Taking advantage of the windy shores of Ohio, global welding manufacturer Lincoln Electric is considering setting up a giant wind turbine at its US headquarters in Euclid. Lincoln ordered the 443-foot-tall, 2.5 megawatt wind turbine from a German…
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As the price of electricity is ever increasing, a device which can convert the energy already present in the surroundings to electricity can be really helpful. Researchers at the University of Michigan have developed a new energy harvester, which can.
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Inspired by the Acadia tree, Czech architect Petr Pospisil has introduced a new building design, the Acadia Tree tower. The architectural wonder is proposed to look like an Acadia tree, but with office spaces, elevators, conference halls,…
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A wondrously naturalistic conception contrived especially for the streets of Seoul, this is the EALO (Evolving Artificial Living Organism) Concept Electric Car, designed by a trio of students Sang Jun Lee, Seong Been Lim and Kyung kuk Kim from…
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Compressed air energy storage (CAES), according to researchers is the latest technology in conserving intermittent energy. Intermittent energy is any energy source (e.g. the wind or a tidal wave) that though predictable is beyond human control and…
Recently there has been a huge spurt in the number of electric driven two and four wheelers in the transportation industry. However, the only problem these electric powered vehicles have is that they are unusually heavy due to the batteries they are..
Amarok P1 – The lightest of the lot Read More »
California State Assembly’s Natural Resources Committee has approved a bill for a pilot project that will enable Californian highways to produce green power for thousands of households. While vehicular traffic is mostly seen as a menace, the same…
Energy generating highways could soon power California homes Read More »
Try arranging them in different possible ways and use them for different possible purposes! Yes, B-Squares, the new portable solar energy gadgets, available from 1st May 2011 in the market, have such features. The 3D modular energy storage devices…
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Conceived as a component of a meticulous solution for home energy requirements, this is the ChimChum wind generator designed by second year student Tom Postlethwaite. According to the designer, he used wind as a part of energy solution because it…
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What’s happening right now?
Wind power has already made its way into the pantheon of renewable energy sources as it’s clearly exhibited by the following numbers, which says that by the end of July, 2010, worldwide nameplate capacity of…
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