They’re not the perfect source of renewable energy, but wind turbines could soon be more efficient and as silent as the wind thanks to a radical new redesign by an Australian company. More »
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 »
This generator looks like it’s a great idea. Plop it down in a windy spot and it’ll give you energy enough to power small devices. More »
The U.S. surpassed Germany as the biggest producer of wind power in 2008, I guess proving that its alternative energy efforts haven’t just been a load of hot air.
This amazing photo puts together 21st century wind mills in the middle of the sea and a beautiful 19th century two-mast sailing ship. Absolutely stunning view, like the rest of the series. [Boston.com]
What on Earth could have caused this wind turbine in the UK to break so catastrophically? Let’s skip all rational explanations and jump right to the conclusion that is on everyone’s lips—aliens did it.
GotWind is no stranger to charging gadgets using wind and solar power, and at CES this year there were on hand to recharge people’s mobiles with a handy locker/charging station for geeky journalists.
There have been other handheld charging devices that utilise the power of the sun and wind, but none claim to match the capacity of the Kinesis K2.
Even though I haven’t bought AA batteries in quite some time now (USBCells still power my Wiimotes, the only things in the house that aren’t Li-ion powered it seems), this concept for a quick and easy re-charger for AA cells is nice looking. Like a torpedo’s nose, the Febot (Fembot?), a design by Ji-yun Kim, Soon-young Yang and Hwan-ju Jeon out of Korea catches a breeze when suction-mounted to a window, which it uses to top-off a single AA inside. [Yanko Design]
