The Eole Water Turbine is a self-sustaining wind turbine with a 30kW generator that is also built with a water purification system. The wind turbine generates electricity the same way as any other wind turbine. The blades rotate from the force of mechanical energy from the wind, which spins a turbine generator to create electricity. In the Eole water turbine, … Read More
The answer, could perhaps, be blowing in the wind. Well, at least the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) may think so, as they released today their annual report on wind industry growth in the US for year 2011. A good year for wind, indeed! The U.S. wind industry installed 6,816 MW of capacity, 30% higher than 2010, which brings the … Read More
The first ever 6 MW offshore wind turbine was installed 17 miles off the Belgian coast in the North Sea at depth levels ranging from 39 ft-89ft. This massive wind turbine inaugurates phase two, the second of three phases, of the Thornton Bank Wind Farm project. The wind turbine has a rated capacity output of 6.15 MW, a rotor diameter … Read More
1st century AD Heron of Alexandria is credited with the invention of the windmill. He harnessed the power of the wind to power an organ. The windmill blades were attached to an axle that drove a set of pistons up and down to provide power to the organ. 9th century AD The Persians built vertical axis windmills that were probably … Read More
It’s called the Altaeros Airborne Wind Turbine (AWT). It was designed by a group of engineers from Harvard and MIT in Massachusetts who call themselves Altaeros Energies. Their companies main objective is to produce abundant, low-cost, renewable energy, and they are on the right track. The Altaeros airborne wind turbine is a three-blade horizontal axis wind turbine that is in-cased in … Read More
An environmentally friendly paint that uses nanotechnology to detect unwanted movement or damage in large mechanical structures could be used as a safety mechanism for broken wind turbines. This smart paint is inexpensive and can simply be sprayed on to a mechanical device, and then attached electrodes are applied to detect any structural changes far enough in advance to prevent … Read More
Do Wind Turbines Kill Birds? Yes, they kill birds. If there were no wind turbines in the world, there would be no bird deaths from wind turbines, this is obvious. But, wind turbines do not kill as many birds as most other man-made structures or natural occurences. Take a look at the estimates below of Average Bird Deaths/Year from: Windows: 100 … Read More
To help increase clean wind energy production in the United States, the Obama administration announced that it would move forward on leasing areas for offshore wind energy projects in Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, and Virginia. These large offshore wind farm projects would be constructed in the mid-atlantic, being the first large offshore wind project ever backed by the United States. … Read More