May
21
Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) and Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) identified two unique methods, one a hybrid energy production and storage approach at two eastern Washington locations to put them into practice. Using wind energy the PNNL calculates enough wind energy could be stored for about 85,000 homes each […]
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. […]
Mar
19
Better Storage for Wind and Solar Power Found
March 19, 2013 | 4 Comments
Fraunhofer scientists have recently made an important breakthrough with their development of an improved Redox Flow Battery. Over the area of a half square meter, a bit over 4.5 square feet, the new redox stack battery holds 25-kilo watts. The Fraunhofer Institute for Environmental, Safety and Energy Technology UMSICHT in Oberhausen, Germany is intensely motivated. […]
Jan
18
Sensing the Wind Is Getting Better Results
January 18, 2012 | 1 Comment
Wind speed primarily determines the power generated by a wind turbine. On a wind farm in which the turbines experience the same wind speeds but different “shapes”, most easily seen as turbulence affecting the wind profile, the turbines will produce different amounts of power. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory scientist Sonia Wharton and colleague Julie Lundquist […]
Nov
5
The Wind Turbine For Everyone
November 5, 2010 | 8 Comments
The Honeywell Wind Turbine needs only 33 feet of above ground clearance and just a claimed one half mile per hour wind to start up. If that proves out in the real world Canada’s WindTronics, Inc. would have a sure hit on its hands. The company says its turbine has “higher performance output and lower […]
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