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Wind Power for a Sustainable Future

 

Wind power is a 100% clean and renewable source of electricity.  There are many ways that people are harnessing and tapping into this energy supply ranging from large scale wind farms to kites and micro turbines.  This site endevors to explore many of the creative ways that people are tapping into the power of the wind.

 

Photo courtesy: jasmic 

 

Wind Power in the News 

Washington Supreme Court sides with wind power
Six years ago, a wind power company, Horizon Wind Energy, wanted to build 121 wind turbines on the site, but scaled back plans to 64 turbines after hearing ...
Wal-Mart Commits to Wind Power
But that small wind turbine, a prototype built by startup Wind Energy Corp., is meant to produce between 25 and 50 kilowatts, much less power than Wal-Mart ...
WAPA buying wind power from Basin
The co-op owns two wind turbines near Minot and two near Chamberlain, SD, and buys the energy output of wind farms operated by Florida-based FPL Energy LLC ...
• Consumers Energy eyeing wind farms
John Deere Wind Energy and Michigan Wind LLC of Big Rapids have proposed erecting 30 wind turbines on 5000 acres just east of Hart. The commercial wind farm ...

Semi-Offshore Wind Farming 

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Read & Learn more about Wind Energy 

Wind Energy: Fundamentals, Resource Analysis and Economics

Amazon Price: $94.89 (as of 11/21/2008) Buy Now

Wind Energy Explained

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Wind Power, Revised Edition: Renewable Energy for Home, Farm, and Business

Amazon Price: $31.50 (as of 11/21/2008) Buy Now

Power with Nature Second Edition: Alternative Energy Solutions for Homeowners Updated

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Wind Energy Basics: A Guide to Small and Micro Wind Systems

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Rooftop wind prototype in Australia 

Wind Turbine - Rooftop

New wind turbine design. Nine News 27th June 2007. Australia, Perth WA.

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Turbines on Amazon 

Sunforce 44444 12-Volt 400-Watt Wind Generator

Amazon Price: $493.55 (as of 11/21/2008) Buy Now

Sunforce 44455 Wind Generator 30' Tower Kit

Amazon Price: $539.99 (as of 11/21/2008) Buy Now

Sunforce 44447 900W Whisper Wind Turbine

Amazon Price: $1,890.87 (as of 11/21/2008) Buy Now

Kite Power for Cargo Ships 

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Another SkySail vid... 

A sail in the sky

Edited during Internship at Aldebaran Hamburg

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Great Stuff on eBay 

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Quite Revolution Helix Turbine 

Wind Turbine (Quietrevolution QR5)

http://ingenieriaenlared.lacoctelera.com Copyright: http://www.quietrevolution.co.uk

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Helix Wind Turbine 

Helix Wind Turbine

Ken Morgan, the founder of Helix Wind introduces the Helix Wind Turbine, a grid tie or off grid power system. For more information please visit the company web site. http://www.helixwind.com

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Magenn Kite Turbine 

Test Flight Magenn Air Rotor (Alpha ) from Liftport Ener

Early Magenn LPE supported test flight of high drag floating wind turbine prototype. Minus carbon composite generators. This is an early 2006 test.....More Later Support Clean Energy @ http://liftportenergy.com Magenn Air Rotor @ http://magenn.com Learn More about our "Mad Science Experiments" @ http://tetheredturbines.com

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Concept for Kite/ Baloon Turbine 

The Floating Balloon Wind Generator

More info blogged at http://geekvideo.blogspot.com/2007/05/floating-balloon-wind-generator.html

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Wind Power Flicks 

Wiatraki by wentuq

Wiatraki

Ensembles by didierclichy

Ensembles

La boudeuse by didierclichy

La boudeuse

Wind Power. by ianmunroe

Wind Power.

Wind Turbine, the Delta Project by Random_fotos

Wind Turbine, the De...

eidermöwe by southgeist

eidermöwe

DSCN1447 by contri

DSCN1447

IMG_0401 by Luc Van Braekel

IMG_0401

IMG_7488 by wheany

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IMG_7474 by wheany

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IMG_7477 by wheany

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IMG_7463 by wheany

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Queensbridge windpower project 

Interview: Feedback Artist, Andrea Polli

Interview with artist Andrea Polli in Eyebeam's Feedback exhibition. Videographer: Commissioned artist and friend of Eyebeam, Jason Jones of Not An Alternative.

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KiteGen 

KiteGen (kite wind generator)

MobileGen KSU1 http://www.kitegen.eu http://www.sequoiaonline.com/blogs/pdf/06cdc.pdf

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Wind Power Generating Billboards 

an idea for the future

Motorwind Turbines at Sea School, Hong Kong

Installation of Motorwind turbines developed by Motorwave group, HK. (Generators not installed at the time of the video) For more details about this installation, visit: http://www.motorwavegroup.com/new/motorwind/hkseaschool.html For information on how much power Motorwind turbines produce at various wind speeds, visit: http://www.motorwavegroup.com/new/motorwindpressmaterial

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Vertical Wind Turbine 

Vertical Wind Turbine

1/8th scale demo of a 50kW Vertical Wind Turbine. Magnetically levitated ! For more info : platek.com

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Sign my Guestbook 

triathlontraining wrote...

I completely support using wind, solar, and similar forms of energy. Great lens!

ReplyPosted June 03, 2008

gduncan wrote...

I think you did a great job choosing the videos on this site! I have a couple of lenses about residential wind power and I think I might incorporate them as well! Those kite turbines are awesome! Thanks.

ReplyPosted May 27, 2008

StVDG wrote...

Thanks Becca!

ReplyPosted April 26, 2008

Becca_Sanz wrote...

For such a fantastic lens I'm sending you a virtual Strawberry Smoothy from the movement to promote healthy food on college campuses.

ReplyPosted February 14, 2008

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