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Some very nice wind turbines for homeowners

By On January 29, 2010 · 1 Comment

New wind turbines designed by Philippe Starck

French designer Philippe Starck, creator of chic hotels, high-tech lamps and modern-style furniture, has turned his attention to energy with the design of two sleek micro wind-power turbines aimed at domestic use.

The devices because of the vertical axis design, they’re almost noiseless. That’s an advantage. I [...]

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How to cut your electricity bill with solar power generator

By On October 2, 2008 · 1 Comment

There is a lot of ECO gadgets around these days. One of them is this little solar power generator.

This device generates both: solar and wind energy, as it uses a collection of six photovoltaic panels, crafted as a vertical turbine. While the panels generate solar power, the moving blades generate wind energy.

One never [...]

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Wind turbines can be quite compact

By On September 15, 2008 · Leave a Comment

Wind turbines designed to be installed on rooftops are generating a lot interest lately. These compact turbines can be located on top of buildings, or attached to other parts of large structures like bridges. In turns out, though, that installing wind turbine in a city environment is a bit of an art.

The [...]

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