This is a solar air turbine that is still standing that was built in the 1970s. It is very easy to build from a do-it-yourself (DIY) standpoint, and can be used to produce electricity using solar power. The glass on this solar air turbine (nicknamed "howler") need to be cleaned to allow more light to pass through the tower.
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Beyond solar and wind: Five green energy sources that could soon power the world Power Engineering Magazine The quest for clean sources of energy have so far focused on wind and solar. These two forms of renewable energy have received research spending and time. All round the world, wind turbines and photo voltaic power plants are being built. ... and more » |
Integrated renewables combined cycle plant - the first of its kind? Power Engineering Magazine The package is a development of the company's standard integrated solar CC offering and integrates a 50 Hz 9FB gas turbine, a steam turbine, an HRSG, and a generator, with 22 MW of GE wind turbines and 50 MW of eSolar CSP thermal tower technology. ... |
Top 10 innovative companies in energy Washington Post Felicia Spagnoli / AP Engineers at the GE Energy Greenville Operations research facility in South Carolina test blade pitch components of a wind turbine assembly July 13. The blue-chip company made the list for its investments in green technologies. ... and more » |
Full-Scale Solar-Turbine Testing Completed by Southwest Solar Technologies, Inc. MarketWatch (press release) The full-scale prototype test was the first operational validation of the integrated system, which uses a large parabolic solar dish with mirrors to concentrate the sun's energy to power an air-based open cycle turbine to produce electricity. ... and more » |
Wind turbines churn rural votes Toronto Star KINCARDINE – Standing beside her solar paneled roof, with fields of soybeans stretching across the Bruce County countryside, Jutta Splettstoesser explains her commitment to wind energy. A few miles north, standing in front of the wind turbine that she ... and more » |
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