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17Dec/16

Google develops floating data centers propelled by windmill-like kites

December 17, 2016InnovationAirborne wind energy, Airborne wind turbine, Aircraft, Alphabet Inc., Articles, Autonomous car, Company: Google, Crosswind kite power, Economy, Electromechanical engineering, energy, Energy conversion, Environment, Google, High-altitude wind power, Human activities, Kite, Kites, Sea, Technology, Technology/Internet, Visual arts, Wind turbines, Xsmbale

After developing self-driving cars, Google is set to bring its innovation prowess to the seas, with a novel new ship propulsion system that uses kite energy.
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17Mar/15

Cheap wind power? Just listen to turbines talk to each other, say researchers

March 17, 2015InnovationAerodynamics, Articles, Doug Adams, Electric power, Electrical engineering, Electrical generators, Electromagnetism, Electromechanical engineering, energy, Energy conversion, Environmental engineering, Environmental impact of wind power, Nashville, Professor, Renewable energy, Turbine, United States, vanderbilt university, Wind farm, Wind power, Wind turbine, Wind turbine design, Wind turbinessmbale

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE, UNITED STATES (REUTERS AND VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY) – The measurements taken inside this wind tunnel could hold the key to making wind power a viable, cost effective energy source in the future.
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