Tag Archives: wind power

Apollo News Snippets – September 2016

Posted on September 13, 2016

As always, our first snippet focuses on cool technological advancements so here we go! Solar: These flexible, non-toxic solar panels could be covering all of the exterior (perhaps interior) surfaces of your next home in the not too distant future. … Read more

Apollo News Snippets – August 2016

Posted on August 2, 2016

In our continued look at cool and important technological advancements, here are the items I found for August: Biofuels: A synthetic red dye that forms crystals could increase the growth of methane-producing bacteria by 10 to 18 times. New supplements … Read more

Apollo News Snippets – July 2016

Posted on July 12, 2016

In our continued survey of fun, cool and/or just weird technological advancements, here is what I found in June. Batteries: Rose madder, a red dye made from plants, could help power some of the first commercial lithium-ion batteries. And … Read more

Back to School – Wind Farms

Posted on December 2, 2014

The America’s Cup is the oldest known international sporting trophy. The Cup pits two yachts against one another, the defender and the challenger, over a length of roughly ten nautical miles (that’s 12 miles for land lovers). The race is … Read more

Apollo News Snippets – November 2013

Posted on November 6, 2013

This month’s technology focus is on advances in wind power, one of the most widely-used renewable energy sources: Many people are concerned that wind farms take a high toll on our avian populations, however this study suggests that these dips … Read more

Apollo News Snippets – February 2013

Posted on February 7, 2013

After focusing on a set of hard to classify renewable energy technologies in the last News Snippets, this month I turn my attention to advances in wind power. Sandia National Laboratories is exploring vertical-axis wind turbines for offshore energy … Read more

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