Category: Wind Energy

At first glance some small microturbines like the MotorWind from MotorWave may seem like novelty items, and perhaps they are. But, these circulate nylon blades also have a dual function, which is advertising / education. These microturbines have already been tested in hurricane force winds in Hong Kong in 13 different locations without any damage. […]

Since I’ve talked about wind turbines large and small over the past year, I thought it was about time I put out a wind power generators guide for those who want to know the top resources in this area. I’ve selected four categories within the wind power generators industry to profile including Large Scale, Large […]

The alternative energy resource of wind energy is bringing some of the most unlikely characters and countries into the mix. Let’s start with President George H. W. Bush (love him or hate him, yeah I know) the prez has installed a residential wind turbine on his home away from home in Kennebunkport, Maine home. Perhaps […]

A home helical wind turbine built by local contractor Lawrence Scardaci has been unveiled in Poughkeepsie, New York. I’ve talked about helical shaped home wind turbines before especially rooftop wind generators and those like the Helix that can be used either on the rooftop or mounted high up in the yard. Scardaci has designed a […]

With rising electricity costs and the price of a barrel of oil shooting up again with gasoline prices to follow, many mainstream people (not just treehuggers) are now looking for wind generator plans to help power their homes. While the Pickens Plan may be a noble effort in offering renewable energy to the masses, this […]

A company called Quiet Revolution has come out with a better mousetrap in regard to residential wind turbines. What makes the Quiet Revolution wind turbines unique is the vertical axis that the blades rotate upon. A horizontal axis is more efficient when it is pelted with consistent winds. A vertical axis, however, is efficient in […]

Last year Michigan put up their first onshore wind farm. Now, it looks like wind power will go offshore in the Saginaw Bay area of Lake Huron. I’ve talked before about wind turbines heading for open water in Norway and perhaps even off the East Coast. But, now the windy Great Lakes region may start […]

Well, not long after T. Boone Pickens announced his plan to put up wind turbines from the Texas panhandle all the way to the Canadian border, did Rockport, Missouri announce that it is now the first 100-percent wind powered city in America. Of course, it helps that Rockport only has 1,300 residents and only four […]

A non-turbine wind generator is shown in this video as a solution to third world nations interested in small scale power. Currently, wind turbines are based primarily on either a two or three blade design that turns a turbine to generate electricity. The non-turbine wind generator is based upon the flutter of long strands of […]

Back in March, Dutch company Blue H Technologies announced that they intend to install the first U. S. floating deep water wind farm off of Martha’s Vineyard. The 420 MW wind farm will be constructed mostly on land and then floated out into position for the final work. This method of construction lessens the ecological […]