Energy & Green Tech
Boris Johnson infamously once wrote that wind power can barely "pull the skin off a rice pudding." At the time of writing, his perspective has changed, and speaking as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom he is suggesting ...
Oct 7, 2020
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Engineering
While wind energy is becoming one of the fastest-growing energy sources in the world, wind turbine blade waste emerges as a critical issue. Addressing this urgent environmental concern, Lithuanian researchers have developed ...
Apr 23, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
When it comes to launching the energy transition, maritime policy is one of the key battlegrounds. But many ports, aware of their ecological and economic vulnerability, have committed to sustainable development strategies.
Jun 21, 2021
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Energy & Green Tech
No roads lead to St. Mary's, Alaska.
Mar 13, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
Geodata can help in the expansion of renewable energies and thus in the acceleration of the energy transition. The Reiner Lemoine Institute (RLI) is now publishing a comprehensive data package with potential areas for Germany. ...
Jul 5, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
A new analysis led by North Carolina State University researchers has found that offshore wind power could help lower wholesale electricity prices on average for six states in New England, with relatively low risk of wind ...
Apr 21, 2022
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Engineering
The EOLO group of the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) presents a new method for analyzing the long-term mechanical fatigue of floating offshore wind turbines.
Jun 6, 2024
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Engineering
Growing demand for cleaner energy sources means offshore wind farms are being built all over the world. More than 5,000 turbines must be installed each year until 2050 to limit global warming to 1.5℃.
May 23, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
Google on Thursday announced a record-high boost to its green electricity purchases, saying the deals will spur construction of millions of solar panels and hundreds of wind turbines.
Sep 20, 2019
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Energy & Green Tech
As the U.S. government expands incentives for renewable energy, a decision by the Missouri Supreme Court is moving the state in the opposite direction by halting a solar energy tax break that has been on the books for nearly ...
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A wind turbine is a rotating machine which converts the kinetic energy in wind into mechanical energy. If the mechanical energy is used directly by machinery, such as a pump or grinding stones, the machine is usually called a windmill. If the mechanical energy is then converted to electricity, the machine is called a wind generator, wind power unit (WPU), or wind energy converter (WEC).
This article discusses electric power generation machinery. The windmill article discusses machines used for grain-grinding, water pumping, etc. The article on wind power describes turbine placement, economics and public concerns. The wind energy section of that article describes the distribution of wind energy over time, and how that affects wind-turbine design.
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