And we have to have other forms of renewable energy - wind energy, solar energy.
Almost 225 solar patents were recognized, followed by over 170 patents in wind energy.
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Another perk for wind energy in the Southeast is its lack of thirst, Kelley adds.
Perhaps the biggest progress has been in wind energy where Germany and Spain lead the world.
When excess wind energy is generated, power is often transmitted to these neighboring countries.
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Wind energy alone has the potential to generate in excess of 600 exajoules annually.
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And guess what, Governor Romney said let's end the tax credits for wind energy production.
Long term, Vestas is betting on significant growth in wind energy in the United States.
Energy sources such as geothermal, solar and wind energy will be sought after as solutions.
Others are engineering careers tied to research in renewable technologies like wind energy and ethanol production.
Hofmeister, and BP America President Robert Malone mentioned their companies' wind energy projects in their testimony.
Last year, wind energy added nearly half of all new power capacity in America.
And Texas is a state with more wind energy production capacity than any other.
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Wind energy entrepreneur Tulsi Tanti, too, fell off as shares of his Suzlon more than halved.
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Gordon Edge, an economist at the British Wind Energy Association, dismisses talk of crowding out.
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Even if the federal tax credit for wind energy isn't renewed, there's still hope for renewable energy.
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Little also pointed out that GE has significant experience in wind energy, solar, and in nuclear power.
But that dirt is getting picked up and carried by the wind wind energy, that is.
Secretary Sullivan explained that these two areas alone contain the potential for 9, 000 MW of wind energy.
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And warnings of a major contraction ahead have already been sounded by the American Wind Energy Association.
Wind energy currently provides about 2 percent of total U.S. energy, and solar less than 1 percent.
Based in the Basque city of Bilbao, Iberdrola is also the world's largest producer of wind energy.
RenewableUK said wind energy capacity grew by a quarter (1, 825MW) between June last year and September 2012.
According to wind energy industry players, the PTC remains crucial for the continued ascendance of wind power.
In order to make wind energy cost-effective, one has to keep initial component costs as low as possible.
With green energy the rage, along have come First Trust Global Wind Energy and PowerShares Global Wind Energy.
Last week, the Administration boosted the prospects of offshore wind energy becoming an integral part of that strategy.
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When Ralls purchased the four Oregon windfarm companies, there was no operating wind energy business at the sites.
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In 2010, installed global offshore wind capacity reached 3, 000 MW, according to the European Wind Energy Association.
To match that output using wind energy, you'd need a land area nearly the size of Rhode Island.
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