Houston-based Aeromine Technologies has fitted a bunch of silent and motionless wind energy harnessing airfoils on the roof of BMW's MINI manufacturing plant in Oxford, UK. They're meant to complement the factory's solar panels to produce clean energy, while taking up a lot less space.Continue ReadingCategory: Energy, ScienceTags: Wind, Wind turbine, Wind Power Innovations, BMW, Clean Energy, Ren
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The WindFloat Atlantic project – the world's first semi-submersible floating offshore wind farm, located off the coast of Portugal with only three turbines – has exceeded expectations over the last four years of operation, generating a total of 320 GWh of electricity. That's enough to power about 25,000 homes each year.Continue ReadingCategory: Energy, ScienceTags: Floating offshore wind, Wind tu
Colossal 20-MW wind turbine is the largest on the planet (for now)
Posted by ArielTechGeek 8 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
Mingyang Smart Energy said last week that it's installed “the world’s largest single-capacity offshore wind turbine” in a project in Hainan, China. The turbine delivers a power output of up to 20 MW, besting its previous 18 MW model from 2023.Continue ReadingCategory: Energy, ScienceTags: Offshore Wind, Wind turbine, World's Largest
Rusty retro getaway wins 2024 Shed of the Year
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The Cuprinol Shed of the Year winner for 2024 has been announced. Wayne Dawber has got the nod for his gloriously nostalgic self-built creation named Wrinkly, Rusty and Retro, which was constructed using recycled and reclaimed materials.Continue ReadingCategory: Tiny Houses, LifestyleTags: Building and Construction, Shed, Awards
vma design studio emphasizes a fluid connection between the built environment and nature.
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the sculpture behaves in an extraordinary way, performing a six-meter-high and thirteen-meter-long, gravity-defying, aerial loop-de-loop.
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Bio-based resin may find use in recyclable wind turbine blades
Posted by ArielTechGeek 14 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
Although wind turbines generate electricity via an eco-friendly process, the giant blades of those turbines typically end up in landfills once they wear out. That could change, however, thanks to a new bio-based resin that would allow old blades to be broken down and recycled into new ones.Continue ReadingCategory: Environment, ScienceTags: Wind turbine, Recyclable, NREL, Materials
Watch: Humanoid homebot tackles impressive array of household chores
Posted by ArielTechGeek 21 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
A few short months after Chinese startup Astribot released jaw-dropping video footage of its humanoid helper, the company has now unveiled a launch video for the S1 – which shows the bot making waffles, feeding the cat, serving tea and shooting hoops.Continue ReadingCategory: Robotics, TechnologyTags: Humanoid, Robots, Artificial Intelligence
Giant dual-rotor wind turbine takes to the seas in China
Posted by ArielTechGeek 31 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
The world's largest single-capacity floating wind platform has set to sea and the builder released images of the operation. Mingyang’s OceanX is set to travel 191 nm (220 miles, 354 km) over the next three days to its final offshore destination.Continue ReadingCategory: Energy, ScienceTags: Wind Power, Wind turbine, World's Largest, Renewable Energy
Heavy lift drones deliver critical cargo to offshore wind turbines
Posted by ArielTechGeek 35 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
Following successful trials last year at a UK wind farm, Denmark's Ørsted has now put heavy lift drones to work at a 94-turbine offshore wind farm in the North Sea – completing resupply missions up to 15 times faster while also reducing costs.Continue ReadingCategory: Drones, TechnologyTags: Offshore Wind, Cargo, Delivery drones, Wind turbine
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