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Energy researchers show off innovations

Energy researchers show off innovations

...Altaeros Energies showed off this concept of an inflatable wind turbine that would supply power to remote, off-grid areas. The idea... Read more

4 March, 2011 by Martin LaMonica

IBM supercomputer to help build wind farms

...the best placement of wind turbines. Photo credit: Google IBM and Danish wind turbine manufacturer Vestas announced on Monday that the Firestorm supercomputer will analyse... Read more

26 October, 2011 by Martin LaMonica
ARPA-E innovators push clean energy

ARPA-E innovators push clean energy

At the Arpa-E summit in Washington DC, companies presented a variety of energy research projects, from lithium water batteries to flying wings and solar concentrators Read more

10 March, 2012 by Martin LaMonica
Optimization of <endeca_term>Wind Turbine</endeca_term> Performance With Data-Driven Models

Optimization of Wind Turbine Performance With Data-Driven Models

This paper presents a multiobjective optimization model of wind turbine performance. Three different objectives, wind power output, vibration of drive train... Read more

1 July, 2010
Analysis of <endeca_term>Wind Turbine</endeca_term> Vibrations Based on SCADA Data

Analysis of Wind Turbine Vibrations Based on SCADA Data

Vibrations of a wind turbine have a negative impact on its performance. Mitigating this undesirable impact... Read more

14 June, 2010
Short-Horizon Prediction of Wind Power: A Data-Driven Approach

Short-Horizon Prediction of Wind Power: A Data-Driven Approach

This paper discusses short-horizon prediction of wind speed and power using wind turbine data collected at 10 s intervals. A time-series model approach... Read more

1 December, 2010

Photos: Chrome OS' new home, library's robot reboot and fresh Apple iMacs

...at a sustainable office set-up. The company uses an on-site wind turbine and burns biomass to generate energy. It also has a bank... Read more

1 June, 2011 by silicon.com staff
Clean energy researchers tap tides and winds

Clean energy researchers tap tides and winds

...potential replacement for diesel generators — a scaled-down model of an inflatable wind turbine from Altaeros Technologies. The idea is to have an inflatable shroud... Read more

24 April, 2011 by Martin LaMonica
Bell Labs throws open the doors to its research

Bell Labs throws open the doors to its research

...each other. "The sun is very predictable, but not very efficient. A wind turbine is much more efficient — when it turns," Wauquiez said, adding that... Read more

3 June, 2010 by David Meyer
Wind expert V2.2

Wind expert V2.2

...all the tools and information required to evaluate, understand and optimise any wind turbine or wind project from aerodynamic to financial performance. Wind expert provides... Read more

22 May, 2012
Castor Green Terminal 1.1

Castor Green Terminal 1.1

...terminals and VPCs across the globe, such as photovoltaic solar panels and wind turbine installations.A highly advanced building design coupled with a lean production... Read more

6 March, 2012
Vestas Weather 2.0.1

Vestas Weather 2.0.1

...updated every 6 hours.* Customized weather alarms.* See how much energy a wind turbine would generate right now at your current location.The Vestas forecast... Read more

11 February, 2012
STARRY NIGHT CLOCK 1.2

STARRY NIGHT CLOCK 1.2

...OrionA beautiful sunset scene and the starry sky over the Tateishi BeachA wind turbine and the rising OrionTiered rice fields at Hoshi Pass and the... Read more

29 October, 2011
The Northwest in Ultra-HD 3.1.0

The Northwest in Ultra-HD 3.1.0

...its many attractions. Montana big sky and picturesque old barns, and its wind turbine farms with spectacular clouds. Benton Crossing and Lee Vining California on... Read more

22 October, 2011
Career Films from Elevated Math 1.0

Career Films from Elevated Math 1.0

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6 October, 2011

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