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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 […]
Tag: Alternative Energy
By Sarah D
Sarah DFurniture and Turbines Do Go Together!
We reported a few months ago about IKEA’s interest and investment in wind energy: IKEA Portfolio. It seems that […]
By Sarah D
Sarah DGigha Watts Wind Energy to be Stored
The aptly named Scottish island of Gigha is going to be the centre of an experiment that aims to […]
By Colin P
Colin PThe Transformation of Samso Island
Where is Samso? It’s a small island of just over 4000 people off the coast of Denmark (9 miles […]
By Colin P
Colin PThe Future is Wind
Two important documents set out a future for wind that is challenging and exciting. The first is called “Going […]
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 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 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 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 PPanama to get first Wind Farm in 2014
Goldwind USA Inc. announced last week that the company had secured a $71 million project financing deal for a 55MW project in Panama. […]
By Colin P
Colin PPrairie Chickens Safer Near Wind Farms
The effect of wind turbines on wildlife can cause anxiety to those with green credentials. However the greater prairie […]
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 Sarah D
Sarah DFracking in UK Attracting Major Opposition
The controversial technology of extracting shale gas from under the ground by a process known as fracking, is beginning […]
By Sarah D
Sarah DGermany: Very Much Pro-Wind and Anti-Nuclear
After the Fukushima nuclear disaster, rejection of nuclear power has become a cross-party consensus in Germany. That is most […]
By Colin P
Colin PHydrochina to Install Pakistan’s Third Wind Farm
Hydrochina will install 12 2.5MW wind turbines in the Tapal project in the northeast of Sindh province, 150 kilometers […]
By Sarah D
Sarah DCan You See a Wind Farm?
There is a real divide in most countries when it comes to support for renewable wind farm energy. Many […]
By Colin P
Colin PINVEST IN GREECE WIND POWER – From the Origins of Democracy to the Future of Wind Power!
Invest In Greece Now! Greece has attracted a fair bit of negative press over the last months largely due […]
By Sarah D
Sarah DA Fracked Up Future?
A number of Governments, including the United Kingdom and the United States, are granting licences to extract shale gas […]
By Sarah D
Sarah DThe Two Faces of UK Conservative MP on Wind Power
Conservative UK Member of Parliament, Chris Heaton-Harris, was exposed as two-faced this week when he secretly filmed undercover footage […]
By Colin P
Colin PUS Wind Power Passes 50,000MW of Generation Capacity
United States wind power developers are installing a record numbers of turbines this year: The U.S. wind industry in […]
By Colin P
Colin PUK Coalition Must Display Leadership
The UK coalition Government of Liberal Democrats and Conservatives, led by David Cameron, boasted of their green credentials when […]
By Colin P
Colin PHighlights of Scottish Low Carbon Investment Conference
The Scottish Low Carbon Investment Conference took place earlier this month (October) in Edinburgh. There were many noteworthy addresses, […]