This funnel shape wind turbine compresses the wind much like a jet engine. This provides more power even at lower wind speeds. www.vortexwindfunnel.com
In the News:
Residents in wind-turbine shadows seek noise, other relief Little Falls Evening Times The alleged the sound can be like a “jumbo jet hovering over your house.” Depending on the weather, the wind speed and the direction in which the turbine is turned, she said the turbines can also sound like an approaching giant, “Shazoom-bang;” a ... and more » |
Enough of this green energy fairy tale! Corpus Christi Caller Times The maximum theoretical efficiency of a wind turbine is 59.3 percent. Current turbines get about 50 percent. Improving technology further is not likely. Current wind power costs about 8 cents per kwh compared to gas- and coal-fired generation at 5 ... |
North American demand surging for gas-fired generators, GE reports Vancouver Sun GE has received most of its turbine orders from overseas since the US market slowed a decade ago. GE expects total shipments to rise in the second half of 2011, including by about 23 per cent for aeroderiviatives, or turbines derived from jet engines, ... GE Wins $1 Billion in North American Gas Turbine OrdersMarketWatch (press release) all 64 news articles » |
 Buffalo News | Moog making moves Buffalo News But it also makes industrial equipment, medical devices and a wide range of other products, from the bases that move flight simulators to components that are used in wind turbines. "One of our challenges is to do a better job explaining what it is that ... and more » |
Testing Their Metals Wall Street Journal GE is now working to cut purchases of neodymium, a key ingredient in the powerful magnets that go into wind turbines. Prices of neodymium have surged to $455 a kilogram recently from $19.45 a kilogram in early 2009. Steven Duclos, GE's chief scientist ... and more » |
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