News tagged with power turbines

Wind + water = untapped energy: An abundance of power exists above Earth's oceans, study finds

(PhysOrg.com) -- Wind energy over the planet's oceans is a vastly underutilized renewable resource, according to UC Irvine researchers.

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Jun 30, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (60) | comments 14

Study claims 100 percent renewable energy possible by 2030

(PhysOrg.com) -- New research has shown that it is possible and affordable for the world to achieve 100 percent renewable energy by 2030, if there is the political will to strive for this goal.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Jan 19, 2011 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (60) | comments 101 | with audio podcast report

Researchers evaluate highway rest areas for wind power

Illinois is the Prairie State and home to the Windy City. And sometimes, when standing out in that prairie and feeling the wind racing across the state, you begin to wonder if there is anything between here and Kansas that ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Mar 20, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (45) | comments 0

Kites flying in high-altitude winds could provide clean electricity

(PhysOrg.com) -- At any moment, the winds in high-altitude jet streams hold roughly 100 times more energy than all the electricity being consumed on Earth, according to a study by Stanford environmental and ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Jun 24, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (44) | comments 29

Airborne wind turbines to generate power from high winds (w/ Video)

(PhysOrg.com) -- Airborne wind turbines may soon be generating power from high-altitude winds to provide consistent, clean, cheap, and abundant energy for a power-hungry world.

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created Jun 04, 2010 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (29) | comments 44 | with audio podcast report

Deep Green underwater kite to generate electricity (w/ Video)

(PhysOrg.com) -- An underwater tidal turbine called an “underwater kite” has just secured finance from investors to ensure its 2011 tests can go ahead.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created May 11, 2010 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (25) | comments 10 | with audio podcast report

Norway plans the world's most powerful wind turbine

Norway plans to build the world's most powerful wind turbine, hoping the new technology will increase the profitability of costly offshore wind farms, partners behind the project said Friday.

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created Feb 12, 2010 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (22) | comments 17

New materials turn heat into electricity

Most of today's power plants--from some of the largest solar arrays to nuclear energy facilities--rely on the boiling and condensing of water to produce energy.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Nov 07, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (19) | comments 8 | with audio podcast

Scotland passes turbine test to harness tidal power

(Phys.org) -- An underwater turbine being used for harnessing tidal power to generate electricity for homes and businesses has successfully completed its testing period in the island of Eday, one of Orkney’s ...

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created May 20, 2012 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (18) | comments 41 | with audio podcast report

Vestas Announces New 7 megawatt offshore wind turbine

(PhysOrg.com) -- Vestas Chief Executive Officer Ditlev Engel announced in London their new V164 wind turbine, designed specifically for offshore wind power. Optimized for conditions in the North Sea, Vestas ...

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created Apr 01, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (17) | comments 9 | with audio podcast report

Wind could provide 20 pct of world power by 2030: study

Wind power could meet about a fifth of the world's electricity demand within 20 years, an industry group and environmental watchdog Greenpeace predicted in a new report released on Tuesday.

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created Oct 12, 2010 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (18) | comments 87

Hydrogen-generating technology might power boats, store energy from wind, solar sources

Researchers have developed a method that uses aluminum and a liquid alloy to extract hydrogen from seawater to run engines in boats and ships, representing a potential replacement for gasoline and diesel fuel ...

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created Oct 25, 2010 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (14) | comments 7 | with audio podcast

Canadian solar project wins top environment award

Canada has scooped a top prize for environmental protection awarded by the Austrian foundation Energy Globe for a community project that uses solar-powered heating to warm local houses.

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created Nov 26, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (14) | comments 25

Wind resistance: Analysis suggests generating electricity from large-scale wind farms could influence climate

Wind power has emerged as a viable renewable energy source in recent years -- one that proponents say could lessen the threat of global warming. Although the American Wind Energy Association estimates that ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Mar 12, 2010 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (16) | comments 39 | with audio podcast

Battery Research Aims To Store Renewable Energy

The biggest chemical battery in the United States is located near Interstate 90 in the small town of Luverne, Minn. The 80 ton device -- the size of two tractor-trailers stacked on top of each other -- stores ...

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created Nov 19, 2009 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (15) | comments 6