Tag: WIND

Google has its hands on everything, it seems. The company just revealed that it had invested significant resources in developing self-driving cars, and now it has announced that it will be investing heavily in the construction of the Atlantic Wind Connection (AWC) backbone. The 350-mile transmission backbone will connect several offshore wind farms, and provide additional power transmission ...

We've seen personal sized eco-friendly gadget chargers before, but few have been as well designed or affordable as the new line of wind and solar chargers that MINIWIZ unveiled last week at CES. The first is the HYmini, a hand-held -- but not quite pocketable -- power generator activated by the wind. It has an internal battery that can hold a charge for powering devices later or it can be be ...

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 ...

A design student from the University of Portsmouth has built a wind turbine capable of providing light for a home in the developing world for only £20 ($37). The generator is built primarily out of scraps and could be easily assembled in a day. The generator design uses easily-found materials like an old bike frame and wheel bearings, the magneto from a Vespa scooter, a car battery, and ...

Unlike Rock Port, Missouri, the entire state of Delaware won't be 100-percent wind-powered after Bluewater Wind constructs a $1.6 billion wind park just off its shore, but the state will be able to "light about 50,000 homes a year" for the duration of the 25-year contract. Said agreement was just nailed down between the aforesaid firm and Delmarva Power, and it hopes to start powering homes via ...