viernes, 19 de octubre de 2012

Finally, A More Exciting Design For Wind Power

Enough of the fields of turbines! The Windstrument offers a different vision of what wind power can be in urban areas.

It may be full of potential, but wind power is still a young industry with many design challenges that prevent it from scaling up. From an environmental perspective, how can designers and entrepreneurs lower the technology’s impact on local ecosystems? Bird populations in particular, can be harmed by the swiftly spinning turbines. And how can wind power be brought to a wider variety of landscapes, including urban ones, as opposed to the rural, mountainous, or desert areas where you typically find fields of hulking turbines?

A new manufacturer thinks its figured out the answers to these two questions with a new turbine design called the Windstrument. They’re hailing the product as "a truly affordable wind energy system,” that’s "quiet and powerful, bird safe, and scalable."


This last attribute is particularly compelling. The technology is compact and unobtrusive enough to be installed in an urban area for smaller-scale use. For homes or businesses who don’t require much power, a pole with a single, four-foot turbine would suffice, and a rooftop mounting option is available. But for the power needs of a whole neighborhood or an industrial complex, for example, many turbines can be added to a single pole, a configuration the company calls a “Windorchard.”

The shape of the turbine’s blades are called conical helicoids, inspired by the design of racing sails and capable of sustaining their functionality even in fierce winds. And unlike other turbines, the Windstrument’s design disperses the air in such a way that birds don’t get sucked in. In nearly two years of trials in a wetland heavily populated by birds, not a single one was harmed.



So far it seems the biggest problem for the company is scaling up their own production. Right now, they’re just able to produce "several thousand turbines a month. Our goal is to quadruple that, at a minimum, over the next year," according to their website. Unified Energies International, the Michigan-based firm behind the Windstrument, just announced this summer that they had patented the design and were working with a plastics company to bring the product to market.


Source: http://www.fastcoexist.com/1680700/finally-a-more-exciting-design-for-wind-power#2

viernes, 12 de octubre de 2012

My first voyage through the Solar System

My first book published at the Apple iBookStore, now available in English. More than 3.000 people download in five months. Enjoy it!!

Álvaro’s first voyage through the Solar System.

An illustrated voyage through the Solar System, told for children in a straightforward and engaging manner. A journey which will enable us to discover the treasures of Space and start to understand and appreciate the Universe around us.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/my-first-voyage-through-solar/id566735152?l=es&mt=11

Fernando García

Compradas acciones de Apple

Aprovechando la bajada de un 10% que han sufrido las acciones de Apple desde sus máximos de 70$, he comprado 14 aciones de la Compañía a un precio de 630 $.

Viendo el gráfico, paraece que ha llegado a una zona de soportes en su directriz alcista de largo que debe acompañar el mercado. El día 17 de octubre puede ser la presentación del nuevo iPad Mini, y posteriormente el día 25 debe dar sus resultados, aunque el impacto del iPhone deberá esperar.

La estrategia consiste en que el valor recupere en esta recta final del año el valor de 700 $ o incluso llegue a unos 750$, nuestro objetivo.

Os dejo el gráfico del valor e indicadores asociados que utilizo.



Un saludo, y buen trading.

Fernando García

sábado, 6 de octubre de 2012

Segundo cuento publicado en la iBook Store de Apple

"Viaje a las estrellas", es el segundo cuento que he publicado en la tienda de Apple, la iBook Store.

Es un viaje ilustrado y didáctico para conocer las estrellas y constelaciones más importantes.

Esta vez Álvaro se sube por segunda vez en la nave de Pruf Prof X-60 y viajan juntos a conocer las constelaciones.

Os dejo el link para descargarse el cuento, que es gratis. Os agradezco los comentaroos y reseñas que creáis oportunos.

https://itunes.apple.com/es/book/viaje-a-las-estrellas/id558157298?mt=11&ls=1


Un saludo,

Fernando García