Wind
The FiveCities group from The George Washington University's Urban Sustainability class found that American cities are implementing sustainable practices in a variety of ways...here are just a few.
The BioWinol Technologies process uses sequestered CO2 plus wind energy to generate H2 and then converts these gases into ethanol and other industrial products.
Planet Forward
The news that residents in Eastern Oregon are trying to halt production of a new wind farm because of health concerns over noise, lights, stress reminds me of similar, community-related issues occurring around the country related to wind energy.
Former member of the Cleveland Electric Vehicle Association
Sailboats have been around forever, even when man thought the Earth was flat...So its time to update this Old Technology. My idea is to replace the sails with a Vertical Wind Generator. Not only would you eliminate all the work fooling with the... Read More
Do you know where your electricity comes from? Have you ever wanted to visit the source?
The electricity for John Fischer's company Sticker Giant, comes from 100% wind power via Xcel Energy. John wanted to see where his power was generated, so he... Read More
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Build wind farm, 45 units, (plus water source) to manufacture hydrogen via hydrogen generator, to fuel gas turbine engine generators to produce electricity to provide to electrical grid. No wind, battery storage banks. Excess hydrogen supply, store... Read More
Despite costs falling by over 80% in recent years, wind energy is still a prohibitive industry.
Submitted for the 2010 GreenGov Presidential Awards by Bonneville Power Administration.
This is a monster project.
I can't help but be inspired at the audacity of this concept. Google's 37.5% stake notwithstanding, it will be fascinating to watch the social, financial, and political churn generated by this development, if and when it... Read More
http://inhabitat.com/2010/09/24/worlds-biggest-offshore-wind-farm-is-activated-today/
This is of particular interest for a lot of reasons, both at a national level and state level. In the upper Midwest, plans to design offshore wind farms in the... Read More