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Breakthrough In Small Wind Technology

admin — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 06:46:03 +0000

The main work of wind turbines is to utilize the energy of wind and convert it into electricity; stronger wind is considered good for electricity production. But the speed of wind should not be too strong because it makes turbines spin too fast and in this process it commits suicide! Why is it so? Because turbine blades get ripped off by stronger winds – excessive heat damages the alternator. Turbine tower too can’t remain unaffected by the strong wind. To prevent all this damage a mechanical breaking system furling is generally used. This method prevents wind turbine from spinning too quickly by turning the blades away from the direction of the wind. Furling can be manual or automatic with same goal i.e. turning the turbine blade edges into the wind when the wind is dangerously strong and stormy. (more…)

‘Antimatter harvester’ may fuel future spacecraft

admin — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 06:06:21 +0000

A NASA-backed institute awards 12 preliminary grants in an attempt to turn science fiction into fact

US mobilises for a biofuelled future

admin — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 06:06:03 +0000

In a lab originally created for the Manhattan Project, scientists are hunting for an environmentally friendly source of ethanol

UK gearing up for nuclear revival

admin — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 06:04:03 +0000

In a clear sign that the UK is set to bolster its nuclear power industry, a £6 million research programme is launched to investigate reactor designs

Ex-Soviet bloc leads rises in CO2 emissions: U.N.

admin — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 21:58:08 +0000

OSLO (Reuters) - Greenhouse gas emissions in many industrialised nations are still rising, especially in the former Soviet bloc, despite agreements to cut back, the U.N. Climate Change Secretariat said on Monday.

Whale shark’s toilet moment caught on film

admin — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 21:57:21 +0000

The BBC’s famous Natural World series breaks new ground when it shows the world’s biggest fish - having a poo.

Climate change threat to woodland

admin — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 21:57:03 +0000

A trust wins funding to help in its fight to save fragile woodlands in the far north of Scotland.

Uganda: Floods Displace Thousands in Moyo

admin — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 21:56:28 +0000

THOUSANDS of people have been displaced by floods in Moyo district, Obongi county MP Hassan Kaps Fungaroo has said.

Remains of a Sabre toothed tiger the size of a horse found off British coast

admin — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 21:56:09 +0000

The partial leg bone of a sabretoothed tiger which was the size of a horse has been dredged from the seabed by a trawler in the North Sea.

Leaked documents: Legal advice to the government on new nuclear power

admin — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 21:46:03 +0000

We’ve got our hands on a legal document that "explores the processes of consultation and policy development that are under way in the UK with the purpose of creating a national nuclear policy statement and smoothing the way for the provate sector to develop new nuclear power station capacity."

Looks like the government’s plans are open to a number of challenges, on a number of fronts, over a number of years. Interesting reading if you’re into this sort of thing.