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Replacing Nuclear: Japan Build Largest Wind Farm

Replacing Nuclear: Japan Build Largest Wind Farm

Fukushima Recovery, Experimental Offshore Floating Wind Farm Project (Credit: University of Tokyo) Japan recently announced a ambitious plan to replace all its nuclear reactors with renewable energy sources and is planning to erect the largest wind farm in the world ...

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Bladeless Wind Turbines on the Way

Bladeless Wind Turbines on the Way

Solar Aero Research, New Hampshire, has recently introduced an innovative method to create “green” energy: bladeless turbines, dubbed ”Fuller”. Although the new concept is very similar to the traditional steam turbine, it provides quieter operation and better performance. The new ...

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StatoilHydro’s Hywind

StatoilHydro’s Hywind

Norwegian Company StatoilHydro has announced the building of the world’s first full scale floating wind turbine, called Hywind, which will be tested over a two year period offshore Karmoy in Norway. The company intends to invest approximately 80 million dollars ...

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Deep Water Offshore Wind Turbine

Deep Water Offshore Wind Turbine

Offshore wind-farm developers know that the performance of wind-farms improves greatly in deep waters, where winds are stronger and steadier. However, it is extremely expensive to build the foundations necessary to support wind turbines in waters deeper than 20 meters. ...

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Wind Turbine in the Sky

Wind Turbine in the Sky

The Canadian company Magenn will ship the first commercial flying wind turbine this year. The first Magenn Air Rotor System (MARS) model will be able to produce about 4kW of clean power (enough for a small community) and will stay ...

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Engine on a Chip

Engine on a Chip

After a decade of work, the first millimeter size turbine engine developed by researchers at MIT should become operational by the end of this summer. The new turbine engine will allow the creation of smaller and more powerful batteries than ...

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Quietrevolution Helical Wind Turbine

Quietrevolution Helical Wind Turbine

The British start-up Quietrevolution developed a vertical axis wind turbine which is not only more aesthetic but is also better at gathering wind near and around buildings, which frequently vary in direction. The Helical wind turbine is also quieter because ...

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