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Super Powerful Wind Turbine Taller Than Washington Monument

9:40AM May 11, 2011 | Max Behrman

Wind blows. And if there’s energy (and money) to be made from this fact of life, we may as well take advantage of it, right? That’s what Vestas is doing – and they’re using the V164-7.0 MW, a massive 187m wind turbine, to do it. More »


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80% Of Global Power Could Come From Renewable Sources By 2050

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11:00AM May 10, 2011 | Nick Broughall

Mark it down in the diaries, folks… Provided the world doesn’t come to a cataclysmic end next year, the UN believes that humankind can get 80 per cent of its energy from renewable sources by the year 2050. More »


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Google Wants A Wind Farm Stretching Down The US East Coast

12:40PM April 29, 2011 | Sam Biddle

For some reason, lots of people hate wind farms – I think they’re rather pretty! – but NIMBY is a powerful, powerful force. So why not stick ‘em far in the breezy sea? Trans-Elect wants to do just that, with Google cash. More »


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Legislation Proposed To Use Vehicle Vibrations To Generate Energy

10:28AM April 28, 2011 | Husain Sumra

One California Assemblyman is proposing legislation that would create a pilot program designed to capture those vibrations by putting piezoelectrics under roads. [PsyOrg]


Cars

Wind Powered Car Blows Across Australia

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2:30PM February 22, 2011 | Daniel Long

A German engineered vehicle called ‘Wind Explorer’ has managed to travel 5000km across Australia, using a combination of lithium batteries, a wind turbine and a large kite of all things. More »


Gadgets

nPower PEG Turns Movement Into Battery Life

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2:00PM January 6, 2011 | Seamus Byrne

Sure, it seems like the offspring of the ShakeWeight for power instead of sexual exercise. But that doesn’t mean it’s a joke. The nPower PEG (Personal Energy Generator) is a hybrid battery recharger that can live in a backpack, generating power through the power of your movement. More »


Science

Solar Power Breakthrough, Courtesy Of Super Soaker Inventor

3:00AM October 19, 2010 | Kyle VanHemert

Lonnie Johnson did risk assessment for the Atlantis space shuttle. He helped get the B-2 stealth bomber off the ground. He gave us the Super Soaker. And now, with his latest invention, he might just make solar power viable. More »


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US Military Will Be 50% Green In Next 10 Years – Hopefully

8:00AM October 7, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

War is costly stuff and isn’t doing our fine planet any favours. At least, not environmentally. By 2020, however, the US military hopes that 50 per cent of their operations will be done using renewable energy. More »


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The Inconvenient Truth Of Wind Turbine Radar Blackout Zones

9:00PM August 27, 2010 | Gary Cutlack

The supposedly world-saving wind turbine has been singled out as a potential danger by the military, as the rise of wind farms threatens national security – by creating radar “blackout zones”. More »


Science

The Next Best Thing To Oil

11:30PM August 14, 2010 | Helen Knight - New Scientist

In order to create a renewable carbon economy, you can use solar power to split carbon dioxide. Combine the resulting carbon monoxide with hydrogen, and you have the beginnings of a solar fuel that could one day replace oil. More »