Nip & Tuck: Surgery Makes Wind Blades Go Bigger
Why Renewables are the Way Forward for Africa
Renewable energy can bring enormous socio-economic benefits and be a ticket out of poverty for many Africans. As much as one needs roads, one needs power. And to get it from a renewable energy source means you are creating a sustainable electrical solution that will also power jobs.
Torque Reform: Extreme Wind Test Facility Asks Turbines, Watcha Got?
Mark Johnson is no Don Quixote humbled by windmills. He makes wind turbines beg for forgiveness.
A Mighty Wind: Taking U.S. Power Generation by Storm
Wind farms have delivered 30 percent of all new American power generating capacity for the last five years. Wind also supplied more than 4 percent of all U.S. electricity for the first time in 2013, according to new data published by the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA). States like Iowa and South Dakota now get more than a quarter of their power from wind.
Friends in High Places: “Space Frame” Wind Tower Takes Renewables to Tough Locations
Instead of traditional steel tube towers, the new design is using metal latticework wrapped in a fiberglass coat. The lattice girders can be loaded inside shipping containers and onto ordinary trucks, and bolted together at the final destination. This makes logistics and transportation easier (see time-lapse video).
These eco-machines are badass
Solar striker a.k.a. solar panels
These solar panels are striking cords across the globe, generating energy from Earth’s most powerful energy source.
Powering the Lucky Country
Since its launch in 2005, ecomagination products have generated more than $130 billion in revenue, reduced GE’s GHG emissions by 34 per cent and freshwater use by 47 per cent.
Day in the life of a wind engineer
As the site manager at Mumbida Wind farm in Western Australia he has responsibility for 22 wind turbines dotted across some 1,000 acres.
Each day, following an hour drive out to the site, he hosts an intense briefing session with staff to develop a clear understanding of the conditions.
Predictable power from thin air
Unpredictable winds and weather patterns can play havoc with the structured world of energy grids.
Enter GE’s solution, the Brilliant Turbine.
At 33 stories high, with rotor blades extending 50 metres in length, these massive structures contain unique battery software applications that are shifting the winds back into energy producers’ favour.