Aug 05 2011

Europe’s First Wind- and Solar-Powered Billboard

Ricoh Europe's 'eco-board' powered by five turbines and 96 solar panels.

Aug 05 2011

Europe’s First Wind- and Solar-Powered Billboard

Ricoh Europe's 'eco-board' powered by five turbines and 96 solar panels.

Jul 25 2011

Japan To Drill Seabed for ‘Burning Ice’

Tag: Experiments,Gold,Natural Gas,Seas,Technology,Wind PowerDiscovery News - Top Stories @ 12:09 pm
Japan will seek to extract natural gas from seabed deposits of methane hydrate, also known as "burning ice," in the world's first such offshore experiment.

Jul 14 2011

Moving Toward Jellyfish-Inspired Propulsion

Study of jellyfish movement could help develop efficient propulsion systems of the future.

Jun 09 2011

Wind Energy Squeezed from Galloping Cables

Scientists use cable oscillations caused by wind to generate electricity.

Apr 20 2011

U.S. Approves First Offshore Wind Farm

Tag: Atlantic Ocean,Renewable Energy,Wind PowerDiscovery News - Top Stories @ 10:00 am
The Cape Wind Project of the coast of Massachusetts is finally going forward, 10 years after it was first presented.

Apr 15 2011

Want to Save Fuel? Fly a Kite

Tag: Carbon Footprint,Ship,Wind,Wind PowerDiscovery News - Top Stories @ 5:28 pm
An enormous sail works in tandem with a ship's engines, cutting back on fuel consumption, costs and carbon footprint.

Apr 14 2011

Ecological Catamaran to Set Sail

Solar panels, wind turbines, batteries and diesel-thermal generators power this ship.

Apr 04 2011

Device Harnesses Wind Power from Passing Trains

A simple solution could capture an otherwise wasted wind resource.

Mar 20 2011

Liquid Air Stores Renewable Energy

A pilot program is demonstrating an unusual method for storing energy from sunlight and wind.

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