Norwegian energy giant, StatoilHydro (NYSE: STO) inaugurated its much-anticipated Hywind floating wind turbine pilot project Tuesday, six miles off the coast of Southwest Norway in the North Sea.
This unorthodox design may be the future of off-shore wind power. The NOVA or Project Novel Offshore Vertical Axis turbine utilizes a 120 meter tall “V” shape turbine, instead of the traditional design which gives it several advantages.
The practice of harvesting underwater timber is profitable. All over the world wood sources are submerged from artificial damming and disregarded logs from normal lumbering practices. The wood can remain usable, and sometime highly prized for its size and age. Rare and exotic woods can be found as far away as Ghana by the same [...]
Two research teams working independent of one another have found ways to augment current battery technology with Silicon to up capacity 10 fold. The process involves replace the graphite anodes with silicon, a configuration that allows the batteries to hold more Lithium…
