World’s first recyclable wind turbine blade closes the sustainability loop in wind energy
Turbine blades have always been the Achilles heel of wind power -- until now.
Tag: wind turbine
How wind turbines work — here’s what you need to know
They are gradually becoming one of the leading renewable energy sources around the world
Wind turbines act as apex predators in local ecosystems
Researchers found four times more predatory birds around areas without wind farms compared to those that have.
Does living near wind turbines really affect your health?
The answer is certainly debated.
We could power the whole of human civilization with wind turbines in the open sea
Offshore wind farms could provide three times more power than land-based turbines
This is how you install the most powerful wind turbine in the world
Enercon's E-126 turbine towers 125 meters high and can generate a staggering 7.58 MW of electricity.
Are these joint-shaped turbines the future of wind power?
A Spanish startup called Vortex Bladeless has been receiving a lot hype recently once it unveiled a prototype for a ...
Wind turbines help crops grow better
It amazes me when I hear people say they're against wind turbines because ... wait for it... they're ugly. If ...
New Silent Wind Tree Turbines Make Energy Production Beautiful
Among the more common arguments against wind turbines you usually have noise and ugliness. Personally, I really don't find wind ...
World’s first airborne wind farm feeds energy to remote Alaska
(C) Altaeros Floating wind farms may seem like something out of a science fiction novel, but ...
Wind Turbines are quieter than a heartbeat, study finds
Among the criticism that wind energy gets, one main idea some people complain about is that wind turbines are noisy; ...
First wooden wind turbine installed in Germany is a lot more eco-friendly
As of 2010 wind power amounted to 2.5% of the world's energy production with an estimated 25% increase in quota ...
Coal energy slowly becoming more expensive than wind
I recently came across a great article written in the Washington Post which really gives some insight about the economics ...
US electricity demand could be 80% supplied by renewable sources by 2050
According to a recently publicized rapport by the Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), renewable energy sources could account for ...
Green reasons to be cheerful
Lester Brown is "one of the world's most influential thinkers", according to the Washington Post, and the Calcutta refers to ...