Giant Wind Turbine sets new Record

Giant Wind Turbine sets new Record

This one is a biggie. A new wind turbine, that is. A company in Denmark has unveiled a giant wind turbine that can generate 216,000kWh (kilowatt hours) in a single day. MNI Offshore Vistas Wind has built the prototype turbine at Østerild, a national test center for offshore wind turbines, and has already…

All Dutch electric Trains now run on Wind Power

All Dutch electric Trains now run on Wind Power

The Netherlands has long been associated with the harnessing of winds. Windmills, which dot the countryside across the European nation, have been used for centuries. Winds were harnessed to mill grains and to pump water out of low-lying lands into rivers beyond the dikes so  fields could be farmed. These days, though, winds in the Netherlands power…

World’s Poorest nations are set to become ‘Climate Pioneers’

World’s Poorest nations are set to become ‘Climate Pioneers’

One of the ironies of climate change is that the better we live, the worse the world’s prospects become. That is because our modern lifestyles in industrialized societies still require the burning of plenty of fossil fuels. Here’s another irony: the more poorer nations become prosperous, the worse it will get for…

Wind power can work Wonders. Here’s Proof

Wind power can work Wonders. Here’s Proof

If we are to wean ourselves off fossil fuels, the main drivers of environmental pollution and climate change, we will need to rely increasingly on sources of clean energy. Wind power is such a source, and an infinitely renewable one at that. By harnessing the power of winds, turbines can…

Sabah Island Police goes Eco-Friendly

Sabah Island Police goes Eco-Friendly

Examples of eco-friendliness can at times come from unlikely sources. Like police stations, for instance. The Island Force Operation Base on Mabul Island in Sabah has begun using hybrid green technology to power its premises. As Malaysia’s first police station to have done so, the island’s unit will rely largely…