Google Research And Development Arm Acquires Wind Generator Firm
redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports - Your Universe Online Google is looking to take flight. On Thursday the search giant, through its secretive Google X division – which is responsible for research and development – acquired Makani Power....
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Maker of vertical wind turbines welcomes six new hires, expands capacity with downtown move PITTSBURGH, May 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- WindStax(TM) Wind Power Systems announced its move into a 10,000SF industrial and office building and added six skilled jobs downtown. Coming from a small shop in Apollo, WindStax is expanding its manufacturing capacity. Their turbines lead an industry trend toward small wind energy sources rather than sprawling "windmill" designs. It is difficult to...
HYDERABAD, India, April 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The global wind turbine industry experienced healthy growth in 2012, driven by US, Canada and Brazil. Asia Pacific lost its lead as the region with highest growth in new turbine installation. Market for wind turbine in this region contracted in 2012, due to slumping demand in both China and India. The world's growing appetite for wind energy has transformed wind turbine blades into one of the hottest composite...
DEVENS, Mass., April 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Sirius Integrator is announcing the new WindKinetic Polar 50w Wind Turbine Generator and our North American distribution agreement. The Polar 50w is a 12v or 24v battery charger that is designed and manufactured in Florence Italy and includes highly advanced features that maximize power generation off-grid. Sirius Integrator is excited about the many uses for these wind turbine generators for both leisure and industrial off-grid power...
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn., March 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- MTS Systems Corporation (NASDAQ: MTSC), a leading global supplier of high-performance test systems and position sensors, today announced that the MTS Non-Torque Loading (NTL) System has been installed and accepted at the 3MW Drive Train Test Facility (3 megawatt) of the National Renewable Energy Centre (Narec), located in Blyth, Northumberland, UK. The MTS NTL system is used to apply complex, real-world loads to full-scale tidal...
Tillsonburg facility ramps up production for fulfillment of agreement customers OAKVILLE, ON, March 18, 2013 /CNW/ - Siemens Canada has been awarded a milestone order by Samsung Renewable Energy Inc. (Samsung) and Pattern Energy Group LP (Pattern) for the supply and commissioning of 124 wind turbines for the South Kent wind project. The 270-MW project, located in the Municipality of Chatham-Kent in Southwestern Ontario, will generate enough energy for up to 100,000 Ontario...
WORCESTER, Mass., March 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Mass Megawatts Wind Power, Inc. (OTC: MMMW) is planning to exhibit a prototype of its new patented, 'Wind Electric Power Generator' with only seven moving components at the Denver Home Show being held at the National Western Complex in Denver, Colorado on the weekend of March 15, 2013 through March 17, 2013. This wind-based, power system produces reliable, low-cost, and clean energy that's well suited at remote and rural locations,...
People think of wind as an energy source with few limits, offering an unending power source with distinct capacity advantages over sources that deplete, such as fossil fuel. Yet, new research in mesoscale atmospheric modeling by UNC Charlotte's Amanda S. Adams and Harvard University's David W. Keith, published Monday in the journal Environmental Research Letters, suggests that the power capacity of large-scale wind farms may have been significantly overestimated. With large-scale wind...
Wind energy will power 30 percent of facility, as part of Nestle Waters North America's long-term renewable energy plan STAMFORD, Conn., Feb. 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Nestle is celebrating its first wind energy project in the world today with the hosting of two wind turbines at its Nestle Waters North America (NWNA) bottling plant in Cabazon, Calif. The turbines will provide wind power for 30 percent of the facility where the company produces its Arrowhead® and Nestle® Pure Life®...
Michael Harper for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online According to new research from the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, the notion that wind energy presents an unending supply of power might be a bit misleading. While there may be no end to breezes and gusts, the way we harness them could be counterproductive, according to applied physicist David Keith. His latest research, which applies mesoscale atmospheric modeling, finds large-scale wind farms will not be as...
Unused 2012 Nordic Windpower N1000 Wind Turbine Nacelle and Hub Sale Event Closing February 27, 2013 Houston, Texas (PRWEB) February 08, 2013 Tru-Markets is offering the market an unused 2012 Nordic Windpower N1000 Wind Turbine Nacelle and Hub that is available from an insurance claim in an online sealed bid auction. The sale will take place at http://www.tru-markets.com and closes on February 27, 2013. “This is a great opportunity for a company to repower or replace an existing...
