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		<title>Offshore Wind Turbines Save Lives</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Aug 2010 22:02:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Offshore Wind Turbines Save Lives The States bordering the Great Lakes, and Ontario, are putting the processes in place that will allow offshore development of wind farms. And the NIMBY cry can be heard all along the shoreline  &#8211; you can&#8217;t ruin my perfect view of the evening sunsets! Elitist cottage owners ( I say [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wind Exceeds 50 Percent of Spanish Electrical Demand</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:22:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wind Exceeds 50 Percent of Spanish Electrical Demand From AEE Wind Energy covered more than 50 percent of the electricity demand the whole of Sunday morning, November 8th and generated 11,546 megawatts. Wind generation broke again a record, for several moments 0n the morning of Sunday 8th, with 53 percent coverage of the demand, with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bee Inspired Small Wind Turbine</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 14:26:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Wind Turbines]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bee Inspired Small Wind Turbine It&#8217;s still in beta, and there are a few &#8220;bugs&#8221; to be worked out, but check out this video and you&#8217;ll have a good understanding of what they are trying to produce. The inventors, Greenwavelength,  are hoping to eventually produce models capable of producing from 1kW up to 10kW in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Honeywell Wind Turbine In Windsor Ontario</title>
		<link>http://greenterrafirma.com/wordpress/honeywell-wind-turbine/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2009 16:16:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Wind Turbines]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[CBC News &#8211; September 25, 2009 The Honeywell Wind Turbine, displayed here in a company pamphlet, measures six metres in diameter and can produce 2,000 kilowatts of energy a year, or about 18 per cent of an average household&#8217;s electricity needs. (WindTronics) A U.S. wind turbine manufacturer has announced a $5.4-million deal to begin production [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DIY VAWT Ready for Testing</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2009 20:17:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[DIY VAWT &#8211; Ready for Testing We have finished our first VAWT. Next week we will move the beast to our test site and hopefully we&#8217;ll get some wind so we can test. Our initial concerns &#8211; gearing and start-up wind speed, still exits&#8230;. at what wind speed, with the turbine first move ( do [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Honeywell Redesigns Home Wind Turbine</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2009 17:34:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Wind Turbines]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Honeywell Redesigns the Home Wind Turbine   Honeywell has redesigned the small home wind turbine, by placing the generator along the outside edge of the blades. As a result, their home wind turbine will start to produce power at wind speeds of just 2 MPH.   Honeywell also states that their wind turbine can be mounted on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DIY VAWT Project Taking Shape</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 19:50:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[DIY VAWT Project Taking Shape We have started the frame around the VAWT blades. Hung the rim and blades by the wheel bearings and adjusted the pressure so the load is shared between the top and bottom bearings. Attaching the treadmill motor is next on our todo list.   Similar Posts: DIY Wind Turbine &#8211; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DIY Vertical Axis Wind Turbine VAWT</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2009 16:15:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[DIY Vertical Axis Wind Turbine VAWT Follow along as we build our first Vertical Axis Wind Turbine (VAWT). Our design uses bicycle rims and PVC pipes, much the same as the V10 by Faroun.   We are making our VAWT shorter and wider however, with a height of 5 feet rather than 10 and using 26 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DIY Wind Turbine Projects &#8211; New York</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2009 20:08:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[DIY Wind Turbine Projects &#8211; New York DIY Wind Turbine projects continue to grow in popularity. A simple, four foot wind turbine, made with a DC motor and PVC blades, can be assembled in an afternoon, once you have the parts. Larger DIY wind turbines, with DIY flux generators, will take more time. However, the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Furling &#8211; Protect Your DIY Wind Turbine</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2009 15:05:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Furling &#8211; Protect Your DIY Wind Turbine   You&#8217;ve worked hard building your own wind turbine and you look forward to windy days. But a severe wind gust could rip the blades right off and long term high wind levels could burn out your alternator. You need an automatic (passive) furling system for your DIY wind turbine. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wind Turbine Axial Flux Generator</title>
		<link>http://greenterrafirma.com/wordpress/wind-turbine-axial-flux-generator/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2009 22:52:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Wind Turbines]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wind Turbine Axial Flux Generator   DIY Wind Turbines can be very quick and simple to build &#8211; a small DC permanent magnet motor, 3 blades cut from PVC pipe and a tail. Mount it on a pipe tower and you are set. Problem is, small D.C. permanent magnet motors, such as the Ametek 30, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DIY Wind Turbine &#8211; DC Motor &#8211; Generator</title>
		<link>http://greenterrafirma.com/wordpress/diy-wind-turbine-dc-motor-generator/</link>
		<comments>http://greenterrafirma.com/wordpress/diy-wind-turbine-dc-motor-generator/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2009 17:14:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Wind Turbines]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[DIY Wind Turbine &#8211; DC Motor &#8211; Generator Do-it-yourself small wind turbines are quite simple to make. The biggest key to success is picking the right DC Permanent Magnet Motor. The basic parts to a small DIY wind turbine include: Tower &#8211; get your wind turbine up high and into clear wind. The higher the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Home Wind Turbines</title>
		<link>http://greenterrafirma.com/wordpress/home-wind-turbines/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2008 19:38:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Home Wind Turbines Several companies now make small home sized wind turbines for the residential market. New start-up companies from China have recently flooded the market which is helping to drive down prices. It&#8217;s very difficult to judge quality just on external appearances alone, so it&#8217;s buyer beware in this market. Before you throw down [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DC Wind Turbine Motors on eBay &#8211; BEWARE</title>
		<link>http://greenterrafirma.com/wordpress/dc-wind-turbine-motors-on-ebay-beware/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2008 02:44:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[DC Wind Turbine Motors on eBay &#8211; BEWARE DIY Wind Turbines have become very popular items in the past year. We have DIY plans for both horizontal axis wind turbines (HAWT) and vertical axis wind turbines (VAWT) on this site. And yes, in the beginning we recommended people take a look on eBay for used [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Residential Wind Turbines</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Sep 2008 21:58:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Wind Turbines]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Residential Wind Turbines The national electrical grid is the single largest producer of greenhouse gas. As such, by reducing your use of electricity from the grid, you are reducing your personal carbon footprint.  New, small residential wind turbines or wind generators are making this an easy process for the home owner. Homemade power usually comes from [...]]]></description>
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