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Grid realities cancel out some of wind power's carbon savings
(Phys.org) -- Wind energy lowers carbon emissions, but adding turbines to the current grid system does not eliminate emissions proportionally, according to a report by researchers at the Argonne National Laboratory.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
May 30, 2012 |
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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 ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
May 20, 2012 |
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French company uses wind turbine to create fresh water
(Phys.org) -- French company Eole Water has announced that they have developed and are now in the process of selling wind turbines that have been modified to produce fresh drinking water. Company reps say ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
May 01, 2012 |
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Walney offshore wind farm is world's biggest (for now)
(PhysOrg.com) -- The Walney wind farm on the Irish Sea--characterized by high tides, waves and windy weather--officially opened this week. The farm is treated in the press as a very big deal as the Walney ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Feb 11, 2012 |
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Bladeless wind turbine inspired by Tesla
(PhysOrg.com) -- A bladeless wind turbine whose only rotating component is a turbine/driveshaft could generate power at a cost comparable to coal-fired power plants, according to its developers at Solar Aero. ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
May 07, 2010 |
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New omni-directional wind turbine can capture wind energy on building rooftops
(PhysOrg.com) -- Katru Eco-Energy, headed by founder and inventor, Varan Sureshan, has developed a new kind of wind turbine meant to capture the winds that fly in all directions atop big buildings, and unlike ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
May 16, 2011 |
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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
Jan 19, 2011 |
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Makani's flying windmills win Breakthrough award
(PhysOrg.com) -- Makani Power, of Alameda, California, creators of the high-altitude wind turbine, is one of this year’s winners of the Popular Mechanics seventh annual Breakthrough Awards. Naming Makani ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Oct 08, 2011 |
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Voice-based phone recharging
(PhysOrg.com) -- The noise that we produce can be a lot of things. It can be a valid means of communication. It can be an annoyance when you are trying to get to bed at night. It can be a migraine waiting ...
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
May 10, 2011 |
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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 ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Apr 01, 2011 |
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Ionic liquid catalyst helps turn emissions into fuel
An Illinois research team has succeeded in overcoming one major obstacle to a promising technology that simultaneously reduces atmospheric carbon dioxide and produces fuel.
Oct 06, 2011 |
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Wind farms lift the temperature in their region
Wind turbines can modify the local climate by warming the atmosphere, according to a study that revealed an increase in temperature of 0.72 degrees over a region of Texas where four large wind farms have been ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Apr 30, 2012 |
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Wind-powered car goes down wind faster than the wind
(PhysOrg.com) -- A wind-powered car has been clocked in the US traveling down wind faster than the wind. In a recent run at New Jerusalem in Tracy, California, the car reached a top speed of more than 2.85 ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Jun 04, 2010 |
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Swimming led to flying, physicists say
(PhysOrg.com) -- Like a fish paddles its pectoral fins to swim through water, flying insects use the same physics laws to "paddle" through the air, say Cornell physicists.
May 03, 2011 |
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Discovery of mini 'water hammer' effect could lead to materials that water really hates
Researchers from Northwestern University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have studied individual water droplets and discovered a miniature version of the "water hammer," an effect that produces the familiar ...
Feb 08, 2011 |
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