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Urban wind gathers momentum

August 6, 2010 by Pedro Hernandez 1 Comment

urban wind - Flickr user Terry Wha

The problem with erecting wind turbines in big cities and other urban areas come down to several factors: size and noise, zoning laws, wind variability and intermittency, bird safety… But thanks to some new innovations,  urban communities and a couple of “small wind” startups are poised to bring renewable energy to town squares and apartment […]

Filed Under: Cleantech & Renewable Energy, Featured Tagged With: cleantech, Humdinger Wind Energy, piezoelectric, renewable energy, small wind, urban wind, wind, wind power, wind turbines, Windtronics

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