Switched http://www.switched.com Switched. http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.switched.com/media/feedlogo.gif Switched http://www.switched.com prods@weblogsinc.com (Weblogs, Inc. Producers) support@weblogsinc.com (Weblogs, Inc. Web Support) en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. View our terms of service here: http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/ Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/ <![CDATA[New Wind Turbines Are At Least 30% More Efficient, Earth One Step Closer to Salvation]]> http://www.switched.com/2008/11/20/new-wind-turbines-are-at-least-30-more-efficient-earth-one-ste/ http://www.switched.com/2008/11/20/new-wind-turbines-are-at-least-30-more-efficient-earth-one-ste/ http://www.switched.com/2008/11/20/new-wind-turbines-are-at-least-30-more-efficient-earth-one-ste/#comments Still addicted to oil like the rest of the world? You might reconsider wind power rehab now that a startup called ExRo has developed turbines that it says are consistently 30-percent -- and in some situations as much as 100% -- more efficient than the standard kind. The traditionally-used mechanical transmissions have been replaced with an inexpensive electric alternative that can adapt to changes in wind speed more efficiently. Also, many small generators are used instead of a large one, so the turbines can be customized in production to suit the intended installation site. If this is the real deal, it beats the 0.1% increase we saw in solar cell efficiency a few months ago, and those Maglev uber-turbines are still on the horizon. Hey Sun -- jealous yet?

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