Articles Tagged with the word ‘wind’
UK / Archive, Innovation, Renewable Energy
14 Dec 2010
Energy from the wind will soon be used to make devices that capture the power of the sun
A Growing Well Known Secret
04 May 2010
Designed by inventor Rupert Sweet-Escott the Secret Energy Turbine or S.E.T is a wind turbine that looks like a chimney pot and works silently.
Incentives for Green Power
09 Feb 2010
The UK Government has just announced income tax benefits for all domestic power users who install wind and solar power who feed their surplus back into the national grid.
Watch The Birdie
26 Jan 2010
Now there is a rooftop wind turbine that is not only helping to cut carbon emissions from commercial and domestic buildings - they are bird friendly too.
Energising Independence
23 Nov 2009
Landmark moment for a more sustainable future as the nation's first energy micro grid powers up.
Winds of Change
15 Jun 2009
The Ecotricity Greenbird, driven by UK engineer Richard Jenkins, has recently set a new world land speed record for wind-powered vehicles.
The ‘Scrap’ Turbine that’s Powering a Dream
15 Jun 2009
A father with a dream to design a wind turbine that could be made using scrap materials, has been beaten to it by his son!
The Magic of the Big Green Gathering
15 Oct 2007
Some 20,000 people attended this year's Big Green Gathering, the largest green festival in Europe. This five-day event is uniquely powered entirely by solar, wind and pedal power.
Denmark’s Living Green Island
12 Jun 2007
4,000 islanders on the Danish island of Samso run all their homes, farms and businesses without using any fossil fuels. Samso has developed an almost entirely self-sufficient energy system, which has improved life for the whole community.
Harnessing the Power of the Moon
12 Jun 2007
Lunar Energy, a company based in Yorkshire, is behind new plans to harness the power of the moon to produce energy from the tides.
Repowering Delabole
12 Jun 2007
The UK's first commercial wind farmis to be repowered. The existing turbines will be replaced by new ones generating three times as much power, which will provide green electricity for 9,000 homes.
Sun, wind and rain powered London “Oasis”
20 Jun 2006
Designed by architect Laurie Chetwood the London Oasis is a demonstration of sustainability and renewable energy working with aesthetic architecture to provide a tranquil space ñ an oasis for London.
China could become the world leader in wind power
02 Dec 2005
China is in a position to become the world leader in wind power, according to a Greenpeace report released in October. By 2020, Guandong province could produce enough energy from wind turbines to meet the equivalent of Hong Kong's total current electricity supply, says the Wind Guandong report.
The Sioux Turn Hemp into Homes
29 Jun 2005
The Oglala Sioux Tribe, from South Dakota, have been making use of a revolutionary, new building material made from hemp. Hempcrete is much lighter, tougher and more weatherproof than traditional concrete and it offers those who live on the Reservation the long-awaited return to a self-sustainable and independent life. After much legal campaigning, the Slim Butte Land Use Association,...
Take a Vacation from Your Car!
28 Feb 2005
Slowing down in Werfenweng, a model community for car-free tourism in the Austrian Alps.
Eco Transport in the Austrian Alps
29 Dec 2004
Imagine going on your holidays to the Austrian Alps and only needing one key to guarantee unlimited mobility and the use of over twenty different modes of transport: electric cars, E-scooters, E-fun-riders, bicycles and horse carriages, mostly running on sustainable wind and solar energy. With its Sanfte Mobilitat scheme, the town of Werfenweng has become a model for car-free...