bladeless wind power Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Sun, 17 May 2015 18:23:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Vortex Bladeless – No Blade Future for Wind Turbines https://www.greenoptimistic.com/vortex-bladeless-wind-turbines/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/vortex-bladeless-wind-turbines/#comments Sun, 17 May 2015 17:56:10 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=54826 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 […]

The post Vortex Bladeless – No Blade Future for Wind Turbines appeared first on The Green Optimistic.

]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/vortex-bladeless-wind-turbines/feed/ 1 54826 Charged Water Droplets Power Bladeless Wind Turbine in Holland https://www.greenoptimistic.com/charged-water-droplets-bladeless-wind-turbine-20130404/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/charged-water-droplets-bladeless-wind-turbine-20130404/#respond Thu, 04 Apr 2013 17:02:17 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=35718 Current best-technology wind energy is produced by huge wind turbines with blades that exceed 600ft diameter, but this is also cause for concern because they can kill birds that pass through. Wind turbines are actually pretty good renewable-energy generators, but they have a couple of issues. Placing them in urban areas is challenging and residents […]

The post Charged Water Droplets Power Bladeless Wind Turbine in Holland appeared first on The Green Optimistic.

]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/charged-water-droplets-bladeless-wind-turbine-20130404/feed/ 0 35718