Pumped hydro energy storage has been around in the US & Europe since the 1920’s. There are over 40 pumped hydro facilities throughout the US. … Read more »
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Inside a GE Wind Turbine
GE’s next generation wind turbine has 170 foot blades, with a gearless generator with a 20ft ring of mangets. This design allows for alot of … Read more »
Rim Drive Wind Turbines
Keuka Energy will be launching a full scale floating offshore “Rim Drive” wind-farm in Jan 2017. Rim drive wind turbines do not require a gear … Read more »
Underwater Energy Storage Spheres
One of the biggest drawbacks of offshore wind is that often times it is producing too much for the grid to consume. The turbines are … Read more »
The London Array
The final turbine in this massive 175 turbine array has just been completed. The array is capable of powering 500,000 homes and can reduce carbon … Read more »
Floating Wind Turbine Island
Imagine a half mile wide floating island that could support 24 commercial sized turbines. A Swedish company called Hexicon has been developing this concept for … Read more »
Airborne Wind Turbine
Altaeros Energies was founded in 2010 by MIT and Harvard colleagues. The company has developed a floating wind turbine and after some successful tests, the Altaeros team is confident that their project could become a successful power … Read more »
Best Ways to Harness Nature’s Power!
SEE THE FULL ARTICLE HERE > 10. Using Train Vibrations to capture Energy 9. Generator Powered By Human Urine 8. Self-Filling Water Bottle 7. Wave … Read more »
World’s First Silent Wind Turbine
Renewable Energy Solutions Australia (RESA) is the owner of the world’s most advanced silent wind turbine known as the Eco Whisper Turbine®.
Controlling the nations wind turbines…
Frozen Air Energy Storage
• Could solve renewable energy intermittency problems • Lower capital cost then conventional battery systems • The technology used is mature and proven over decades … Read more »
Benefits of Wind Power Info-Graphic
4 million wind turbines….could power the world
Study: Wind could power the world
Neodymium – Dysprosium, A Peak in Raw Minerals
Limits to growth not only apply to Fossil Fuels but also includes rare earth metals, according to researches at MIT. Rare Earth metals such as … Read more »
Largest Blackout, 700 million in India without power.
Today marks one of the world’s largest blackouts affecting more then 700 million people in 20 out of 28 Indian countries. India’s electric grid infrastructure … Read more »
A 40-year plan for energy
Reducing our dependence on fossil fuels by 2050? Without tax incentives, just lead by private sector?
Germany’s Renewable Energy Transition
The Germans are ditching NUCLEAR, but at what cost to their economy? Germany’s abrupt policy shift to renewables came after the Fukushima nuclear disaster in … Read more »
Liquid Metal Battery
A Breakthrough in Electricity Storage… A new inexpensive grid-tied battery technology is being developed by LMBC (Liquid Metal Battery Corporation). The battery technology is scalable … Read more »
San Diego’s Greener Future
San Diego is moving towards a greener future with a number of aggressive green energy strategies. Here is a brief list of what San Diego … Read more »