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WORLD WIND MAPS – WORLD WIND ATLAS – DIRECTORY

World Wind Maps – Wind Atlases of the World. This article provides you with essential links to world wide wind maps. The maps contain data on the wind speed and wind direction in a region. Typically, a climatological wind atlas covers hourly averages at a standard height (10 meter) over even longer periods (30 years). You… Read the rest

TWECS – Tornado Wind Turbine Design

The Revolution in Wind Turbine Design This is the story of Raymond Ellis, a former Mechanical Drawing Student from Shorewood, Illinois, Inventor and Director of the TWECS project and his work on TWECS (Tornado Wind Energy Conversion System), the tornado generating wind turbine that really sucks! Since the young age of 17, Raymond Ellis is working… Read the rest

Smart & Intelligent Wind Turbines – The Future In Wind Turbine Design?

Smart & Intelligent Wind Turbines – The Future In Wind Turbine Design?
US Researchers at Purdue University USA are experimenting with placing electric actuators of the type shown below on wind turbine blades so they can quickly adapt to changing winds, has been reported. Plans are being drawn up for future Wind turbines to incorporate… Read the rest

Wind Finder, Find Wind & Wind Speed Anemometer

On-Line Wind Finder. Find real time wind strength and direction from across the globe. If you are planning on installing a wind turbine generator then it is essential to understand the wind at your location. Of course it is best to use an anemometer at your exact location where you intend to position your wind turbine,… Read the rest

Understanding Energy Production Statistics

The total worldwide annual primary energy consumption in 2008 was 435 quadrillion
BTUs and over 110 quadrillion BTUs in the United States of America. Approximately 40 percent of the total primary energy is used in generating electricity. Of that, nearly 70 percent of the energy used in private homes and offices is in the form… Read the rest

How to make PVC wind turbine blades

How to make PVC wind turbine blades A quick guide to making your own wind turbine blades out of a PVC pipe. For homemade and domestic wind turbines, PVC Wind Turbine Blades are becoming more and more in use. How to make turbine blades out of a PVC pipe? The raw material PVC pipe is… Read the rest

10 Amazing Things Wind Can Do

WIND POWER 10 Amazing Things Wind Can Do Although the use of wind power is documented to go back to 300 BC, where the wind was used to power furnaces, the first modern wind turbines were built much later, in the early 1980’s. Energy generation through wind is still young and every year there are more… Read the rest