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Google Makes 20 Year Wind Energy Deal 13 Years Ago by Niki_Fears …made a new green energy deal that could help give wind power the boost that it needs not only to keep Google…their own carbon footprint. They will begin purchasing from the wind farm on July 30th. The energy that NextEra is …www.google.com/intl/en/corporate/green/114megawatt.html"]wind energy deal[/URL] is not the only investment that … High Altitude Wind Power Feasible 13 Years Ago by VanessaRyan …recently, the idea of sourced energy from high altitude wind using tether and cable technology was not feasible. But…Etzler envisioned a society that sourced energy from high altitude wind using a tether and cable technology. Today, the …-wing" include a 2 MW (megawatts) airborne wind turbine produces that produces the energy equivalent of two 2… Re: High Altitude Wind Power Feasible 13 Years Ago by VanessaRyan The main problem with wind energy is it's not great for the birds and I'm not sure if the technology has successfully addressed this issue. Re: Nuclear Power 16 Years Ago by lasher511 …area of desert nuclear power is a very realistic option for generating electricity. The average wind turbine can produce … would be taking up. Solar power also comes up with similar figures as wind power. I think at the very … major cities and towns somehow. With nuclear power however a power plant can be built anywhere which means that… Re: High Altitude Wind Power Feasible 13 Years Ago by popin yeah i herd about something similar a while back (year ago?) it was this team of researchers in Sweden or something (that country that hangs out above europe, would have to be in gulf stream-air-) anyway their plan was flying kites (it actually made scence) no turbines or windmills on them just tethered to the turbine on the ground. basically you'… Re: High Altitude Wind Power Feasible 13 Years Ago by VanessaRyan Right! Maybe using the simplest technology is what gets the job done. It will be interesting to see if they are able to get this one on the commercial market. Re: High Altitude Wind Power Feasible 13 Years Ago by GrimJack I wish you wouldn't shill for companies - have you ever researched any of the ideas you post? I take it back - you are posting "News Stories of Possible Interest" Re: High Altitude Wind Power Feasible 13 Years Ago by VanessaRyan I am not shilling for this company. It is an invention that may be of interest people. Re: High Altitude Wind Power Feasible 13 Years Ago by Ancient Dragon Looks like a giant kite :) I wonder how many birds will just fly right into it. Re: High Altitude Wind Power Feasible 13 Years Ago by bluewombat popin, the kite generator you are talking about is Italian, not Swedish. They are having trouble with regulatory controls to build their 3MW prototype but it looks like they have found a spot now. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kitegen It works by having a kite fly to high altitude while pulling an alternator, then diving to low altitude while the line … Making Borders Extend to Bottom of Page 13 Years Ago by Spycat …=0" target="_blank">Wind Power</a><img border="0…" target="_blank">HydroElectric Power</a><img border="0…subid=0" target="_blank">Power your MP3s, Cell Phones, and Laptops with Solar…quot;_blank">Find the only Solar Power MP3 Player at Real Goods Solar now only… submit form to database then allow or deny the submission. 13 Years Ago by Electricfan … of our representative with a sample text that they approve wind power. It's just a form that when submitted it sends… the letter is editable, so someone that does not like Wind Power can also email these officials that they do like it… Re: Nuclear Power 16 Years Ago by twomers … >> wind, solar, and wave energy Wind is good, very clean etc, but it is not reliable. It's power is as… a function of the wind ... same with solar with the sun. Sure…energy to my list of cleaner alternatives. Unfortunately their respective power densities are not enough either. Sure they're clean. But… Worried a power cord might be damaging laptop 15 Years Ago by Charade … and we usually wind up having to replace them after a few months. A power cord that we … at our house has a laptop and his power cord wasn't working for him, so we…The problem is we're not sure if the power cord is compatible with the laptop. Some websites …my question is, would using the wrong type of power cord cause these types of errors? If not, … Post Peak Oil Opportunies... 17 Years Ago by Day Brown … history shows how, when resources get tite, the power elites shed unprofitable provinces. Just as with the Roman… empire, once peak power is past, the most recently acquired provinces are given…damage infrastructure and drive oil prices up even faster. Wind power, which is already amotized cheaper than nukes will open… MSI Wind / Medion Akoya voltage problem 13 Years Ago by jaymz1972 … have a Medion Akoya E1210, a MSI Wind U100 copy, netbook. Whenever I unplug the power adapter the netbook dies. Replugging it… Re: Nuclear Power 16 Years Ago by Lardmeister … in energy research I'm all for nuclear power (and especially fusion power). I've seen the calculations, I've …been there with the research. Wind and solar are far less …other hostile, unstable, parts of the world.[/quote]So, wind generators and solar cells need to be replaced every now… Hello I am Ali 14 Years Ago by M A Dear all, My name is M Ali and I am doing research on wind power in power systems. I am using python and Matlab. Re: Nuclear Power 16 Years Ago by EnderX I stand in favor of the use of nuclear power. As stated, the other 'clean' energy sources aren't capable…load. (I believe I saw something once stating that Solar, Wind, and Hydro together would be able to account for only… generally requires building dams across rivers[the poor fishies!], while Wind seems to be a bird-killer.) Fossil fuels do have… Re: Hello I am Ali 14 Years Ago by M A Hello Vietnamvisa and jusvie, Thanks for your message. This forum is really good I posted a question yesterday and got a reply already. People are very helpful here. If any one here is doing anything in wind power please let me know. That would be great. Re: MSI Wind / Medion Akoya voltage problem 13 Years Ago by caperjack you have 2 and you tried the other battery on yours ,did you try using the other power cord on yours Re: Worried a power cord might be damaging laptop 15 Years Ago by Godsp3ed May be..!! If as you say that many power chords don't last long..why don't you have the Laptop itself checked at a service center for internal power related issues... Re: Nuclear Power 16 Years Ago by jwenting Having worked in energy research I'm all for nuclear power (and especially fusion power). I've seen the calculations, I've been… there with the research. Wind and solar are far less "… Re: Reputation-Altering Power Question 15 Years Ago by Dave Sinkula Don't sweat rep, it's just pissing in the wind. Re: Nuclear Power 16 Years Ago by Ene Uran Too much highly radioactive nuclear waste that will pollute this earth for thousands of years. There are nicer alternatives like wind, solar, and wave energy. Re: Nuclear Power 16 Years Ago by twomers This is kind of cute - [url]http://www.boreme.com/boreme/funny-2007/revolutionary-wind-generator-p1.php[/url] Re: Google Makes 20 Year Wind Energy Deal 12 Years Ago by dakshdirsub Ya, do use only green energy Re: Global warming solution? 16 Years Ago by stevex …much easier. a>2. Wind power generators are placed in smaller physical areas where wind is both strong and b&…cheap and the geography is c>>convenient. Wind power generators usually have large blades so that the blades could…, make them subject to causing f>power surges from gusts of wind because of their limited size (not desirable… Re: Global warming solution? 16 Years Ago by TheGathering … the utilities of the city? 2. Wind power generators are placed in smaller physical areas where wind is both strong and [I]consistent… areas where land is cheap and the geography is convenient. Wind power generators usually have large blades so that the blades could… Re: submit form to database then allow or deny the submission. 13 Years Ago by Electricfan … the recommendation - change to suit $tsubject = "My support of Wind Prospect "; // Change the text below for the email // Be… = " To: Our Local Prospect Official, Subject: My support of Wind Prospect $_POST[prospectmessage] Thank you... $_POST[prefixprospect] $_POST[firstprospect] $_POST…