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The global transition to clean energy – explained in 12 charts

Matias Prieto — Mon, 24 Jun 2019 06:06:59 +0000

A report released by Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st Century (REN21) goes into that question in considerable detail. The Renewables Global Status Report (GSR) digs into the growth rates of various energy sources, the flows of clean energy investment, and the world’s progress on its sustainability goals. But first, we are still moving […]

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Eagle monitoring technology to be deployed in Tasmanian wind farm

Effie P — Tue, 18 Dec 2018 19:53:44 +0000

One of the main environmental impacts of wind farms is that birds get killed when they collide with turbine rotors. This becomes even more serious when the wind farms are located within the distribution range of bird species already endangered or threatened with extinction. This is the case, for example, of the Tasmanian wedge-tailed eagles, […]

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Cuba to Build Bioelectric Plant, Wind Farm Thanks to Indian Loan

Ally Munda — Wed, 03 Oct 2018 15:38:46 +0000

Cuba is expanding its renewable energy market with the construction of a bioelectric plant and a 50-MW wind farm. These developments are possible thanks to a loan from India. The international financial deal was announced Tuesday, October 2, by Cuba’s Minister of Energy and Mines, Raul Garcia Barriero, at the Solar Alliance International (ISA) held […]

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Walney Extension: World’s largest offshore wind farm opens in UK waters

Matthew Fiala — Tue, 18 Sep 2018 16:26:49 +0000

On Thursday, the world’s largest offshore windfarm will open off the coast of northwest England. The wind farm, named Walney Extension, has a capacity of 659 megawatts (MW), enough to power almost 600,000 homes. The previously largest offshore windfarm was the London Array on England’s east coast which has a capacity of 630 MW. Walney […]

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Wind Energy Production Will Be Affected By Climate Change

Arsenij Percov — Sat, 11 Aug 2018 18:58:52 +0000

According to a Karlsruhe Institute of Technology’s researchers, climate change poses a big challenge for wind energy production in Europe. They have used spatially and temporally highly resolved climate models. The results have shown that stronger seasonal fluctuations and a more frequent occurrence of low wind are expected. However, only a slight change will happen. […]

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Vineyard Wind – Big Offshore U.S. Wind Farm Makes Wind Incredibly Cheap

Arsenij Percov — Sat, 04 Aug 2018 06:43:45 +0000

The first large-scale offshore wind farm in the U.S., Vineyard Wind project, proves that renewable energy is cheaper than ever. It offers a total levelized price of $65 per megawatt-hour. The price is astonishing, it is 18 percent cheaper than other alternatives and much cheaper than other offshore wind’s costs. For instance, the cheapest US […]

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DIY Wind Turbine From a Cardboard Roll

Arsenij Percov — Fri, 27 Jul 2018 14:24:39 +0000

Instructables user ahmedebeed555 found a way to build a DIY wind turbine from a cardboard roll. He explained how he did it in his post on the website. Ahmed successfully made a rotating simple wind turbine out of recycled materials. Step 1: Materials and Tools Materials: Motor – Wind turbine motor/generator. He used a 120 […]

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Denmark Upgrades Wind Turbine Capacity, Reduces Number

Jose Aguilar — Fri, 23 Feb 2018 07:15:55 +0000

An overwhelming statistical fact throws light on the evolution of wind turbines, according to the Danish Energy Agency Energistyrelsen (and its associated 4 decades of statistical data), in charge of following up on the development of the energy and supply sectors in the country, and its survey of turbine inventory. Denmark was a pioneer in developing […]

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Will Solar Energy Overtake Wind Sooner than Expected?

Janina Lazo-Cruz — Thu, 08 Feb 2018 18:19:26 +0000

By 2028, the world will be mostly powered by solar energy. This is the bold prediction of Ray Kurzweil, the man who also predicted the mobile internet, cloud computing, and wearable technologies about two decades ago. The basis? Starting from 0.5 percent in 2012, the global market share of solar power doubles every two years […]

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3 Reasons Wind Farms Cause Stress to Nearby Residents

Janina Lazo-Cruz — Wed, 31 Jan 2018 19:27:16 +0000

While wind farms are a clean, renewable, and relatively cheaper source of energy, they also have disadvantages such as land use and noise. Among those people residing near a wind farm, about 30 percent are either only slightly irritated by the noise or not affected at all. On the other hand, 10 percent are reported […]

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France Intends to Speed Up Wind Power Projects

Jose Aguilar — Wed, 24 Jan 2018 21:15:45 +0000

The French Government circulated on Thursday plans to speed up the installation of wind turbines. Such plans were put together by a working group, formed last October, to tackle the obstacles brought forth by the long-standing opposition against France´s renewable energy goals. According to reports by an industry spokesman, one of the aims of the working […]

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Wind Power Knocks Out Coal in Texas

Janina Lazo-Cruz — Thu, 30 Nov 2017 07:10:56 +0000

The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) manages 90 percent of the state’s power grid and the majority of its power is sourced from natural gas and coal. Ten years ago, its wind power accounted for only two percent of its power mix. With the expansion of transmission capacity and market reforms, the current power […]

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Germany: Wind Power Just Overtook All Other Forms of Electrical Generation

Nicholas Say — Sun, 29 Oct 2017 20:40:42 +0000

This morning in Germany, wind power created the need to pay consumers to use electricity. This is probably some sort of historic event, but if you take a step back, it isn’t hard to see how wind and solar power could shatter the world as we know it. According to estimates, sometime on Sunday morning, […]

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Kite Wind Turbines Could Power Saudi Arabia’s Future

Guest Contributor — Mon, 23 Oct 2017 15:44:00 +0000

The concept of building wind turbines that can be raised as a kite and tethered to batteries or the electrical grid has been around for quite some time. These devices seem to be a better choice than the systems that use wind in order to generate energy due to the fact that, as Udaya Gunturu […]

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Wind Power Cost vs Fossil Fuels: Who Just Won?

Nicholas Say — Sun, 02 Jul 2017 13:59:23 +0000

For a very long time people have been stuck using fuels that have some serious drawbacks. Coal is dreadful; mining it is dangerous, burning it is toxic and the leftovers are radioactive. The other options aren’t much better. Our best contender for a decent fossil fuel source is natural gas, but moving it around isn’t […]

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Expert Claims US Can Build Substantial Wind Generation Offshore

Nicholas Say — Wed, 22 Feb 2017 15:16:44 +0000

Jeff Grybowski has the right attitude when it comes to green development. He is the CEO of Deepwater Wind, which will live on in history as the first company to construct an offshore wind farm in the USA. Deepwater Wind built the nation’s first offshore wind farm off the coast of Rhode Island, and Mr. […]

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Expensive Fossil Fuels Being Pushed By Violent Oligarchs On Helpless Public

Nicholas Say — Tue, 07 Feb 2017 12:37:09 +0000

Over the last year Russian President Vladimir Putin has shown how desperate he is to maintain control over the energy infrastructure of Eurasia. As a result of Russian Military aggression in the Baltic region a revolutionary wind mega- project off the coast of Sweden had to be scrapped. This is highly counterproductive. The Swedish government […]

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This Wind Turbine Is Inspired by Hummingbirds

Ece Polat — Thu, 02 Feb 2017 20:58:03 +0000

Tyer Wind, a Tunisian company, takes the uncommon wind turbine design to a new level. This time, Tyer Wind introduces a flapping design, which is inspired from a hovering hummingbird. The machine with dual oscillating blades has the potential for residential use. The inventor of this innovative design is Anis Aouini. In 2012, the Saphonian […]

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This DIY Wind Turbine Uses Bike Wheel to Harvest Energy

Ece Polat — Thu, 26 Jan 2017 05:37:38 +0000

This DIY wind turbine is based on ‘Lenz2 lift+drag design’ and made from aluminum lithographic offset printing plates. The designer, Connell, says that the plates can be obtained from a printing company for a cheap price. He said that the turbine should cause approximately 15-30 dollars, including bolts and pop rivets. It is estimated that […]

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Teenager Develops $5 Device to Harness Wind and Solar Power

Mila Luleva — Tue, 25 Oct 2016 13:06:21 +0000

Thirteen years old Maanasa Mendu developed a $5-wind and solar hybrid system to generate renewable energy. Teenagers often manage to amaze us with their forward thinking and incredible creativity. The inventions that they come up with can easily overtake those designed by the greatest of engineers. This is especially the case when we look at […]

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DONG Energy Builds World’s Largest Wind Turbine

Courtney Lepping — Wed, 14 Sep 2016 18:35:26 +0000

What’s up-and-coming in 2017? According to DONG Energy, it will be the UK commencement of the operation of the world’s largest wind turbines. Expected to supply clean electricity to 230,000 homes in the UK, the wind turbine at the Burbo Extension offshore wind farm is another respected addition to the changing green world. Wind energy […]

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Wind Turbines Generate More Power Than Coal in UK

Courtney Lepping — Wed, 18 May 2016 20:10:48 +0000

Wind energy statistics from the UK demonstrated a recent milestone in history, as wind was shown to generate more electricity than coal. In April, 2,290 gigawatt hours (GWh) were produced from wind compared to 1,755 GWh produced from coal. According to the UK, there was a drop in the amount of electricity produced from coal […]

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‘Wind Tree’ Proves the ‘Silent Wind turbine’ Oxymoron False

Satya Sivani — Thu, 18 Feb 2016 19:39:21 +0000

Wind Tree, as we can guess from the name, is a wind turbine that looks like a tree. But, that is just a speck of this unconventional wind turbine’s definition. Noisy, Monstrous, Nauseous, giant, unpleasant, bird scaring are some of the properties that flash in our mind when we think about wind turbines. But, not […]

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SUMR: The Hurricane-Proof Giant Wind Turbine That Breaks Records

Mila Luleva — Wed, 03 Feb 2016 14:16:13 +0000

Giant wind turbine, designed by US scientists, promises up to 50 times higher capacity that its conventional ancestors. Offshore wind power generation has grown immensely over the last couple of years, with numerous countries competing to capture more of the strong sea winds’ power. However, regardless of how massive these off-shore wind farms are, individual turbines within them have […]

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Denmark Sets Record for Wind Power Production in 2015

Guest Contributor — Wed, 20 Jan 2016 16:44:21 +0000

Denmark set a world record in 2015 for using the highest amount of wind power, meeting 42% of their energy needs. This was a 3% rise from 2014. Denmark is well on the way to their goal of 50% of having their electricity needs met by alternative energy in 2020. Wind Power has been steadily growing […]

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Wind Power Could be Produced With Plastic Grass

Samantha Joe — Fri, 08 Jan 2016 18:46:07 +0000

While wind power generation is not a new concept, it is normally recognized by the need for a traditional windmill or wind turbine to be installed to harness the energy. However, a new type of generator has discovered a way to get energy from the wind without the need for a traditional machine. This generator […]

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Global Direct Drive Wind Turbine Market to Grow

Samantha Joe — Mon, 04 Jan 2016 21:11:03 +0000

Thanks to China, the wind turbine market is expected to see growth. The world direct drive wind turbine market (or, gearless) is likely to see sustained growth over the next 10 years as plants focus on improving operational efficiency and minimizing costs of maintenance. Adoption of the gearless wind turbines will likely be seen the […]

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Texas Gets Truly Free Wind Power from 9pm to 6am

Michelle Lutz — Wed, 11 Nov 2015 19:19:15 +0000

Just like everything else that is big in the Lonestar state, the wind blows big at night in Texas. This extra wind blowing so strong at night has created a great surplus of much needed electricity, so much in fact that Texas power company TXU is able to provide free electricity to thousands of customers […]

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When Turbines Sprout Wings and Fly

Michelle Lutz — Tue, 10 Nov 2015 15:32:13 +0000

Wind turbines, the tall white things that sat spinning in the fields; the things you counted on the long car rides as a kid, could possibly be obsolete in the near future thanks to the brilliant mind of Dr. Richard Ruiterkamp, Dutch astrophysicist. Dr. Ruiterkamp has developed the first ever “flying” wind turbine, resembling a […]

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Windcrete: Offshore Wind Turbine Technology at a Lower Cost

Michelle Lutz — Tue, 10 Nov 2015 10:29:20 +0000

Researchers and scientists deal with major obstacles on a daily basis. One very real issue that they face when talking about green technology is finding a way to reduce the maintenance and construction costs. Researchers from the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), have developed a floating structure model for […]

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Statoil Builds World’s Largest Floating Wind Farm

Mila Luleva — Tue, 03 Nov 2015 13:25:25 +0000

The biggest to date, large scale, floating wind farm is about to emerge off the coast of Scotland, marking a major milestone in the development of off-shore wind energy. Offshore wind farms have been in operation for years, with gigantic farms covering the shallow waters of quite a number of countries by now, providing green […]

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US Government Should Have Supported Wind Industry, Say Scientists

Annika Tostengard — Fri, 02 Oct 2015 16:41:55 +0000

Scientists from the University of Delaware have concluded that a vibrant, large offshore wind industry is even farther from reality than it was a decade ago. In part, this is because the United States’ federal government has not made alternative energy a priority. The researchers say that through the offshore wind leasing program, the focus […]

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Trinity – The New Generation Portable Micro-Turbine from Janulus

Mila Luleva — Wed, 23 Sep 2015 20:48:14 +0000

New and improved portable micro wind turbine from Janulus now comes in four sizes, ready to meet your every renewable energy need. Last year, a team of two enthusiastic brothers, founders of the company Janulus- Einar and Agust Agustsson, introduced their project Trinity on Kickstarter. They showed their humble portable vertical wind turbine, which was sleek, […]

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Wind Turbines Get an Efficiency Boost from Recycled ‘Spillage’

Mila Luleva — Fri, 18 Sep 2015 20:39:05 +0000

Engineer from University of Nebraska-Lincoln has designed a system that can boost the efficiency of wind turbines by recycling “mechanical spillage”. Wind power is one of the lead renewable energy sources around the world. Regardless of all accusations about noise, and looks, and all the rest, wind turbines are still generating clean energy and therefore they will be […]

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New German Kite Technology Traps Wind Power

Annika Tostengard — Fri, 04 Sep 2015 19:16:57 +0000

The earth’s winds get faster the higher they are above the surface, and in Germany, they are hoping to capitalize on that fact to generate tons of wind power. The new technology may come in different forms, from airplanes to helium ballon-rings, but many German researchers are looking at kites as a way to increase the […]

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Wind-Turbine Farms Less Efficient the Larger they Are

Annika Tostengard — Tue, 01 Sep 2015 20:19:56 +0000

Wind energy is quickly growing in popularity, and turbines are now a common sight for many driving through the countryside. Energy collected from wind contributes to electricity generation more and more every year, and now accounts for a solid 2-3% of global electricity. New research, however, shows that wind-turbine farms become less efficient as they grow […]

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Solar and Wind Will Grow Fast, Say Investment Bankers

Annika Tostengard — Tue, 25 Aug 2015 19:32:44 +0000

Renewable energy like solar and wind power can only truly replace coal power plants when it saves money for people who are not personally concerned about the environment. Fortunately, investment bankers from Citigroup believe that the solar and wind industries will grow much faster than previously thought. According to a new report, fossil fuels may only […]

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How to Build a DIY Toy Wind Turbine for Your Kids

Annika Tostengard — Thu, 20 Aug 2015 06:44:21 +0000

This fun DIY project is easy enough to make with kids, and is a great way to get them excited about renewable energy. It doesn’t produce a ton of power, but kids will be amazed at their ability to illuminate a light bulb all on their own. 1. What You’ll Need Some parts can be […]

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Donald Trump Invests in Wind Power, Despite Politics

Annika Tostengard — Thu, 30 Jul 2015 06:16:51 +0000

Donald Trump has a history of speaking out against wind power. The businessman, whose mother was a Scottish immigrant, had previously complained about wind turbines ruining the Scottish countryside. He also took legal action against an offshore wind farm near the golf resort he owns in Aberdeenshire. Despite all of this public denouncement, it has been […]

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Windy Day In Denmark Provides 140% of Energy Needs

Annika Tostengard — Wed, 29 Jul 2015 05:33:45 +0000

It was an unusually windy day in Denmark on Thursday, July 9. So unusually windy that the country found themselves generating 116% of the entire nation’s energy needs. On Friday morning at 3am, Denmark wind power had provided 140% of the electricity demand, and was able to share the excess power with Norway, Germany and […]

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DIY: How to Make a Wind-Powered Phone Charger

Annika Tostengard — Thu, 23 Jul 2015 11:23:46 +0000

For those who have the skill and interest in homemade electronics, and those who know someone who do, read the rest of this post to find out how to make a phone charger that attaches to a bike to use wind power as an energy source. While not so complicated, it does require a few things […]

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Could High-Altitude Wind Turbines Change Global Climate?

Mila Luleva — Wed, 22 Jul 2015 13:05:24 +0000

High-altitude wind turbines could possibly change world’s climate, but only after they have supplied a hundred times the energy we currently need- according to scientists. Every once in a while, scientists publish the strangest of things that often makes others sit and wonder how on Earth could anyone think of such idea. In anyway, any scientifically […]

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Wind Energy Cost Will Beat Gas in 5 Years, Report Says

Annika Tostengard — Wed, 22 Jul 2015 07:12:59 +0000

Offshore wind is expected to become cost-competitive with gas by 2020. According to a new report, innovations in wind energy technology as well as increased manufacturing of the new technology and governmental policy have together made the costs associated with wind energy drop. The report was published by BVG Associates and commissioned by Statkraft UK. Statkraft […]

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Facebook’s New Data Center Powered by 200 MW Texas Wind Farm

Satya Sivani — Thu, 09 Jul 2015 19:32:24 +0000

Facebook announced that its fifth privately owned and second 100 percent renewable energy powered data center is being built at Fort Worth, Texas, with $1 billion. To suffice for the data center’s energy requirements, Facebook is co-developing a 200 MW wind farm in collaboration with the local energy companies – Citigroup Energy, Alterra Power Corporation, and […]

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Wind Turbines Under Bridges Tackle Both Space and Noise Problems

Mila Luleva — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 11:05:00 +0000

Scientists from U.K. and Spain suggest that the space under bridges is one of the most viable locations for positioning wind turbines. Wind turbines are highly efficient in producing clean renewable energy, but they have never been considered the best of neighbors. People have continuously complained about the noise these majestic constructions generate. In many […]

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Offshore Wind Farm to Replace Fukushima’s Nuclear Plant

Guest Contributor — Mon, 29 Jun 2015 20:11:15 +0000

An offshore wind farm is set to be deployed off the coast of Japan, less than 20 kilometers from the defunct Fukushima Daichii nuclear power plant. In a region that is both supremely concerned with a lack of available land and where the long shadow of the Fukushima disaster still stretches, Japan has shocked no […]

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Owl Research Inspires Quieter Wind Turbines

Guest Contributor — Fri, 26 Jun 2015 16:20:04 +0000

Thanks to research into how owls silently stalk their prey, wind turbines could end up becoming much quieter in the future. When it comes to resistance to alternative energy, opponents of wind turbines often point to the noise pollution wind farms can create during their operation as a reason to block development of the technology, […]

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Dutch Windwheel Powered by its Encased ‘Silent Wind Turbine’

Satya Sivani — Fri, 19 Jun 2015 08:25:06 +0000

The Dutch Windwheel is a giant circular wind energy converter that houses apartments, hotels, restaurant and a giant coaster ride – a concept of self-sustained iconic structure, which, for majority portion of its energy requirements, depends on wind energy and, utilizes solar, biogas and rainwater as other sources to supplement for its basic amenities. Though […]

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GE’s new EcoROTR, the ‘UFO’ Dome, Boosts Wind Turbine Performance

Satya Sivani — Wed, 10 Jun 2015 20:18:27 +0000

General Electric (GE) adds a new dome-shaped object called EcoROTR, which looks like a UFO, to a standard wind turbine and improves its performance by 3 percent. The addition helps the turbine to capture wind energy that is lost by regular turbines. GE took up this project as a part of its ecomagination initiative, which started […]

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SolarMill – Hybrid Wind and Solar Power Generator Hits the Market

Mila Luleva — Thu, 28 May 2015 16:07:50 +0000

The SolarMill hybrid technology that combines solar and wind power generation in a single unit goes on sale across the US. Rooftop solar is undoubtedly the leader when it comes to home-generated renewable energy. Unfortunately, we all know its big limitation, and there is no way to sugar-coat it or make it sound a bit […]

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Micro-Wind Turbine Array Powers Intel’s Headquarters

Mila Luleva — Fri, 22 May 2015 19:17:51 +0000

The roof of Intel’s headquarters in Santa Clara, California is generating renewable energy with the largest micro-turbine array in the US. Renewable energy generating rooftops are almost always associated with solar, but this does not necessarily have to be the case, and the guys from the IT giant Intel are demonstrating just that. Following their ambition to […]

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Vortex Bladeless – No Blade Future for Wind Turbines

Sarah Higman — Sun, 17 May 2015 17:56:10 +0000

A Spanish company has revolutionized the look of wind turbines and has potentially removed one of the biggest opposition to wind turbine installation. The company, Vortex Bladeless constructs exactly what their name implies – a wind turbine without the blades. Wind farms currently supply 0.2% of the worlds energy demands. The main environmental concern of […]

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How Global Wind Power Capacity is Set to Boom in 2015

Ari Luis — Wed, 22 Apr 2015 03:49:26 +0000

The global wind energy industry has been seeing robust growth, increasing capacity by 16.2% in 2014 from 318,644 MW in 2013 to 369,597 MW. Much of the increase is accounted for by China, Germany, the US, Brazil and India, although there have been a number of new installations in the rest of the world. Global […]

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Offshore Wind Now Competitive with Gas and Nuclear

Ari Luis — Tue, 07 Apr 2015 14:18:44 +0000

Some reports say that offshore wind is crazy expensive. In fact, an economist from Oxford University, Dieter Helm, was quoted in the Economist back in 2014 as saying that offshore wind is “among the most expensive ways of marginally reducing carbon emissions known to man”. That is probably old news, though, just like the Dutch […]

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Renewable Energy Hits Record Breaking Generating Capacity and Investments

Mila Luleva — Wed, 01 Apr 2015 09:28:56 +0000

Year 2014 has been record breaking for the global renewable energy sector, with generating capacity exceeding 100GW. The biggest investor was China, closely followed by the U.S.. According to official figures published by UN Environment Programme (UNEP), wind and solar power have attracted 17% more investors in 2014 compared to the same figures from the […]

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Hidden Wind Turbines Complete Eiffel Tower’s Green Makeover

Mila Luleva — Wed, 25 Feb 2015 13:33:11 +0000

The world-famous symbol of industrial and scientific advances, the Eiffel tower, received a renewable technology make-over this month. Two super quiet and humble, vertical axis wind turbines, disguised in the colour of the tower, generate clean energy unnoticed. There is no better monument in the world than the famous tower in Paris that can not […]

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General Motors to Use Wind Power for Reaching Renewable Energy Goals

Benji Jerew — Tue, 17 Feb 2015 20:10:28 +0000

We’ve been following General Motors’ renewable energy plans for a long time, and this is the first time that we’ve heard of the global company turning to wind power. In addition to recycling and energy-efficiency programs, General Motors has set for itself the goal of 125 MW (megawatts) renewable energy capacity by 2020. For the […]

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China Wind Power Growing Faster Than United States’

Benji Jerew — Mon, 16 Feb 2015 20:05:10 +0000

Covering renewable energy achievements, United States President Barack Obama noted that US wind power generation is number one in the world, but that’s not the whole story. True, wind power generation in the United States is the biggest in the world, just over 175 TWh (terawatt-hours), just ahead of China, which produced 169 TWh last […]

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Burlington, Vermont – 100% Powered by Renewable Energy

Benji Jerew — Thu, 12 Feb 2015 13:19:14 +0000

If you ever get a chance, you should definitely take a ride through The Green Mountain State, Vermont, in the Northeast, one reason being that you can visit the Nation’s first city entirely powered by renewable energy, Burlington. Seeing as Vermont is situated only about an hour from where I used to live, it should […]

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Renewable Energy Sources Attractive as Oil Price Increases

Benji Jerew — Thu, 12 Feb 2015 12:55:54 +0000

Renewable energy sources just wouldn’t be very high on the priority list with the price of oil less than half that of even six months ago, one might think today. Indeed, OPEC doesn’t seem inclined to decrease oil production anytime soon, most likely hoping it can cripple Russia, which is already in trouble because of […]

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Wind and Solar Powered Streetlights Shine at Night in Spain

Mila Luleva — Wed, 21 Jan 2015 10:34:24 +0000

A new streetlights concept by a team of Spanish researchers and entrepreneurs, holds the potential to revolutionize the energy efficiency plans of urban environments. What makes the new design different and much more promising than existing ones, is the fact that these lights are powered by both solar and wind. One of the biggest challenges […]

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Wind Turbines Only Annoying, Not Dangerous for Health, Says MIT

Ovidiu Sandru — Thu, 11 Dec 2014 19:45:40 +0000

A study by the MIT has recently determined that wind farms do not make people sick, as some of the residents living close to wind turbines have claimed in the past. The wind “patients” have reported tinnitus, headaches, heart disease, anxiety (a psychological illness by definition), sleep disturbances and others, all caused by imperceptible infrasounds produced […]

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Wind Power Tree Brings Clean Energy from City Streets

Mila Luleva — Thu, 04 Dec 2014 13:02:40 +0000

A small French firm has developed a fully functioning prototype of an urban wind tree turbine. Their invention resembles natural vegetation, captures low speed urban winds, generates great amounts of electricity, and it works entirely noise-free. Some people claim that wind turbines are ugly or influence health in one way or another. Wind farms in general […]

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The Wind Farm Rush South of the Border

Ari Luis — Tue, 25 Nov 2014 00:43:02 +0000

People are rushing south of the border and it’s not because they’re fleeing the law. They’re actually investors who are trying to cash in on Mexico’s renewable energy sector opportunities. In the period from 2003 to 2013, the country received US$11 billion in foreign direct investment in renewables, buoyed by wind power projects. Investors from […]

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Google’s New Dutch Data Center to be Powered by a New Wind Farm

Mila Luleva — Thu, 20 Nov 2014 08:43:54 +0000

Google announced their latest investment in a giant wind farm to power their new data center in the Netherlands. The wind farm is currently under construction by one of Netherland’s lead energy companies, Eneco, and it is set to begin operation in 2016. Google has been investing enormously in green power projects over the past few […]

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Imergy Power Systems’ Recovered-Vanadium Flow Battery Gets First US Contracts

Benji Jerew — Thu, 13 Nov 2014 16:18:42 +0000

According to today’s press release, Imergy Power Systems already has over two hundred flow battery installations worldwide. Hawaii Energy Research Systems has filed for the first US contracts using Imergy Power Systems recovered-vanadium flow batteries. Imergy Power Systems’ flow battery energy storage system, like all flow batteries, uses tanks of electrolytes to store energy. Since […]

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Makes Its Own Hydrogen Fuel – Mercedes-Benz Vision G-Code Concept

Benji Jerew — Mon, 10 Nov 2014 21:35:26 +0000

Unveiled at the opening of the Beijing Product Engineering Centre, the Mercedes-Benz Vision G-Code Concept looks like most any futuristic vehicle, except that, even paint-deep, this isn’t any ordinary hydrogen fuel vehicle. You’ll note, for starters, that it would be entirely incorrect to call the Mercedes-Benz Vision G-Code a hydrogen fuel cell vehicle. Like hydrogen […]

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Painting A Green Future with Decorated Wind Turbines

Ari Luis — Wed, 05 Nov 2014 09:21:25 +0000

Australian-based wind farm, Hepburn Wind, has a unique way of drumming up support for renewable energy. Probably finding inspiration from the lyrics of Windmills of Your Mind, or maybe not, they are raising at least AU$10,000 in funds to promote wind power. The funds raised will go to the painting of their second wind turbine, […]

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Wind Farm to Invade Middle East Oilfields

Ari Luis — Fri, 24 Oct 2014 03:07:13 +0000

A cool breeze in blowing in the Middle East, a region perennially beset by news of war and terrorism and that is closely associated with Big Oil. Masdar, a renewable energy company based in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates, signed an agreement to build the region’s first large-scale wind farm. The 50MW wind […]

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Wind Energy Helps Lift Higher Education in the US

Ari Luis — Thu, 02 Oct 2014 11:15:56 +0000

Student loans int he US reached $1.2 trillion and many coeds are drowning in debt because of rising tuition fees caused by soaring the costs of running a school. In order to keep energy costs in check and reduce their carbon footprint, a number of American universities are turning to clean energy initiatives like buying […]

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Four Companies to Build Wind Power Equivalent of Two Hoover Dams

Ari Luis — Thu, 02 Oct 2014 11:15:37 +0000

The Hoover dam was finished in 1935 and started lighting up Los Angeles (including Hollywood), Las Vegas and several other cities in Southern California. Eight decades later, another gargantuan power project is being proposed to keep the lights shining for decades to come, this time using wind energy. The Southern California Public Power Authority, the […]

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How Offshore Wind Power is Starting to be Succesful

Ari Luis — Wed, 10 Sep 2014 05:33:51 +0000

Since the first farm was constructed in Denmark over two decades ago, things are starting to picking up for offshore wind. The US, after years of public controversy, is set to put up 14 wind farms. China, trying to maintain their status as global leader in offshore wind technology manufacturing, has taken steps to boost […]

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Beautiful Floating Platforms May Supply Wind and Wave Power To Copenhagen

Mila Luleva — Thu, 21 Aug 2014 09:39:53 +0000

There is only one thing better than a facility that can harvest both tidal and wind energy, and that is when this facility is also pleasing to the eye. Oscillating Platforms is exactly that, a beautiful installation that can generate green power while promoting sustainability in Copenhagen. Every year the Danish capital city Copenhagen is the host of […]

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Cheap Portable 3D Printed Wind Turbine Generates Clean Electricity and Saves Lives

Mila Luleva — Mon, 18 Aug 2014 10:38:25 +0000

Only a few months after the great success of Windpax, the portable wind turbine that managed to raise almost double the amount that the inventors initially asked with their Kickstarter campaign, the competition from other teams has already started. A new mobile wind turbine, called AirEnergy 3D, is already gathering supporters simply by being much […]

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Vattenfall and Munich Invest in a Second Billion Dollar Off-Shore Wind Farm

Mila Luleva — Tue, 12 Aug 2014 08:04:26 +0000

Vattenfall, one of the leading energy companies in Europe, together with Munich City Utilities, revealed their plans to construct a $1.6 billion wind farm. The Swedish giant will place 72 turbines off the German coast of the North Sea in close proximity to Danish waters. Construction is planned to begin in 2015. If everything goes to […]

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Fuel Cell Vehicle Myth Eight – Hydrogen Fuel IS Emissions Intensive

Benji Jerew — Fri, 01 Aug 2014 17:31:35 +0000

Some have pointed at fuel cell vehicles as yet another in a slew of “greenwashed” vehicles, but a careful consideration of the facts should help to dispel some of the myths surrounding this new technology. Part of the problem is that, in spite of the fact that hydrogen fuel cell vehicles, much like battery electric […]

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Underwater Giant Balloons to Store Compressed Air From Wind Farms

Mila Luleva — Fri, 18 Jul 2014 09:29:53 +0000

Over the past few years we have been witnessing incredible developments in the world of renewable energy generation. Unfortunately, while new solar cells, wind turbine designs, and biofuel-producing technologies keep bombarding us, the same cannot be said about energy storage. Since improvements in battery technologies seem to be emerging very slowly, any new alternative invention […]

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Vanadium Flow Batteries Offer Advanced Renewable Energy Storage

Benji Jerew — Thu, 10 Jul 2014 21:03:25 +0000

Renewable energy sources, while free of emissions, also has environmental limitations, meaning energy storage is more important. Renewable energy generation continues to expand, from residential solar power installations to off-shore wind power, to the point where some locations could even eliminate their dependency on fossil fuels, if not for one little problem. Of course, I’m […]

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Renewable Energy Overpowers German State by 20%

Benji Jerew — Wed, 02 Jul 2014 15:28:26 +0000

Perhaps to be a little clearer, the German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern produces some 120% of its energy needs from renewable energy sources, exporting the rest to other states in the country. Germany is already known for its outstanding efforts in the expansion of renewable energy. Just do a quick search of our site, and you’ll […]

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Nuclear Power Stations Could be Converted to Generate Wind Power

Benji Jerew — Thu, 19 Jun 2014 16:03:56 +0000

It may look like a nuclear cooling tower, but this ingenious wind power device uses the power of the sun to generate its own wind. Wait, could this be adapted to nuclear reactor cooling towers? Wind power typically depends on location. Winds may pick up in the Plains States, but can also be very unpredictable. […]

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The Most Efficient Urban Wind Turbine: Liam F1

Benji Jerew — Sat, 31 May 2014 00:14:51 +0000

The Liam F1 Urban Wind Turbine might change the way portable wind turbines find their way into residential settings. Currently, the most-efficient wind turbine designs aren’t particularly suited for residential installation. They’re require enough height to catch the wind to be of any use, and then there are the noise complaints. Could bird strikes be a […]

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General Electric Wind Turbine Blade Extensions Improve Efficiency

Benji Jerew — Tue, 27 May 2014 15:40:47 +0000

Wind turbines, or at least their predecessors, the wind mills, have been around for millennia, always improving their power and efficiency. Generally-speaking, however, the wind turbine efficiency improvements require replacement of some very expensive components. For example, old generators or transmissions can be replaced with more efficient versions. Recently, it has been calculated that larger […]

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€3 Billion Dutch Offshore Wind Farm Boosts European Renewable Energy Market

Mila Luleva — Fri, 16 May 2014 10:38:25 +0000

The European renewable energy sector is yet again reaching new heights. With Germany being a record holder in solar energy production, the competition is becoming more severe, with others craving a piece of the big pie too. The Netherlands just announced a 3 billion Euros deal to construct the world’s biggest offshore wind farm that […]

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This Small, Light and Portable Wind Turbine Charges Gadgets on Cloudy Days

Mila Luleva — Wed, 14 May 2014 19:00:54 +0000

Losing yourself in nature for days can be so incredibly refreshing that only writing about it makes me want to ditch everything, dig out the hiking boots, and just go, taking only my most needed items with me. Unfortunately, these days, the list of these “most needed items” is a bit longer than just a […]

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Chocolate Maker MARS Inc. Invests In Giant Wind Farm

Mila Luleva — Wed, 07 May 2014 20:30:54 +0000

MARS Inc. products are always looked at as a bit of a guilty pleasure. You know you like them, you know you want them, and yet you are still inclined to look at the nutrition information on the back of the pack just after you take the first bite. However, an announcement released by the […]

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Renewable Energy has Always Been Favorable, but Reasons Keep Changing

Benji Jerew — Fri, 02 May 2014 17:40:10 +0000

According to research don’t by a think tank in Europe, renewable energy technologies have always found a soft spot in our hearts, but the reasons keep evolving. Depending on who you ask, and when you ask, you might get very different reasons for people’s support of renewable energy technologies, such as wind power, solar power, […]

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UK Wind Power vs Fracking, Conservatives Withdraw Promise of Green Government

Benji Jerew — Wed, 30 Apr 2014 15:08:34 +0000

With the energy future, mainly wind power vs hydraulic fracturing (fracking), of the United Kingdom in play, the same game between the politicians (read: big money) and the public good is being played out. Wind power is overwhelmingly and consistently popular with the public, while fracking is, unsurprisingly, not on anyone’s “A”-list, unless you’re a […]

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Africa’s Largest Wind Farm Begins Operation in Morocco

Mila Luleva — Tue, 29 Apr 2014 18:36:00 +0000

Solar power has established solid grounds in Africa with numerous projects picking up speed, being backed up by Google and other major investors. Now, the time has come for wind to receive the well-deserved attention, with Africa’s biggest wind farm starting to generate electricity in Southwestern Morocco. The wind farm occupies a huge area of […]

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Solar Wind Downdraft Tower Now Under Construction in Arizona

Mila Luleva — Tue, 29 Apr 2014 18:28:23 +0000

The Solar Wind Downdraft Tower, a massive engineering project that will generate clean and cost-effective and efficient energy by combining state-of-the art innovative technologies with non-toxic natural elements, received a green light from the City Council of San Luis, Arizona, to begin construction works, last week. If all goes according to plan, the Tower could […]

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How to Build a Wind Turbine for Under $30

Mila Luleva — Wed, 23 Apr 2014 16:01:23 +0000

The best way to save yourself a bit of money and at the same time do something good for the environment, is definitely to roll up the sleeves and take on a DIY renewable energy project. Over the past few years, we have shown you quite a wide range of things you can do in […]

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Scotland – Home of World’s Largest Wind Turbine

Benji Jerew — Mon, 21 Apr 2014 16:18:32 +0000

Over the winter of 2013, pieces of the world’s largest wind turbine were carefully put into place on a beach in Scotland, and is now generating enough power for nearly 5,000 homes. Calling the Samsung 7 MW prototype off-shore wind turbine “big” is actually a bit of an understatement. To borrow from Douglas Adams’ The […]

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IKEA Goes Greener by Investing In Huge U.S. Wind Farm

Mila Luleva — Fri, 11 Apr 2014 17:19:37 +0000

After Google, Apple and even Facebook went all green, and started powering huge part of their data-centers and headquarters with clean energy, now it is time for the big retailers to get a piece of the action too. IKEA has just announced the acquisition of a huge wind farm in Illinois, which will generate nearly […]

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Festo DualWingGenerator is Remarkably Efficient Wind Power Device

Benji Jerew — Thu, 03 Apr 2014 20:04:48 +0000

A few years ago, Festo created a flying bird model that was remarkably similar to the genuine article. Now they’re turning their attention to wind power. It makes sense, of course, since the same aerodynamic principles that enable birds and airplanes to fly can be applied to the stationary wings of a wind power device. […]

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Qinous Portable Energy Storage for Off-Grid Renewable Energy Applications

Benji Jerew — Mon, 31 Mar 2014 20:19:43 +0000

The further you get from civilization, the more that renewable energy looks like a great idea, but renewable energy without a backup plan doesn’t lend itself to reliability. Right now, most off-grid operations, such as a remote villages, research outposts, or islands, rely on generators and perhaps a mix of renewable energy. Still, when the […]

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Altaeros’ Buoyant Airborne Turbine Catches High Wind and Turns It into Electricity

Mila Luleva — Mon, 24 Mar 2014 16:15:36 +0000

How would you feel if you knew that massive wind turbines are flying above your head, constantly sending energy to receivers on the ground? Well, if for most of us this is still a hypothetical question, the citizens of Fairbanks, Alaska, will not have to imagine the situation, they will simply live it. The MIT […]

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Survey Says Young People Approve of Wind Power but Not Fracking

Benji Jerew — Mon, 17 Mar 2014 17:05:59 +0000

With all the problems associated with fracking, it should come as no surprise that the polls are heavily against the practice. A recent survey conducted in the UK, “Public Attitudes to Science 2014,” asked a total of 1,749 adults their attitudes on science in their lives. Topics included how much science they hear about on […]

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Scientists Suggest Using Offshore Wind Farms to Prevent Hurricanes

Mila Luleva — Thu, 27 Feb 2014 18:23:39 +0000

“Will wind turbines be destroyed” when a hurricane strikes? This is the question Mark Jacobson, a lead author of a study just published in Nature Climate Change, poses. He refers to offshore wind farms, and based on simulations using a computer model, he claims that turbines at sea could actually prevent the hurricanes from hitting, […]

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Wind Power Hits Record Numbers in Spain, Becomes Leading Source

Mila Luleva — Mon, 20 Jan 2014 14:15:07 +0000

The pressure of depleting resources and the numerous regulations set by international governments on emissions suggest that renewables should be the primary source of energy. Unfortunately, for most countries, including these with the strongest world economies, coal is still used as the main power provider. But most, does not mean all. Spain just released figures, […]

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Miniature Wind Power Could Charge Personal Electronic Devices

Benji Jerew — Mon, 13 Jan 2014 16:31:52 +0000

Personal electronic devices, such as smartphones, mp3 and mp4 players, among others, have become more powerful, and more power-hungry, over time. Could miniature wind power devices save grid energy? Researchers at the University of Texas at Arlington have designed a tiny wind power device that could be used to power these power-hungry devices. How small, […]

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EV-Charging “Transport Turbine” Creates Pipe Dream Buzz

Mila Luleva — Thu, 09 Jan 2014 18:31:11 +0000

It was inevitable that after Ford showed their first solar car, it would not be long before others start exploring means to generate power and charge the batteries of an electric vehicle while it is on the move. But sometimes, a gadget that seems to be the next best thing at first, is so impractical […]

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