Wind Turbines

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This Turbine Spun So Freaking Fast It Exploded

8:20AM December 9, 2011 | Casey Chan

I’ve always found wind turbines to be hilarious, I mean, it just stands in the middle of nowhere, minding its own business, spinning peacefully. Not this exploded turbine though. This 100m tall, $US3 million(!) turbine spun itself so fast it EXPLODED IN FLAMES. More »

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Trippy Turbine Adorned With Lights

10:20AM September 9, 2011 | Kelly Hodgkins

Though they deliver clean energy, wind turbines are not exactly pretty. They’re tall, grey and sterile. They also interrupt a beautiful outside view. More »

Science

200m Of Wind-Catching Fury

1:00AM June 22, 2011 | Andrew Tarantola

200 metres! That’s as tall as 113 American men stacked on top of each other. That’s the size of a 54-storey building. In other words, that’s huge. But why? More »

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Wind Turbines Are Real Cash-Cows For Residents

10:00PM May 31, 2011 | Kat Hannaford

It’s usually disheartening to wake up and discover the wind is blowing. But if that wind is proving to be quite the money-spinner, you may feel differently about the huge white objects dotted around the horizon. More »

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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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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 »

Gadgets

Playing Chicken With Wind Turbines

12:00PM February 22, 2011 | Brian Barrett

What’s the point of owning an RC aeroplane if you’re not going to do something totally irresponsible with it? Like, say, playing chicken with a few wind turbines, coming so close that you clip your antenna in the process. More »

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Every Day Is A Fairground Ride For Wind Turbine Engineers

7:40PM November 1, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

As you stagger into work and slump over your desktop like one of last night’s zombies, engineer Ross Kennedy is having an exhilarating ride atop a 100m-high wind turbine with the best views of Scotland. I’m not jealous… much. [Daily Mail]

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Life Isn’t Always So Rosy For Green Towns

10:55PM October 6, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

Initially, they applauded the erection of three wind turbines. Now the inhabitants of Penobscot Bay island, Maine, rue the day the $US15 million wind facility was built a mile from their homes, because of the sheer noise the 37m blades make. 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 »