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MIT designs 'invisible,' floating wind turbines

September 18, 2006 Professor schooled in oil exploration structures has designed a platform to hold turbines dozens of miles offshore. Image: Envisioning a floating turbine TAGS: turbine, professor, platform

Mass. attorney general sues wind installer

March 8, 2007 A wind turbine installer misled environmentally-conscious consumers, suit alleges. TAGS: turbine, alternative energy, attorney general, suit, Massachusetts

'Micro' wind turbines are coming to town

February 10, 2006 A handful of start-ups are making mini turbines that go on top of city buildings and turn wind power into electricity. Photos: Harnessing wind TAGS: turbine, AeroVironment, wind power, General Electric Co., electricity, building, aircraft

Saving wind power for later

March 27, 2007 Start-up General Compression looks to commercialize concept for storing electricity generated by wind turbines using compressed air.Image: Pumping wind power underground TAGS: turbine, wind power, electricity, wind, natural gas, company executive, operation

Going aloft for wind power

January 4, 2007 The wind industry is best known for propeller-based turbines. But some inventors believe kites and balloons can capture wind power as well.Images: 'Flying' wind generators TAGS: kite, turbine, wind power, balloon, wind, generator, electricity

Wave power to go commercial in California

December 18, 2007 Harnessing the ocean for energy has been discussed for years, and now a major utility in the U.S. will purchase some sea power. TAGS: buoy, turbine, farm, sea, blade, U.S., California, power, utility

Pint-size hydro power on tap

October 24, 2007 Start-up Rentricity designs a generator that brings hydroelectric power down to size for cites and towns. TAGS: turbine, generator, facility, electricity, water, California, power, utility

In search of the Google of clean tech, page 2

March 4, 2009 In a tough economy, the companies that look a little like a high-tech outfit may be the big winners. TAGS: turbine, efficiency, utility, Google Inc.

Powering cities on landfill waste

June 6, 2007 A start-up is opening a plant that will convert municipal waste into electricity through a cleaner process than burning.Photo: Turning waste into energy TAGS: landfill, electricity, alternative energy, waste, facility, turbine, energy, trash, entrepreneur, ton

A power surge for alternative energy

October 30, 2007 From tech giants to start-ups and from venture capitalists to universities, there's plenty of action on the energy front. TAGS: turbine, alternative energy, venture capital, IBM Corp., photograph, battery

Week in review: New breezes blowing in energy tech

March 30, 2007 Wind power, hydrogen fuel, even manure--that's the stuff that start-up dreams are made on. TAGS: natural gas, turbine, hydrogen, global warming, carbon, Week in review, existence, reader

General Electric's water source

February 9, 2007 Jeff Fulgham, with GE's Water and Process Technologies, suggests ways to turn around the water crisis. TAGS: Jeff Fulgham, General Electric Co., membrane, turbine, acquisition, space

FAQ: Energy on the high seas

August 15, 2007 Harnessing the power of the ocean may be the next big opportunity in energy. Here's what you need to know.Photos: Tapping wave power TAGS: sea, turbine, ocean, wave, energy, power, U.S.

Internet and TV collide in Vegas

April 18, 2007 At National Association of Broadcasters conference, showgoers tune in to the latest electronic media technologies. TAGS: broadcaster, turbine, Microsoft Silverlight, Adobe Systems Inc., Redmond, conference, Apple Computer, CEO, media player, Apple iPhone, Web browser, video, TV

Week in pictures: On deck, next-gen tech

February 10, 2006 roundup Entrepreneurs, robotic dinosaurs roam Demo '06 confab. Also: Sporty tech, new Nano, Linux eye candy and musical bots. TAGS: Super Bowl, turbine, Toshiba Tecra, entrepreneur, bot, Linux, entertainment, satellite

Down payments on clean tech

July 2, 2007 GE's Kevin Walsh sees good reasons to invest in the winds of change and other ventures in alternative energy. TAGS: Kevin Walsh, renewable energy, financing, General Electric Co., Combined Heat and Power, financial service, turbine, project, U.S.
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