The UK Government has presented new Wind Farm Planning Guidance which will enable local opposition to reject proposed wind farms. However, the Government still […]
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New 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 it beyond the drawing board […]
Wind Power in Chile Gets a Boost
Mainstream Renewable Power has signed a US$1.4 billion joint venture with the private equity company, Actis, to develop 600MW of renewable projects in Chile. […]
South African Factory to Produce Wind Towers
South Africa’s heavy engineering group, DCD is to build wind turbine towers at Port Elizabeth in Eastern Cape Province. The facility, due for completion […]
Hydrochina to Install Pakistan’s Third Wind Farm
Hydrochina will install 12 2.5MW wind turbines in the Tapal project in the north-east of Sindh province, 150 kilometres from Karachi. Hydrochina is a […]
Poland Set For Offshore Wind Boost?
In a report just published, Ernst & Young Consultants have advised the Polish Wind Energy Association (PWEA) that the Polish economy could be boosted […]
UK Advisory Body gives Green Light for Low-Carbon Investment for Decades to Come
The UK’s influential advisory body- the Committee on Climate Change has issued a report outlining why investing in low-carbon technologies will, over the longer term, […]
Wind Power Movers & Shakers: Tom Kiernan
Last month a unanimous vote of the Board of Directors, the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) chose Tom Kiernan as the organization’s new Chief […]
Siemens Curtail the B53 Turbine Blade
Just a few hours after one of its wind turbines threw a blade in the Imperial County town of Ocotillo, Siemens Energy announced it […]
Transportation of Wind Turbines
As wind power technology continues to develop, we have seen not only the power capacity but the size of turbines, grow year on year. […]
Wales Gives a Thumbs-Up for Wind Energy
RenewableUK, the UK Industry body, has commissioned a YouGov poll which reveals that there is a great deal of support for renewable energy in […]
Wind Turbines and Bird Deaths in the United States.
In an Associated Press article out this week, it is stated that the US administration has never fined or prosecuted a wind farm for […]
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 wind turbines and that these […]
Why are Wind Turbines White?
Do you know why wind turbines are invariably white in colour? Henry Ford, the father of mass production famously said of his Model T-Ford, […]
Vestas Turbines for Onshore Wind Farm in Flanders, Belgium.
The major Danish wind turbine manufacturer, Vestas, has clinched a deal with Aspiravi and Limburg win(d)t to supply 27MW worth of onshore turbines for […]
Northern Ireland’s Carn Hill Wind Farm Facility Opened
The Irish renewable energy group, Gaelectric, opened a £20m wind farm at Carn Hill, Newtonabbey, County Antrim. It’s the first fully operational wind farm […]
Hola to Spanish Wind Power!
Renewable energy is gaining significant momentum in Spain. In April of this year the country set a new record when over half of its […]
New Green Shoots at Old Coal Port
Once upon a time the Scottish port of Methil, north of Edinburgh, was a bustling seaport and a centre for Scotland’s coal exports. As the […]
Storing Green Energy
It has long been recognised that the vagaries of the waves, the sun and the wind, mean that renewable “green” cannot be relied upon […]
Hypocricy in British Climate Change Government
The Department for Energy Climate Change is a major British Government Department that has a declared aim to tackle global warming. However, the Department […]
Vestas in “Plug and Play” Offshore Installation Innovation
The Danish company Vestas has pre-assembled and supplied V112 3MW turbines to the Swedish Karehamn offshore wind farm, something the manufacturer describes as a […]
Wind Power Mexico Conference 29-30 May 2013
Later this month the 3rd Annual Wind Power Mexico Conference will take place in Mexico City Building on the success of last year’s conference, […]
UK Minister to Unveil New Wind Farm Planning Proposals
Michael Fallon, the recently appointed Coalition minister for energy and business, will shortly publish planning protections and proposals for a scheme of what he […]
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 windy, everything is fine and […]
