Jun
25
Owl Based Study Shows How to Make Silent Wind Turbines
June 25, 2015 | 6 Comments
University of Cambridge researchers have devised a new material that mimics the wing structure of owls which could help make wind turbines, computer fans and even planes much quieter. Early wind tunnel tests of the coating have shown a substantial reduction in noise without any noticeable effect on aerodynamics. Because wind turbines are heavily braked […]
Jul
19
Airborne Wind Turbine Development Makes Progress
July 19, 2013 | 5 Comments
News that Google recently bought flying wind turbine manufacturer Makani, whose planes fly between 800 and 1,950 feet, has surged a bit more energy into the airborne wind turbine research effort. The turbine could be ‘flown’ at perhaps as high as 2000 meters in the air, taking advantage of stronger winds and cutting infrastructure costs […]
May
15
A Wind Turbine in a Funnel
May 15, 2013 | 6 Comments
One’s first impression is – it won’t work. But some innovative and enterprising folks have driven the wind through a funnel idea to what seems to be a successful field trial. Brian Wang’s NextBigFuture site spotted the small firm’s press release and ran a post. That in itself is an acknowledgment the technology is interesting. […]
Jan
3
The Fiscal Cliff Tax Deal Props Up Wind Energy
January 3, 2013 | 2 Comments
The U.S. taxpayers are in better than $16 billion dollars now and just got hooked for another $12.1 billion more. That’s $161,333 per for 75,000 jobs. Admittedly, compared to some government subsidy deals this looks cheap. (Roll Eyes) Subsidizing wind energy surely should be at the end of the subsidy era. The era is 20 […]
Nov
15
A Good Wind Energy Production Idea With Kites
November 15, 2012 | 8 Comments
The ideas to harness wind energy from a kite, or other highflying tethered wind energy collector are pretty numerous and most are simply economically unsustainable even though beautiful, sprit lifting, and fun to watch. Kites are a blast. Can they make power? The founders of Berlin-based wind energy developer NTS GmbH are sending stunt kites […]
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