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Increasing the Efficiency of Wind Turbine Blades

Syndicated — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 07:00:47 +0000

To ensure wind turbines that are big in size work in a better manner, a new kind of air-flow technology may soon be introduced. Apart from other aspects, it will focus on efficiency of blades used in the wind turbines. The technology will help in increasing the efficiency of these turbines under various [...] Read More...

Posted in: Future Energy, Wind Power, Wind Turbines

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

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 [...]
Posted in: Inventions, Wind Power, Wind Turbines

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, [...]
Posted in: Inventions, Wind Power, Wind Turbines

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

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

Jet Engines the Inspiration for New Wind Power Technology

Syndicated — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 08:17:59 +0000

Wind power has recently received a nice boost as one of the hottest forms of energy on the market. When comparing the recent market growth against all forms of energy, both renawables and non-renewables, wind turbines seem to be jumping to the head of the pack. While it still has a way to go [...]
Posted in: Inventions, Wind Power, Wind Turbines

Is It Possible To Convert To 100% Wind Power?

Syndicated — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 08:26:05 +0000

With all the talk of going green, the question had been thrown out many times if there will ever be a time that we can use nothing but renewable energy to power our world. A small island in Denmark is trying answer that question with a resounding yes as they power up every single [...]
Posted in: Wind Farms, Wind Power, Wind Turbines