A Japanese firm named Modec has been developing and conducting small-scale testing of a new generator which utilizes both wind and wave energy. It is an offshore turbine which was dreamed up by Takuju Nakamura that has a vertical-axis wind turbine (VAWT) on top as well as a vertical-axis wave-powered … [continued]
The world’s first wind/current energy generation system is now set to be installed off the coast of Japan, sometime towards the end of the year. The system, capable of producing twice as much energy as a conventional wind turbine, is estimated to be able to generate enough electricity to power … [continued]
Stability, ease of maintenance and power generation capacity are selling points for MODEC’s new SQWID ocean energy platform, which combines Darreus and Savonius turbine designs.
This morning I stumbled upon one of the first production Modec electric vans in the US, fresh off the new Indiana assembly lines. Navistar (in a joint venture with British EV pioneer Modec) makes the eStar all electric van that was quietly awaiting its moment of glory this morning at … [continued]
