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European Offshore Wind Conference

BY anthonia akitunde | 10-03-2011 | 1:23 PM | INNOVATION

The wind won't be knocked out of Europe's sails anytime soon: The continent is the leader in offshore wind power, with more than 1,000 turbines (on platforms miles offshore) pumping 3,294 megawatts into the grid--enough to power ...READ MORE›

Ecomagination Challenge: Transit Tunnels That Power New York City?

BY Ariel Schwartz | 02-01-2011 | 3:44 PM | ETHONOMICS

A proposal in the GE-backed contest shows how it could be done.READ MORE›

Corporate Activism: GE Sends Giant Wind Turbine Blade to Washington, D.C.

BY Ariel Schwartz | 06-29-2010 | 12:34 PM | ETHONOMICS

Climate activism isn't just for nonprofits and idealistic individuals. Sometime, major corporations get on board in a big way--literally, in the case of GE, which recently sent a 131-foot wind turbine blade to Washington, D.C.'s ...READ MORE›

GE Scores Turbine Contract for World's Biggest Wind Farm

BY Ariel Schwartz | 12-10-2009 | 1:16 PM | ETHONOMICS

Hot on the heels of an announcement that a group of European countries are planning to build an offshore wind power supergrid, GE has announced that it is the lucky winner of a $1.4 billion contract to supply 338 turbines to what ...READ MORE›

Intel--Past, Present, and Future

BY Fast Company Staff | 10-14-2009 | 12:35 PM | INNOVATION

As Intel reinvents itself, we take a look at where it's been. From the calculators and traffic lights of the past, to today's variety of handheld devices and tomorrow's slickest netbooks, here is a trip through the history of the company once known as Chipzilla.READ MORE›

Clipper Windpower Could Overcome the Turbine Transportation Quandary with On-Site Production Plant

BY Ariel Schwartz | 07-27-2009 | 12:54 PM | ETHONOMICS

By far the most dangerous part of the wind turbine installation process is transportation. Moving 50-yard turbine blade from factories to farms backs up traffic, cuts up roads, and makes accidents deadly. The solution might be a ...READ MORE›

The Next Step for Urban Wind Power: Water Tower Turbines

BY Ariel Schwartz | 06-11-2009 | 3:31 PM | ETHONOMICS

Cleveland State University professor Majid Rashidi intends to prove that small-scale wind power can be cost-effective on city roofs with a turbine design using the same principle that lets airplanes fly. Rashidi's turbine, in ...READ MORE›

Wave-Treader Clings to Offshore Turbine For More Eco-Power

BY Kit Eaton | 02-10-2009 | 11:49 AM | INNOVATION

Offshore wind turbines are a must-have if the world is to reduce its dependence on non-renewable energy resources--in one fell swoop they obliterate the "not in my back yard" problem land-based turbines suffer. And with the addition ...READ MORE›