New start-up in Japan designs wind turbine to harness typhoon energy

Governments and companies globally are increasing renewable energy capacity, to cut carbon emissions. Many areas are often not suitable for installation of solar arrays or wind farms.

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• Challenergy has designed new turbine for power generation...

19 OFFSHORE WIND TURBINES TO BE INSTALLED BY TOKYO GAS CO.

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• 19 offshore wind turbines to be installed by Tokyo Gas Co.
• The wind turbines will be located near the coast of Ibaraki Prefecture.
• The wind turbines are expected to generate a maximum of 159.6 megawatts.
• Japan ...

UK: HUMBER WIND ENERGY TURBINE PLANT HAS BEEN AWARDED 75 MILLION POUNDS

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• The Humber wind energy turbine plant in the United Kingdom has been awarded 75 million pounds
• The award has been given from the government funding for its marine energy park on the south bank of Humber

The construction of...

TOSHIBA CORP. TO JOINTLY PRODUCE EQUIPMENT FOR WIND POWER GENERATION WITH GE

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• Toshiba Corp. to jointly produce equipment for wind power generation with GE.
• The equipment houses a generator and other components of a wind turbine.
• Toshiba plans to expand its renewable energy business to $6.1 billion ...

Wind energy potential of Japan

After being criticized widely for continued dependence on fossil fuels, Japan has decided to tap into its wind energy potential. This will come as a huge relief to the citizens in terms of both financial saving and climate sustainable efforts. The country can reduce the amount spent on importing ...

Advantages of newer model of wind turbines

The computer-generated models of the new turbine model with four rotors show marked advantages. The study was done by researchers from Aarhus University and Durham University in the UK.

The principle of wind energy is that the turbine will harvest potential energy from the wind. It work...