Texas, Iowa Slam California in Wind Turbine Growth

January 29, 2009 1:59 PM0 comments
Texas, Iowa Slam California in Wind Turbine Growth

A report released a few days ago by the American Wind Energy Association has shown the percent change from 2006 to 2008 in state-by-state wind turbine growthA report released a few days ago by the American Wind Energy Association has shown the percent change from 2006 to 2008 in state-by-state [...]

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WePower’s State-Of-The-Art PacWind Turbines

January 20, 2009 9:43 AM0 comments
WePower’s State-Of-The-Art PacWind Turbines

A name that’s becoming synonymous with wind energy these days is WePower PacWind. They supplied the wind turbines on Jay Leno’s Green Garage, and they’re also the suppliers of the first eco-powered Ricoh billboard in Times Square. And now, WePower is announcing their turbines will not only power millions of [...]

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Tips on Installing Your Own Wind Turbine

January 16, 2009 12:05 PM1 comment
Tips on Installing Your Own Wind Turbine

Although everyone knows that it helps cut down the cost of your household power usage, most people don’t realize that, in some cases, it can make your house entirely energy neutral.Even though it’s the middle of winter, it’s not a bad idea to start planning to install a new wind [...]

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Dubai’s Self Sustaining Revolving Building

January 14, 2009 10:47 AM0 comments
Dubai’s Self Sustaining Revolving Building

As if Dubai didn’t have enough cool things going on already, their newest revolving building to be erected is one of the most amazing (and greenest) architectural designs out there today. The building will host 80 floors, each of which can move independently from the rest of the building. This [...]

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Ricoh Billboard: Times Square’s First Eco Powered Sign

January 13, 2009 10:21 AM0 comments
Ricoh Billboard: Times Square’s First Eco Powered Sign

The plans for the billboard had been in the making for some time, but last week the 16 cutting edge vertical wind turbines and 64 solar panels were hoisted up alongside the billboard, and set the example for its neighbours on the Great White Way.Ricoh, the Japanese copy and photo [...]

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Helical Wind Towers: Answer To Urban Wind Turbines?

December 17, 2008 1:37 PM0 comments
Helical Wind Towers: Answer To Urban Wind Turbines?

While wind turbines are being set up all around flat farmland areas and coastal regions, urban areas are having a tough time figuring out how they can take advantage of this renewable energy source.While wind turbines are being set up all around flat farmland areas and coastal regions, urban areas [...]

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David Suzuki Says Wind Turbines Don’t Threaten Birds

November 7, 2008 1:35 PM0 comments
David Suzuki Says Wind Turbines Don’t Threaten Birds

When it comes to environmental topics, there’s not really a bigger authority than David Suzuki – that’s why it’s newsworthy that he has recommended an article written by Bob McDonald, the host of CBC science radio’s Quirks and Quarks, titled “Deflating some misconceptions about wind power.” The short article states [...]

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Economy Threatens Pickens’ Wind Farm Project

November 5, 2008 1:23 PM0 comments
Economy Threatens Pickens’ Wind Farm Project

You may remember T. Boone Pickens from the Pickens Plan, his ambitious goal to eliminate America’s dependence on foreign oil, but now it’s looking like he might be running into some trouble with his latest wind farm. This news comes because of two reasons: first, the credit crunch – it’s [...]

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Artificial Tree Combines Wind and Solar to Power Homes

October 21, 2008 10:05 AM1 comment
Artificial Tree Combines Wind and Solar to Power Homes

Imagine you could power your home from entirely renewable energy, and without the unsightly appearance of a roof covered in solar panels, or a backyard with wind turbines popping up all over the place. That is exactly the goal that Solar Botanic has set out to do, by creating an artificial tree that will [...]

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Air Breeze Small Residential Wind Turbine

September 30, 2008 11:12 AM0 comments
Air Breeze Small Residential Wind Turbine

The newest off-grid residential wind turbine to hit the market comes from Southwest Windpower in the form of the Air Breeze model. The new model, an upgrade from the past Air-X system, is said to be quieter, more efficient, and is able to generate energy at lower wind speeds than other wind turbines in its class. [...]

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