Energy – Wind


Generating Green Energy in a Chilean Desert

Source: nytimes.com Published Date: August 12, 2017 By ERNESTO LONDOÑO, VEDA SHASTRI and KAITLYN MULLIN Click on source above for video. Chile is advancing in its goals for reliance on renewable energy, with South America’s first geothermal plant and a constellation...

Storing Clean Energy in Salt Isn’t as Crazy as It Sounds

Source: grist.org Published: August 3, 2017 A Spanish solar thermal plant uses molten salt storage to run 24 hours a day. By Bobby Magill Using giant vats of molten salt and antifreeze under the codename “Malta,” Google’s parent company Alphabet is joining Tesla and...

Makani Energy Kite Is A Smarter Wind Turbine

Source: cio.coms Published: May 31, 2016 Makani’s energy kite is an airborne wind turbine that aims to generate more energy, using less materials, at a lower cost. By Magdalena Petrova Kites aren’t just toys anymore. Just ask Makani Power, which is developing a...

Kite Power on Ships Out Performs Sails Five Times Over

Source: treehugger.com Published: August 18, 2008 SkySails kite powered ships save fuel photo The idea of reinventing wind-power for ocean going transport is certainly a seductive one. But usually when TreeHugger reports on the idea of kite powered boats, whether...

The Answer to India’s Energy Crisis Could Be Blowing in the Wind

Source: smithsonianmag.com Published: October 26, 2016 Maanasa Mendu, of Mason, Ohio, presents HARVEST, her prototype renewable energy-gathering device, at the 2016 Young Scientist Challenge. (Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Challenge) By Nathan Hurst The 2016...