Wind turbine News

Lima - A Peruvian scientist invented a system based on a stationary bicycle that can produce enough power to light up a house for nearly a whole day. The invention may have wide application to provide electric power for lighting and heating in remote locations.

Toronto - Ontario's Feed-in-Tariff program is about to receive a scheduled two-year review. And as the government reviews how the program has been operating since its November 2009 launch, I spoke with one Ontario resident who just linked into the clean grid.

Scientists have long known certain colours are insect magnets. Now, researchers in the UK have determined bright white wind turbines lure great numbers of insects. The insects attract foraging bats and birds which may be struck by the rotating blades.

There are two sides to the controversy on wind turbines - many who see the importance of encouraging sustainable clean energy and those who don’t.

Ontario's Carl Strand has invented a wind turbine that could easily fit on the roof of apartment and condo buildings bringing clean energy production.

One of the 32 turbines operated by TransAlta Corp., on the Kent Hills Wind Farm, caught on fire, the company is investigating.

UFO enthusiasts claim that damage to a wind farm turbine in the English county of Lincolnshire was caused by an unidentified aircraft. The turbine at Conisholme lost one twenty metre blade while another was badly damaged.

A Swedish company has created an innovative wind turbine that replaces blades with a ball-like device. The turbine can harness energy at speeds as low as 2 meters/sec, and it's more efficient in translating wind into energy than conventional turbines.

Magenn develops a Wind power system called MARS (Magenn Air Rotor System) that will work anywhere.