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    Vertical axis wind turbines integrated in Chicago building

    Posted on January 25, 2011 by gavril

    Who said powering up a building with energy from the winds is difficult? No, they sure don’t need those big wind turbines doing the rounds up there on the roof. Not with technology like these building integrated wind turbines by … Continue reading3 →

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    Wind turbines help crops stay dry and cool, keeping away fungi

    Posted on December 20, 2010 by gavril

    All we know a wind turbine to really do is spin around when the winds blows right, and generate a load of green renewable energy. Now, someone stumbled across the idea that these wind turbines could also help benefit crops. … Continue reading3 →

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    Rhode Island offshore wind farm increases in size and cost

    Posted on December 13, 2010 by gavril

    When it rains it pours, we all know that good old saying. It’s the same with the proposed Rhode Island offshore wind farm. This one was large as it was. And it just grew larger. With project costs increased to … Continue reading3 →

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    Modified blades inspired by humpback whale flippers increases efficiency

    Posted on December 9, 2010 by gavril

    Besides just eating a lot of tiny fish and laying around in the deep blue, whales these days are inspiring designers, helping them increase the efficiency of hydroelectric turbines. Naval Academy engineering professor, Mark Murray shows off a turbine blade … Continue reading3 →

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    Thanet, the world’s largest turbine site, switched on in Britain today

    Posted on September 24, 2010 by gavril

    A day to remember for Britain today, as the world’s largest offshore turbine site finally switches on in the North Sea. With a capacity to lighten up as many as 200,000 homes, this turbine site spread 35 square kilometers in … Continue reading3 →

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    Vestas V112 prototype wind turbine faces glitches with parts falling off

    Posted on September 10, 2010 by gavril

    Maybe you could blame the wind for this one, or just some clumsy engineering. The Vestas V112 prototype wind turbine had a chunk of its blade fall of recently. The rotor blade’s tip fell off this 3MW wind turbine during … Continue reading3 →

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    Innovation helps the wind blow right, Greenway Self-Park’s wind turbines

    Posted on August 23, 2010 by gavril

    Try as they may, designers, engineers, architects and about just everyone has a hard time trying to hook on wind turbines onto structures in urban areas. This is probably why we don’t see too many of them in our cities, … Continue reading3 →

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    Giant wind turbines designed by Arup generate 10MW of power

    Posted on July 27, 2010 by gavril

    The wind has been blowing with all its might ever since mankind can remember, though we haven’t really paid much heed to its potential until very recently. Wind turbines to harvest the energy of the wind and help generate electricity … Continue reading3 →

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    The Strata Tower in London powered by inbuilt wind turbines

    Posted on July 21, 2010 by gavril

    The Strata Tower in London is sparkling new and has made a point to take the breath away of people who come across it. Well, besides just looking great, the tower in the city of London is a green building … Continue reading3 →

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    Too much wind energy blowing grids to smithereens

    Posted on July 20, 2010 by gavril

    Now who’d think all that extra renewable energy would actually leave people in trouble too? Remember what mother would say? “Too much of a good thing isn’t good anymore”. And that’s just what has occurred this time. Tapping wind energy … Continue reading3 →

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