Tag: wind turbines

Scientists have created a new water-based battery that can store wind and solar energy which can be plugged back into the national grid.

Measuring in at over 600ft high, this is the most powerful wind turbine in the world. Watch this video to see how such a huge energy generator was constructed.From YouTube: The Enercon E-126 is a...

Canada’s beautiful scenery, expansive coastlines, dark forests and prairies offer more than just a postcard idyllic landscape – these contain essential raw materials for the new and developing generation of alternative energy production.Unlike other...

Google is investing billions of dollars into clean energy projects, and for good reason; because the investment is supported by the data.“Basically,” says Rick Needham, Director of the Energy and Sustainability program at Google,...

Power from home-based wind turbines can be used locally, or sold back to the utility to offset power costs. Utilities buy green power from homeowners at retail rates, rather than the lower wholesale rates...

One of the most popular eco-gadgets in recent years are portable solar chargers that let you power up your smartphones, tablets or music players when you're far away from a power outlet or battery...

Altaeros has created a new type of wind turbine that floats among the clouds to generate power for facilities on the ground. By using helium to raise the turbine into the sky where the...

We can all learn a thing or two from Spain. According to a report by the country’s power regulator, Red Eléctrica de España, for the first time ever, wind power generation contributed the most...

Long before we even knew we could capture the Sun’s rays to power our gadgets, someone clever discovered the power of the wind.Windmills were used as early as 200 BC in what is now...

After many years of sheer struggle and legal battles, the US is beginning to realize the dream of establishing offshore wind power projects off the East Coast of U.S. In the past, sluggish movement...