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This video, of a wind turbine in Holland that self-destructs in a particularly high wind, has been available on YouTube for several months now.

A slow motion version of this video is shown here.

The St. Louis Dispatch reported last week that start-up company Free Flow Power, based in Gloucester, Massachusetts, has obtained preliminary permitting to test hydrokinetic power installations on the Mississippi River. 
Hydrokinetic power makes use of swiftly flowing rivers or tides to turn windmill-like turbines, which in turn generate electricity.  Hydrokinetic power is distinct from traditional hydro […]

Via EcoGeek, I learned of this very cool video showing the MV Beluga SkySails (aka, the kite ship) in action, deploying its sail:

For futher information, I have previously posted about the SkySails here and here.

The Maine Department of Transportation will close the Route 1 Memorial Bridge for repairs during April 21-26.  A much larger, $30 million rehabilitation project for the bridge, now 85 years old, is planned for sometime in 2009.
Hmm.  A nice windy channel there between New Hampshire and Maine.  May I propose an addition to next year’s project?

Just an idea.

The German merchant vessel MV Beluga SkySails made port in Guanta, Venezuela on February 5, after a two-week journey across the Atlantic with a load of cargo.  According to Nature, the SkySails unfurled its computer-controlled kite as the ship reached the tradewinds, near the Azores.  SkySails (also the name of the shipping company) estimates that […]

The town of Epping, New Hampshire has recently drawn attention and praise for its push toward conservation, energy efficiency, and sustainability.  Last year Epping voters approved a town ordinance requiring new commercial buildings to meet energy efficiency and sustainability guidelines.  According to the Union Leader, Epping town officials claim this ordinance is the first of […]

In late January, the 10,000 ton merchant ship MV Beluga Skysails left port in Bremerhaven, Germany, on its maiden voyage, with a load of cargo headed for Venezuela.  What is different about this ship is that in addition to being propelled by diesel engines, it also uses a retractable skysail, or kite, that is flown […]

David Brooks, who blogs at GraniteGeek, has created a clever Google map of utility-grade, alternative energy sites (hydro, wind, solar and other types, such as wood-burning) in and around New Hampshire.  Very cool!

Following the lead of former president George H.W. Bush, the Kittery city council, and the electric utility Unitil, two local business are now planning to install wind turbines to generate electricity.  The Portsmouth Herald has reported that two car dealerships in Greenland, Seacoast Volkswagen and Holloway Mercedes-Benz, will seek variances from the Greenland Zoning Board of Adjustment to allow […]

WCSH News in Portland and the Portsmouth Herald  have reported that on Monday night the Kittery town council unanimously approved a plan to build a 50-kW wind turbine at the town’s solid waste transfer station.  When completed, the turbine will be 124 feet tall, and will produce an average of roughly 80,000 to 100,000 kilowatt-hours […]