Saturday, June 16, 2012 - 12:27pm
A few years ago, a 10 million watt wind turbine was built in Norway. Now, heading in the complete opposite direction, Scotland installed a 100-food 1-megawatt turbine under water, off the coast of Orkney.
turbine stories
Tuesday, February 16, 2010 - 12:24pm
Size matters when it come to wind turbines, so the Norwegian energy company Enova is leading the charge by building the largest wind turbine ever, saying that its gigantic size will make it more efficient than current models. This monster...
Thursday, May 7, 2009 - 1:31am
As the world looks for more and more ways to generate energy, harnessing the might of the sea is seen as nothing new. However, add the phrase "rubber sea snakes," and people might just think you've been brewing your own...
Wednesday, April 1, 2009 - 10:49am
One of President Obama's key campaign promises was to make the U.S. a leader in sustainable green energy, and by the looks of this concept, he intends to lead by example. The White House unveiled today a plan for a...
Wednesday, December 10, 2008 - 9:13am
Even those of us who don't have pools can appreciate the Ecolight, the pool light that's a microcosm of a hydroelectric plant. This design concept is super-easy to use — mount it on the water jet from the filter...
Monday, December 1, 2008 - 11:46am
We're eager to set up a wind turbine here on the windswept prairie of the U.S., but don't want to bother the neighbors with all that whooshing noise. The Windspire vertical wind turbine design might be just what we're...
Thursday, November 20, 2008 - 2:31pm
President-elect Barack Obama's team sent out an e-mail earlier this week to people on his campaign's giant e-mail list, inviting them to send in their own ideas about energy and the environment. They want to harness the change Americans...
Wednesday, September 3, 2008 - 1:52pm
Looking for a small, quiet wind turbine to stick on your roof and generate free energy for you whenever there's a breeze? Take a look at the Energy Ball. A small, beautifully designed turbine, it'll generate more energy than any...
Friday, February 8, 2008 - 8:45am
The revolving door, now that is one heck of an invention! This door has been an active part of hotel and office life for decades and just now someone has though to turn it into a human hamster wheel....
