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My weekend wildlife sighting: Wind turbines in action

My weekend wildlife sighting: Wind turbines in actionA Consumption Ethic?I live near the Wild Horse Wind Farm in central Washington and like to hike and ski out near the edge of the property. Since we moved to the valley below the wind farm has become a favorite spot to...

Tags: turbine, wind farm, Wind turbine

Discussion threads 2009-01-21

Energy from the wind is the best for Earth

Energy from the wind is the best for EarthI want to know why NOT ONE US reporter has mentioned AIR powered cars.Plug a compressor to it, fill it up and bam, full tank for 300 miles. Use a built in gasoline compreossor and get 300 miles per gallon.Nuclear power...

Tags: Engineering, Wind turbine, NOW IT, compressor, battery, green technology, car

Discussion threads 2008-12-11

Photos: Wind turbines on the roof

Photos: Wind turbines on the roofWind Turbines on the roofThese are all-most computer fan looking devices.The inventor or home ever is lost in the architectural designer look of them and not in the Funtionality of them. Not to say I have not thought of using a setup looking like this...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, turbine, Wind turbine, wind, photograph

Discussion threads 2006-02-16

Photos: Wind turbines on the roof

Photos: Wind turbines on the roofSick O it! allTired of this 'story' remaining on the 'talkback' list all week....anyone taking it? I aint!Tired of this 'story' remaining on the 'talkback' list all week....anyone taking it? I aint!Race Car Fan BladesWill the race car fan in a race car outperform the...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Wind turbine, turbine, photograph

Discussion threads 2006-02-11

Additional Resources

Green IT strategy has nebulous ROI. So why bother?

I wouldn't bother either, it's embarrassingFinally the smoke screen is beginning to clear:"An internal document from the National Grid, seen by the Sunday Express, says wind turbine energy will at times cost over 3,000 per cent more than conventional power."http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/140456/-250bn-The-real-cost-of-wind-powerIn the real world, not the world inhabited by eco fantasies,...

Tags: ROI/TCO, Green IT, Green IT strategy, ROI

Discussion threads 2009-11-16

Midwest tech firm now wind driven

Other World Computing OWC is in McHenry County, Illinois, and now their power comes from the wind. OWC claims the title of "first 100 percent on-site wind powered technology manufacturer/distributor in the U.S." It's using Vestas-made wind turbines for all its daily electricity needs. ...

Tags: Turbine, Other World Computing, Other World Computing HQ, Telecom & Utilities, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-10-26

Windmills stir up opposition

Let's do some mathHarry:How much energy is recoverable, year in, year out, for vertical turbine blades?What percentage of the US' domestic energy usage does that amount to?This is very basic arithmetic.Likewise, when you factor in the energy costs needed to make the lithium ion batteries of the Prius, and assume...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, wind energy

Discussion threads 2009-09-13

Windmills stir up opposition

In many parts of the U.S. you can't simply put up a windmill to generate electricity for your own use. Grandpa may have used one to pump water out on the farm, but now it's NIMBY time. After all, one of them might topple over and kill the...

Tags: Turbine, Telecom & Utilities, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-09-13

Chevy Volt: 230 mpg in city driving; Are you a buyer?

Why the focus on MPG for an electric vehicle?The real question is: How much in increased electricity costs will one incur from recharging this vehicle "at least once a day"?That plus the added price tagare warning me away from this. If I thought I could save money versus buying a...

Tags: car, mpg, battery

Discussion threads 2009-08-11

Wind energy: recession proof?

UselessDrive-by repost of some non-IT related energy news. I'm watching you - when is a good, important, relevant article coming from you?Unintended consequences?You had a blog recently about the "unintended consequences" of geo-engineering. What about trapping wind energy? Wind is one of the primary erosional forces, along with water. What...

Tags: recession, long-term effect, wind energy

Discussion threads 2009-08-11

Rural energy grant deadline approaches: Aids renewable energy technology investments

I'm not sure how many farmers and ranchers read these posts, but certainly I can claim some rural business owners among my readers. So, if you are in a rural area of the United States AND you are a small business with fewer than 15 employees, you have until July...

Tags: Turbine, Renewable Energy, Telecom & Utilities, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2009-07-03

Sun & Symantec: A New Breed of Sustainability Leadership?

The passage of the Waxman Markey Bill through the US House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee this week has left behind it some hard feelings and a split in the business lobby. The US Chamber of Commerce came under severe pressure for lobbying against the...

Tags: Sustainability, Symantec Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., Duke Energy Corp., Climate, Chamber, Bjorn Lomborg, Globalization, Security, Strategy, Management, James Farrar

Blog posts 2009-05-24

News to know: Windows 7; Swine flu; Facebook; SOA

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily.  For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Zack Whittaker: Tech-take on the spread of swine flu. Techmeme Ed Bott: What you need to know about the Windows 7 Release Candidate ...

Tags: Facebook, Microsoft Windows 7, SOA, Release Candidate, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-04-27

How smart is your wind turbine? Intel is on the case.

How smart is your wind turbine? Intel is on the case.Design a wind turbine in your mindGeared for>High RPM low voltage.Low RPM no voltage.These turbines are designed to work with diesel engines.Nuclear power is worry free.

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, turbine, Intel Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-04-24

How smart is your wind turbine? Intel is on the case.

Most of the time, when someone says the word "embedded system" to me, I think about a traffic light or some piece of specialized manufacturing equipment or medical technology. Turns out, though, that Intel has an interest in seeing the wind turbine market accelerate as it were. So, sometime in...

Tags: Turbine, Intel Corp., Telecom & Utilities, Data Centers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2009-04-24

Moving on offshore

President Obama moved toward more exploitation of America's offshore energy resources. Only this time it's not drill, baby, drill. It's about wind and waves. Obama made his announcement at a former Maytag plant in Iowa, a plant now being turned into a wind-turbine tower plant....

Tags: Offshore, Prosperity, America, Barack Obama, Outsourcing, Recruitment & Selection, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-04-22

Eco-crooks and endangered rivers

Eco-crooks and endangered riversWho is smart enough to dam a river?It your mind try to design a working hydro electric dam.Hydroelectric power is cheap, green, and abundantwe just need to look at it a little differentlya water turbine is more reliable than a wind powered one. Rivers do not need...

Tags: Hydroelectric Power

Discussion threads 2009-04-07

Photos: Small wind turbines take shape

There's growing interest in microwind power for homes or buildings. Here's a look at available turbines and turbine designs. by CNET News.com

Tags: Turbine, Photograph, Telecom & Utilities, CNET News.com

Image galleries 2009-03-17

Big week for utility-driven solar tech investment

Who would have thunk that the erst-while Garden State could be such a big player in solar energy? The way the wind has been blowing literally for the past two days, it's pretty clear that wind resources are big. But the sun is far less reliable here in New Jersey....

Tags: New Jersey, Investment, Utility, mW, Solar Electric Power Association, Telecom & Utilities, Manufacturing, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2009-02-14

Forget red or blue, is Washington turning green?

More tax breaks for alternative energy could be in the offing. And one of the largest wind farms in planning stage awaits a Presidential yay or nay. A House committee has just approved a $20 billion dollar alternative energy package. Much of that money would go for...

Tags: Turbine, Tax Credit, House Committee, Taxes, Personal Finance, Free Trade, Financial Planning, Finance, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-01-26