wind energy
Spain’s Windfarms Briefly Produced More Than Half Of The County’s Electrical Needs Over The Weekend
With high winds gusting across much of the country, Spain’s huge network of windfarms jointly poured the equivalent of 11 nuclear power stations’ worth of electricity into the national grid; producing 53% of the entire country’s electrical needs for several hours. Just goes to show that significant power production doesn’t have to involve dirty processes.
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Want A Wind Turbine On Your House? New iPhone App Measures Wind Speed
A new iPhone app from the makers of Windspire wind turbines allows you to measure wind speed with your iPhone and more.
Pearl River Tower To Be One Of The Most Energy-Efficient Skyscrapers In The World
The new 71-story Pearl River Tower in Guangzhou City uses energy-efficient design and creative energy production to be entirely energy self-sufficient.
World’s First Zero-Emission Hydrogen Power Plant Coming To New Mexico
Hydrogen has been a part of the alternative energy debate for well over two decades now, but the cost associated with its production, handling, and distribution, along with its poor ‘energy returned on energy invested’, have often relegated it to large scale testing instead of widespread implementation. Energy technology company Jetstream Wind is currently in the process of developing the world’s first sustainable zero-emissions power plant they may prove to make hydrogen a viable player in the clean energy game.
10 MW Solar Power Plant…in the Windy City?
Though it’s still contingent on a $60 million federal stimulus loan guarantee, plans are underway to build the largest urban solar power plant in North America smack dab in the middle of the Windy City. But why solar in a city that sees only 84 sunny days a year?
