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World’s first tidal farm off the coast of Scotland

Gabriel — Sat, 19 May 2012 19:11:32 +0000

An underwater turbine that is set to be used in Scotland’s first and only consented tidal power project has successfully completed an initial testing period in Orkney, and is providing electricity for homes and businesses on the island of Eday, one of Orkney’s northern isles. The 1MW power generator was installed last December, in some […]

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Rising demand for wind turbines and electric vehicles could strain supplies of some rare earth metals

Gabriel — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 19:21:50 +0000

As the world moves toward greater use of low-carbon and zero-carbon energy sources, a possible bottleneck looms, according to a new MIT study: the supply of certain metals needed for key clean-energy technologies. Wind turbines, one of the fastest-growing sources of emissions-free electricity, rely on magnets that use the rare earth element neodymium. And the […]

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Higher potential for wind energy in India than previously estimated

Gabriel — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 20:21:41 +0000

A new assessment of wind energy in India by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory has found that the potential for on-shore wind energy deployment is far higher than the official estimates— about 20 times and up to 30 times greater than the current government estimate of 102 gigawatts. This landmark finding may have significant impact on […]

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Wind turbines and their background noises

Adrian — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 11:12:28 +0000

You’ve probably heard stories of homeowners complaining about how loud wind turbines are, or even been regaled with the spectacular nonsense that is Wind Turbine Syndrome. Wind turbine noise complaints have been shown time and again to be dubious at best, and Wind Turbine Syndrome has practically been laughed out of the medical community. Media […]

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Micro Wind Turbines as the next stage of the wind energy sources

Adrian — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 19:55:05 +0000

Solar power and wind energy are the currently green and clean energy sources. Because of their intermittence in generating energy at global level it contributes only with 6 per cent. Clean energy’s share remains small but the benefits prevent construction of more fossil fuel power plants that would emit CO2 for next years. Power outputs […]

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IKEA Goes on Renewable Energy

Adrian — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 15:20:31 +0000

Ikea Group intends to become much greener until 2015. Their goal is to have 80% of the electricity in every store generated by renewable energy. To achieve this goal IKEA will hardly invest in solar and wind power. The advantage of their huge stores with flat roofs seems to be perfect for solar panels installation. […]

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Wind Farm of Vertical Axis Wind Turbines Offer Tenfold More Energy

Adrian — Sun, 14 Aug 2011 21:38:50 +0000

A vertical axis wind farm design can increase tenfold the output power simply by placing wind turbines to react each other. A study field on two acres wind farm in northern Los Angeles County was conducted by researchers from California Institute of Technology led by John Dabiri. Vertical axis wind farm are ideal for the […]

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Wind Turbines Revolution in Gdansk

Adrian — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 16:07:39 +0000

An historical moment for Gdansk Citiy was in 1980 when some 17,000 ship builders went on strike to change the comunist government. Thirty years later, the same shipyard city shock the world in a green sense. All clean targets seted out by European Union and the hard decision of Germans to shut down its nuclear power plants […]

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Vestas Prepares Its New Generation Offshore Wind Turbine

Adrian — Sat, 14 May 2011 09:46:45 +0000

The North Sea conditions are influencing the design of wind turbines and according to Vestas Wind System they are preparing the next generation offshore wind turbine model, called V164, with 164m diameter and 7 MW installed power. The offshore wind market is set to significantly expand these years in some parts of the world. “We […]

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Offshore Wind Power Capacity is Growing Very Fast

Gabriel — Mon, 02 May 2011 18:38:21 +0000

As global investment in wind turbines continues to increase and a greater percentage of the world’s electricity supply comes from wind energy resources, developers, manufacturers, governments, and investors are now turning their attention to offshore wind farms as a means of further expanding wind power capacity. Despite key challenges facing the industry, a new report […]

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