Sentences with phrase «catching wind power»

But there are other options for viable wind turbines that are claimed to be bird - and bat - friendly, including the Catching Wind Power (CWP) device, which will soon be tested, improved upon, and manufactured by Sigma Design.

A point missing here, and missed by a bunch of commenters - this kite - sail is around 3 times better at catching wind power than old fashioned sails.

Not exact matches

The wind gets caught in the balloon and generates an unbelievable power.

In many cases, the solar panels powering the towers were attached to the towers themselves, acting as sails that caught the high winds and helped to uproot the structures.

But when you're driving the Explorer with its turbo - four on one of those winding roads that lead to the campground, lake, or trailhead, this engine struggles a bit, caught between relatively high rpm peaks for power and torque and only six speeds to get there.

HERE»S WHAT I DO N'T LIKE: Loud wind noise (anytime I exceed 40 - 45 mph), makes it hard to hear the radio at normal volume; intrusive road noise, which I corrected by swapping out the standard Goodyear tires with Continental tires; lackluster acceleration for a V6 engine, CVT tends to lose momentum when you lift your foot off of the gas pedal — often jerky when accelerating and decelerating while in motion and when accelerating from a dead stop; as mentioned by another reviewer, accelerator hesitates before catching when shifting from reverse to drive; bumps in the road are not well absorbed (the 2016 model may have addressed this issue); no power to windows after you shut off the engine; no auto door locks; poor V6 fuel efficiency averaging around 24 MPGs combined; trunk lid's arms and safety feature makes it heavy and sometimes hard to lift open; Infotainment system does understand most voice commands; and Harmon Kardon speakers are sometimes crackly.

Back in February we first caught wind of Dell developing a 10 - inch Android powered tablet at the Dell Means Business conference.

While some books have a strong clear push from the powers that be, occasionally a book catches the wind in its sails and makes its ascent for reasons unknown.

I was powering down when we arrived, but as soon as we set up our arcade cabinet and started pushing controllers on people, I caught a strong second wind.

Much like irritants caught in an oyster's flesh, words once hurtful and degrading lose their power to wound us as associations accumulate like so many layers of radiant nacre, such that what once caused pain becomes bound in possibility.

It took a while for Victoria to catch up with Australia's wind power capital, South Australia when it comes to the roll - out of giant fans.

The authors are misleading the public when they couch their 30 % wind proposal as «America catch [ing] up with major wind power nations such as Germany, Spain and Denmark.»

One of Dave's essays that caught my attention involved the very interesting idea of using excess wind power to make methanol, ethanol, or even ammonium nitrate fertilizer.

That 1 percent may not sound like much until you realize that wind power is just catching on in the United States.

Remember that the US has exactly zero offshore wind power projects built and only one approved for construction; the nation will still be playing catch - up with Europe and China here.

There's a catch though: Figure Doesn't Take Into Account Myriad Concerns Like most of these power estimates, that is just the state's potential based on wind speed maps, depths of water, etc..

Massachusetts Energy and Environmental Affairs Secretary Ian Bowles said the decision was essential if the United States wants to catch up with Europe and China, which have offshore wind power.