SEARCH BLOG: WIND In a recent post critical of Al Gore and his hyperbole about wind turbine generated electricity, I hinted at issue of these generators actually having a parasitic relationship with the rest of the power grid. You may be interested in the following: A Problem With Wind Power by Eris Rosenbloom and the subsection: Energy consumption in wind facilities . Among the wind turbine functions...
Here comes an eco car that is said to be destined to be the new “Car of the Future”. EarthSure, a renewable energy company and innovator in alternative energy, has officially announced the AirRay, a concept car that will produce energy through...
Kevin Mounce along with his two brothers Barry and Britt opened doors of their Windspire franchise, the Fort Smith Windspires with the objective of selling an innovative wind turbine that would produce green energy. The trio is hoping to sell 30 of...
Numerous reports have now been published saying wind turbines work and can make an important contribution towards the UK's energy needs. Prominant energy analyst David Milborrow published a new report back in June which the wind energy industry hoped would put to bed the question of whether wind turbines work. The report confirms that wind energy can substitute for thermal plant and enable the British...
The Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) continues to find new way to meet its goal of having renewable energy account for 33 percent of its power supply by 2020. Today SMUD announced that it will be purchasing 123-gigawatt hours per year from Buena Vista Biomass Power at a cost of $15 million per year. When the Buena Vista Biomass Plant comes online in mid to late 2010, it will utilize forest...
RUMFORD, Maine - A wind-power company says a western Maine site it's been looking at is too windy for turbines. First Wind's Matthew Kearns told a public meeting in Rumford on Thursday that its proposed Longfellow wind farm on Black Mountain and North and South Twin mountains may not be viable.
We've seen small(ish) wind power rigs for private homes before. We've also seen, and posted on, wind power towers using turbines similar to this one. But the idea to knock the tower on it's side and putting it across a rooftop is new. At least to us. The RidgeBlade, as it is called, won the 2009 "Green Challenge", an idea competition arranged by the Dutch Post Code Lottery. The smart angle...
by SARAH NELSON , Contributing Writer The Wavelength xBee Alpha Wind is the company's newest effort in biomimicry technology and it's creating a buzz among bioenergy enthusiasts. The xBee is a wind turbine prototype inspired by the wing movement of a bumble bee. Don't worry. There's no stinger. With its 19 foot wingspan, the xBee moves in a insect-like motion, as opposed to the circular motion of a...
Electric actuators ready for windpower work ElecTrak Pro actuators feature a compact design and short retracted length, coupled with a lightweight and high strength IP66 housing. IP67 protection is an option. A line of linear actuators are electromechanical devices that install quickly and easily, and provide good accuracy, repeatability, reliability, and advanced control over critical machine operations....
Kelvin Schulle submits: Thursday, a report said Democrat Senator Schumer called to restrict the stimulus funds to be used in the 600MW wind farm joint venture in Texas, which is made up of A-Power Energy Generation ( APWR ), U.S. Renewable Energy Group and Cielo. A-Power owns 49% of the JV. The project is expected to get funding from the Commercial Bank of China (around $1.05B) and $450M from the...
Cheltenham Lib Dem MP Martin Horwood stood up for wind energy this week, opposing a bill for a new rule dictating wind turbines should be 2km from houses. The bill introduced by a few anti wind energy MP's could bring an overnight halt to the UK's renewable energy progress if passed. Horwood explained the problem with an example close to his home; "Cheltenham’s first wind turbine is planned...
News that $450 million in federal stimulus money might go toward installing Chinese-made wind turbines in Texas prompted criticism on Thursday, with Senator Charles E. Schumer, Democrat of New York, calling on the Obama administration to deny federal financing.
By Evans D. Smith A wind energy turbine is crucial in the production of wind energy. It is simply a machine that will usually be rotating. It serves the purpose of converting the kinetic energy in wind to mechanical energy. A wind energy turbine is basically an important machine that is necessary for the production of energy from the wind source. This machine will be called a windmill at a particular...
Wind power generators, long anchored to the ground, are starting to take flight. Driven by the need for more renewable power, inventors and entrepreneurs are testing ways to tap the strong winds high in the atmosphere, out of the reach of conventional wind...
There are two different types of wind turbine; Vertical and Horizontal Each one performs their own function and they each of their advantages and their disadvantages
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