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Posted By engineer 3 months, 3 weeks ago in Science & TechnologyU.S. Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu has announced the release of DOE’s 2008 Wind Technologies Market Report, detailing $16 billion in investment in wind projects made in the U.S. in 2008 – making the U.S. the leader in annual wind energy capacity growth, as well as cumulative wind energy capacity. Along with the report, Secretary Chu announced the selection of 28 new wind energy projects for up to $13.8 million in funding – including $12.8 million in Recovery Act funds. These projects will help address market and deployment challenges including wind turbine research and testing and transmission analysis, planning, assessments.
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"• The cumulative wind capacity installed in the U.S. at the end of 2008 would, in an average year, be able to supply roughly 1.9 percent of the nation’s electricity consumption. "
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Wow. Two percent. We're going to need a lot more windmills.
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What if millions and millions of windmills were to slow down the earth's rotation? How will the weather be affected? Will the polar ice melt anyway? Stay tuned... -
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