Offshore wind energy study in New Jersey
A two-year research project led by the DEP shows minimal environmental impact would occur at sites proposed for several wind energy projects off...
Vortex Bladeless – innovative wind turbines for green electricity
Vortex Bladeless Wind Turbines to Revolutionizing Green Electricity
The Vortex Bladeless Company has developed wind turbines that eliminate blades altogether and instead leverage the power...
Direct Drive Wind Turbine Reduces Complexity
Wind turbines that work without a gearbox can make offshore wind power facilities even more reliable. Siemens has now begun selling a three-megawatt turbine...
Wind energy can be produced and saved using a new technology
Researchers in Denmark discovered a new way to store wind energy in giant synthetic air bags buried under sand dunes has proved to...
A $117 million for Hawaii wind project
First Wind, a developer of wind farm projects from Boston has been awarded with $117 million loan guarantee by the US Department of Energy...
New gearless wind turbine for low to moderate wind speeds
Siemens Energy today launched a new direct drive gearless wind turbine for low to moderate wind speeds at the EWEA 2011 wind power exhibition...
A team of engineers has harnessed a sophisticated weather model to optimize offshore wind...
Using a sophisticated weather model, environmental engineers at Stanford have defined optimal placement of a grid of four wind farms off the U.S. East...
Windmill Electricity Explained
Windmills were used in the past for pumping water through primitive irrigation systems or used to grind grain in all traditional farms around the world....
Better Redesigned Windmills Will Get Lower Cost per Megawatt
Windmills have assumed the same basic form for centuries: long vertical axles crowned with rectangle-shaped blades. Now, a start-up is preparing to exceed 10...
Wind turbines and their background noises
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...