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Gevo Commissions Upgrades, Expects 10%-15% Output Increase
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Gevo reports continued progress on its North Dakota debottlenecking program at the Gevo North Dakota facility in Richardton, with a beer degassing system commissioned ahead of schedule to boost CO2 capture and enable a 10-15% increase in output—following the previously completed steam turbine project. The upgrades include a third liquefaction tank and a fifth fermenter to lift production toward a targeted 75 million gallons per year, with all assets expected to be online by the end of 2026 as part of a plan to nearly double GND output and returns.
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Reaching 75 million gallons by late 2026 with the extra fermenter and tank will be a real test for their expansion plans.
TX Wind Turbine Struck by Lighting, Turns Into Spinning Wheel of Fire as It Disintegrates
Reporting
— Jul 23, 2022
No, this isn’t a Johnny Cash song . A wind turbine burned in a ring of fiery smoke after being struck by lightning Friday in Crowell, Texas. Video of the aftermath of the lightning strike shows the turbine still…
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High Winds Cause Wind Turbine, Meant to Spin in Wind, to Spin Out of Control and Fall Down
Opinion
— Dec 22, 2022
Just like socialism, the idea of renewable energy generated by wind turbines supplanting fossil fuels sounds good in theory, but in practice it’s a very different story. In the latest snafu, a wind turbine in Northport…
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‘Green Energy’ Firm Sued For Turning State Into Wind Turbine Waste Dumping Ground
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— Feb 9, 2026
Texas filed a lawsuit against a wind turbine recycling company, alleging it illegally dumped thousands of turbine blades and parts across the state. Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton announced Thursday that the…
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EXCLUSIVE: Trump’s EPA Wants More Plastic Turned Into New Products, And The Paper Lobby Is Fighting It
Simon August · 4 min · 6h
Trump Admin Probing Imported Wind Turbines Over National Security Concerns
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— Aug 21, 2025
The Trump administration announced Thursday that it has launched a probe into wind turbine imports as well as their parts and components, citing national security concerns with. The U.S. Department of Commerce published…
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Offshore Wind Turbine That Dumped Debris Into Atlantic Damaged Again By Lightning Strike
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— Mar 3, 2025
The same Vineyard Wind offshore wind turbine that malfunctioned and polluted the ocean in July 2024 was again damaged by a Feb. 27 lightning strike, according to multiple reports. The developer of the offshore wind farm…
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Windmill Turbine Blade Causes Traffic Jam on Interstate When It Breaks Loose
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— Jul 2, 2025
Traffic was backed up for miles Monday when a windmill turbine blade broke loose and crossed the median on a Maryland interstate. The incident happened just after 5 a.m. on Interstate 70 near Interstate 81, according to…
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Video: Massive Wind Turbine Collapses and Burns After Strong Storm Moves Through Oklahoma
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— Aug 11, 2022
Harnessing the wind can sometimes be pretty rough on the harness, as an Oklahoma wind farm learned this week. On Tuesday, a wind turbine in Custer County was bent double and set ablaze after a storm passed through the…
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Wind Farm Faces Shutdown as Parts Start Flying Off Turbines – Because It's Too Windy
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— Sep 27, 2022
Too much of a good thing is causing havoc at a Norwegian wind farm. Over the past two years, at least seven objects have fallen from the wind turbines at the Ånstadblåheia wind farm near Sortland with strong winds being…
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Dodgers Defeat Giants 8-2 in Series Opener
The official Dodgers account posted a celebratory final-score update announcing an 8-2 victory over the Giants. The reaction is heavily one-sided in favor of the Dodgers with 80-90% support from fans and neutrals celebrating the win, versus 10-20% opposition mainly from Giants fans expressing frustration.
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Wind Waste Plagues Countries That Shelled Out For ‘Green Energy’
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— Sep 22, 2025
Across Europe, countries that once went all in on wind power are now grappling with impending piles of discarded turbine parts and scrambling to find ways to recycle them, The Guardian reports. One Scottish town is…
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Woman Finds Mutilated Eagle Under Wind Turbine: Blades Severed Wing of Doomed Bird
Opinion
— Sep 18, 2022
One of the reasons America banned the pesticide DDT is because scientists believed the chemical was endangering the bald eagle by thinning its eggs to the point where they couldn’t incubate. Whether or not this was the…
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STEVE MILLOY: The Interior Department Must Enforce Trump’s Offshore Wind Ban
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— Apr 13, 2025
President Trump has long railed at offshore wind development. The unsightly turbines are associated with scores of dead whales washing up on beaches and cost more than any other form of energy. Their recent development…
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Why a Predictable Cold Snap Crippled the Texas Power Grid
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— Feb 21, 2021
As Texans cranked up their heaters early Monday to combat plunging temperatures, a record surge of electricity demand set off a disastrous chain reaction in the state’s power grid. Wind turbines in the state’s northern…
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FRANK LASEE: Wind Turbines And Lobsters Mean Less Lobsters And Not Enough Electricity
Opinion
— Jun 16, 2024
National Lobster Day is a good time to think about what the expensive, subsidized offshore wind development is going to do to lobsters and the $400 million lobster industry. Offshore wind will disrupt fishing for them…
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EXCLUSIVE: Trump’s EPA Wants More Plastic Turned Into New Products, And The Paper Lobby Is Fighting It
A conservative group is pressing six paper giants to rein in their lobbying against a Trump administration-backed push to recycle more plastic.
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DAVID BLACKMON: Offshore Wind’s Mask Finally Comes Off
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— Aug 14, 2025
The green fairy tale now seems to be unraveling faster than a faulty wind turbine blade in a Nantucket storm. On Monday, Aug. 11, 2025, Danish offshore wind giant Ørsted dropped a bombshell, notifying the market it…
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STEVE MILLOY: All Republicans Must Stop The Wind Scam
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— Sep 15, 2025
President Trump absolutely hates wind turbines. He has cancelled several projects. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act terminated about $500 billion in subsidies for Green New Scam projects. A post-OBBBA Executive order…
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‘We’ve Been Steamrolled’: Fishermen Protest Offshore Wind Following Turbine Failure That Shed Debris Into Atlantic
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— Aug 27, 2024
Scores of fishermen took to the seas Sunday to protest offshore wind developments after a damaged wind blade scattered toxic debris off the coast of Massachusetts. The blade, a part of the Vineyard Wind development…
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BONNER COHEN: An Ill Wind Blows Toward Offshore Turbines
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— Feb 2, 2025
Signaling a sharp departure from Biden administration green-energy policies, President Donald Trump Jan. 20 signed an executive order temporarily halting offshore wind lease sales in federal waters and pausing the…
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DAVID BLACKMON: Collapse Of Giant Wind Turbine Blade Product Of Biden Admin Green Agenda
Opinion
— Jul 27, 2024
Little noted amid the media reporting about the collapse of a gigantic wind blade at the Vineyard Wind 1 project off the coast of Massachusetts last week is the fact that the blade in question was a replacement made…
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Italy Scrambles Warships Toward Red Sea As Houthis Close In On Global Shipping Chokepoint
Francis Kapper · 6 min · 9h
‘Bunch Of Suits Trying To Cover Their Tracks’: Beach Town Locals Slam Offshore Wind Developer For Polluting Shores
Reporting
— Jul 18, 2024
Residents of Nantucket, Massachusetts, spoke out on Wednesday at a town hall against a wind power company for a “turbine blade failure incident” that resulted in debris washing up along the beach. Officials of the small…
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DIANA FURCHTGOTT-ROTH: Biden’s Hypocrisy On Climate Change Is Painfully Obvious
Opinion
— Jun 17, 2024
President Joe Biden has repeatedly called climate change an “existential threat,” worse than nuclear weapons. Yet, Biden’s green energy mandates result in a greater U.S. demand for wind turbines, solar panels and…
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HAL, Safran Sign Long-Term LEAP Engine Pact
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— Jul 22, 2026
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited and Safran Aircraft Engines have signed a long-term agreement to produce near-net-shape turbine ring forgings in superalloys for the CFM LEAP engine, to be manufactured at HAL’s Bengaluru ring-rolling facility as part of expanding their longstanding partnership and HAL’s footprint in the global civil aerospace market.
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Mercury NZ Lifts Q4 Margin 33%
Business
— Jul 21, 2026
Mercury NZ posted a 33% year-on-year jump in Q4 trading margin to NZ$390 million, supported by generation of 2,344 GWh as renewable output rose. The company advanced its renewable pipeline with all Kaiwera Downs Stage 2 turbines installed, Kaiwaikawe start of generation, fast-track consent for Puke Kapo Hau, a $75 million appraisal drilling commitment, and the launch of Flex Rates for customers.
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India raises windfall taxes on diesel, ATF exports
Finance
— Jul 15, 2026
India has raised windfall taxes on diesel and aviation turbine fuel exports to ₹15.5 and ₹14.5 per litre respectively, while trimming the petrol export levy to ₹2.5 per litre, effective July 16 as part of a regular fortnightly review to stabilize domestic fuel availability amid volatile global oil prices and ongoing geopolitical tensions. The move aims to curb export surges, protect domestic supply, and ensure government revenue, with the context of elevated crude prices and supply disruptions influencing policy.
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Dodgers Highlight Mookie Betts’ Second Homers in Blowout Win Over Giants
Official Dodgers post celebrating Mookie Betts’ two home runs in an 8-2 win over the Giants draws overwhelmingly positive reactions from fans and media, with no meaningful opposition split.
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