Skysails
Skysails, being tested now, could save 10-15% on fuel costs, maybe as much as 30%. Also mentioned in the article are tethered airborne wind turbines. Wow.
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
Home-grown wind power
Asymptotic Life bought a wind turbine on eBay for $360 then built their own tower for it using similarly bargain-priced parts. They now have a wind power that produces 200 watts at 20 mph, and they did it for for…
Britain’s wind power revolution
Britain is to embark on a wind power revolution that will produce enough electricity to power every home in the country, ministers will reveal [Monday]. The Independent on Sunday has learnt that, in an astonishing U-turn, the Secretary of State…
Even a stopped clock is right twice a day
Bush Sr. installs wind turbine at Kennebunkport home.
Wind turbine to provide 1/3 of ski area power
This wind turbine just became operational at Jiminy Peak in Massachusetts. They estimated at least one-third of their power will come from the turbine, maybe as much as one-half in the winter. No doubt other ski areas are watching to…