Wind energy blows away coal-fired power in the US

Good news for planet Earth, at least as far as the data shows for the United States. According to the US Energy Information Administration, in the five years from 2019 to 2024, in March and April specifically, electricity production using wind power ha… Continue reading Wind energy blows away coal-fired power in the US

Giant twin-rotor floating wind turbine can harness a hurricane

Mingyang Smart Energy, maker of the world’s largest wind turbines, has just unveiled its latest gigantic floating offshore wind turbine creation. The OceanX is a two-headed, deep-water behemoth capable of generating during Cat 5 hurricanes.Continue Rea… Continue reading Giant twin-rotor floating wind turbine can harness a hurricane

Full-scale self-assembling wind turbine system funded for construction

The sheer size of today’s wind turbines is mind-boggling – they’re among the biggest machines humanity has ever built, and the bigger they get, the more potential value you can get by adding a little extra length to the blades.Continue ReadingCategory:… Continue reading Full-scale self-assembling wind turbine system funded for construction

Offshore wind turbine platform pivots downwind like a weathervane

A new offshore wind farm system that promises faster, cheaper installation and operations will be tested in the Mediterranean. Called the NextFloat+ Project, it received a €13.4-million (US$14.4-million) grant from the European Commission.Continue Read… Continue reading Offshore wind turbine platform pivots downwind like a weathervane

Mesmerizing vertical turbine wall to enter customer trials this year

Since revealing a concept for an energy generating wall back in 2021, designer Joe Doucet has been working on bringing the idea to life. That time is here with the launch of Airiva, a modular rotary wind turbine wall destined for installation on city b… Continue reading Mesmerizing vertical turbine wall to enter customer trials this year

Self-assembling crane promises to halve cost of offshore wind setup

Part of the exorbitant cost of offshore wind energy is the massive crane ships required to install the damn things – but Norwegian company Windspider has come up with a brilliantly lightweight crane system that promises to slash costs in half.Continue … Continue reading Self-assembling crane promises to halve cost of offshore wind setup

World’s largest aircraft delivers colossal cargo to makeshift airstrips

The Radia Windrunner offers a cargo volume seven times larger than the mighty Antonov

The 108-m (356-ft) long Radia Windrunner is designed to transport cargo too big for the road, to short, semi-prepared airstrips on rough terrain. It would dwarf the majestic 84-m (275-ft) long Antonov An-225 Mriya, which is sadly no longer with us.

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“Power plant” generates electricity via the wind and rain on its leaves

While renewable energy sources certainly are more eco-friendly than fossil fuels, most of them only produce electricity in one way, such as using sunlight … which isn’t always available. A new system, that has been built into an artificial plant, uses … Continue reading “Power plant” generates electricity via the wind and rain on its leaves

There’s hope yet: Clean energy advances that inspired us in 2023

The world needs gargantuan amounts of clean energy moving forward, making this an area of colossal and growing opportunity for disruptive innovations. Here are some of the fascinating energy ideas and technologies that made us most hopeful in 2023.Cont… Continue reading There’s hope yet: Clean energy advances that inspired us in 2023