Wind turbines kill between 10,000 and 100,000birds each year in the UK. Interestingly, painting one of the blades of a wind turbine blackcan reduce bird deaths by 70 per cent. Snails have teeth. Between 1,000 and 12,000 teeth, to be precise.They aren’t like ours, though, so don’...
On windy days, up to 70% of the Iberian peninsula’s power is generated by wind turbines on Spanish soil. The Catalans Are Still Fighting For Independence Tarragona in Catalonia Catalonia’s desire for independence has been a thorn in the side of the Spanish government since the 19th centu...
Wind energy is pollution free. The land between the turbines can be used for farming meaning it doesn’t take up too much space. Wind turbines can be used to supply energy in remote places. There is no need to dig underground or drill for the resource; therefore there is less land pollu...
We’ve talked about this before on our blog, but it’s worth mentioning again that manufacturing promotes clean, renewable energy. Many companies have begun to delve into alternative power sources, including wind turbines and solar panels. As states feel the pressure to switch to clean energy so...
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Usually provided by diesel powered generators at each base, but increasingly stations are installing wind turbines to generate supplementary electricity. This makes sense as Antarctica is the windiest place on earth, but poses a problem in case the strong winds damage the wind turbines. Every ...
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(Europe, UK, U.S., Canada, Australia) have been pushing wind and solar for a couple of decades, with tens of billions of dollars of various subsidies and tax breaks. There are now wind turbines and solar panels all over the place. Simultaneously the same countries have shu...
Steelis the main material used in delivering renewable energy – solar, tidal and wind. It contains also the hightest fraction of recycled material of all structural materials. Aluminumis the most abundant metal in the Earth's crust, the most abundant element in the entire Earth is iron, Mg ...