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The Calming Effects of Wind Turbines
In the debates about the environmental effects of wind farms and wind turbines, it’s unfortunate that a lot of media coverage is given to […]
The Future Cost of Wind Power
MarketReportsOnline has made available a major report on the cost of wind power energy, then, now and in the future. It is available here: […]
The Sound of Wind Power
The anti-wind and pro-fossil fuels lobbies frequently make a lot of fuss about the (allegedly) deleterious effects of being in close proximity to operational wind turbines. […]
Wind Turbine Noise Conference 2015 – Biennial
Biennial Wind Turbine Noise Conference 2015 There have already been five previous international conferences on wind turbine noise. The first one was in 2005 […]
2015 and Beyond in Wind
While we may be more preoccupied with snow and cold rather than wind at the moment in Europe and the States, it’s well worth […]
Christmas Break in United States for Wind
When people across the world think of Christmas, they probably think of giving and receiving presents, Goodwill to all men and a time for […]
Australian Councils Grab the Wind Initiative
It’s been well-documented that the Australian Government has got cold feet over its pursuance of renewable energy for a variety of reasons, both economic […]
New Study – No Link to Wind Turbine Health Effects
A Health Canada study has found no link between exposure to wind turbine noise and negative health effects in people. While the closer people lived […]
$100 Billion for Oil vs Renewable Energy
Don’t take my word for it! A French investment bank, Kepler Chevreuxhas, has produced a ground-breaking piece of analysis which should have considerable implications for the […]
2013: A Green Year for Britain
It has been revealed from Government statistics just released that the United Kingdom generated almost 15% of its power from renewable sources last year. […]
Australia Turns its Back on Wind
Australia’s Senate has voted to repeal the carbon tax, a levy on the biggest polluters passed by the previous Australian Labor government. Tony Abbott, whose […]
BT Buys 50% Output from Scottish Wind Farm
BT, the giant communication company, has agreed a £300m deal to buy enough energy to meet the needs of all its Scottish operations for […]
100% Wind Powered Trains in Holland by 2018
Just to clarify- the above headline doesn’t mean that there will be some newfangled form of train that is blown along the tracks like […]
Businesses See Sense in Wind Power Investment
A few weeks ago the Scandinavian home furnishing colossus, Ikea, announced plans to build a wind farm on property it owns in Illinois. This […]
5 Major UK Offshore Wind projects Approved
Eight major renewable energy projects, expected to support 8,500 jobs, have been given government approval. They include 5 offshore wind projects and 3 Biomass […]
UK Election – Wind Power Becomes Political
As UK’s coalition Government approaches the end of its tenure, the issue of wind power looks like becoming a key issue for voters. It […]
Climate Change UK: The Signs are Obvious
The consensus view has been that global warming and carbon pollution will bring about increasingly erratic, unpredictable, volatile and more extreme weather conditions. While […]
Czech Wind Growth Checked
The Czech Republic may not be on the tip of your tongue when considering European countries at the forefront of wind energy production: In […]
Danelaw for Wind!
Denmark, for long one of the most progressive countries, when it comes to renewable energy has now officially enshrined their climate goals into hard […]
Baltic Boost for Offshore Wind Power
The wind conditions in the Baltic Sea are ideal for offshore wind farms. The three Baltic states, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia all want to […]
Danes Produce Half of their Electricity from Wind
For the month of December, last year, wind power provided the country of Denmark with just over half-about 55%- of its electricity. That’s a […]
Cape Wind, Nantucket Sound – Latest Developments
The much delayed huge offshore wind farm off Nantucket Sound; Cape Wind, moved a step closer to being constructed after a ruling by a […]
China Produces a Quarter of the World’s Wind Turbine Blades
Research and consulting company Global Data has published a report giving data and predictions for the future: “Wind Turbine Rotor Blades – Global Market […]
