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China-made military drones similar to the MQ-9 Reaper were disguised as wind turbines in shipments to Libya: Italian officials
The Times of London reported on Sunday that the drones were the Chinese-made Wing Loong, aligning w…
Matthew Loh
How bad is the wind turbine trash problem? And can we solve it?
Conventional recycling techniques don't work on wind turbine blades. Now, an Ohio startup is turnin…
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A millennial who switched from working on oil rigs to wind turbines says he's been promoted faster in renewable energy
Shaun Mitchell advanced from a wind technician to a supervisor within a few years after leaving the…
Catherine Boudreau
How bad is the wind turbine trash problem? And can we solve it?
Conventional recycling techniques don't work on wind turbine blades. Now, an Ohio startup is turnin…
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A NATO country rejected offshore wind farms it said could slow its response to a Russian missile attack
Sweden has dropped plans for 13 wind farms in the Baltic Sea over security concerns. Wind turbines …
Mia Jankowicz
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Wind turbines are annoyingly loud. The secrets of owl flight could provide a solution.
Wind turbines can be loud. Companies that design the clean energy devices are taking inspiration fr…
Emily Swaim
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A startup wants to build the world's largest cargo plane big enough to carry wind turbines the size of a football field — take a look
Radia, a Colorado-based startup, wants to build a cargo plane the length of a football field to del…
Lloyd Lee,Taylor Rains
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China is installing offshore wind turbines as tall as 30 Rock in the Taiwan Strait
A 16-megawatt offshore turbine joined China's fleet this week, and the company behind it boasts it …
Rebecca Harrington
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A mine in Wyoming could contain $37 billion worth of rare earth minerals necessary for wind turbines, electrical vehicles, and other tech
Brook Mine in Wyoming may contain a fortune in rare earth elements like neodymium. The US wants to …
Jenny McGrath
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How wind turbine technicians keep blades spinning from 360 feet in the air
A wind turbine technician on the job.Mariana Castelo Branco
Ryan Flynn,Sara Khan
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The fastest-growing career in the US is in wind power. Here's what employees make, what it's like, and how to land a job.
Wind farms are popping up worldwide to fight the climate crisis, and they're hiring aggressively.
Catherine Boudreau
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Recycling wind turbine blades is nearly impossible. Veolia North America thinks it can keep them out of landfills.
Piles of wind turbine blades at a waste management facility in Missouri.Sam Paakkonen
Elizabeth McCauley,Katie Nixd…
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Scientists say climate solutions like solar power and walkable cities are cheap, doable, and can make a dent in the crisis
The climate crisis is daunting, but a major UN report outlines plenty of low-tech ways for governme…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Biden takes swipe at Trump with joke that windmills cause cancer, jabbing at the ex-president's debunked claims
Biden's dig poked fun at Trump's Trump's debunked conspiracy theory from 2019 that falsely claimed …
Jake Epstein,Jake Lahut
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Inox Wind gets 150-MW wind energy project from NTPCREL
Inox Wind on Tuesday said it has bagged a 150 MW wind energy project from NTPC Renewable Energy Lim…
PTI
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Wind turbine techs get paid $27 per hour to do one of the most dangerous jobs in the economy - and the profession is growing fast
Wind techs climb to dizzying heights to keep turbines in service, and jobs in the industry are proj…
Dominick Reuter
How one company keeps wind turbine blades out of landfills
Until recently, wind turbine blades were nearly impossible to recycle. Now, one company is shreddin…
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What it's like to be a wind-turbine technician, where workers start for the good wages and stay for the adrenaline and panoramic views
There were nearly 7,000 wind-turbine technicians in the US in 2020, and the occupation is one of th…