Positive Future #818 (Feature photo – General Electric 13-Megawatt X Turbine – Courtesy of GE Renewable Energy) YaleEnvironment360 brings an amazing story of a new wind farm being developed in the North Sea near Great Britain. The project comes in at a cost of $10 billion and will power 4.5 million homes – 5% of…
Positive Future #745 (Feature photo – AeroMines – Sandia National Laboratories) Decentralizing energy is certainly a trend, not only for developing sustainable energy platforms, but for solving the vulnerability of large power grids. Inventor Dr. Carsten Wetergaard ( https://aerominepower.com/) has developed a new kind of wind generator that is small and fits on rooftops. When…
Positive Future #705 (Feature photo – Wind Energy – By Leaflet – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=5704247) Talk, Business & Politics news journalist Jeff Della Rosa brings us the story of how Southwester Electric Power Company (SWEPCO) is ready to put up $1 billion to buy into one of the largest wind farm projects…
Positive Future #594 (Feature photo – Wind Rotor Sails – CCA SA 3.0 Germany, Karstn Disk/Kat) CleanTechnica journalist Tina Casey brings us the story of rotor sails on ships to aid in their forward propulsion. There are other technologies that are being considered to not only lessen the environmental impact, but reduce the enormous costs…
Positive Future #472 (Feature photo – 60 Foot, 80,000 Lb. Turbine from 1888 Powered Charles Bush’s Home for 20 Years – Public Domain) Wind Farm Management reminds us about how wind power is a dominant force in transitioning the world to renewable energy going far back in history. Wind has come a long way from…
Positive Future #468 (Feature photo – Offshore Wind Farm – CCA SA 2.0 Generic – Rob Farrow) GreenTechMedia journalist Karl Stromsta brings news of the world’s largest wind turbine that is to be deployed in Europe. Good for Americans, the Haliade-X is made by General Electrics. General Electric was founded by Thomas Edison – inventor…
