Mar 3, 2015

Alternative Energy Solutions: Harnessing The Wind For Energy


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Info on large wind farms in development in the UK: UK offshore windfarms – interactive
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An example of a combination: A solar AND wind turbine...
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DEVELOPING YOUR OWN LOCAL WINDMILL SYSTEM FOR ELECTRICITY & FARMING (CHEAP TO EXPENSIVE METHOD)

Historical Documentary With Tips: Wind: An Energy Alternative (1980)
This program looks at the history and uses of wind power, used for centuries by humans to move boats, pump water and grind grain including discussions on efficiency, problems in the urban environment, experimental systems and windmill use across the United States.

WILLIAM KAMKWAMBA: HOW I HARNESSED THE WIND (2009)

At age 14, in poverty and famine, a Malawian boy built a windmill to power his family's home. Now at 22, William Kamkwamba, who speaks at TED, here, for the second time, shares in his own words the moving tale of invention that changed his life. 

WILLIAM KAMKWAMBA: ON BUILDING A WINDMILL  (FIRST TALK REFERRED TO ABOVE)

When he was just 14 years old, Malawian inventor William Kamkwamba built his family an electricity-generating windmill from spare parts, working from rough plans he found in a library book. (He could barely read. He used just diagrams to figure out how to make his windmill)

SAUL GRIFFITH'S KITES TAP WIND ENERGY 

In this brief talk, Saul Griffith unveils the invention his new company Makani Power has been working on: giant kite turbines that create surprising amounts of clean, renewable energy. (Another simple way to generate more energy using the wind)
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DEVELOPING CHEAP LARGE CAPACITY BATTERIES TO STORE WIND AND/OR SOLAR ENERGY WITH 0 POLLUTION...

The key to developing a cheap and sustainable lifestyle, for everyone, is to use earth abundant elements, as this talk explains...
Video:What's the key to using alternative energy, like solar and wind? Storage -- so we can have power on tap even when the sun's not out and the wind's not blowing. In this accessible, inspiring talk, Donald Sadoway takes to the blackboard to show us the future of large-scale batteries that store renewable energy. As he says: "We need to think about the problem differently. We need to think big. We need to think cheap."

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