Testing huge wind turbines
Some new offshore wind turbines have blades more than 260 feet long. Testing these ginormous turbines requires new technology and methods. Popular Science explores how this is being done.
Politics in the Zeros
"A republic, if you can keep it." Vegas, taxes.
Politics in the Zeros
"A republic, if you can keep it." Vegas, taxes.
Category Wind turbines
Alternative energy can power entire planet, say researchers
“Based on our findings, there are no technological or economic barriers to converting the entire world to clean, renewable energy sources,” said Jacobson, a professor of civil and environmental engineering [at Stanford]. “It is a question of whether we have…
Offshore vertical axis wind turbines
“The Aerogenerator X design is half the height of an equivalent horizontal-axis turbine and its weight is concentrated at the base of the structure.” CleanTechnica has more on the development of this promising prototype.
Hawaii wind farm has 15 MW of stored power. Yes!
Stored power is the Holy Grail for renewable energy because it means the variability of renewable energy generatiuon is no longer an issue because power it stored. Thus. power going into the grid is steady and doesn’t flucuate. A 30…
Concept car. The wheels contain wind turbines
And it weighs a mere 770 lbs. More at Gas 2.0.