airborne wind News
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Independent report advises EC to support the development of Airborne Wind Energy technology
On behalf of the European Commission, Ecorys studied the potential of the emerging Airborne Wind Energy (AWE) technology together with Fraunhofer IWES, NLR and the Politechnic University of Milan. The aim of the research was to provide clear insight into the AWE sector in order to facilitate the best use of investments for the further development of Airborne Wind Energy Systems. The ...
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Avionics system for demonstrator undergoing first simulation tests
Ampyx Power is making progress on the flight computer for AP3, our pre-commercial demonstrator that is currently being built at our workshop. The avionics system is designed for AP3, but also for the scaled up, commercial version of our Airborne Wind Energy System. Ampyx Power has chosen off-the-shelf available hardware for the navigation sensors, board computer and real-time operating system. ...
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PHI Group`s Chairman and CEO Henry Fahman Speaks at the 4th VietPower Conference
PHI Group (OTCQB: PHIL) (PINKSHEETS: PHIL), a company focused on energy and natural resources, announced today that its Chairman and CEO Henry Fahman will present coal upgrading and breakthrough renewable energy technologies at the 4th VietPower Summit held from September 18-21, 2012 at the Sheraton Hotel, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. This conference is organized by IBC Asia to bring together ...
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Winning the Prize, Saving the Planet – Winner of the 2011 ConocoPhillips Energy Prize Announced
The 2011 ConocoPhillips Energy Prize, a joint initiative between ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP) and Penn State, concluded today with its fourth annual mission to provoke and catalyze the 21st century energy revolution by awarding this year’s prize to Ben Glass and Adam Rein for their innovation, “Aerostat Platform for Rapid Deployment Airborne Wind ...
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Gamesa to install purpose-built turbines 3,400 metres above sea level in China
The company has received two new orders for the supply of a total of 98 MW in China. The first order entails the supply of 24 G90-2.0 MW turbines (48 MW) at the Cangfang wind farm, which is 3,400 metres above sea level. The other encompasses delivery of another 50 MW for phase two of the Senjitu II complex. Gamesa, a global technology leader in wind energy, has received two new orders in ...
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Wind Energy Magazine: Ampyx Power – Harvesting untapped winds at high altitudes
Wind Energy Magazine, Dutch trade magazine for professionals involved in the design, construction, installation, maintenance and operation of wind turbines, came to our office in The Hague for an interview. Wind Energy Magazine will continue to follow us and write about us in the coming year. Read the online article in Wind Energy Magazine No 4 – 2018 ...
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Google to test flying wind turbines in Hawaii
According to reports, the company has selected a site on Hawaii where it hopes to develop and test its latest innovation. Makani Power, which Google acquired last year and absorbed into its Google X division, is running the project and has designed lightweight kites that can harness energy from high-altitude winds. Alden Woodrow, Google X business team lead, visited Hawaii earlier this month to ...
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Global Energy News: Tomorrow`s energy with an innovative drone
Join Ampyx Power on its journey to tomorrow’s energy. Ampyx Power develops a disruptive next generation wind energy technology with a drone attached to a cable. With this technology, the cost of wind power, both on- and offshore, can be dramatically reduced, while simultaneously reducing visual, noise and environmental impact of wind power installations. When flying a kite at ...
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The Economist: An innovative approach to making electricity from the wind
The wind blows more strongly at higher altitudes. That is why wind turbines have grown ever taller. The blade tips of today’s biggest now reach up a dizzying 260 metres, the height of the Transamerica building in San Francisco. Many dream of capturing stronger winds even higher up than that, but building taller turbine masts and constructing blades able to withstand the terrifying ...
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Gamesa secures new order in China to install turbines at an altitude of over 3,200 metres
The company has been contracted to supply 32 MW for Concord New Energy, with whom it recently agreed another order for a project being developed at an altitude of 3,400 metres. In addition, Gamesa will deliver another 50 MW for phase three of the Senjitu II complex. Gamesa, a global technology leader in wind energy, has received two new orders1 in China for the supply of a total of 82 MW to ...
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Wind turbines may lure bats into fatal errors
Scientists in the US might just be about to answer one of the great puzzles of biodiversity and renewable energy: why one of nature’s most agile flyers, a creature with the most sophisticated ultrasonic tracking system, should be so fatally attracted to wind turbines. Blades on the giant towers of wind turbines can rotate faster than a bird can fly, and are known to cause huge numbers of ...
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Report: National Guidance on Wind Power Planning Needed
WASHINGTON (ENS) - The use of wind power is increasing rapidly in the United States, but government guidance to help communities and developers evaluate and plan proposed wind energy projects is lacking, says a new congressionally mandated report from the National Research Council. The nation's wind energy capacity more than quadrupled between 2000 and 2006. The report concludes that in view of ...
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Proposal would send Wyoming wind energy to LA
Four companies proposed an $8 billion project Tuesday that within a decade could send wind energy generated on the plains of Wyoming to power-thirsty households in Southern California. The sprawling project - if approved and financed - would create one of the country's largest wind farms 40 miles north of Cheyenne, a huge energy storage site inside caverns in a Utah salt formation and a 525-mile ...
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High Altitude Wind Power Generation Marks a New Milestone in the Renewable Energy Roadmap, Finds Frost & Sullivan
High altitude wind energy, if developed and executed effectively, has the potential to replace a significant percentage of the power generated from oil and traditional wind turbines. Turbines in conventional windmills are located at heights ranging from 100 meters to 200 meters; however, wind flow is more consistent and quicker at altitudes above 500 meters. Therefore, winds at this altitude ...
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Barrick inaugurates Punta Colorada Wind Farm in Chile
At an inauguration ceremony held today in northern Chile, Barrick Gold Corporation marked the official opening of the Punta Colorada Wind Farm, the largest wind farm ever built by a mining company in the country. The event was attended by the President of the Republic of Chile, Sebastián Piñera, the ministers of Mining and Energy, Hernán de Solminihac and Rodrigo ...
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Energy game-changers look to future
Researchers now know how to keep the whole of the US powered by wind, water and sunlight without ever needing to fall back on emergency fossil fuel generators. They have also discovered how to extract hydrogen from methane without spilling any greenhouse gas into the atmosphere. And they have worked out a new and simple way to get the best available power from a wind turbine, and how to charge ...
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