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Green Light for World’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm
One of the world’s largest offshore wind farms is now set to be built off the coast of East Anglia, England, after the government […]
From Coal to Wind- Small Investors Welcomed!
Former coal collieries in England are about to have new life breathed in them. At Duckmanton near Chesterfield, the site of the former Markham […]
GE Win Contract for 400MW Texas Wind Farm
New Generation Power Texas (a diversified global developer, investor, owner and operator of energy infrastructure assets in the areas of Utility Scale Power Generation) has […]
Germany Wind Turbine Manufacturers Look At South Africa
A number of German wind turbine manufacturers and service providers are now focusing on the South African wind energy market. They are keen to […]
Farmers for Wind
I have seen many an article supposedly penned by a farmer that rails against the installation of onshore wind turbines on their land. When […]
Hydrogen-filled Wind Turbine
In Ontario, Canada, the company “LTA Wind Power is developing a revolutionary type of wind turbine. A Hydrogen-filled Wind Turbine. In fact, it’s not […]
A Visit to Two Wind Farms
Last bank holiday weekend in the UK was also my 59th birthday and while holidaying in the superb unspoilt Edwardian seaside town of Southwold, […]
GE Set to Launch New Wind Turbine Model GE 1.85-82.5
GE are about to unveil a new turbine which will target class II wind locations, such as those in Brazil. It will be known […]
Google’s Search for Greener Energy Continues
Google Inc. has announced that it has signed its seventh (and largest) renewable energy contract, this one tied to wind-powered generators belonging to MidAmerican […]
Germany’s Renewable Energy Means Cheaper Electricity
It’s a good time to be a country adjacent to Germany these days. Data has just been released by Platts Continental Power (CONTI) Index […]
Flying High: Blimp “BAT” for Alaska!
Alaska is considered to be the top of the world (or at least the top of the American continent) and it will soon be […]
Harnessing Wind Power in New Ways
Dr Daryoush Alleai is an engineer and pioneer and founder of a company called Sheerwind, which has developed an innovative wind turbine called Invelox […]
Educating Demand Management from Electricity Users
One of the problems with wind power and the grid at the moment, is that it is difficult to store large amounts of excess […]
Focus on Finland
Vestas has won its largest-ever wind turbine order in Finland. It will be a 99MW project using the Vestas V126-3.3MW turbines (see picture below) […]
GE Design Wind Turbine for Japan
Fukushima nuclear disaster occurred in March 2011 and Japan continues to search for new investment in wind power as the resource-poor country continues to […]
Global Wind Power to Exceed 45GW In 2014?
What was the total world-wide capacity for wind power installations last year? Preliminary estimates, yet to be verified, indicate that 34-35 GW of capacity […]
First of Three New Wind Farms for Iran
Iran has launched a new wind farm in Takestan, which is located in the north-western Qazvin Province. This will be followed by two further […]
ABB to Connect UK’s Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm to Grid
The power and automation technology Group, ABB has won a lucrative order worth around $55 million to supply and lay a submarine AC power […]
A Free Wind Turbine for You!
Are you a landowner in Northern Ireland (or Scotland or Italy) with planning permission in place for a wind turbine of 200kW or higher – […]
Green Power Station for Palawan, in the Phillipines
It may be a small venture but it is important as it shows what the US Agency for International Development (USAID) can bring in terms of […]
Enbridge Inc. Announces 110MW Wind Project for Texas
Enbridge Inc. has announced a deal to invest US$200 million in a 110-megawatt wind project in Texas, known as the Keechi Wind Project. It […]
Goldwind Turbines for Cuba
Goldwind International Holdings Limited (a wholly-owned subsidiary of Xinjiang Goldwind Science & Technology Co.) has signed a contract which will see them supply a […]
Four Wind Projects for Sweden
Vestas, the wind turbine manufacturer and Eolus, Sweden’s leading wind power developer, have signed contracts for four projects in the south of Sweden. The […]
