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China Finds Ingenious Solution for Its Decommissioned Wind Turbine Blades

Researchers argue that retired or damaged wind turbine blades could be reurposed into durable sand barriers.

Physics & Chemistry Margherita Bassi Sep 28

‘Unidentified Floating Object’ Causes Confusion off Swedish Coast

Sweden’s coasts are facing a UFO problem—reports of "unidentified floating objects"—and they're creating unexpected issues at sea.

Energy Gayoung Lee Sep 3

The Strange Case of the Climate Scientists Fighting a Wind Farm

An ecologically sensitive Greek island is at the center of a battle over who gets to decide where wind farms are sited.

Conservation Stav Dimitropoulos Jul 22

This Giant Vibrator Could Somehow Be the Future of Wind Power

Picture a long, white rod. The rod has a smooth, curved head. Is your heart rate speeding up? The rod is undulating at a quick but steady pace. It’s moving back and forth. Are you sweating? Now imagine the rod is big. Like, really big. Like, 10 feet (3 meters) long. And now imagine it’s…

Energy Dharna Noor Mar 22

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Scientists Have Figured Out How to Capture Energy From a Gentle Breeze

The crackling sound you hear as you separate two socks fresh out of the dryer are the result of the triboelectric effect generating static electricity. It can occasionally lead to an unpleasant shock, but researchers from the Beijing Institute of Nanoenergy and Nanosystems are leveraging the effect to create a power-generating wind turbine that works…

Earther Andrew Liszewski Sep 24

Bioweapons, Viagra, Wind Farms, and the Apocalypse: Best Gizmodo Stories of the Week

Halloween may still be most of a month away, but the scares have already begun. Urine-craved vampires. Genetically engineered insects that do their masters’ bidding. Algal monstrosities. Dark magicks. iPhone XS bugs. Ward yourself from these dangers and more with the ultimate talisman: knowledge. Gizmodo’s best stories of the last week will arm you with…

Tech News Tom McKay Oct 7

Good Robots, Dead Robots, and an Excellent Princess Leia Are Among the Best Toys of the Week

Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9’s regular round up of the coolest merchandise we’ve seen on the internet. This week: RIP Optimus Prime! Plus, a very good Princess Leia, Wolverine goes ronin, Overwatch’s divine robot monk gets the figure he deserves, and much more. Check it out! Hot Toys Sixth-Scale The Empire Strikes Back Bespin…

Toys & Collectibles Andrew Liszewski Sep 28

Badass Trucker Nails the Gnarliest Right-Hand Turn You’ve Ever Seen

Those towering wind turbines that are slowly starting to cover countrysides around the world don’t just show up overnight—and they’re definitely not dropped in place by a helicopter. They arrive on trucks in pieces—staggeringly massive pieces—that test the skills of drivers navigating roads not designed to accommodate 200-foot long trailers. Even with the ability to…

Sploid Andrew Liszewski Oct 6

Denmark’s Monster Wind Turbine Just Smashed the 24-Hour Record For Energy Production

A 720-foot-tall wind turbine featuring 35 ton blades has just set a new world record, producing a whopping 216,000 kWh of energy over a span of 24 hours. That’s enough to power an average American household for twenty years. The giant turbine, located off the coast of Østerild, Denmark, is setting a new standard for…

Tech News George Dvorsky Feb 1

A Wind Turbine With Flapping Wings Might Be Quieter and Safer For Birds

Unless they’ve got stake in a big oil company, the most common reasons people have for opposing the installation of wind turbines is the noise pollution and the risk they pose to birds. But a radically redesigned turbine with flapping wings instead of spinning blades might finally solve both of those problems. Humanity has long…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Jan 25

Trump: Renewable Energy Is Murdering Eagles

It’s really hard to argue against policies that promote renewable energy. But people like Donald Trump will bend over backward to do it—like he did today on (failed presidential hopeful) Herman Cain’s radio show. Trump claims that wind turbines are a major threat to bird populations. But he’s just talking shit without any context. From…

Tech News Matt Novak Oct 25

New Wind Turbines Could Power Japan for 50 Years After a Single Typhoon

Typhoons are generally associated with mass destruction, but a Japanese engineer has developed a wind turbine that can harness the tremendous power of these storms and turn it into useful energy. If he’s right, a single typhoon could power Japan for 50 years. Atsushi Shimizu is the inventor of the world’s first typhoon turbine—an extremely…

Tech News George Dvorsky Sep 28

A Malfunctioning, Flaming Wind Turbine Is Actually Quite Beautiful

It’s unfortunate when a wind turbine, which can cost hundreds of thousands of dollars to build and install, malfunctions and breaks down. But sometimes the results can be quite beautiful, particularly when there’s fire involved and those massive blades keep spinning. It’s doubtful the owner of this wind turbine in Coimbatore, India, sees the smoke…

Sploid Andrew Liszewski Aug 3

Drone Pilot Discovers Crazy Dude Sunbathing Atop a Towering Wind Turbine

You’d assume that climbing to the top of a 200-feet tall wind turbine would give you all the privacy you could ever want for a relaxing afternoon nap. But then you remember that soon there will be more drones zipping across the skies than birds—and that privacy might officially be a thing of the past.…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Aug 27

This Captain America-Style Shield Makes Wind Turbines More Powerful

The larger you can build a wind turbine, the more power it can generate. But you can only build them so large before they’re impossible to transport across the country. So GE’s engineers have found a better way to improve their efficiency: a giant 20,000 pound dome strapped to the front of the blades. It’s…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Jun 8

The Eiffel Tower Is Generating Power With a Hidden Wind Farm On Its Legs

Paris hasn’t been shy about slapping on sexxxy new attractions to the 127-year-old Eiffel Tower over the past few years—what with the glittering lights and glass floors. But the latest addition is designed to be neither seen or heard. If you look closely at the cross-bracing of the tower this month, you might see them:…

Tech News Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan Feb 24

My Climb to the Top of New York City’s Tallest Wind Turbine

New York City is no stranger to wind energy. Just this past year, quite a few small wind turbines popped up on roofs all over the city. But when New York’s newest, biggest recycling facility decided to build the waste-munching powerhouse of the future, they weren’t going to settle for anything less than the tallest…

Tech News Nicholas Stango Jan 15

Tech From Stealth Warplanes Make Wind Turbines Invisible to Radar

From afar, wind turbines look like small toys spinning lazily in the wind. But get up close, and you realize what huge structures they really are: hundreds of feet tall, blade tips slicing through the air at over 100 mph. And these wind turbines can really scramble airport and weather radars. To solve the problem,…

Tech News Sarah Zhang Sep 8

A Nosebleed Tour of the Wind Turbines Taking Over NYC’s Rooftops

According to the New York Times, wind turbines are all the rage in New York City. We decided to find out for ourselves what all the buzz—or whoosh?—was about. So we met with wind turbine maker UGE and its mechanical engineer, Darius Salgo, who was kind enough to show us around the newly-installed wind turbines…

Tech News Nicholas Stango Jun 6

Eureka! A Whisper-Quiet Wind Turbine Based On Archimedes’ Screw

When they’re standing out in a field, miles away from crowded urban centers, the sounds made by a wind turbine’s blades aren’t a big issue. But when they’re perched atop a downtown building, they create noise pollution that’s hard to ignore. A Rotterdam-based company might have found a solution, though, with a unique turbine design…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski May 28

wind turbines

China Finds Ingenious Solution for Its Decommissioned Wind Turbine Blades

‘Unidentified Floating Object’ Causes Confusion off Swedish Coast

The Strange Case of the Climate Scientists Fighting a Wind Farm

This Giant Vibrator Could Somehow Be the Future of Wind Power

Scientists Have Figured Out How to Capture Energy From a Gentle Breeze

Bioweapons, Viagra, Wind Farms, and the Apocalypse: Best Gizmodo Stories of the Week

Good Robots, Dead Robots, and an Excellent Princess Leia Are Among the Best Toys of the Week

Badass Trucker Nails the Gnarliest Right-Hand Turn You’ve Ever Seen

Denmark’s Monster Wind Turbine Just Smashed the 24-Hour Record For Energy Production

A Wind Turbine With Flapping Wings Might Be Quieter and Safer For Birds

Trump: Renewable Energy Is Murdering Eagles

New Wind Turbines Could Power Japan for 50 Years After a Single Typhoon

A Malfunctioning, Flaming Wind Turbine Is Actually Quite Beautiful

Drone Pilot Discovers Crazy Dude Sunbathing Atop a Towering Wind Turbine

This Captain America-Style Shield Makes Wind Turbines More Powerful

The Eiffel Tower Is Generating Power With a Hidden Wind Farm On Its Legs

My Climb to the Top of New York City’s Tallest Wind Turbine

Tech From Stealth Warplanes Make Wind Turbines Invisible to Radar

A Nosebleed Tour of the Wind Turbines Taking Over NYC’s Rooftops

Eureka! A Whisper-Quiet Wind Turbine Based On Archimedes’ Screw

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