"A republic, if you can keep it." Vegas, taxes.
"A republic, if you can keep it." Vegas, taxes.
The Wind Energizer is a donut-shaped structure, customized for each wind turbine depending on its siting, that diverts more wind into them, thus increasing output. “We’re shaping the flow so that the highest velocities hit the blades. By increasing velocity…
This solar tower plant in Spain is the world’s largest. The sun reflects off the mirrors onto a receiver in the tower which makes steam from water to power a turbine and create electricity.
Solar thermal stores the heat from the sun in tanks filled with molten salt so they can generate energy at night. Fascinating stuff, and a proven technology too. And now Arizona will be getting the world’s largest such facility. Right…
If it works, space-based solar power would be extraordinary, zero carbon energy is created in space by solar panels, converted to radio waves and beamed to earth, then converted back into electricity. Big Gav details the pros and cons, and…
Moon of Alabama blogs on the installation of enormous wind turbines. Height of hub: 442 ft. Rotor diameter: 416 ft. Tower base diameter: 48 ft. Output is a massive 6MW, the biggest yet. They have more photos, and links to…