By Colin Houghton The world’s capacity for harnessing wind power increased by 41Gw in 2011, according to figures from the Global Wind Energy Council […]
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Wind Power Development in Northern Ireland
On the North Eastern part of Ireland, Northern Ireland, part of the United Kingdom, is well placed to benefit from wind power. It has […]
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MWPS are currently seeking Country Representatives for the APAC, EMEA and LAR regions. Apply today, become an MWPS Country Representative and we will provide you […]
Is Bigger Better Offshore or is it Mega-turbine Madness?
It’s a fact that the offshore wind turbines being installed now and being planned for the future are getting bigger and bigger. The North […]
Report Shows Wind Power Can Deliver 30% EU Emissions Cut
by Colin Houghton The European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) has published a new report revealing that by 2020, the EU wind industry could avoid […]
Matthew Knight Wants Standardised Substations for UK Offshore
Matthew Knight has been banging the drum and spinning the rotors for offshore wind power for a number of years now. He is Head […]
Major Turbine Assembly Plant set for United Kingdom
It was announced on 13 December that the UK Ports Operator, Associated British Ports (ABP) and turbine manufacturer Siemens, have finalized agreement to construct […]
Major Opportunities for Investment in India’s Power Industry
The Power Summit 2011 is bringing together power industry business leaders, policy makers, innovators and investors to discuss India’s energy needs and challenges for […]
Wind Energy Developments in Ukraine
Vestas has just sold its first wind turbine to Ukraine, its 67th global market. Windkraft Ukraine (Vindkraft Ukraina) installed the V112 3.0 MW turbine […]
Stalking Wind Power without Blades
New York design firm Atelier DNA has developed a form of wind energy capture using stalks instead of the more traditional blades. Yes, it […]
Wind Power comes to Kingdom of Lesotho, South Africa
Gamesa is to be awarded the contract for supplying turbines for a 25-35 MW farm to be built near the major diamond mine at […]
South Korean Plans for 2500MW of Wind Power Generation
South Korea has been relatively slow to tap into renewable energy despite relying on imported sources for 97% of its energy needs. But the […]
Incredible Price Reduction On 500kw Nedwind Turbines – Must Sell Now!
ONE OFF OPPORTUNITY!!! MASSIVE PRICE REDUCTION! 10 x NedWind 500kW for only $52,500 each!First installed in December 2000, these machines are only just over […]
Wind Critics Slammed by UK Secretary of State for Energy
UK energy secretary Chris Huhne (above left) and Norwegian petroleum and energy minister Ola Borten Moe have just signed an agreement to further North […]
The Winds In Britain – Here To Stay
By Colin Houghton The British are, of course, obsessed about the weather. They talk about it incessantly and despite the fact that 80% of […]
Focus on Maine, New England, United States
By Colin Houghton With four grid-scale wind projects already built in the US State of Maine, including the one in Mars Hill (photo left) […]
UK Urges Ireland To Build Wind Farms On Its West Coast
At the end of spring there was a high-level diplomatic meeting held in London between the UK deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg and senior […]
Africa: Continent Set For Renewable Energy Boom
South Africa’s first commercial wind farm, the Darling wind farm, began generating in May 2008 with four turbines, each producing 1.3 MW By Colin […]
Sir Bani Yas Island – Abu Dhabi – Middle East Report
By Colin Houghton While the Middle East may seem an unlikely place for renewable energy power, given its abundance of fossil fuels, Sir Bani […]
Alternative Energy : Achievable Utopia or Fantasyland?
By Colin Houghton In a recent article by Mark Delucchi and Stanford Engineering Professor Mark Jacobson argued that we don’t need nuclear power, coal, […]
Germany Could Become World Leader In Installed Offshore Wind Capacity By 2015
By Colin Houghton Germany now has over three-quarters of all offshore wind farm-related cable orders. As part of a detailed investigation into power cable […]
Canadian Sierra Club Refutes Claims That Wind Turbines Cause Ill-Health
During a presentation to the Bruce County Council, in Ontario, Canada, on 1 September, the head of the Sierra Club of Canada said that […]
Google Report Shows Clean Energy’s Potential for Positive Impact on U.S. Economy
By Colin Houghton In July, the search engine giant Google, acknowledged that the clean energy dilemma is one of the United States’ biggest challenges […]
Strange Bedfellows: Wind Farm Alongside Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing Plant at Rokkasho, Japan
By Colin Houghton Since 2003, the nuclear fuel reprocessing plant in Rokkasho village, Aomori Prefecture, Japan, has shared the area with 77 large wind […]
