Question: Which energy resource represented the most new generation in 2020? At 17 gigawatts, what percentage of the total new generation was that? Answer: Can be found at Clean Energy Answers. Relevance: It’s currently only 11% of the total grid-mix, …
Category: Wind Energy
New Wind Energy Concept Analyzed
Shown at left is a new concept in wind. Let’s do some math and determine how well this will do against one big wind turbine of the same size. Keep in mind that the power generated by a wind turbine …
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Yes, Wind Energy Has Its Own Carbon Footprint
Climate deniers and renewable energy skeptics frequently point out that wind and solar have their own carbon footprints, and that these numbers are either totally unknown or astronomically high. The first part of this is true, to be sure. There …
France Faces Issues with Wind Turbines
A friend sent me this piece for comment, presenting the objection that some people in southern France have to wind turbines. Most of it focuses on the issue of the disposal of wind turbine blades that are decommissioned in favor …
Shine: A Portable Wind Energy Charging Unit, An Idea Straight Out of Hell
Over the 12 years that 2GreenEnergy has been beating the bushes for new concepts in clean energy, we’ve introduced readers to countless bad ideas, suggesting, of course, that they be avoided. There are many devices that help campers charge their …
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A Wind Energy Icon Has Passed On
In his masterful blog Wind-works.org, Paul Gipe (pictured here) writes: Preben Maegaard (pictured below) died 25 March 2021. He was 84. His death likely won’t mean much to most North Americans. After all he wasn’t a household name like reality …
Wind Turbine BS
Who doesn’t like a nice, swift dose of pure bull**** when it comes to renewable energy? Here’s a video on vertical axis wind turbines that, as far as I can decipher, does not contain a single correct assertion. I’ve always …
Flower Turbine
As I’ve mentioned many times, I’ve had the pleasure of reviewing many hundreds–perhaps a thousand–of cleantech business plans. I would say, to be charitable, that maybe one in 20 holds any water. Most of the others are asinine, and some …
The “SkyBrator”
Shown here is a bladeless wind turbine that generates electricity from the vibrations the wind sets off in it. The company says it has plans to create a 140 meter turbine with a power capacity of 1 megawatt. Let’s do …
Best Home Wind Turbines
This article ostensibly helps the consumer make the right decision concerning a home wind turbine. Here’s the problem: the concept of small wind, i.e., wind products that generate amounts of electricity suitable for residential use, is not workable. Various attempts …
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