World's Longest Wind Turbine Blades to Be Built by Alstom & LM Wind Power...
The first prototype made out of polyester and glass fiber will be created in the company's Danish factory in Lunderskov. According to company officials, Alstom prototype sites from Europe will have such blades by the end of 2012. The new blades will be designed to fit Alstom's 6MW wind turbine.
Homeland Security Requires New Wind Turbine Fields to Be Radar-Friendly
You just can't mess with Homeland Security and their radars, even if you're a state-of-the-art renewable energy entrepreneur who builds huge wind turbine fields for a living. It looks like national security can be affected by badly-posted wind turbines, since they can interfere with radars through the doppler effect they create.
Cornell Students Harnessing Wind Vibrations to Produce Free Electricity
A group of undergraduate students at Cornell University has conceived a device that can harness wind-induced vibrations into electricity through the piezoelectric effect. The Vibro-Wind Research Group is led by Frank Moon, Joseph Ford Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering.
Vestas Sees Bright Future for Romania's Wind Energy Sector
Vestas, one of the world's largest wind turbine producers, is expecting a boom in wind energy growth in Romania and also believes that the wind energy sector will have a significant progress in the following years. The capital of Romania, Bucharest, will be the place where the company wants to locate its new Eastern European hub.
France Invests Ten Billion Euros In Their First Offshore Wind Project
The aim is to build 600 offshore wind turbines with a total capacity of 3,000 megawatts, said French President Nicolas Sarkozy. He did not specify where these plants will be located.
Chicago's First Building Equipped With 12 Vertical Axis Wind Turbines
Chicago has become the first city that has a building (Greenway Self Park) equipped with 12 vertical axis wind turbines (VAWT). The turbines produced by Helix Wind are snugly fitted into the facade of the building, being placed in two columns on the southwest corner.
Distance Between Wind Turbines Should Be Doubled, Researchers Say
Wind farms are currently a big hope of the alternative energy industry, but today, just like in the early days of existence, most of them face the issue of being underperforming. Charles Meneveau, a John Hopkins fluid mechanics and turbulence expert, and his colleague Johan Meyers, from Belgium, have devised a wind turbine arrangement that could enhance their efficiency.
Masdar's Green Plans for This Year: New Solar Power Plant and Wind Turbine Project
The director of Masdar Power, Frank Wouters, considers that the wind speeds in the UAE are moderate, but at the same time sufficient for these turbines. He also confesses that the company are evaluating the requests from the international companies which are interested in helping Masdar building the plant.
The Empire State Building to Be Powered by Wind Turbines
Empire State Building, the tallest building in New York, and referred to as one of the wonders of the modern world, will buy 100% wind power from Texas-based Green Mountain Energy Company. According to the AIA (American Institute of Architects), the Empire State Building is the first on the List of America's Favorite Architecture.
Skystream 600, Southwest Power's New Ultra-Efficient, Internet-Connected Wind Turbine
Southwest Windpower chose CES 2011 (Consumers Electronic Show) as the perfect opportunity for introducing their new turbine: the Skystream 600. The latest in a popular line of turbines, Skystream 600 is said to produce abut 74% more energy than it's direct predecessor Skystream 3.7.
