Monthly Archives: April 2014

Helium-Filled Wind Turbine Harvests High-Altitude Energy

Posted on April 10, 2014 by admin

We’ve told you about unconventional wind turbines that can be situated between buildings or float offshore in the ocean. Now a company spun off from Massachusetts Institute of Technology research has designed a helium-filled wind turbine that floats 1,000 feet … Continue reading →

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A Blimp with a Mission: Helium-filled Wind Turbine to Take Float in Alaska

Posted on April 8, 2014 by admin

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology-founded firm Altaeros Energies is eyeing 1,000 feet — that’s about 275 feet taller than the current record holder for tallest wind turbine, the Vestas V164-8.0-MW prototype in Østerild, Denmark. A difference of under 300 feet … Continue reading →

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Moon Mining Not Pie in the Sky

Posted on April 5, 2014 by admin

While we are decades away from developing the technologies needed to commercially exploit the moon’s resources, some experts are saying that we should already be thinking about lunar property rights. When China’s lunar robot, Jade Rabbit, ground to an unexpected … Continue reading →

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