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    Creation of the floating charge in English jurisdiction had been developed throughout the nineteenth century. In Holroyd v Marshall1 in 1862, all of future assets could be charged and obtained after its acquisition by the debtor. This principle creates problem on how the company could run its business as a going concern and the company could be paralysed because the company’s business relied ultimately on its assets. This problem was solved by Sir Giffard LJ in Re Panama, New Zealand and…

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    towards advancing the efficiency of wind energy capture. These efforts were made in large part by Douglas E. Adams, the prior Kenninger Professor of Renewable Energy and Power Systems at Purdue University, along with two computer science professors, Jan Vitek, Ananth Grama and Suresh Jagannathan. Adams along with other Purdue colleagues received a $1.6 million three-year grant from the National Science Foundation’s Division of Computer and Network Systems to perform wind projects with purpose…

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    Offshore Wind Energy

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    confirm wind energy is the fastest growing power source in America, producing 4.4% of our electricity in 2014. In President Barack Obama’s 2015 State of the Union address on January 20th, he proudly proclaimed that, “America is number one in wind power” (qtd. in Gillin). Unfortunately, even as President Obama pushes for tax credits in the wind energy industry, many citizens as well as congressman are resisting the surge of “going green”. This struggle can be highlighted in the Cape Wind Project,…

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    Wind Energy Argument Essay

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    Wind energy has been perceived as the next big energy source. Wind companies try to make consumers believe that this is the answer for the future, but research into wind energy demonstrates that coal or other forms of conventional power plants are needed. Coal plants have been shutting down due to the Clean Air Act, our country can not be sustained by wind energy. Some people speculate that nuclear should be the answer. Although wind energy is a well known renewable energy source, it has raised…

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    Wind Energy: A Case Study

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    source is wind energy. Wind energy is commonly viewed as a "free" source of energy because wind is everywhere - we only need to begin harvesting it. Due to the climate, Newfoundland would appear to be an obvious choice to for a wind farm. Many people support the principle of wind energy however they oppose having them located "in their backyard" (Gibbons, 2014) due to the many problems associated with their installation and usage. Problems associated with the installation and usage of wind…

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    The first commercial wind farm in the US is going through final testing before going on line: Using a law pass by a Republican-drove Congress in 2005 and set apart by President George W. Bush, the Obama association has been lighting up the standard methodology and leasing broad patches of the ocean profundities for wind-control change. The monster machine is being mounted on a steel stage that ascents over the Atlantic Ocean around 3 miles southeast of Block Island. Around two dozen endeavors…

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    gather, and store electricity. Not only are some of these new advances more efficient, but they are cleaner for the environment. One of the clean energy phenomena that have significantly impacted the energy world is the advancement in wind turbines. Wind turbines are a clean source of energy that provides communities a source of power by sending the energy generated from the spinning blades to a power grid where the power is distributed to the consumers as needed. These machines can be found…

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    VU21482 Yang LIN GEC000000A4 Task1 1 、Building、Women、House、Racism、Safety 2、Wind power is the lowest costrenew able energy technology that can be rolled out on a large scale Australia wind energy sector will delivery thousands of jobs and billions of dollars in investment 3、For example first chicken or egg? 4、Tropical cylone rainfall could in crease by 20-30% in 100 years strong tides would incarease by 12-16% long eastern victor…

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    Wind Power Puffery Summary

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    Critique of “Wind Power Puffery” In his article, “Wind Power Puffery”, H. Sterling Burnett argues that the advantages of wind power are grossly exaggerated and often cause more harm than good. Burnett, an expert in America on environmental issues, has obtained a Ph.D. in philosophy and a B.A. in cultural anthropology. He mainly writes opinion based articles about current environmental and energy topics and wrote this article to express his opinion on wind generated energy. Supporters of using…

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    Does living near a wind turbine, that sounds like a tornado, seem like a place someone could relax and get a good night sleep? Wind energy has begun to take the country by storm with states such as Iowa using wind turbines to generate up to thirty percent of its energy. Iowa is a leader when it comes to wind energy by limiting the regulation on the companies building the turbines. Most of the turbines in Iowa today were built before most regulations were put in place. Wind energy should be more…

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