The European Commission representing most European nations operates a measure known as “backloading”. It is part of their store of incentives to promote the […]
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Wind Farms and Peatland.
As always here at MWPS while we are pro-wind, we do not shy away from issues that should be addressed when weighing up questions […]
New Wind Farm given Go-Ahead in Wales
A 28 turbine wind farm at Brechfa Forest West in Carmarthenshire, Wales, has been given the thumbs up by the United Kingdom’s Department of […]
New Windpower Cheaper Than Coal
Did you know that windpower energy is cheaper than coal in some countries? Consequently when countries are choosing their next generation of power stations, […]
Wind Turbine Illnesses: Anti-Wind Power Campaigners are to Blame!
You may have read reports that some people claim to suffer at the hands of those clean machines, wind turbines. Many claims are, of […]
More Wind Power than Nuclear Power in Chinese Electricity?
Who would have thought it? Those historic purveyors of smoke, carbon, pollution and all things anti-environment may have cleaned up their act so much […]
South Coast of England Offshore Wind Farm Gets Thumbs Up for Extension
Just off the Kent coast of Southern England, near Herne Bay and Whitstable, lies one of the first offshore wind farms built in the […]
Real Time Wind Map USA
Since time immemorial poets, writers, philosophers have posed the question “Who has seen the wind?”. While the effects of the wind can clearly be […]
INVEST 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 to the effects of the […]
£44 million Wind Power investment Northern Ireland
At the tail end of last year the Northern Ireland Utility Regulator announced that more than £44 million has been set aside for renewable […]
Nuclear Reactor Costs Rise – Wind Power Cheaper?
It’s bad news for the new reactor under construction at Flamanville, France. Costs have risen dramatically and the delays are close to unacceptable. Originally […]
November Sees New Record for UK Wind Power
For those living in the UK, did you feel the earth move at 3 pm on 6 November? No? Or maybe a slightly sweet […]
The World’s Biggest Turbine
Is there going to be a limit to how large wind turbines are going to get? Or will there be a point where despite […]
Pride in London Pride
“London Pride”, the London Array offshore wind farm, situated just off the Kent coastline, South East England, has begun operations, albeit at a modest […]
Spotlight on Romania
Romania is likely to double its wind power capacity this year, as investors consider the attractive European Union- approved incentives for investment in the […]
US 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 August for the first time […]
Sailing Close to the Wind?
Wind turbines are springing up all across the globe as Governments harvest one of the cleanest renewable energies, the wind. The majority of wind […]
The Real Cost of Windpower
I must confess to sometimes getting very exasperated with the grumbles and complaints voiced by some consumers, politicians, economists and of course the fossil […]
National Geographic Showcases England’s Greenest Island
The Isle of Wight, 2 miles off the South coast of Britain, is a diamond shaped island that has some fine views, a fine […]
UK to Import Wind Power from Ireland
The UK Government is considering plans to import wind power from Ireland to the National Grid via cables under the Irish Sea. The power […]
UK Coalition Government Must Display Leadership
The UK coalition Government of Liberal Democrats and Conservatives, led by David Cameron, boasted of their green credentials when they came to power. About […]
Highlights 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, ideas and innovations discussed. For […]
Solar Windows are Coming!
The science fiction writer Bob Shaw invented a concept called “slow glass” in the 1970s and wrote a number of short stories about the […]
Is This the End of Vertical Axis Wind Turbines?
No one would deny that San Diego based Helix Wind’s Vertical Axis Wind Turbines (VAWTs) were captivating to watch in motion. Both their corkscrew […]
