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We haven’t seen a floating offshore wind turbine like this before. Touchwind claims its innovative single-blade turbines will solve several problems to drive down cost and downtime, using a single, huge blade with no fancy active pitch controls.Continu… Continue reading Single-bladed floating wind turbine promises half the cost, more power
Japan’s N-Ark has revealed plans for an incredibly ambitious floating city that would host tourism, medical facilities, and even space rockets. Named Dogen City, it would be designed to take any climate change-related sea rises in its stride and provid… Continue reading Hugely ambitious self-sufficient floating city to host 40,000 people
Longtime readers may recall the Blooming Bamboo flood-resistant home by H&P Architects. A decade later, the Vietnamese firm has produced a somewhat similar prototype bamboo floating dwelling envisioned for river-based populations under threat from clim… Continue reading Floating Bamboo House promises flexibility in face of climate change
As we’ve discussed many times before, offshore wind represents an enormous opportunity for clean energy, but some of the best resources are out in deep water, where sinking a shaft straight into the sea bed becomes prohibitively expensive and difficult… Continue reading Pivoting arms could stabilize massive floating offshore wind turbines
Portuguese architectural firm Carlos Castanheira has recently completed this striking eco-tourism destination, with suites that float above grape vines below. Located on a picturesque vineyard in Alijó, Portugal, Adega da Quinta da Faísca is an idylli… Continue reading Eco-retreat is suspended above rolling vineyards in Portugal
It’s an odd little political movement, seasteading. An idea as old as the hills, it’s been bubbling along in recent times with the Seasteading Institute as its main hub. But main hubs are hardly the idea; this is a movement for folk that feel the natio… Continue reading Seabrick aims to give “seasteaders” a floating foundation to build on
While most people wear a PFD (personal floatation device) when boating, such is typically not the case when they’re swimming in open water. A new prototype wristband is designed for such scenarios, as it features floatation airbags that can be manually… Continue reading Smart smartwatch band deploys airbags to keep its wearer from drowning
With its insulating properties and ability to be produced sustainably, cork can be a superb building material, as evidenced by projects like the Ecocubo. The Float by Rotterdam’s Studio RAP is another excellent example of the benefits of cork and offer… Continue reading Green-roofed floating home pops a cork for sustainability
Floating wind turbines are crucial to the future of offshore wind, and to bring energy costs down to a competitive level, they require radically different thinking. French company Eolink is starting to build a full-scale demonstrator of its innovative … Continue reading Full-scale 5-MW floating “pyramid” wind turbine will be put to the test
Floating wind turbines are crucial to the future of offshore wind, and to bring energy costs down to a competitive level, they require radically different thinking. French company Eolink is starting to build a full-scale demonstrator of its innovative … Continue reading Full-scale 5-MW floating “pyramid” wind turbine will be put to the test