By Sarah D30/01/2026 WORLD WIND MAPS – World Wind Atlas World Wind Maps – Wind Atlases of the World. This article provides you with essential links to worldwide wind […]
By Colin P30/01/202613/03/2026 Griggs Putnam Index – Using Trees to Estimate Wind Speed Plant Deformity – The Griggs Putnam Index – A Way To Measure Have you heard of the Griggs-Putnam Index? […]
By Sarah D30/01/202631/01/2026 Wind Noise Sources vs Decibels Wind Noise Levels Examples – Decibel Chart helping to visualize noise level data displayed in ‘dB’ For example, a […]
By Sarah D24/09/201426/01/2024 Flagging Up the Future of Wind Power? “You got me flipping like a flag on a pole/Come on baby let the good times roll!” The […]
By Colin P18/07/201313/10/2019 Wind 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 P15/05/201309/10/2020 The 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 P14/05/201313/10/2019 Why 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 P29/04/201317/10/2019 Solution 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 Colin P22/10/201225/09/2020 Sailing Close to the Wind? Wind turbines are springing up all across the globe as Governments harvest one of the cleanest renewable energies, the […]
By Colin P18/10/201213/10/2019 The Real Cost of Windpower I must confess to sometimes getting very exasperated with the grumbles and complaints voiced by some consumers, politicians, economists […]
By Colin P16/10/201213/08/2023 UK Coalition Must Display Leadership The UK coalition Government of Liberal Democrats and Conservatives, led by David Cameron, boasted of their green credentials when […]
By Sarah D17/09/200916/04/2023 The Worlds First Floating Wind Turbine Launched In Norway GALWAY, IRELAND – 15th September 2009 – The world’s first full-scale floating wind turbine, StatoilHydro’s ‘Hywind,’ took to the […]
By Colin P15/09/200912/02/2022 Alternative Energy – The Facts – Part 7 – Ocean Wave Energy Ocean wave energy is captured directly from surface waves or from pressure fluctuations below the surface. Waves are caused […]
By Sarah D05/09/200916/04/2023 Energy Storage – Part 1 This part 1 of our comprehensive ‘Scientific Series’ covers all aspects of ‘Energy Storage’ which is required in the […]
By Colin P24/04/200912/02/2022 Energy Production Statistics The total worldwide annual primary energy consumption in 2008 was 435 quadrillion according to current Energy Production Statistics. BTUs […]