Vestas Releases 7 Megawatt Offshore Wind Turbine
Things really do take off for leading Danish wind turbine producer Vestas: they have just announced the release of a new wind turbine! Like all new things, this is better because: 1) it is a seven megawatt turbine instead of a six, as predicted or a five as already in use and 2) it is especially for offshore placement.
Wind/Wave Power Not Infinite and Not Renewable, German Scientist Claims
Wind power had always been considered our salvation from peril, our last and most accessible "renewable" resource on this planet. Well, Axel Kleidon, a scientist at the Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry in Jena, Germany, has another theory: wind and wave power are not so renewable and infinite, after all.
China's Ambitious Plan to Have 13 GW Wind Power Capacity in Inner Mongolia
If you wonder whether or not you've seen a "wind farm" before, let me tell you: you have! The image will pop into your head once I describe them to you: a group of wind turbines placed relatively close to each other so that they will produce electric power.
Google Invests in Wind Power "Backbone" Cable, People Worried About Timing
Google has started to invest in a 350-mile-long power line that will link Virginia and new Jersey. Taking into account that we're talking about energy, the $5 billion cost is insignificant, over a period of 10 years.
T-box: A New Device That Harnesses Wind Energy Produced by Running Trains
Designers Ale Leonetti Luparinia and Qian Jiang have come up with a new concept of a device that uses the wind energy produced by a running train. As the designers claim, the device, dubbed T-box, is a power generator that is able to harnesses wind power when a train moves across the tracks.
AERO-E: A Cool Wind-Powered Wireless Induction Phone Charger Prototype
Small gadgets like phones usually have small chargers, but they often get forgotten plugged in when you wake up in the morning and hurry up to go to work. These often-called "energy vampires" now have a solution - a wind-powered phone charger, actually a design that may just catch if someone will stick to it.
NEWEN: Totally Portable Wind/Solar Harvesting Unit Design
Argentinean designer Francisco Tablado has recently designed an autonomous power unit dubbed NEWEN that taps into green electricity for all of your power needs while camping. It is also capable of providing energy to temporary shelters and housing units.
Unique Offshore Wind Turbines To Be Deployed by Vestas and WindPlus
Vestas, one of the global leaders in wind technology, has recently announced that it will collaborate with WindPlus (a joint venture led by EDP Group) to deploy a unique offshore wind turbine, which is so special because uses a first-of-its-kind floating platform technology.
New Rigid Sails Harvesting Solar and Wind Power to Propel Future Ships
The Japan-based company Eco Marine Power, is planning to develop a solar power system for ocean-going vessels and ships. Currently, the company is designing rigid sail panels fitted with solar modules, dubbed The Aquarius, that are able to collect solar and wind energy on board ships.
Wind Powered Car Completes 5,000 km Journey Across Australia
An engineer from Germany and a television host have traveled almost 2,106 mile (5,000 km) in a lightweight electric vehicle powered by the wind. Dubbed Wind Explorer, the car does not only use electricity from wind turbines, but rather kites.
