A Canadian (Nova Scotia) Dartmouth wind turbine maker, Seaforth Energy Inc, that’s already more than $4 million in debt, has also had recent trouble […]
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One Turbine – One Field And A Lot Of Bother
A long-running battle with campaigners over the building of a wind turbine could cost a Nottinghamshire council a staggering £80,000 in legal fees. The 66m […]
New Wind Power Projects for Scotland
Scottish ministers have approved two wind farm projects that together could provide power more than 100,000 homes. One is a 54 turbine extension to […]
North Myrtle Beach – New Wind Farms
South Carolina’s North Myrtle Beach is soon to become a significant home for wind farms. South Carolina’s growing wind power industry will take a […]
Lost in Translation
There’s nothing more likely to cause consternation and confusion that a bungled translation. When I was a representative of the UK at the International […]
Vestas to Supply Turbines for Minnesota Wind Project
Wind turbine manufacturer Vestas has clinched an order from Renewable Energy Systems Americas Inc. to supply 166 megawatts worth of wind turbines for a […]
Trairí II Project, Brazil Wind Turbines Project
While we all may be gripped in World Cup Fever in Brazil, wind project deals stop for no-one, not even the semi-finals. It has […]
Pupil-Power!
Grassfield High School is a “STEM” (Science, Technology, Engineering & Math) school in Chesapeake, Virginia, United States. Partly to help students study how a wind […]
Three Blades or Two Blades?
Just when we all thought that the three-bladed wind turbine was the industry standard, several major wind-power companies are testing a departure by dropping […]
Vestas – New Deal in France
Vestas dominate the wind news this week by announcing a New Deal in France. They have negotiated a deal with EDF Energies Nouvelles to […]
Wind Turbine Payback In 6 Months!
The fossil fuel followers have often said that the carbon cost in manufacturing commercial wind turbines is so great that it takes years, if […]
Vestas 3.3MW Turbines for Izmir Wind Farm in Turkey
Giant Dutch manufacturer Vestas has clinched an order for 33 megawatts of wind turbines for a wind project in Izmir, Turkey. The order for the Fuat RES […]
Wind Power for Tybee Island, Georgia, United States
Earlier this year there was a proposal to erect a 120 foot wind turbine at Tybee Island’s water treatment facility. The turbine would help power […]
Should Nuclear Power Share the Stage with Renewables?
While nuclear power may be a way of weaning us off nasty fossil fuels, should it be getting equal status with “genuine” renewable energy […]
Partnership Between Fossil Fuels and Wind Power
You may be forgiven for thinking that fossil fuels and renewable energy don’t mix. But a UK company best known for supplying fossil fuel […]
The End for Mechanical Gearboxes?
Turbines are big sturdy beasts. They should be robust and able to stand a lot of what the elements can throw at them. But […]
Wind Power and Fashion
Wind power and fashion?? Do you mean to say that tall majestic functional wind turbines are now being seen as not just iconic, but […]
New 170MW Onshore Wind Farm for India
The company Inox Wind (which is a subsidiary of Gujerat Fluorochemicals) has secured a contract to provide wind turbines for an onshore wind farm […]
Vestas Deal for Oakfield Wind Farm, Maine
Vestas Wind Systems have won a 148-megawatt order from First Wind Holdings Inc. in Maine. This is the Danish manufacturer’s fourth project with this U.S. […]
UK Wind Turbine Blade Maintenance Specialists
The UK is hoping to produce 15% of all its energy from renewable sources by 2020 to try to cut climate-warming emissions. While the […]
Plans for Aberdeen Offshore Wind Farm
Plans have been unveiled for a floating offshore wind farm project in Scotland. The Kincardine offshore wind farm is a proposed demonstrator floating project […]
Number of UK Onshore Wind Turbines?
How can there be such a discrepancy between the figures quoted in the title? The answer lies in what you call a wind turbine […]
Siemens win Big Dutch Offshore Contract
Siemens has just clinched a deal with the Dutch Offshore Wind consortium called the Gemini Project. The contracts are for the construction, financing and […]
Idle Wind Turbine in Portsmouth
People in Portsmouth are angry. Portsmouth is the historic South coast of England town where Sir Francis Drake finished a game of bowls before […]
