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India builds wind power for Australia
The Age - Melbourne,Victoria,Australia
RENEWABLE energy company Pacific Hydro has signed a deal with India’s largest wind generator maker, Suzlon Energy, to equip the company’s $140 million South …
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NRG Energy, BP to partner on wind farm project
Reuters - USA
N: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Monday its subsidiary, Padoma Wind Power, has entered into a 50-50 joint venture with BP Alternative Energy North …
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Wind turbine goes up in Mitchell County
Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier - Waterloo,IA,USA
The substation is owned by Heartland Power Cooperative of St. Ansgar. The turbine was manufactured in Holland and has no gear box. …
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4th Annual Small Wind Power Conference Announced
RenewableEnergyAccess.com - Peterborough,NH,USA
The Midwest Renewable Energy Association, one of the premier renewable energy education organizations in the nation, hosts the Small Wind Power Conference. …
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Winds of change make power play
Kankakee Daily Journal - Kankakee,IL,USA
“But the expectation is that wind will carry the brunt of that,” said Winter. Winter acknowledges that wind power is not without skeptics, including those …
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We must unite on wind power
Oxford Mail - Oxford,England,UK
We are delighted that the initiative by Oxford’s Green councillors to site up to three large wind turbines on council-owned land on the edge of the city …
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HYmini alternative power source
SlashGear - Scottsdale,AZ,USA
We’ve all seen a considerable influx in solar-powered devices, but one source of power that hasn’t really been tapped for on the go use is wind power. …
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China needs to cut energy reliance on coal -official
Reuters UK - UK
He added that thanks to supportive measures, China’s wind power generating capacity had jumped to 6.05 gigawatts (GW) at the end of 2007 from 2.67 GW at the …
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NRG Energy to Partner with BP on West Texas Wind Farm
Business Wire (press release) - San Francisco,CA,USA
“Zero-fuel, zero-emission wind power is a critical component of RepoweringNRG’s efforts to build a diverse fuel generation portfolio that reduces NRG’s …
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Turbines sprout as wind power draws attention in NC
The Virginian-Pilot - Norfolk,VA,USA
It was a minor demonstration of the 50-kilowatt wind turbine, but over the next year it is expected to produce about 110000 kilowatt hours - enough to power …
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In today’s renewable energy news postings just below there is a story telling of a novel idea - using asphalt as a renewable energy source.

The Road Energy System as described in the article;

“A latticework of flexible pipes, held in place by a grid, is covered over by asphalt, which magnifies the sun’s thermal power. As water in the pipes is heated, it is pumped deep under the ground to natural aquifers where it maintains a fairly constant temperature of about 68 F. The heated water can be retrieved months later to keep the road surface ice-free in winter.”

In addition such a system could also be used to heat buildings in the winter.

Considering the large area of road surface available that is constantly being replaced due to age the time would be right to take advantage of investing in such a system if it can be demonstrated to have a good return as an new energy source.