All the stories tagged with wind power

Denmark Derives 25% Of Power From Wind

04/02/2013, Scandinavian country Denmark is not at the top of the list for many folks when it comes to being a tourist destination, but you might want to drop by the country one of these days if you so happen to [...]

Wind power alone can produce more-than-enough electricity for all of mankind

09/10/2012, As conventional power sources such as coal and oil grow scarcer, the world is looking for viable alternatives. Oil resources, which are driving the major part of world’s economy right now, will be depleted sooner or later. And it’s about [...]

UK approves 1GW+ of offshore wind power

07/06/2012,   Today is a big day for renewable energy in the UK. The British government has given the green light to fund two large offshore wind farms off of the Norfolk Coast. The combined investment for the project is around [...]

Airborne wind-power systems developed by NASA generates more electricity

07/04/2012, Land-based tower wind turbines are pretty much the gold standard of wind power today. But the engineers from NASA are working on an ingenious alternative – airborne wind-power systems. NASA is focusing on two aspects of the technology – one [...]

Wind turbines to power BMW factory

08/22/2011, BMW wants to continue with their green reformation by drawing up plans to build a quartet of wind turbines that will see action in powering a factory with enough juice so that it is able to assemble hundreds of vehicles [...]

Tang wind-powered catamaran

10/04/2010, Who says that going hybrid is meant for vehicles on the road only? How about those that traverse the seven seas? We’re looking at this wind-powered catamaran known as Tang, where its lithium-ion battery will be juiced by wind as [...]

Wind powered car might not sound so crazy after all

08/17/2010, With the ever rising costs of fuel, you do ask yourself whether it is possible for cars to be powered using air? The Kazaguruma concept might just be the thing then assuming everything with its concept is fleshed out correctly [...]

Wind-powered vehicle faster than the wind

07/29/2010, It does take some thinking, doesn’t it, to grasp the idea of a wind-powered vehicle actually traveling faster than the wind itself? That’s what Rick Cavallaro and crew managed to achieve, making record runs during the July 4th weekend at [...]