THIS past summer, the Group of 7 nations promised “urgent and concrete action” to limit climate change. What actions exactly? Activists hope for answers from the coming United Nations climat... Read more
Most urban wind turbines don’t do much but putter in the breeze. This idea puts them in a place where they can turn Wind turbines often don’t work well on top of buildings. With... Read more
The SOPCAWIND tool is a piece of software that facilitates the design of wind farms, bearing in mind not only the aspects of energy productivity but also the possible impact the wind farm ma... Read more
The company says their product could reduce energy costs by up to 65% The test of a scaled-down prototype of a new type of floating wind turbine that uses a helium-filled shell demonstrated... Read more
Flat panels with thousand of windmills could be made and mounted on the walls of houses or building to harvest energy for lighting, security or environmental sensing and wireless communicati... Read more
It may seem as though the German plains are all but tapped out when it comes to wind energy production. To refute this theory researchers are sending stunt kites into the skies to harness th... Read more
The Windstrument offers a different vision of what wind power can be in urban areas. Enough of the fields of turbines! It may be full of potential, but wind power is still a young industry w... Read more
A French invention which has been a long time in development now has the wings to be a world beater, and is dripping with promise Every once in a while an invention crops up with the power t... Read more
This will significantly reduce costs – possibly as much as 50% PRESS RELEASE A New Zealand invention, designed to make wind power more efficient and cheaper, has been singled out by a renown... Read more
These can even be placed out in the ocean Altaeros Energies has announced the first testing of its Airborne Wind Turbine (AWT) prototype that resembles a sort of blimp windmill. The test too... Read more
Chinese researchers have now developed a biologically inspired control system Wind turbines are exposed to a wide variety of wind conditions, from zephyrs to gales, and ensuring the maximum... Read more
Batteries of biological waste products from pulp mills A breakthrough for inexpensive electricity from solar cells, and a massive investment in wind power, will mean a need to store energy i... Read more
It’s basically a seagoing flywheel One of the main drawbacks of wind turbines is the fact that for maximum efficiency, the power that they generate must be fed into the grid right as t... Read more
How will mankind keep the lights on and the temperature down? AS THE American presidential election approaches, expect to hear plenty of talk in the months ahead about “energy independence”.... Read more
Dean Kamen, the guy who gave us the Segway scooter, has a new world-altering invention: Windmills that blow up like party balloons. You can read all about it in the Sept. 8 application he fi... Read more
