We regularly highlight one of our favorite cleantech shows — Fully Charged — here on CleanTechnica and we have another episode for you today. What I love about this episode (and most of the Fully Charged series) is that Bobby Llewellyn (the host) has a unique ability to dive into a new complex topic and unpack it in a way that’s easy to understand for someone who knows nothing about it (like me in the case of wind turbines).
Two new reports on the US wind energy sector indicate falling prices and strong growth, with a glimmer of hope for fans of micro wind turbines.
My journey dates back over 15 years. I now call it “chasing wind.” This path stemmed out of frustration with the small wind industry, which was not adopting the technologies that big wind had perfected. At that point in time, the small wind manufacturers were selling turbine technology that was a … [continued]
The Vortex Bladeless wind turbine recently covered here on CleanTechnica and many other sites is, unfortunately, yet another example of an impractical, uncompetitive wind turbine that is getting too much hype for its extremely weak results and potential. The Vortex Bladeless wind turbine has essentially the same problems that all micro-wind turbines have. Wind non-experts … [continued]
An industry shakeout will follow the oil price crash, but the survivors will face new competition from micro wind turbines and the distributed wind sector.
Have you ever noticed energy blogs or articles about small wind turbines comparing them directly with big wind technology and solar? I am writing this article to provide a little background on where small wind turbines can be very successful and where they make absolutely no sense. It also explains … [continued]
The Cleantech Open is reportedly the largest cleantech accelerator program in the world. It conducts regional cleantech startup competitions which then lead to a national (US) competition, the Cleantech Open Global Forum. The winners of the Midwest regional competition were recently announced. 3 startups moved on to the Cleantech Open Global Forum, … [continued]
2012 turned out to be a huge year for small wind in the UK. The industry doubled in size to pass £105 million in value and 102MW installed capacity.
Students of one of India’s most reputed universities are planning to harness high speed winds generated by Delhi’s metro trains. A team of ten students of Delhi University is planning to strategically install a small wind turbine on the Delhi metro network to generate electricity. Delhi Metro carries about 2 million … [continued]
Continuing on with our daily series on Leonardo ENERGY videos, here’s one on small-scale wind energy systems (not the type of wind turbines that dominate the wind power market):
