BOOOOOO. Sounds great for Halloween! The lights come up for a moment — then down — and then it’s totally dark! Spooky, albeit a bit dangerous for pedestrians. Hugely expensive though, probably 500 – 1000 times conventional approaches. Actually, it’s …
Category: Wind Energy
Denmark’s Supposed Re-Use of Wind Turbine Blades
This concept here is asinine, but it would be a lot less so if wind turbine blades were curved as shown in the picture.
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Wind Tree
According to AI: Netherlands has introduced the “Wind Tree,” a vertical structure covered with hundreds of small, leaf-shaped turbines that generate electricity from even minimal wind. Unlike conventional wind turbines, these trees blend seamlessly into urban or park landscapes while …
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Trump, a “Wrecking Ball for the Climate,” Goes Head-to-Head Against Wind Energy
I just caught a TV news segment on the Trump administration’s attempt to eliminate wind energy from our grid mix. It’s possible that the reason behind this is more complicated than it appears, but we all need to take the …
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NPR: Trump Administration Halts Work on an Almost-finished Wind Farm
According to NPR: The Trump administration has ordered companies to stop construction of a wind farm that’s being built off the coast of Rhode Island. The acting director of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Matthew Giacona, wrote in a …
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Do These Solar / Wind Streetlamps Actually Exist? No.
I would bet a dollar against a nickel that the meme here is clickbait, and that this absurdly expensive solar/wind solution exists nowhere on Earth.
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Small Wind
These people advertise: Energy from wind, generated right where you need it – that’s our SkyWind NG. The first independently tested micro wind turbine is efficient, quiet and Made in Germany. If you don’t care how much you pay for …
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Cool-Looking Small Wind Device
If you don’t care what you pay for electricity, this makes perfect sense.
Flower Turbines: Just Another Exercise in Futility in Small Wind
These guys have been raising capital since they were founded 12 years ago. Will investors ever see a dime in return? No. As it has been shown consistently, small wind is a nonstarter, and the only thing special about this …
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Another Wind Energy Scam
Because commercial wind turbines capture more than 80% of the theoretically available energy from the wind, these people’s claim that their devices double the energy output is a lie.
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