Uruguay could become the world leader in wind energy generation by 2015
Uruguay, the small South American country, which till date has been known mostly because its human population is outnumbered by its cattle herd, could soon be adorned with an environmentally friendly...
View ArticleChina becomes the world leader in wind and hydroelectric power
News recently surfaced that Uruguay is planning to become the world leader in wind energy generation by erecting enough turbines to produce 30 percent of its total energy consumption, China has...
View ArticleWind turbine with world’s largest blades to generate 10MW of green power
In wind turbines, the length of the blades is generally proportional to the amount of power the turbine will generate. Moreover, since bigger wind turbines are easy to maintain, utility companies...
View ArticleJapan to build the world’s largest offshore wind farm to generate 1GW of power
After the devastating earthquake-triggered Tsunami in March 2011 damaged the Daiichi nuclear reactor in Fukushima, the Japanese government announced plans to move to renewable ditching the 54 nuclear...
View ArticleDonut shaped artificial island in Belgium to store excess wind power
One of the main problems with renewable energy, especially wind and solar energy, is the fact that it cannot be produced at all times. While solar energy generating systems shut down or produces less...
View ArticleGolf carts at TAMUK campus now run on wind generated electricity
In an effort to reduce energy consumption and also give visitors at the Texas A&M University-Kingsville (TAMUK) a chance to commute around the campus without emitting a single ounce of harmful...
View ArticleGE announces world’s most efficient wind turbine for low wind sites
As we all know that the amount of energy generated by a wind turbine is directly proportional to the wind speed. The higher the wind speed the more energy is generated by the turbine. While wind...
View ArticleSolar Winds Gathering Place by Michael Jantzen harnesses wind and solar energy
The Solar Winds Gathering place by eco-conscious architect and designer Michael Jantzen, is a design proposal for a large, prefabricated, modular, public art project. In this specific formation, the...
View ArticleEWICON prototype wind energy generator has no spinning blades
One of the major problems with conventional wind turbines is that their fast moving blades are prone to damage during high winds and they produce noise, which people living in the vicinity don’t...
View ArticleDenmark harvests 25% of its total energy from wind, to double it by 2020
Denmark fulfilling its fair part of energy requirements with wind power has been widely known as a vital renewable energy producer. Taking its rich legacy of green energy to the next level, the...
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