wind power
Vertical Wind Turbine-Powered Street Lights Get Taken For Another Whirl
The idea of using vehicle-produced wind on freeways to power streetlights gets reinvented again. This time in the form of a TAK Studio design.
Google May Begin Buying And Selling Electricity In The U.S.
In what is a surprise move to some, and logical progression to others, Google is seeking government authority to buy and sell electricity in the United States.
Seoul Adds Another Impressive Sustainable Structure To Its To-Do List
South Korea’s soon to be constructed Digital Media City Landmark Tower will be the tallest building in East Asia…and one of the greenest as well.
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.
Palmdale, CA Allows Parking Lots To Double As Wind Farms
While some cities and states are busy passing regulations that either restrict or ban wind turbines altogether (North Carolina), the city of Palmdale has taken steps to make wind turbine installation easier.
350MW Offshore Wind Farm Planned For New York…Maybe
The Long Island Power Authority, along with a slew of other key agencies and players, hope to build a 350 megawatt wind farm off the Rockaway Peninsula in the Atlantic. Depending on the level of interest generated regarding this project, its size could be expanded to 700 megawatts making it the largest offshore wind farm of its kind in the United States.
Denmark Begins Testing Of Vehicle-To-Grid Technology
Wind power’s maximum potential is often times never realized due to grid limitations and intermittent wind conditions. A new project has just gotten underway in Denmark to find out if the electrical batteries in plug-in vehicles can be used as storage units for excess electrical energy produced from wind turbines.
Magenn Power Air Rotor System: Serious Wind Power
I came across Magenn Power’s site by accident yesterday and was pleasantly surprised to find that they have developed an innovative wind power system they call the Magenn Power Air Rotor System (M.A.R.S.) that has been field tested, and is set to hit the open market in the next couple of years. If their system does what it says, it could be a windfall (pun intended) for the renewable energy sector.
