turbines

At the end of 2007, China had only slightly over 4 gigawatts (GW) of of installed wind turbines, but they are on track to hit and surpass 10 GW by the end of the year, and double that to 20 GW over the next 2 years.

Residential wind turbines costing $500 to $700 have come of age, beating other renewable energy competition for the home market on price and efficiency.

Dale Vince - founder of Ecotricity the world's first green electricity company based in the UK has recently launched a blog...

From the 'about the blog' page:

This blog is about answers to the big questions – how will we keep the lights on, what kind of cars will we drive (will we drive?) and how will we feed ourselves – in a post oil world, and a world where we can’t afford to keep burning things and throwing things away.

A narrow channel in Northern Ireland with notoriously strong marine currents is just a little closer to producing electricity with the world's first commercial-scale tidal power turbines.

General Electric is putting up new wind farms in Texas and Illinois that will power 70,000 homes and replace 526,000 metric tons of greenhouse gases with clean, renewable energy.

They're controversial in Cape Cod, a welcoming sight in Seattle, and growing in number across the Unites States. New wind farms are being built almost daily.Opponents argue that the pure size of wind turbines (about 250 feet tall) results in an ugly skyline and a dangerous flight path for birds. Supporters

The design is a retrofitting replacement of the horizontal steel tube that currently holds freeway signage.

Helix Wind turbines use a unique design akin to artwork to help homeowners reduce electrical bills and are safe for birds and bats.

Nissan Motor Co.'s Sunderland plant in the UK will start the installation of two additional wind turbines in December 2007, bringing the total number of turbines on the site to eight.

Randall Swisher, head of the American Wind Energy Association, is interviewed on the growth experienced by the wind power industry as it comes off a record year, as well as its transmission and tax credit challenges. Swisher also outlines the opportunity for the wind industry to grow as an engine of job creation in the U.S.

Invisibility suits? Magicians? Disguises? Some interesting food for thought here.