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Japanese breakthrough will make wind power cheaper than nuclear

A surprising aerodynamic innovation in wind turbine design called the ‘wind lens’ could triple the output of a typical wind turbine, making it less costly...


A Potential Breakthrough in Offshore Wind Power

Engineers in the U.K. are buzzing over a vertical-axis turbine, that might be superior to those familiar white windmills. If you’ve ever driven past a wind...


Danes Hail Lidar Breakthrough in Wind

The world’s largest independent rotor blade manufacturer, LM Glasfiber of Denmark, and two Danish partners are developing a laser-based wind sensing system integrated into a...


‘Wind bags’ tested in Nottingham under energy plan

Wind bags which would store excess energy from wind turbines as compressed air under the sea are being tested by a Nottingham University professor. Seamus Garvey’s...


Wigton Wind Farm Limited

Company Spotlight: Wigton Wind Farm Limited

Wigton Wind Farm Limited Wind energy is already a proven success in many countries and wind farms are increasing considerably worldwide. In keeping with the mandate...


Parts of a Wind Turbine

Generation of Electricity from Wind

Electricity can be produced from wind energy via a wind turbine generator (WTG).The wind turbine is a wind energy system that transfers kinetic energy from...


What Is An Asynchronous (Induction) Generator ?

The Asynchronous Generator is a very reliable generator that was originally designed as an electric motor but is used as a generator and tends to...


Wind Energy is Solar Energy

Wind energy is essentially a transferred form of solar energy. Radiation from the sun heats up various sections of the earth at different rates and...


Wind Turbine Output Boosted 30% by Breakthrough Design

Passive structure design of “Wind Energizer” by Leviathan Energy reportedly increases wind turbine efficiency 30% in field tests. Technological advancements in wind energy efficiency have generally...


TECHNOLOGY: Wind Turbines

Uneven heating of the Earth’s surface cause the wind to blow. Wind turbines using advanced technologies are able to produce electricity for homes, businesses, and...


APPLICATION: Wind Energy- Electricity Production

DESCRIPTION:  There are two primary types of wind turbines: horizontal and vertical Ø  Horizontal-axis wind turbines have blades that spin in a vertical plane like airplane...


China Makes Huge Breakthrough in Wind Power Technology

Chinese developers unveiled the world’s first full-permanent magnetic levitation (Maglev) wind power generator at the Wind Power Asia Exhibition 2006 held June 28 in Beijing,...


Breakthrough, low-cost wind turbine technology moves closer to commercialization

The Wind Turbine Company (WTC) has been awarded an $800,000 contract with the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (DOE, NREL) to continue...





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