A wind turbine shaped like a jet engine that its designers hope will provide more electricity at a lower cost than conventional windmills has earned FloDesign Inc. a $500,000 loan from the state to develop a prototype.
The Massachusetts state governement has made a great investment in the future by injecting $500,000.00 into FloDesign’s jet-like wind [...]
Wind turbines on the roof or in the backyard are set to rival solar panels as a viable source of powering homes, a group of university students says.
Final-year mechanical engineering students from the University of Adelaide in Australia will design, build and test three different types of wind turbines for suburban homes.
The prototypes will have [...]
It takes a creative person to think of an idea like this! I have just come across this unique design for a wind turbine on YouTube. I am not sure if it would be categorized as a Horizontal-axis wind turbine or a Vertical-axis wind turbine - perhaps you can tell me. Take [...]
Welcome! You no-doubt found yourself here because like me you want to know more about renewable energy on a residential scale but more directly, wind power.
You like me probably look outside and see the trees blowing around day and night and think to yourself…what if i could harness that energy and store it for [...]