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Colin P
Colin PThe End for Mechanical Gearboxes?
Turbines are big sturdy beasts. They should be robust and able to stand a lot of what the elements […]
Category: WIND POWER ENCYCLOPEDIA
WINDPOWER ENCYCLOPEDIA
By Sarah D
Sarah DHydrogen-filled Wind Turbine
In Ontario, Canada, the company “LTA Wind Power is developing a revolutionary type of wind turbine. A Hydrogen-filled Wind […]
By Colin P
Colin PVisionAIR3 – A Revolution in Wind Turbines?
In the last few days, the official debut of a new vertical axis micro wind turbine was launched. It’s […]
By Colin P
Colin PWho’s Who in Wind Power: Henrik Stiesdal
If you have to ask who is Henrik Stiesdal, then it’s clear you don’t know much about wind power. […]
By Sarah D
Sarah DHarnessing Wind Power in New Ways
Dr Daryoush Alleai is an engineer and pioneer and founder of a company called Sheerwind, which has developed an […]
By Colin P
Colin PThe Composition of Turbine Blades
Wind turbine blades are the heart and soul of a wind turbine. Have you ever wondered what wind turbine […]
By Colin P
Colin PNew Radial Shaft Sealing Ring to Help Turbines Brave Extreme Weather
Today’s wind turbines are being established in increasingly hostile environments. From freezing icy high mountains to storm and salt-lashed […]
By Colin P
Colin PProposed Control System to end Wind Power Oscillation Issues
It has long been a pain in the blades that the changes in wind speed pose a threat to […]
By Sarah D
Sarah DCaught by the Wind – The Henk Lagerweij Story- So Far!
Introduction While the world of wind power may have its fair share of superb businessmen, entrepreneurs, innovators and “movers […]
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 Colin P
Colin PWind Power… With no Wind!
As we all know, when the wind is blowing, the electricity is generating. When it’s not, it stops. The […]
By Colin P
Colin PUnderground Wind Energy Storage:Rock On Aeolus!
While wind power is one of the greenest renewable energies around, the wind doesn’t blow continuously at an optimum […]
By Colin P
Colin PHow to Retire Wind Turbines
While most people are focused on the creation of new wind farm sites and deciding which are the most […]
By Colin P
Colin PNew Type of Turbine Designed in English University
Here on the MWPS web pages we often feature new innovative designs to capture wind energy. Few ever make […]
By Colin P
Colin PWind Power Movers & Shakers: Tom Kiernan
Last month a unanimous vote of the Board of Directors, the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) chose Tom Kiernan […]
By Colin P
Colin PThe Sound of Wind Turbines
Opponents of wind farms claim that there are high levels of infrasound and low-frequency sounds that are generated by […]
By Colin P
Colin PWhy are Wind Turbines White?
Do you know why wind turbines are invariably white in colour? Henry Ford, the father of mass production famously […]
By Colin P
Colin PStoring Green Energy
It has long been recognised that the vagaries of the waves, the sun and the wind, mean that renewable […]
By Colin P
Colin PSolution To The Wind Power Battery Issue?
One of the major problems with wind power is the (in)ability to store the power generated. When it is […]
By Sarah D
Sarah DBreakthrough in Storage and Re-use of Wind Power
The tricky problem of how to store wind and solar energy and re-use it at a later time, may […]
By Colin P
Colin PReal Time Wind Map USA
Since time immemorial poets, writers, philosophers have posed the question “Who has seen the wind?”. While the effects of […]
By Colin P
Colin PThe Real Cost of Windpower
I must confess to sometimes getting very exasperated with the grumbles and complaints voiced by some consumers, politicians, economists […]
By Sarah D
Sarah DEnough Energy In Wind to Meet World’s Demands
A detailed report was published last month in Nature Climate Change that concluded that there is enough energy available […]
By Colin P
Colin PMovers and Shakers – Georg Wilhelm Adamowitsch
Georg Wilhelm Adamowitsch was born in Hameln/Weser, Germany, in 1947. He worked in various functions in the state’s Ministry […]