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IEEE Spectrum July 2012 Vaclav Smil	A Skeptic Looks at Alternative Energy It takes several lifetimes to put a new energy system into place, and wishful thinking can't speed things along
Popular Mechanics May 17, 2007 Tyghe Trimble	Turbine Turbulence: How to Fix U.S. Wind Power On the outskirts of Abilene, Texas, if you get close enough, the whoosh of giant, energy-pumping blades might convince you that wind power is destined to grow.
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IndustryWeek February 1, 2003 John Teresko	GE's Growing Bet -- Wind Power With a new prototype turbine rated at 3.6 megawatts, GE Wind Energy prepares for growth in 'green' power.
IEEE Spectrum October 2006 Willie D. Jones	I've Got the Power Backyard wind turbines turn energy consumers into suppliers. Tremendous demand and a federal production tax credit for makers of large turbines make utility-scale wind a good business to be in right now for GE.
IEEE Spectrum May 2007 Anthony Colozza	Fly Like A Bird Flapping wings could revolutionize aircraft design.
IEEE Spectrum March 2008 Erico Guizzo	Wind Power in Paradise How an international team of engineers brought wind power to the Galapagos Islands.
Wired April 2002 Jeffrey M. O'Brien	Blown Away In Hawaii, they're beta testing an extreme sport called kitesurfing -- one broken bone at a time...
CFO February 1, 2010 Edward Teach	"It's a Game-Changing Technology." A start-up company wants to sow the wind - and reap a bonanza. An interview with David A. Samuels, CFO of Catch the Wind Inc.
IEEE Spectrum May 2006 Karl Stahlkopf	Taking Wind Mainstream Given wind's intermittency, can the power grid handle much larger amounts of variable generation?
Investment Advisor July 2008 Robert F. Keane	Energy Is in the Air In spite of Washington's inaction, wind farms could go a long way toward reducing carbon emissions
Popular Mechanics July 2002 Cliff Gromer	Go Fly A Kite The principle of kiting is simple. Harness nature's engine with a kite and be towed along on a surfboard, snowboard, skateboard, skis, small inflatable boat -- you name it. Putting it into practice, though, takes some doing.
Geotimes August 2005 David Pimentel	Weighing in on Renewable Energy Efficiency With our supply of fossil fuels running out, the author tells us about alternative energy sources: biomass, biodiesel, hydroelectric, wind, hydrogen and photovoltaics. He ends with comments on the European lifestyle.
Inc. October 1, 2009 Nicole Marie Richardson	Innovation: A New Rooftop Wind Turbine The WindTronics turbine can generate energy at low speeds.
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IEEE Spectrum January 2006 Erico Guizzo	Winner: Carbon Takeoff With a radical carbon-fiber composite wing, Boeing is pushing the envelope of aviation design in its new 787 jetliner.
IEEE Spectrum March 2008 Erico Guizzo	When the Wind Blows in the Galapagos How an ambitious wind-power project is helping protect one of the most exquisitely beautiful places on Earth.
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Popular Mechanics July 2006 Jeff Wise	Flying Off The Drawing Board New technology is poised to transform aviation, finally making Personal Air Vehicles possible.
IEEE Spectrum January 2009 Peter Fairley	Europe Replaces Old Wind Farms More power from fewer, bigger turbines
Parameters Spring 2006 Nader Elhefnawy	Toward a Long-Range Energy Security Policy An overview of US and international energy policy, including the prospects for an economy based on renewable energy, the security problems likely to result from tightening oil supplies, and a possible basis for making the transition to alternatives.
Popular Mechanics December 11, 2008 Andrew Moseman	Can Offshore Grids Solve Our Wind Power Woes? The European Commission met last month to discuss connecting their growing supply of offshore wind power with a grid spanning the Baltic Sea, North Sea and Mediterranean Sea.
The Motley Fool April 21, 2011 G. David Frye	Who's Profiting From Wind Power? In the U.S., GE is blowing away the competition.
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BusinessWeek June 26, 2008 Adam Aston	The War Over Offshore Wind Is Almost Over It's no longer if, but when, where, and how many wind farms will go up along the U.S. coast.
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Technology Research News February 12, 2003 Kimberly Patch	Butterflies offer lessons for robots Researchers from Oxford University in England have devised a method of studying the way butterflies fly, and their initial results show that the insects have many more tricks of flight than they get credit for.
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IEEE Spectrum July 2005 Peter Fairley	The Greening of GE Alternative energy, once the province of do-it-yourselfers and scrappy technology developers, is suddenly Big Business.
Fast Company December 2004 Scott Kirsner	Green Power Thanks to soaring fuel prices, lots of creative energy is being applied to alternative energy. The time may finally have come for these three champions of on-the-verge technologies.
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The Motley Fool January 13, 2011 Travis Hoium	American Superconductor Powers Forward Another Chinese customer licenses the company's wind turbine designs.
Popular Mechanics January 2007 Ben Hewitt	Energy Family Part Four: Power Pioneers At the end of a yearlong quest, our man off-the-grid taps into the wind, ramps up his solar array and surveys the future of energy production.
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