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2007 saw a real gust of wind, with wind power faceplate installations increasing by 45 percent.  With 5244 megawatts (mw) of installation, US installed wind power capacity is nearing 17 gigawatts, with installations in 34 states.  In 2008, for the first time, the United States should have over 1 percent of its electricity come from […]

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Well, if the Guardian can talk about people who are doing things that could help save the world, so can others … In the under-30 crowd, Mathias Craig is the cofounder of blueEnergy, a nonprofit “harnessing the power of the wind to illuminate homes, schools and rural clinics in an impoverished region where nearly 80 […]

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For many, shipping is out of sight, out of mind. So much so, for example, that shipping emissions are not covered in the Kyoto agreement or other proposed carbon reduction treaties. Few people realize that carbon dioxide emissions from the shipping industry exceeds that from aviation.  As one UK Member of Parliament put it, Shipping […]

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Offshore wind is a relatively underexploited resource, with obstacles ranging from Cape Wind-like NIMBYism to the high infrastructure costs (and thus total costs) for installing systems out at sea.  The idea of going toward floating wind turbines has been around awhile and BlueH Group looks to be one step closer to making that idea a […]

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In face of wonderful New York Times reporting on windpower, giving voice to NIMBYism, perhaps we should highlight better reporting on and discussion of windpower.  OnEarth, the Natural Resources Defense Council‘s magazine, had a wonderful article earlier this year, “Falling in Love with Wind: How a small farm town traded its dair cows for renewable […]

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NIMBYism (Not In My Back Yard driven opposition to some form of change) is a challenge to moves to a sensible energy future not just in America but around the globe.  Whether solar panels, drying clothes outdoors, white roofing, subways, or otherwise, a good number of paths toward a better energy future face opposition from […]

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Denmark has an announced plan for 30 percent of all electricity to come from renewable power by 2025. Well a just released study might make this seemingly ambitious goal a relic of the past.  Ea Energy Analysis produced 50% Wind Power in 2025 laying out the costs, benefits, and challenges of reaching this target.

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Several days ago, Zhongke Hengyuan Energy Technology Co. Ltd broke ground on a magnetic levitation wind farm research and power production facility in China.    This generator “base” will support generators ranging from “400 to 5000 watts” (is this supposed to be kilowatts?) in 2008.  One serious benefit of MAGLEV windpower systems is the abilty to […]

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Shawn Frayne’s Windbelt is generating real excitement and resonance with its award Popular Mechanics’ yearly Breakthrough Conference.   Humdinger Wind, motto “wind energy reinvented” with CEO Shawn Frayne, offers up some interesting ‘coming soon’ developments.  In a very (VERY) brief page, humdinger developer kits, the company (Frayne?) promises: “your very own Windbelt in a box, for schools, […]

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Well, just by the picture, I thought it was a stylish way to cool myself at the old ball game. Instead, Hymini is a way to power up my Blackberry when riding my bike or otherwise off-grid. The Hymini is micro-wind universal charger/adapter for recharging ‘digital gadgets’. The Hymini stores the power collected, which can […]

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