter: 92.5m, hub height: 100m. These turbines usually shut down at about 25 m/s or 55 mph, this is the maximum operational limit The time span in the video is about 2 hours while the wind speed went up from about 18 m/s to 30 m/s. When the wind was gusting up to 30 m/s the rotor blades were pitched out of the wind.
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Wind Turbine shuts down in Storm

This is the Repower MM92, rated power: 2000kw, rotor diameter: 92.5m, hub height: 100m. These turbines usually shut down at about 25 m/s or 55 mph, this is the maximum operational limit The time span in the video is about 2 hours while the wind speed went up from about 18 m/s to 30 m/s. When the wind was gusting up to 30 m/s the rotor blades were pitched out of the wind.
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