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Inventors' high-flying kites harness wind power

Nov. 6, 2009
Wind power generators, long anchored to the ground, are starting to take flight. Driven by the need for more renewable power, inventors and entrepreneurs are testing ways to tap the strong winds high in the atmosphere, out of the reach of conventional wind...
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PALO ALTO, Calif., June 18 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists considering wind power tapped by high-flying kites say New York City is a prime location for exploiting high-altitude winds.

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MARSEILLE, France, March 17 (UPI) -- Germany-based Siemens Energy released its latest wind turbine technology at the European Wind Energy Conference in Marseille, France.

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ERLANGEN, Germany, Feb. 27 (UPI) -- Germany's Siemens Energy signed an agreement with Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory to explore more efficient wind farm operation.

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Portugal expands wind power

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China defines wind power R&D rules

BEIJING, Aug. 26 (UPI) -- The Chinese Ministry of Finance published its rules on funding for wind power research.
U.S. Energy Department to push wind power

U.S. Energy Department to push wind power

HOUSTON, June 2 (UPI) -- The U.S. Department of Energy said Monday it reached an agreement with six turbine-makers to promote and develop wind as a power source.

Wind, not oil, focus of new transport ship

HAMBURG, Germany, Nov. 24 (UPI) -- A German company will soon launch an ocean-going vessel that will rely primarily on huge wind sails rather than increasingly expensive oil.

Manitoba to see big wind power development

WINNIPEG, Manitoba, March 8 (UPI) -- Westman Wind Power Co. said Wednesday it is developing eight wind power projects in Manitoba.

New Mexico pushes wind power development

SANTA FE, N.M., Dec. 8 (UPI) -- New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson wants to develop more wind power in his state and market it to other states in the West.
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President Obama awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom in Washington
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President Barack Obama awards the the Presidential Medal of Freedom to singer/songwriter Bob Dylan during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington on May 29, 2012. The Medal of Freedom is our NationÕs highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. UPI/Kevin Dietsch