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Wind Energy Instruments getting Bigger & Better

Syndicated — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 21:33:13 +0000

Renewable energy production and demand growth is gaining momentum in many ways across the world. There is a booming demand of wind power today and all wind energy equipment manufacturers are gearing up to meet the demand and take advantage of it. Wind power capacity growth will be reaching 447GW in the next five [...]
Posted in: Wind Farms, Wind Power, Wind Turbines

Fresh-Water Wind Farm on Lake Erie

Syndicated — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 07:08:09 +0000

A fresh-water wind farm is taking shape at Lake Erie and when completed will provide 20 megawatts and get on to about one gigawatt power by 2020. Huge individual turbines 300 feet tall, to be built by GE will be erected off Ohio, Cleveland. Better designs: These are special gearless super-efficient turbines, with three [...]
Posted in: Industry, Wind Farms, Wind Power

Airborne Wind Turbines?

Syndicated — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 08:23:53 +0000

Yes, the day is not far off when reaching for sky is the new motto for generating cost-effective renewable energy. Initially it was considered to be technically non-viable to tap high-altitude winds. But today, technically-advanced materials and innovative computer know-how are giving new life to this scheme with innovative autonomous aerial structures using wind [...]
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Scientists Study Fish Schools for Wind Farm Ideas

Syndicated — Fri, 28 May 2010 00:10:49 +0000

Presently Fluid Dynamics Expert, John Dabiri, is very much on the quest of improving designs of wind turbines. Spotting behaviours that may throw light on energy-related practices in biological system and trying to implement that in real-life situations is part of that quest and Mr.Dabiri is jubilant that he is learning lessons from a [...]
Posted in: Wind Farms, Wind Power, Wind Turbines

Bladeless Wind Turbine – Inspired by Nikola Tesla

Syndicated — Tue, 18 May 2010 07:02:53 +0000

A research company in New Hampshire recently patented its bladeless wind turbine, which is based on a patent issued to Nikola Tesla in 1913. This wind turbine is christened as the Fuller Wind Turbine. This turbine is developed by Solar Aero. The specialty of Fuller Wind Turbine is it has only one rotating part, [...]
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Two Wind Farms get Investment from Google

Syndicated — Mon, 10 May 2010 08:46:40 +0000

Now big companies are going green and proudly proclaiming it too from rooftops. Google Inc. has invested $38.8 million in two North Dakota wind farms. This is the first direct investment by Google in utility-scale renewable energy generation. These two wind farms produce 169.5 megawatts of power. These two wind farms can light up [...]
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FloDesign Aims to Expand Wind Turbine Business

Syndicated — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 20:56:30 +0000

Backed with a $3 million assistance from the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC) Wilbraham-based FloDesign Wind Turbine Corp. will expand its operations in the state. The company is recognized as the developer of a U.S. Department of Energy-recognized “transformative” wind energy technology. It will maintain its aerodynamic research center in Wilbraham along with establishing [...]
Posted in: Industry, Wind Power, Wind Turbines

Energy Grid Could Make Offshore Wind Power More Reliable

Syndicated — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 07:41:58 +0000

Scientists believe that natural resources can meet the energy needs of the entire human population. Wind energy too has huge potential to generate power for us. Researchers are trying to trap offshore wind power. But there are still many hiccups that are preventing us from utilizing natural resources for our needs. Wind turbines produce [...]
Posted in: Industry, Wind Farms, Wind Power

Norwegian Company Develops World’s Largest Wind Turbine

Syndicated — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 05:56:52 +0000

As fossil fuels continue to diminish and climate change poses an ever-increasing threat, scientists around the world are searching for new and more efficient methods of generating energy. Wind energy is one of the more promising alternative energy sources and Norwegian scientists are currently in the development stages of what promises to be [...]
Posted in: Industry, Wind Power, Wind Turbines

A Rose Wind Turbine by Any Other Name…

Syndicated — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 08:06:04 +0000

The one knock on wind energy is that it is not portable. Until recently, there were few if any portable devices that were available to literally take wind power on the go. That is changing quick as there are several “back-pack” style devices that are on the market. The Rose Wind Turbine is the [...]
Posted in: Inventions, Wind Power, Wind Turbines