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So a little while back I created a post inspired by Fast Company’s article titled Big Oil Man goes to Big Wind. Turns out, T Boone Pickens has some pretty lofty goals for promoting his new “energy policy”, and is even taking out commercials on CNN and other prime-time TV spots to make sure you [...]

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Caught an interesting article in this month’s FastCompany about oil tycoon T. Boone Pickens and his latest move towards renewable energy - wind style. His new project sounds exceptionally ambitious:

4,000 megawatt, 2,000 turbine wind farm
Enough energy to power approximately 1,000,000 homes - offsetting the potential output of 2 nuclear reactors
Economically viable (assuming that wind-power incentives [...]

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I caught an interesting video on GreenEnergyTV.com today about a new technology being developed in Australia that could provide a reasonable alternative to rooftop mounted solar. Apparently, 5 of these small, sub-$1000 wind generators may be able to provide enough power for an entire household. However, even if it does become economically viable - are [...]

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Caught an interesting article from CNet’s Green Tech blog regarding a vertical-axis wind turbine that’s being produced for homeowners looking to take advantage of their windy neighborhood in a cost-effective way. The price tag? A mere $4,995 - plus about $1,000 of installation costs.
The system, called Windspire, includes everything in one package, and is built [...]

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