Science news articles about 'wind turbines'StatoilHydro to test first deepwater floating wind turbine
Norwegian oil company StatoilHydro will build the world's first deepwater floating wind turbine next year off Norway's coast, it said on Thursday.Scalable wind turbine might fit on your roof
When you think of wind power, you probably picture gigantic wind turbines spinning gracefully in the middle of large open areas.Charles Arthur: Why power companies should pay for my wind turbine
If the future is to have scores of microgenerators hooked up to the national grid, power companies should pay us to erect wind turbines on our landWhales and dolphins influence new wind turbine design
... flippers with one bumpy edge has inspired the creation of a completely novel design for wind turbine blades. This design has been shown to be more efficient and also quieter, but defies traditional ... British company launches floating wind turbines off Italy
A British company is poised to construct the world's first floating wind turbine, in a move that could herald a new generation of cheaper, less problematic wind energy'Anti-noise' silences wind turbines
... Dr. Ziegler engineering office, IWU researchers have developed an active damping system for wind turbines. The project is being funded by the "Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt". "These systems react ... Why wind turbines can mean death for bats
... Erin Baerwald of the University of Calgary in Canada. "An atmospheric-pressure drop at wind-turbine blades is an undetectable—and potentially unforeseeable—hazard for bats, thus partially explaining ... Assessing the Value of Small Wind Turbines
Interest for wind turbines small enough to mount on a roof is spreading from coast to coast, even though their installation is hardly ever recouped in electricity savings.Ecologists allay fears for farmland birds from wind turbines
... would be difficult to reconcile.
Previous studies by other researchers have concentrated on the impact of wind turbines on waterbirds and birds of prey. "Much terrestrial research into the effects ... Backyard wind turbine stalled by Ottawa bylaws
An Ottawa man thinks bylaws that make it illegal to put a wind turbine in his backyard are out-of-date.Quiet wind turbine could provide up to 30% of a home's power
(PhysOrg.com) -- A quiet wind turbine developed in Scotland is now available in the US and Canada. Its developers say that the roof-based turbine can provide significant power for homes and commercial ... Lab Tests Show Wind Turbine’s Air Flow
Smoke and lasers are used in wind tunnel to unravel airflow mysteries of wind turbines.Tidal power gets a boost from propeller and wind turbine techonology
... existing equipment – long-bladed underwater wind turbines – is prone to failure.A Welsh renewable ... propulsion experts to design a new marine turbine which they believe is far more robust.Cardiff-based ... A whale of a turbine
A Pennsylvania professor has developed a new wind turbine that draws inspiration from a blubbery source: the flippers of a humpback whaleBrown pushes wind power expansion
Thousands of wind turbines could be built across the UK as part of a £100bn plan to boost renewable energy.
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StatoilHydro to test first deepwater floating wind turbine
Norwegian oil company StatoilHydro will build the world's first deepwater floating wind turbine next year off Norway's coast, it said on Thursday.Scalable wind turbine might fit on your roof
When you think of wind power, you probably picture gigantic wind turbines spinning gracefully in the middle of large open areas.Charles Arthur: Why power companies should pay for my wind turbine
If the future is to have scores of microgenerators hooked up to the national grid, power companies should pay us to erect wind turbines on our landWhales and dolphins influence new wind turbine design
... flippers with one bumpy edge has inspired the creation of a completely novel design for wind turbine blades. This design has been shown to be more efficient and also quieter, but defies traditional ...British company launches floating wind turbines off Italy
A British company is poised to construct the world's first floating wind turbine, in a move that could herald a new generation of cheaper, less problematic wind energy'Anti-noise' silences wind turbines
... Dr. Ziegler engineering office, IWU researchers have developed an active damping system for wind turbines. The project is being funded by the "Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt". "These systems react ...Why wind turbines can mean death for bats
... Erin Baerwald of the University of Calgary in Canada. "An atmospheric-pressure drop at wind-turbine blades is an undetectable—and potentially unforeseeable—hazard for bats, thus partially explaining ...Assessing the Value of Small Wind Turbines
Interest for wind turbines small enough to mount on a roof is spreading from coast to coast, even though their installation is hardly ever recouped in electricity savings.Ecologists allay fears for farmland birds from wind turbines
... would be difficult to reconcile. Previous studies by other researchers have concentrated on the impact of wind turbines on waterbirds and birds of prey. "Much terrestrial research into the effects ...Backyard wind turbine stalled by Ottawa bylaws
An Ottawa man thinks bylaws that make it illegal to put a wind turbine in his backyard are out-of-date.Quiet wind turbine could provide up to 30% of a home's power
(PhysOrg.com) -- A quiet wind turbine developed in Scotland is now available in the US and Canada. Its developers say that the roof-based turbine can provide significant power for homes and commercial ...Lab Tests Show Wind Turbine’s Air Flow
Smoke and lasers are used in wind tunnel to unravel airflow mysteries of wind turbines.Tidal power gets a boost from propeller and wind turbine techonology
... existing equipment – long-bladed underwater wind turbines – is prone to failure.A Welsh renewable ... propulsion experts to design a new marine turbine which they believe is far more robust.Cardiff-based ...A whale of a turbine
A Pennsylvania professor has developed a new wind turbine that draws inspiration from a blubbery source: the flippers of a humpback whaleBrown pushes wind power expansion
Thousands of wind turbines could be built across the UK as part of a £100bn plan to boost renewable energy.