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Colin P
Colin PIt’s not just a Clever Turbine… It’s Brilliant!
Wind turbines have evolved considerably since the first shaky steps were taken to produce electricity from wind. Not just […]
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By Colin P
Colin PUK Energy Minister Reverses View on Onshore Wind Farms
Greg Barker, the UK Coalition Energy & Climate Change Minister has declared that the rush to develop on-shore wind […]
By Sarah D
Sarah DDoes Wind Power Increase Carbon Emissions? Of Course Not!
It’s always quite amusing to see critics of wind power jump on some piece of dodgy reporting, or half-baked […]
By Colin P
Colin PWorld’s Largest Wind Turbine About to be Tested in Scotland
It’s an interesting and exciting time in Scotland for the wind business: The world’s largest and most powerful installed […]
By Colin P
Colin PWorld Wind Industry Threatened by US Shale Gas Exports
The setting was the Cape Town International Convention, South Africa. The occasion was Windaba 2013, the third wind industry […]
By Colin P
Colin PNew Wind Farms for The Phillipines
A very small percent age of the total energy output of the Philippines is from wind power, but the […]
By Colin P
Colin PStarry Starry Night Spoiled by Wind Turbines?
So what’s the connection between stars in a clear night sky, and wind turbines? I would have thought very […]
By Sarah D
Sarah DBritain Playing Grid Catch-Up
A failure to invest in Britain’s 70 year old grid has meant that the boom in its wind power […]
By Sarah D
Sarah DFirst Council-Owned Wind Farm in UK
This week, Bristol’s mayor, George Ferguson, unveiled the UK’s very first Local Council owned and operated wind farm at […]
By Sarah D
Sarah DChina Will Remain Wind Power Market Leader for next Seven Years
The research and consulting firm, GlobalData, have reported that despite a slowed growth rate, China will still be the […]
By Colin P
Colin PTrump Trumpets “Victory” over Vattenfall at Aberdeen Bay
The row between Donald Trump and his millionaire’s gold course versus EOWDC (the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre) in […]
By Colin P
Colin PWhat is the Economic Life of an Onshore Wind Turbine?
A study commissioned by the Renewable Energy Foundation has found that the economic life of onshore wind turbines could […]
By Sarah D
Sarah DCash Incentives for Wind Farms on Scottish Islands
Scotland has long been at the forefront of European wind energy and in a new boost to encourage new […]
By Colin P
Colin PJapan and Floating Wind Turbines
From time to time you will have seen reports of reserach and innovation in the area of floating offshore […]
By Sarah D
Sarah DCan You be a YIMBY?
We hear a lot about those who profess green credentials yet when it comes to siting a wind turbine […]
By Colin P
Colin PPellworm, The Greenest Island?
Pellworm is one of the North Frisian Islands on the North Sea Coast of Germany. It is tiny- its […]
By Colin P
Colin PUS Wind and Solar Energy Will Be Cost Competitive
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has released a study, called ‘Beyond Renewable Portfolio Standards: An Assessment of Regional Supply […]
By Colin P
Colin PRenewable Energy Systems (RES) Acquire Wind Farm Sites in the UK
RES took over the Bransford Bridge wind farm near Rugby in the English Midlands earlier this year. They have […]
By Colin P
Colin PThinking Wind Power? Think Second-Hand Turbines.
While no-one can claim that the last two or three years of recession have been a boom-time for the […]
By Sarah D
Sarah DEuropean Wind Turbine Manufacturers Turn Corner
After three years of losses, shutdowns and lay-offs, European wind turbine manufacturing giants such as Denmark’s Vestas Wind Systems, […]
By Colin P
Colin PWind Power Cost-Competitiveness with Fossil Fuels in United States
Some very interesting statistical data had just been released in regard to Wind Power Cost-Competitiveness. It is contained within […]
By Sarah D
Sarah DWind Farm Construction is Booming in Britain
It was confirmed last week that wind farm construction of one of Britain’s biggest onshore windfarms will begin next […]
By Colin P
Colin PSignificant Wind and Solar Power Growth seen in 2012
Despite the glocal recession solar and wind renewable energy continued to grow last year. according to recently released figures […]
By Colin P
Colin PWind Farms on Family Farms in Minnesota, United States
Windmills used to be regular sights on farms; used for grinding wheat, or for pumping water for the livestock. […]