Today's Tech News: Notable or Not?

https://www.wecb.fm/as-tall-as-a-skyscraper-and-8-times-more-powerful-than-a-wind-turbine-this-new-turbine-is-the-key-to-energy-independence/#google_vignette "circular inflatable durable fabric shell... 300 - 600 altitudes, capturing winds 5 - 8X stronger than those of lower heights... autonomously adjusts altitude automatically optimizing wind capture... initial deployment in rural Alaska... 18 cents/ KWh... easy to deploy... remote communities" Related: SENSEWind’s self-installing turbine https://renews.biz/99846/dnv-backs-sensewind-platform-to-deliver-offshore-savings/ Compact fluttering strip converting airflow into electricity https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-technology-news/compact-strip-harnessing-breeze-for-renewable-energy?srsltid=AfmBOopJUdMRUJvy56Pg-Ky8o6rp83GbPv6IV_F7ZzJgav0QdJkzI63_ World's first megawatt-level windmill airship set to generate power in China https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3322982/looks-airship-acts-windmil...

https://techxplore.com/news/2024-10-generator-offshore-renewables.html "extend installation's lifespan... each module can be added, replaced, moved individually without long downtimes... 10 to 15% reduced cost of energy produced, 30 to 40% increased operational life, 50 to 70% reduced lifetime operating and maintenance costs"

https://www.fastcompany.com/90977098/this-wind-turbine-looks-like-nothing-youve-ever-seen-before "82-foot-high poles hold up track with 33 ft. vertical wings that travel around track and generate power... less material, 1/10th capital cost, less expensive to install... all components fit on standard tractor-trailer... produce more energy on same amount of land, since turbines can to spaced closer to each other... energy cost 1/3.. safer for birds and bats, lower profile makes less visible... funding in round led by Breakthrough Energy Ventures to build pilot project by 2025" Related: Gorlov Helical Turbine: A Breakthrough in Renewable Energy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9e-NDrnvOw Rethinking wind power's towers and turbines https://techxplore.com/news/2024-03-rethinking-power-towers-turbines.html ProTecBird enables defence for the detection of protected bird species (wind turbines) https://www.rheinmetall.com/en/media/news-watch/news/2024/08/2024-08-22-rheinmetall-exp...

https://techxplore.com/news/2023-10-medium-voltage-inverter-photovoltaics.html "medium-voltage range (1,500 V) at 250 kVA... higher blocking voltage of silicon carbide semiconductors... cooling heat pipe cooling reduces amount of aluminum... high 1,500 VAC enables cable cross section reducttion to 35 mm², reducing copper consumption 700 kg/ km cable... fed power into medium-voltage grid successfully... large-scale PV power plants, wind turbines, charging infrastructure for large electric vehicles and vehicle fleets, and for industrial grids" Related: Wolfspeed Unveils Cutting-Edge Silicon Carbide Module Solution to Boost Clean Energy Capacity https://www.epicos.com/article/867101/wolfspeed-unveils-cutting-edge-silicon-carbide-module-solution-boost-clean-energy

https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/uae-opens-104-mw-wind-project-ahead-un-climate-summit-2023-10-06/ "Working with PowerChina and GoldWind International, Masdar said the project's turbines can exploit low wind speeds at scale, thanks to advances in materials science and aerodynamics that make wind power possible despite the heat and humidity" Related: Nordex debuts a US wind turbine optimized for lower wind speeds https://electrek.co/2024/07/22/nordex-us-wind-turbine-optimized-for-lower-wind-speeds/ Dallas Love Field using jet wind energy to power car, phone chargers https://www.keranews.org/energy-environment/2025-02-14/dallas-love-field-using-jet-wind-energy

https://electrek.co/2023/02/08/wind-turbine-recycle-blades/ "a novel process that can chemically break down epoxy resin into virgin-grade materials from legacy blade material currently sitting in landfill as well as blade material in active wind farms... newly established value chain, supported by Nordic recycling firm Stena Recycling and Olin... The four industry and academic partners formed a coalition called the CETEC project – Circular Economy for Thermosets Epoxy Composites" Related: The Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center at Aarhus University: Circularity solution to end landfill for turbine blades https://inano.au.dk/about/news-events/news/show/artikel/circularity-solution-to-end-landfill-for-turbine-blades The CETEC project – Circular Economy for Thermosets Epoxy Composites official website: https://www.project-cetec.dk/uk/ Vestas unveils circularity solution to end landfill for turbine blades News release from Vestas Wind Systems A/S, Aarhus, 8 February 202...

https://pv-magazine-usa.com/2022/10/14/rooftop-wind-energy-innovation-claims-50-more-energy-than-solar-at-same-cost/ "bladeless... leverages aerodynamics... capture and amplify building’s airflow... 10% space required by solar panels and generates round-the-clock... 20 to 40 units on edge of building facing predominant wind...  testing the Aeromine system at a manufacturing plant in Wyandotte, Michigan " See also: Aeromine motionless wind unit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RoVIsGfTkS0&feature=emb_imp_woyt These Mini Wind Generators With No Spinning Blades Can Power Homes and Buildings https://singularityhub.com/2022/10/19/these-mini-wind-generators-with-no-spinning-blades-can-power-homes-and-buildings/ Related:   Next-Generation Wind Technology https://www.energy.gov/eere/wind/next-generation-wind-technology How The Liam F1 Wind Turbine Will Destroy Every Home Renewable Energy Source https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itd5kg7GsfA&t=2s  see also: A Silent Wind Turb...

https://phys.org/news/2022-08-method-boosts-farms-energy-output.html "1.2 percent increase in energy output at all wind speeds, and a 3 percent increase at speeds between 6 and 8 meters per second... 31 terawatt-hours additional electricity per year, approximately equivalent to installing an extra 3,600 wind turbines at no cost. This would translate into some $950 million in extra revenue... potentially adopted quickly and easily... don't require additional hardware... same output with one fewer turbine" Related: Back to the drawing board: Reinventing offshore wind turbines https://techxplore.com/news/2022-08-board-reinventing-offshore-turbines.html A new tool will help make vertical wind turbine farms possible https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/tool-accelerate-vertical-axis-wind-turbines A 1-MW vertical axis wind turbine could change offshore wind farms forever https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/1mw-floating-vertical-axis-turbine A modified flower p...

https://renewablesnow.com/news/german-pilot-plant-explores-heat-generation-directly-from-wind-energy-787180/ "small wind turbine output 15 kW and container converts wind energy into heat... wind thermal systems lower investment, maintenance and operation costs... fewer components than power generation systems... where heat is needed temperatures up to 300 C such as local and district heating supply, water desalination plants and processes in paper, cardboard and food industries... high-temperature heat storage up to 600 C several weeks and is used for electricity generation... cheaper alternative to battery storage" Related: The world's first operational 'sand battery' can store energy for months https://interestingengineering.com/worlds-first-sand-battery Breakthrough Tech Heats Homes Cheaper Than Natural Gas https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9PZ9Mykv4o Underground thermal energy networks are becoming crucial to the US's energy future https://www.technologyrev...

https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/cargo-ships-carbon-decarbonisation-seawing-b1978211.html "the first of the 500 square meter kites will aid a ship – the 154-metre-long Ville de Bordeaux – on its trade journey across the Atlantic Ocean for six months of trials... titled ‘SeaWing’, were developed by French tech company, Airseas, in hopes to reduce fuel usage and greenhouse gas emissions by 20 per cent. The SeaWing is an automatic kite based on parafoil technology... At full-size, the 1,000 square metre kite will fly at an altitude of 300 metres" Related: After a shaky start, airborne wind energy is slowly taking off https://e360.yale.edu/features/after-a-shaky-start-airborne-wind-energy-is-slowly-taking-off The Kite gas/ fuel ship is a mobile wind power plant on the open ocean https://www.oceanergy.com/kite-gas-fuel-ship/ Wallenius Wilhelmsen Secures EUR 9m in Horizon Europe Funding for Building Wind-Powered RoRo Sailing Vessel https://moobeel.com/2023/01/17/walleni...

https://cordis.europa.eu/article/id/435387-high-altitude-wind-power-reaches-new-milestone "ground station, tether, control unit and kite... generates kinetic energy as it flies – being reeled in and out – and the ground station converts the kinetic energy into electricity. The solution is ideal for remote communities because it is easy to install, portable and uses materials cost-effectively. The AWES is especially effective in locations with constant prevailing winds. The milestone flight by the AWES took place above the Caribbean island of Aruba" Related:   Kitepower: leaving the world a better place https://www.yesdelft.com/news/all-focus-areas/kitepower-leaving-the-world-a-better-place/ We envision a world where Kitepower systems are deployed globally, delivering clean, affordable and sustainable energy to everyone. https://thekitepower.com/about/ Flying Kites Deliver Container-Size Power Generation Automated wind-energy system https://spectrum.ieee.org/micro-wind-power-k...