A bladeless turbine design converts the static electricity naturally generated by dust particles in compressed air into ...

A century after Nikola Tesla sketched a turbine with no blades, researchers are now using that same counterintuitive design ...

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Scientists from the Port Said University in Egypt and the University of Strathclyde in the United Kingdom have proposed to combine compressed air energy storage (CAES) with floating photovoltaics ...

In this video, we explore the effects of compressed air by conducting several experiments with 8 cans of canned duster. We attempt to freeze a lock, hair, soda, and a banana, and cut one can to ...

Decarbonizing the world's electricity grids won't be an easy task, but it is a necessary one if we're going to mitigate some of the worst effects of climate change. Since wind and solar power are ...

The growth of renewable power generation is experiencing a remarkable surge worldwide. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), it is projected that by 2050, the share of wind ...

My love affair with compressed air started a number of years ago when I got an entry level oil-less air compressor for Christmas. Looking like a bloated red fire hydrant lying on its side, it made a ...

Augwind CEO Or Yogev recently spoke to pv magazine about the Israeli company’s new storage solution for the renewables sector. The underground compressed-air storage specialist recently secured 166 ...