Go Fly a Kite
Harvesting energy from the wind has been a commercially viable way of generating clean energy for around three decades now. Wind turbines are a reliable, proven technology but they do …read more Continue reading Go Fly a Kite
Tag Archives: Turbine
Recyclable turbine blades now available for onshore wind energy projects
Early last month, Siemens Gamesa reported that recyclable turbine blades had been successfully installed at the Kaskasi offshore wind farm in the North Sea. Now the company has announced the market availability of an onshore equivalent.Continue Reading… Continue reading Recyclable turbine blades now available for onshore wind energy projects
1,180-hp Ariel Hipercar emerges as evil turbine-boosted e-Batmobile
More than just another electric hypercar, the “Hipercar” from Ariel breaks from the pack with a little performance-rounding innovation. The car is still a prototype with a ways left before production, but Ariel popped up recently to deliver a rather in… Continue reading 1,180-hp Ariel Hipercar emerges as evil turbine-boosted e-Batmobile
T-Omega re-thinks floating offshore wind turbines for huge cost savings
All the world’s greatest wind power resources are offshore – often a long way offshore, where the water’s so deep that it’s impractical to build typical fan-on-a-stick wind turbines with bases sunk deep into the sea floor. Floating wind, at this stage,… Continue reading T-Omega re-thinks floating offshore wind turbines for huge cost savings
A deeper dive into World Wide Wind’s colossal, contra-rotating turbines
We interviewed the core team at Norway’s World Wide Wind (WWW) to learn more about its floating, tilting, contra-rotating, double turbine design, which it says can unlock unprecedented scale, power and density to radically lower the cost of offshore wi… Continue reading A deeper dive into World Wide Wind’s colossal, contra-rotating turbines
Zapata launches 250-km/h, flip-capable, jet-powered flying deck chair
When we last saw Franky Zapata back in May, he was spinning uncontrollably down into the water from a serious height in a terrifying jetboard crash. But the flying Frenchman is back to launch a new, high-speed personal aircraft called the JetRacer.Cont… Continue reading Zapata launches 250-km/h, flip-capable, jet-powered flying deck chair
Zapata launches 250-km/h, flip-capable, jet-powered flying deck chair
When we last saw Franky Zapata back in May, he was spinning uncontrollably down into the water from a serious height in a terrifying jetboard crash. But the flying Frenchman is back to launch a new, high-speed personal aircraft called the JetRacer.Cont… Continue reading Zapata launches 250-km/h, flip-capable, jet-powered flying deck chair
World’s smallest 8-kW generator rocks a deafening microturbine
Drone-maker Fusionflight has announced an 8-kW microturbine generator that weighs less than one-tenth of what an equivalent petrol generator would, and it’s the size of a toolbox instead of needing its own wheels – if you can handle the epic noise leve… Continue reading World’s smallest 8-kW generator rocks a deafening microturbine
Adding Voluminous Joy to a DIY Turbojet With a DIY Afterburner
You don’t happen to own and operate your own turbojet engine, do you? If you do, have you ever had the urge to “kick the tires and light the fires”? …read more Continue reading Adding Voluminous Joy to a DIY Turbojet With a DIY Afterburner
Researchers run a gas turbine on pure hydrogen in world first
Gas turbines are found in aircraft, trains, ships, generators, pumps, compressors and all sorts of other places. They can run on a variety of fuels, but some 90 percent of them currently run on natural gas, a fossil fuel that produces carbon dioxide wh… Continue reading Researchers run a gas turbine on pure hydrogen in world first