The leading energy provider, E.ON, will use GE’s” PowerUp” software program to increase power output by up to 5 per cent. The add-on will […]
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Furniture and Turbines Do Go Together!
We reported a few months ago about IKEA’s interest and investment in wind energy: IKEA Portfolio. It seems that it wasn’t just a flash […]
Gigha Watts Wind Energy to be Stored
The aptly named Scottish island of Gigha is going to be the centre of an experiment that aims to crack one of the major […]
Does Wind Power Increase Carbon Emissions? Of Course Not!
It’s always quite amusing to see critics of wind power jump on some piece of dodgy reporting, or half-baked so-called research and use it […]
First Council-Owned Wind Farm in UK
This week, Bristol’s mayor, George Ferguson, unveiled the UK’s very first Local Council owned and operated wind farm at Avonmouth, South West England, known […]
Abengoa to Build New Wind Farm in Uruguay
Abengoa Wind Farm Uruguay The Spanish energy company Abengoa announced in the last few days that it had a contract to build a 70-megawatt […]
The Voices of Wind Farm Hosts Down Under
When it comes to opinions and debate about wind power, we usually get the pro-lobby arguing against the frackers, the NIMBYs and the Fossil […]
European Wind Turbine Manufacturers Turn Corner
After three years of losses, shutdowns and lay-offs, European wind turbine manufacturing giants such as Denmark’s Vestas Wind Systems, Germany’s Nordex and Gamesa appear […]
Fracking in UK Attracting Major Opposition
The controversial technology of extracting shale gas from under the ground by a process known as fracking, is beginning to generate opposition from local […]
Germany: Very Much Pro-Wind and Anti-Nuclear
After the Fukushima nuclear disaster, rejection of nuclear power has become a cross-party consensus in Germany. That is most unusual compared to other European […]
Golden Age Coming for East Coast United States Offshore Wind?
It seems a match made in wind heaven: The Atlantic winds blow strong and regular against the East Coast of the States. Offshore wind […]
Global Wind Day Events
Looking back two weeks after Global Wind Power Day, 15 June, it is great to see just how many countries and organisations took part […]
Gamesa Drop Plans for 5.5MW Platform
Gamesa has decided not to progress with the prototype construction of its 5.5MW turbine and instead will concentrate on the 5MW machine being which […]
Google Acquire Wind Power Company
You may recall that search engine supremo Google has invested in some novel innovations and technologies. The self-driving car and the wearable computing device being […]
Focus on Gamesa
With 18 years’ experience and more than 25,000 MW installed in 40 countries, Gamesa is one of the prime global technological leader in the […]
Great Britain; Green Britain
A bumper crop of more than 1,200 new wind turbines will spring up throughout Britain’s countryside over the next twelve months. Onshore there are […]
Green Google
Google this: Spinning Spur Wind Project, Oldham County, Texas. You’ll see that the company famous for its ubiquitous search engine has purchased a 200 […]
USED WIND TURBINE GENERATORS FOR SALE
Looking for a well priced used wind turbine? For best priced Second Hand Wind Turbines and used wind turbine generators for sale from around […]
The Two Faces of UK Conservative MP on Wind Power
Conservative UK Member of Parliament, Chris Heaton-Harris, was exposed as two-faced this week when he secretly filmed undercover footage that revealed significant differences between […]
Giddyup! Wyoming to have World’s Biggest Wind Farm?
Wyoming may not be top of your list of United States of America and may conjure up images of the Wild West, Cowboys and […]
Enough Energy In Wind to Meet World’s Demands
A detailed report was published last month in Nature Climate Change that concluded that there is enough energy available in winds to meet all […]
Go-Ahead Given for England & Wales’ Largest Onshore Wind Farm
While the United Kingdom’s wind power plans have received occasional gusts of publicity ill-wind recently, the bottom line is that the Government is still […]
France Re-commit to Renewable Energies
On 16 May Jean-Marc Ayrault was appointed Prime Minister of France after the election of Francois Hollande as President. There was a little concern […]
Focus on Denmark
Denmark have started off very well in Euro 2012 football, beating Holland 1-0, but Denmark has not only doing well in football but especially […]
