Making wind farms more efficient
With energy demands rising, researchers at Penn State Behrend and the University of Tabriz, Iran, have completed an algorithm — or approach — to design more efficient wind farms, helping to generate more revenue for builders and more renewable energy for their customers. This is a wind turbine at the Penn State Sustainability Institute, […]
Large wind and solar farms in the Sahara would increase heat, rain, vegetation
Wind and solar farms are known to have local effects on heat, humidity and other factors that may be beneficial — or detrimental — to the regions in which they are situated. A new climate-modelling study finds that a massive wind and solar installation in the Sahara Desert and neighbouring Sahel would increase local temperature, […]
In Sweden, wind farms and warplanes battle for airspace
Several wind farm projects in Sweden are under threat due to the government’s decision to reserve more airspace for its armed forces, according to two companies and an industry lobby group. In November, the government said its air force had labelled more airspace as low-flying zones in order to protect its operations from the expanding […]
Fine-tuning renewables could help Texas balance energy resources
Timing and placement of wind and solar power facilities are critical factors for Texas electricity providers that juggle their output with other resources to provide a balanced flow of energy. Rice University researchers have some suggestions on how they can integrate widely varying sources more efficiently. Rice undergraduate student Joanna Slusarewicz, along with environmental engineer […]
Eon Primed for Swedish Mega-Farm
Eon and Credit Suisse Energy Infrastructure Partners have taken the investment decision to build the 475MW Nysater wind farm in Sweden. The €500m project will feature 114 Nordex turbines with individual output between 3.9MW and 4.4MW each and a tipheights up to 220 metres, depending on the location. Construction is scheduled to start this year […]
Engineers, zoologists reveal how gulls ‘wing morph’ for stable soaring
A unique collaboration between University of British Columbia (UBC) zoologists and U of T Engineering’s aviation expert Professor Philippe Lavoie provides new insights into how gulls configure their wing shape — known as wing morphing — to stabilize their flight. The findings could be used to design more efficient flying vehicles, including soaring drones for […]
ELBE project is present at Wind Energy Hamburg
The Basque Energy Cluster participated in the WindEurope Hamburg Expo 2018, the most important event of the year for the international wind power sector, from 25th to 28th September. ELBE project was present at the stand of the Basque Energy Cluster and an information booklet was distributed among the attendants to the exhibition. This edition […]
Does living near wind turbines negatively impact human health?
A team of researchers from the University of Toronto and Ramboll, an engineering company funding the work, set out to investigate how residential distance from the wind turbines — within a range of 600 meters (1,968.5 feet) to 10 kilometers (6.2 miles) — affects people’s health. The team’s new assessment confirmed Statistics Canada’s initial findings. […]
What is the SCOBE Project all about?
Systematizing Collaboration Amongst Business and Educational Institutes What is the SCOBE Project all about? The main aim of the project is to create a state of the art blended learning course targeting people in the renewable energy industry. The student program that will be created during the progression of the project will use the […]