Vivvo CMS 4.1 http://www.worldofrenewables.com/ World of Renewables - Renewable Energy News, Technology, Products, Finance, Companies, Events, Jobs and more 15 ©2010 Spoonlabs d.o.o. http://www.worldofrenewables.com/files.php?file=images/rss.gif http://www.worldofrenewables.com/ http://www.worldofrenewables.com/renewables_news/wind_energy/wind-technology-innovation/wind_power_revolution_the_world_s_first_timber_turbine.html Tech & Innovation Tue, 13 Nov 2012 10:03:00 +0000 A German engineering firm has erected the world’s first wooden wind turbine tower in Hanover, a 100-metre-tall multi-megawatt wind turbine that can produce electricity for about 1,000 households. 660fa33f93e752043fa9e1857a09f937 http://www.worldofrenewables.com/renewables_news/wind_energy/wind-technology-innovation/windpower_ancient_not_infant.html Tech & Innovation Tue, 25 Sep 2012 07:21:00 +0000 “The use of wind power is as old as history,” resource economist Erich Zimmermann observed in his 1951 treatise, World Resources and Industries. 24184a5c2ed2ee020ba35d794dd23b33 http://www.worldofrenewables.com/renewables_news/wind_energy/wind-technology-innovation/smart_paint_could_revolutionize_structural_safety_of_bridges_min.html Tech & Innovation Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:49:00 +0000 An innovative low-cost smart paint that can detect microscopic faults in wind turbines, mines and bridges before structural damage occurs is being developed by researchers at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow. 82302ed5ae3fd0e19c1579fac67a679c http://www.worldofrenewables.com/renewables_news/wind_energy/wind-technology-innovation/the_acciona_windpowered_antarctica_expedition_successfully_compl.html Tech & Innovation Tue, 17 Jan 2012 14:58:00 +0000 The ACCIONA team ends its 3,500km crossing of the South Pole using only a wind-drawn sled. bae5b8d379fffd347dee996dfe3f2c79