The original use of wind was to move ships across vast expanses of water. Here they get back to that premise. Of course, a sail will help move a cargo ship. Why wouldn’t it, and with fuel savings of up to $1,000 a day, any ship could...
Category - wind energy
American wildlife conservationists have issued a warning that wind farms might drive whooping cranes, the lattest North American bird, to extinction if proper studies are not carried out before installing mills. “Companies want to put their...
Business Week magazine is publishing stories about the green economy almost on a daily basis. One of the latest items that caught my attention was this feature about how Germany has got it right in terms of green power. Windmills now generate 7% of...
The controversy surrounding the use of biofuels (fuels derived from vegetable crops) gained extra ammunition last week when a report produced by British Members of Parliament (MPs) concluded that biofuels can ‘do more harm than good’ to...
A report co-written by a Worldwatch Institute senior fellow says that “China will likely achieve—and may even exceed—its target to obtain 15 percent of its energy from renewables by 2020”. If China’s commitment to...
