Tag: wind power
Wind to provide two-thirds of global power by 2030
Last weekend The Guardian reported on how a new reactor in the Essex village of Bradwell could overshadow an area of outstanding natural beauty and a unique Saxon church, writes Ashley Norris of Transition Earth. Do we need nuclear power though? A new report from Rethink Energy predicts that wind power will become ‘the backbone’…
Electricity from Scotland’s wind turbines could power homes in England
Electricity produced by wind turbines north of the border could power every home in Scotland and reach the North of England, according to new figures. The wind power output hit a record high during the first six months of 2019, which could also power double the number of homes in Scotland. Figures from Weather Energy…
Wind energy could power all UK homes by 2020
This is according to a man called John Hutton, who is calling for us lot to get our act together and install 7000 offshore wind turbines to take the lead in generating free electric out of the very air we breathe..
Hutton is the business secretary of the government. You wouldn’t think a secretary would be allowed to send out press releases about…
WING: your own portable windmill
Windmills are great, but they could be a bit more portable, don’t you think? That’s the idea behind the development of WING, a concept design for a personal windmill. It’s the work of Croation designers Ines Vlahović & Mladen Orešić, and has just scooped an INDEX award for its innovative umbrella-like design.
