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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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Student-Made Micro Wind Turbines Harvest Subway Airflow in India

Ovidiu Sandru — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 16:12:23 +0000

Micro wind turbines installed in subway tunnels recover the energy lost through the friction of the trains with the air. A team of 10 students and two teachers from Kalindi College at Delhi University is now studying, simulating and building a micro turbine prototype that could produce up to 200 watts of power each. The […]

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MicroBelt – Portable Wind Energy Harvester to Power Wireless Sensors

Mike Sandru — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 18:53:27 +0000

Humdinger Wind Energy LLC has developed a micro turbine called MicroBelt, that is able power the new information age with a billion tiny harvesters. The millions of wireless sensors that collect a variety of information could be powered by this little device.

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Home Wind Turbines Prove To Be Less Efficient

Cristi — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 10:59:23 +0000

Though many would have though that having installed home wind turbines, electricity would not be a problem anymore it seems things do not look that encouraging.

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