Innovations to harness the power of the wind - CNN
Innovations to harness the power of the wind | CNN
British company Alpha 311 has created small wind turbines capable of generating electricity from the energy created by passing cars. Here, an older version of the design is shown installed on the roof of London's O2 Arena. Look through the gallery to see more innovative ways of harnessing the power of the wind.
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Floating wind farms are capable of producing more energy than solar panels or onshore wind. Described as the "world's first semi-submersible floating offshore wind farm" and located off the coast of Viana do Castelo, northern Portugal, WindFloat Atlantic was commissioned in 2020.
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A prototype of the "Wind Tree," system, which generates electricity from multiple leaf-like turbines, produced by French company New World Wind.
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Decades of government support for the development of wind energy has resulted in lower costs and a rapidly growing share of electricity generated by wind turbines. Wind in 2019 accounted for 7.3 percent of electrical generation, surpassing for the first time hydropower at 7.0 percent.